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CHANGE ENACTED: New safety measures are headed to Wagga Beach after a new report's reccomendations were voted in by council. Picture: Emma Hillier

Defibrillator approved for Wagga Beach after two year wait

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NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says stronger lockdown measures would have a marginal impact.

Two more COVID deaths as NSW plots future

FUN TIMES: Laser Tag Wagga's Therese Paul said there is a market for entertaiment venue's like hers in wagga. Picture: Emma Hillier

Wagga locals call for more fun in the city

DRENCHED: Simone Jolliffe, a dairy farmer from Euberta, said the wet month has added at least an extra 3 hours of work on top of what is already a challenging profession.

Wagga records wettest July since 2016

The Murrumbidgee River's rising water level cuts off the Wiradjuri Trail between Wagga Beach and CSU Riverina Playhouse on Tuesday morning. The SES has issued a flood warning for equipment and livestock. Picture: Emma Hillier.

Flood alert for Murrumbidgee River from rainfall and full dams

Simone Biles, of the United States, performs on the uneven bars. Photo: AP Photo/Ashley Landis

PHOTOS20 amazing photos from today's Olympic action

Defibrillator approved for Wagga Beach after two year wait

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Pharmacy established as a result of the deadly Spanish Flu

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Wagga locals call for more fun in the city

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Council delayed election results 'could be due at Christmas'

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Landcare Awards now virtual

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Wagga records wettest July since 2016

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BIG FINISH: Seventh Seal holds out Chairman's Choice to win the final race of the SDRA season for Mitch Beer at Corowa on Monday.

Beer 'seals' SDRA premiership with Corowa win

RISING STAR: Wagga's Ally Morphett hopes to be picked up in the AFL Women's Draft on Tuesday night. Picture: Emma Hillier

Morphett hopes to see her AFLW dream come true

The timing of events like Australia's world record 4x100m women's freestyle relay effort is welcome relief. Photo: Kaz Photography/Getty Images

OPINIONOlympic Games swimming made for TV | Howard Kotton

LOCKED IN: Wagga Tigers coach Murray Stephenson at quarter time in the win over Coolamon on Sunday. Tigers have re-signed Stephenson until the end of the 2024 season. Picture: Les Smith

Tigers lock in Stephenson until the end of 2024

GOOD DEBUT: Koji Yamasaki tries to bring the ball down in front of Wagga's Dylan Martin in Japan's loss to Australia on Saturday. Picture: John Locher/AP

Strong start to Olympics for Kookaburras

Courtney Rees

GOING DOWN: Georgia Roberts tries to stop Kym Brain in Ag College's win over Tumut at Conolly Rugby Complex on Saturday. Picture: Les Smith

Big score keeps CSU in finals race

Courtney Rees

TOP SAVE: Wagga City Wanderers captain Rob Fry in action against O'Connor Knights in Canberra on Sunday. Picture: Leann Rogic

Tough weekend on the road for Wanderers

Matt Malone

MAKING SPACE: Bridget Suckling tries to split the Temora defence as Brothers extended their unbeaten run with a 22-19 win at Equex Centre on Sunday. Picture: Emma Hillier

Brothers fight back to stay unbeaten

Courtney Rees

Dieter Brummer. Photo: Facebook

Home And Away star dead

NSW Central Coast on high alert after long list of exposure sites

NSW Central Coast on high alert after long list of exposure sites

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The burning questions Australia asked Google in 2021

The burning questions Australia asked Google in 2021

MIRROR: Premier Peter Gutwein confirmed that Tasmania will look to mirror South Australia and Victoria conservatively when easing border restrictions. Picture: Craig George

Tasmania waits on SA, Victoria before reopening borders

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Police found Redley, a five-year-old Great Dane, in an emaciated state at a Perth home in 2019.

Five-year ban for man who starved pet dog

Emily Woods

Mark is living with a motor neurone disease diagnosis.

Mark wants final say on the impact of a 'bastard disease'

At least three crew members from the Darya Krishna bulk carrier are feared infectious with COVID-19.

WA on edge as ship crew hospitalised

Michael Ramsey

Queensland has one new local COVID-19 case as dozens more exposure sites are listed in the state.

Traveller sparks new COVID fears in Qld

Tracey Ferrier

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and (inset) Parliament House. Pictures: Elesa Kurtz, Dion Georgopoulos

Federal Parliament to go into lockdown next week

Ms Berejiklian said she is providing information about what life beyond July 31 will look like over the next few days. Photos: FILE.

FREE145 new cases as Sydney outbreak grows

BORDER CLOSURE: The Victorian government has declared NSW an 'extreme risk zone' in a further attempt to stop the state's COVID outbreak spreading to Victoria. Picture: MARK JESSER

EXPLAINERWhat NSW being declared an 'extreme risk' means for border residents

Australias 4x100m Womens freestyle relay team (from left) Bronte Campbell, Meg Harris, Emma McKeon and Cate Campbell hold their Gold Medals after winning the final with a world record time at the Tokyo Aquatic Centre on Sunday. Picture: AAP/Joe Giddens

DIGESTAustralia claims first gold medal of Tokyo Games

ACT police check cars on the Federal Highway at a Covid checkpoint in January. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Hard border with NSW would halt most ACT criminal investigations

Jasper Lindell

Protesters gathered en masse in Sydney to rally against lockdown measures. Picture: Getty

DIGESTThousands attend protests despite rising virus cases

Andrew Brown

Why so serious? Australia's vaccine ad compared to the rest of the world

WATCHWhy so serious? Australia's vaccine ad compared to the rest of the world

Shivé Prema

The Murrumbidgee Local Health District says it will be able to scale up COVID-19 testing in Wagga to meet demand. Picture: FILE

City's clinics 'will meet demand' as testing queues grow

Rex Martinich

Jessica Fox will be chasing her first Olympic gold medal on Tuesday in the women's K2 final.

Aussies in action on day 5

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Jessica Fox will be chasing her first Olympic gold medal on Tuesday in the women's K2 final.

Aussies in action on day 5

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Ariarne Titmus was the star turn for Australia on day four at the Tokyo Games.

How the Aussies Fared in Tokyo: Day 4

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Ariarne Titmus was the star turn for Australia on day four at the Tokyo Games.

How the Aussies Fared in Tokyo: Day 4

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Australia's Skye Nicolson has punched her way into the featherweight division last eight in Tokyo.

Aussie boxer Nicolson through to quarters

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Australia's Skye Nicolson has punched her way into the featherweight division last eight in Tokyo.

Aussie boxer Nicolson through to quarters

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The Range function centre under construction in 2018. NSW Parliament has how demanded documents relating to former Wagga MP Daryl Maguire and a $5.5 million grant to the the Australian Clay Target Association to build the centre.

MPs demand Maguire documents on $5.5 million clay target centre grant

The Range function centre under construction in 2018. NSW Parliament has how demanded documents relating to former Wagga MP Daryl Maguire and a $5.5 million grant to the the Australian Clay Target Association to build the centre.

MPs demand Maguire documents on $5.5 million clay target centre grant

The Wagga MP Daryl Maguire pictured in 2018 at the announcement of the Riverina Conservatorium of Music future home on Simmons Street. Picture: Les Smith

McGirr helps limit ICAC referral over $30 million conservatorium grants

The Wagga MP Daryl Maguire pictured in 2018 at the announcement of the Riverina Conservatorium of Music future home on Simmons Street. Picture: Les Smith

McGirr helps limit ICAC referral over $30 million conservatorium grants

Probe: Deputy Commissioner for Australian Border Force Support, Justine Saunders, has told Senators that the agency has referred briefs to prosecutors over former Wagga MP Daryl Maguire's visa scam. Picture: Karleen Minney

Maguire scam visas cancelled and briefs handed to prosecutors, Senators told

Probe: Deputy Commissioner for Australian Border Force Support, Justine Saunders, has told Senators that the agency has referred briefs to prosecutors over former Wagga MP Daryl Maguire's visa scam. Picture: Karleen Minney

Maguire scam visas cancelled and briefs handed to prosecutors, Senators told

Sister Brigid and Anjali Sharma one of the teenagers who brought the duty of care case against the Environment Minister. Picture: Supplied

LISTENEight kids and a nun walk into court, and it's no joke for rural Aussies

Sister Brigid and Anjali Sharma one of the teenagers who brought the duty of care case against the Environment Minister. Picture: Supplied

LISTENEight kids and a nun walk into court, and it's no joke for rural Aussies

Brumby Bar & Grill co-owner Patricia Borthwick-Higgs has had to reduce the number of patrons in the pub because she doesn't have the staff to serve them. Picture: Tom Melville

LISTENJobs abound in snow country, so why isn't anyone applying?

Brumby Bar & Grill co-owner Patricia Borthwick-Higgs has had to reduce the number of patrons in the pub because she doesn't have the staff to serve them. Picture: Tom Melville

LISTENJobs abound in snow country, so why isn't anyone applying?

Anna Winter, team leader, run the court-mandated drug diversion program in Tasmania's North-West. Picture: Brodie Weeding

LISTENWhy is everyone in this courtroom so happy?

Anna Winter, team leader, run the court-mandated drug diversion program in Tasmania's North-West. Picture: Brodie Weeding

LISTENWhy is everyone in this courtroom so happy?

Australia's national obsession goes regional

Australia's national obsession goes regional

Australia's national obsession goes regional

Australia's national obsession goes regional

There is more to Wingecarribee's population than meets the eye. Photo: Shutterstock

RACE TO REGIONSData reveals this NSW region's ageing population is climbing

There is more to Wingecarribee's population than meets the eye. Photo: Shutterstock

RACE TO REGIONSData reveals this NSW region's ageing population is climbing

Katherine renters are facing a major surge in property prices. Image: SHUTTERSTOCK

Rental price surge prompts housing affordability concerns

Katherine renters are facing a major surge in property prices. Image: SHUTTERSTOCK

Rental price surge prompts housing affordability concerns

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LET IT OUT: Nathaniel Raine is in the process of building Wagga's Smash Shack as the city's newest experience. Picture: Les Smith

EXCLUSIVESmash Shack to open for Wagga to let out all the rage

Annie Lewis

THROWBACK: The cast of Red Hot and Cole want to take you back into the glamour of the 30's and 40's, through the life of jazz musician Cole Porter. Picture: Supplied

WHAT'S ONRed Hot and Cole to premiere at Romano's Hotel

Daniel Heinrich

NO WINE TIME: Sianead Kenneally and Daniel Antonello, from Melbourne, enjoying the 2019 Winery Walkabout. Victorians being plunged into a snap lockdown as of midnight due to COVID-19 was among the reasons this year's event was cancelled.

Winery Walkabout stopped in its tracks for yet another year

Beau Greenway

LET IT OUT: Nathaniel Raine is in the process of building Wagga's Smash Shack as the city's newest experience. Picture: Les Smith

EXCLUSIVESmash Shack to open for Wagga to let out all the rage

SAY CHEESE: Anne Hughes and Lisa Foley at the 2019 Beers and Gears festival. Picture: Emma Hillier

WHAT'S ONPopular Wagga events ready to return in spring 2021

Annie Lewis

Filmmaker Kathy Drayton (right) with her daughter Imogen. Both played key roles in the climate change production titled The Weather Diaries. Picture: Supplied

Climate change film offers strong message of hope

Sean Cunningham

Why customers are turning to comparison websites to source energy deals

Why customers are turning to comparison websites to source energy deals

Dellaram Vreeland

Repairing our relationship with soil

Repairing our relationship with soil

Lorraine Gordon

Filling a void in the market

Filling a void in the market

Della Vreeland

Why customers are turning to comparison websites to source energy deals

Why customers are turning to comparison websites to source energy deals

Federal workwear launches new website: 6 Things to look forward to

Federal workwear launches new website: 6 Things to look forward to

3 Ways to make money as a sports enthusiast

3 Ways to make money as a sports enthusiast

COVID SAFE: Viewers watched online while One Agency principal Ash Brown conducted armchair open homes on Saturday. Photo: JUDE KEOGH

Would you buy a house sight (sort of) unseen? New view for hot properties

COVID SAFE: Viewers watched online while One Agency principal Ash Brown conducted armchair open homes on Saturday. Photo: JUDE KEOGH

Would you buy a house sight (sort of) unseen? New view for hot properties

15 Aspect Court, Port Macquarie. Photo: Supplied

Holiday at home: Five prestige properties with room for the whole family

15 Aspect Court, Port Macquarie. Photo: Supplied

Holiday at home: Five prestige properties with room for the whole family

Yes, Sydneysiders can still attend regional open houses

Yes, Sydneysiders can still attend regional open houses

Jack Needham

Epitome of luxury living

Epitome of luxury living

Elizabeth Habermann

Old-world charm, modern comfort

Old-world charm, modern comfort

Elizabeth Habermann

SCAM ALERT: The ATO does not suspend TFNs and will never request you pay a fine or transfer money in order to protect your TFN pending legal action.

Scamwatch: Remote access scams increase 184 per cent

WET UNDER FOOT: Getting the banking done can be a dangerous business (outside the ANZ bank on the corner of Fitzmaurice and Johnston Street). Photo: Tom Lennon Collection CSURA RW1574.844

What was making news in the past? In the Past, July 24

WAY It WAS: Rawson Private Hospital was built in 1910 as nurses quarters and later became the private and intermediate section of Wagga Base Hospital. It was demolished in 1967. Picture: Sherry Morris Collection

Pieces of Wagga's past

SCAM ALERT: The ATO does not suspend TFNs and will never request you pay a fine or transfer money in order to protect your TFN pending legal action.

Scamwatch: Remote access scams increase 184 per cent

TELLING TALES: The Black Swan Hotel flooded on March 8, 2012. The library's oral history project recounts important events like this. Picture: Nadine Crowley

From the Library| Local voices to help amplify oral history

Peter Casey

A LIFELONG LOVE AFFAIR: Sydney and Fay Wade. PHOTO: Caroline Wade

Lovebirds Sydney and Fay Wade celebrate 70 years of wedded bliss

Elizabeth Gracie

Mark is living with a motor neurone disease diagnosis.

Mark wants final say on the impact of a 'bastard disease'

Simone Biles, of the United States, performs on the uneven bars. Photo: AP Photo/Ashley Landis

PHOTOS20 amazing photos from today's Olympic action

The burning questions Australia asked Google in 2021

The burning questions Australia asked Google in 2021

INVESTIGATION: Police have released CCTV of an unknown man who police wish to speak with as part of inquiries. Picture: NSW Police

Police investigate spate of robberies in two Wagga suburbs

Dean Boxall, in calm, collected mode. Yes, this is a file photo. Photo: Dave Hunt

WATCHNow that's how you celebrate a gold medal

Janine Graham

The Salway family, 2020. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

National Photographic Portrait Prize finalists revealed

Amy Martin

Thousands dob in anti-lockdown protestors

GET UP TO DATEThousands dob in anti-lockdown protestors

Janine Graham

Thrive by Five's Early Learning Monitor reveals 7 in 10 Australians want universal system for early childhood education and care. Picture: Shutterstock

Childcare and early learning policies could swing majority of parents' votes: survey

Harley Dennett

ALARM: Experts warn that the extreme conditions in North America could be a sign of things to come. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONAll three levels of government must adopt climate change adaptation measures | Ray's Reasoning

Ray Goodlass

BELIEF: Whether in the pool or out, Australian culture has long demonstrated an appreciation of the underdog. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONWhy an underdog mindset can be a good thing | Zoë Wundenberg

Zoë Wundenberg

The timing of events like Australia's world record 4x100m women's freestyle relay effort is welcome relief. Photo: Kaz Photography/Getty Images

OPINIONOlympic Games swimming made for TV | Howard Kotton

Howard Kotton

MORE HELP: 80,000 new packages are on the way. Photo: Shutterstock

Government announces 80,000 new home care packages

Eileen Wood

Yuck factor a barrier to bowel cancer screening

Yuck factor a barrier to bowel cancer screening

Rev. Bill Crews shares his rules for living a better life.

Bill Crews: Twelves rules for living a better life

Samara Ross

Burrinjuck dam spilled yesterday afternoon following increased inflows to the catchment. Photo: WaterNSW

Dams begin to spill across NSW

Olivia Calver

PROTEST: Residents call for a demerger of Snowy Valleys Council, which was knocked back by the local government minister this week.

'We're not giving up': Riverina towns to continue demerger push

Emily Wind

Michael Field of TA Field Estates P/L the largest progressive fine wool producer in the world is nominating for the AWI board. Photo: supplied

High profile nominations for AWI board

Stephen Burns

Some strains of microalgae contain more than 40 per cent protein. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONThe superfood that could fix world's hunger programs

Amy Cooper

Easy way to dramatically reduce energy needs of homes

Easy way to dramatically reduce energy needs of homes

Mathew Dickerson

ADVICE: Researcher calls on parents to check on sleeping children. Picture: Shutterstock

Signs a child is suffering sleep-disordered breathing