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DECADES OF SERVICE: Wayne Connors, 67, is Senior Deputy Captain at Lake Albert Rural Fire Brigade and has served the community for 20 years. Picture: Les Smith

Lake Albert firefighter exemplifies devotion to the people

Toby Vue

Manslaughter trial begins after Luke Doyle’s overdose death

Claudia Farhart

John Gasovski

Jury finds Wagga’s Glen Dunstall guilty of shooting murder

Shannon Tonkin

DROUGHT SUPPORT: President of the Wagga Rotary Club David Dunn presents the cheque to Wagga businessman and farmer Ian Haig. Picture: Emma Horn

Wagga’s Rotary club donate fuel for hay transport

Emma Horn

Police at the rural property at Yerong Creek where the fatal incident occurred, killing 14-year-old Hugh Edwards. Picture: Les Smith

Hugh Edwards remembered as ‘fabulous’ boy after Yerong Creek death

Toby Vue

Apple and cherry farmer Greg Mouat and Riveina MP Michael McCormack during a tour of the Batlow Fruit Co-op in 2011.

Riverina growers reject ‘Work for the Dole’ option amid farm visa fight

Rex Martinich

AWARD: Marrar farmer Dan Fox at Parliament House in Canberra with his parents Cath and David and Riverina MP Michael McCormack (right). Picture: Contributed

Marrar farmer wins national award for drought resistance system

Rex Martinich

BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS: Twe Twe is being shown how to check a fire alarm and safety checks by station commander Justin Bentley. Picture: Les Smith

Wagga firefighters visit new home-owners to break down barriers

Annie Lewis

A chance to see how a finished Wagga Base Hospital will look

Patchy rainfalls bring both delight and disappointment to region

Man to be charged after allegedly stealing Wagga florist’s car

Proposed Bomen solar farm worth $164 million approved

DECADES OF SERVICE: Wayne Connors, 67, is Senior Deputy Captain at Lake Albert Rural Fire Brigade and has served the community for 20 years. Picture: Les Smith

Lake Albert firefighter exemplifies devotion to the people

Police at the rural property at Yerong Creek where the fatal incident occurred, killing 14-year-old Hugh Edwards. Picture: Les Smith

Hugh Edwards remembered as ‘fabulous’ boy after Yerong Creek death

Apple and cherry farmer Greg Mouat and Riveina MP Michael McCormack during a tour of the Batlow Fruit Co-op in 2011.

Riverina growers reject ‘Work for the Dole’ option amid farm visa fight

Man to be charged after allegedly stealing Wagga florist’s car

Patchy rainfalls bring both delight and disappointment to region

KEY SIGNING: Jackson Kelly has decided to return to Wagga Tigers next season. Picture: Emma Hillier

Kelly kicks off Tigers’ recruitment campaign | Photos

Jury finds Wagga’s Glen Dunstall guilty of shooting murder

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Wagga’s Rotary club donate fuel for hay transport

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Lake Albert firefighter exemplifies devotion to the people

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Manslaughter trial begins after Luke Doyle’s overdose death

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Hugh Edwards remembered as ‘fabulous’ boy after Yerong Creek death

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Riverina growers reject ‘Work for the Dole’ option amid farm visa fight

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KEY SIGNING: Jackson Kelly has decided to return to Wagga Tigers next season. Picture: Emma Hillier

Kelly kicks off Tigers’ recruitment campaign | Photos

Matt Malone

END OF THE LINE: Hume and Hovell finishers cross in 2016.

Records fall at seventh Hume and Hovell Ultra Marathon

Lachlan Grey

COACHING DUTIES: Wanderers young gun Sam Jones will join the coaching ranks along with a handful of other senior players next season.

Wanderers eye club development with junior coaching overhaul

Lachlan Grey

KEY SIGNING: Jackson Kelly has decided to return to Wagga Tigers next season. Picture: Emma Hillier

Kelly kicks off Tigers’ recruitment campaign | Photos

RETURNING HOME: Nathan Richards will be running around in Red and White for the 2019 RFL season. Picture: Anthony Stipo

Richards returns to hometown side for 2019 season

Liam Warren

FAMILIAR FACE: Rachel Trenaman in action for Wagga City last season. Trenaman has been named to lead the ACT/NSW Country under 18s women side at nationals.

Trenaman, Staines headline ACT/NSW Country selections

Lachlan Grey

A CUP OF TEA: Margaret Dalmau and Emma Phillips encourage Wagga to come along and support the fundraising event. Picture: Les Smith

It all started with a cup of tea: Can Assist celebrates 63 years

Annie Lewis

SUSPENSE: Moriarty, played by Lauren Walker, kidnaps the Jersey Lily, played by Catherine Dawson. Picture: Supplied

SoACT’S 2018 season soon to close with Sherlock Holmes production

Annie Lewis

Sarah Fox with her daughter Kiko, six months old and Jenny Skidmore with her daughter Jessica, five-and-a-half months old.

Wagga mums dedicate their spare time to Breast Cancer fundraiser

Annie Lewis

A CUP OF TEA: Margaret Dalmau and Emma Phillips encourage Wagga to come along and support the fundraising event. Picture: Les Smith

It all started with a cup of tea: Can Assist celebrates 63 years

Handy guide to the Tumbarumba Tastebuds open gardens

Annie Lewis

FOOD FROM HOME: Yazidi family Haji, Tuba and Diyana Gundor and their mother, Nazi Perabo, are excited to share their cuisine with Wagga this weekend. Picture: Annie Lewis

Flavours of the world set to shine at Wagga’s Fusion festival

Annie Lewis

COMMUNITY SHINES: Over 150 years Wagga has had a long history of iconic local events. Story: Jess Whitty

The community and local produce continues to shine

FLASHBACK: Members of the Australian Women's Army Service. Sherry Morris said the women were recruited from all over Australia but mostly from Victoria, NSW and South Australia.

How the Riverina became home to the military

STILL STANDING: The Wagga Council Chambers, built by architect Charles Hardy, was constructed in the late 1800s. Picture: Wagga City Library

How Wagga’s city scape has evolved over 150 years

FLASHBACK: Cootamundra Girls' Home, a shot taken on November 19, 1955. Aunty Isabel Reid was one of the girls who was taken to the home. Picture: Stuart William MacGladrie/Fairfax Media.

Embracing the rich tapestry of the Riverina’s cultures

MAN OF MANY WORDS: Author and former The Daily Advertiser journalist, Frank Moorhouse, in 1972.

The impressive careers of former Advertiser staff members

MAJOR DRIVER: An aerial view of the Wagga Livestock Marketing Centre, Bomen, in the Daily Advertiser in November 1979. The centre would become one of the Riverina's major economic driver.

How the Riverina’s agriculture leads nation’s growth

Rebuilt: Built in the 18th century, Dresden's Frauenkirche was destroyed in the bombing during World War II and was not rebuilt until after German reunification in 1994.

From beer to bratwursts, discover Germany's delights

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Committed to service: Consumer review and comparison website Canstar Blue highlighted Pennytel's longer-than-usual opening hours of its Australian call centre, and its streamlined mobile plans.

Value is more than price

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Rebuilt: Built in the 18th century, Dresden's Frauenkirche was destroyed in the bombing during World War II and was not rebuilt until after German reunification in 1994.

From beer to bratwursts, discover Germany's delights

Winning news: When it comes to mobile phone plans people like to know what works for others and now with referral programs becoming popular, passing on information may lead to rewards for everyone involved.

Good news travels fast

Emma Brown

Picturesque: Set on the Adriatic Sea, Dubrovnik's old town has served as the backdrop for many films and television shows and is full of history and adventure.

Cruise the Mediterranean’s medieval cities

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Harry Gissing’s 1914-18 war diaries

CARE AND SUPPORT: Murrumbidgee Local Health District allied health assistant coordinator Kylie Stein at a Memory Cafe morning tea gathering.

Memory Cafe helps to care for the carers of people with dementia

Jody Lindbeck

Harry Gissing’s 1914-18 war diaries

Harry Gissing’s 1914-18 war diaries

STREET STYLE: Horse and sulkies 'parked' outside the old Wagga Post Office on top of the hill in Fitzmaurice Street. Contact Wagga Wagga and District Historical Society at www.wwdhs.org.au. Photo: CSURA

Days of the horse and cart

Harry Gissing’s 1914-18 war diaries

KEY SIGNING: Jackson Kelly has decided to return to Wagga Tigers next season. Picture: Emma Hillier

Kelly kicks off Tigers’ recruitment campaign | Photos

STYLE: Gundagai's Joan Dunn bowls during the 2018 Rules Women's Classic Invitational Triples on Monday. Picture: Emma Hillier

Albury dominates Rules Club triples tournament | Photos

TOP AT TURVEY: Best and fairest winner Mat Bailey with partner Shervawn Channell at Turvey Park's presentation night.

Bailey wins second best and fairest at Bulldogs | Photos

Take a sneek peek inside Wagga’s multi-purpose stadium | Photos

HUGE DAY: David Barnhill leads the celebrations with the William Farrer Hotel's Super Punters Club at Royal Randwick on Saturday.

Farrer Punters Club enjoys $200,000 payday | Video

Matt Malone

HOWZAT: Wagga City bowler Max Harper asks the question but is unsuccessful in the game against South Wagga at McPherson Oval on Saturday. Picture: Les Smith

Grigg hat-trick seals victory for Cats | Photos, Video

Matt Malone

BIG MOMENT: Brooke Sweeney on top of O' So Hazy as she prepares to enter the track for the $1.3 million The Kosciuszko (1200m) on Saturday.

Spackman proud of O’ So Hazy’s Kosciuszko effort

Matt Malone

HAPPY DAYS: Kooringal Colts celebrate a wicket in the field before going on to win the match against Wagga RSL on Saturday. Picture: Chelsea Sutton

Whitfield and Bolton lead Colts to first win | Photos

Matt Malone

Nothing fake about the power of journalism | OPINION

Rob Shaw

HANG ON: Why all the anger about the promotion of The Everest on the Sydney Opera House sails when it's been done before? Picture: AAP Image/Brendan Esposito

Should we avoid getting so angry? You bet | OPINION

Father Brendan Lee

Tomorrow turns on the power of wind

Andrew Bray

SPOTLIGHT: Failings of the aged care industry will come under scrutiny from a Royal Commission.

Advocacy groups applaud aged care Royal Commission news

Eileen Wood

Simply stunned: Michael Palin said he feels "incredibly lucky" to have had such a diverse career, from Monty Python to travelling the world. Photo: John Swannell

Michael Palin: Always look on the bright side of life

Samara Ross

COMMONPLACE: Close to one million colonoscopies are carried out each year.

Colonoscopy stories wanted

Samara Ross

Barnaby Joyce has admitted he still has ambitions of reclaiming the leadership of the Nationals.

Leadership grumbles hang over Nationals

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Candidate for Wentworth Kerryn Phelps is the subject of a smear campaign suggesting she has HIV.

Libs condemn 'smear' against rival Phelps

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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk's "historic" abortion laws have passed the Queensland parliament.

'Historic' abortion reforms pass in Qld

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Nationals MP Llew O'Brien says Coles and Woolworths should face a royal commission on the milk levy.

MP floats supermarket royal commission

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Harry and Meghan's Dubbo visit was part of a jam-packed schedule of 76 engagements across 16 days.

Harry and Meghan boost Dubbo's morale

Hannah Higgins and Dominica Sanda
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Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi has urged Australia to rethink moving its Israel embassy.

Israel embassy idea worries Arab diplomats

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ACTU President Michele O'Neil and loved ones of those killed are calling for new industrial laws.

Report urges industrial manslaughter laws

Matt Coughlan
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Environment Minister Melissa Price denies she made offensive remarks to a foreign dignitary.

Minister rejects Pacific 'cash' comments

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The Blanc Delice at The Westin Sydney is almost too beautiful to touch.

Diner en Blanc’s stylish collaboration with Marriott

Enjoy a little weightlessness in one of three pools at Barceló Illetas Albatros

Taking a babymoon fit for royalty

LAID LOW: Cootamundra defender Nick Ashe is one of two casualties the Strikers need to cover ahead of Sunday's date with Tumut.

Double injury blow for Cootamundra ahead of Tumut showdown

Lachlan Grey

STATE OF CALM: More than 41 per cent of participants voted this soft grey-green colour the most relaxing, followed by Taubmans Faded Lilac and Padre Blue.

How paint colour affects your mood

Linley Wilkie

DELICIOUS: A diet rich in fresh plant-based produce and marine omega-3s can help reduce inflammation.

Inflammation: the new paradigm for heart disease

Healthshare

Conversation starter: Filling your table with food from one end to the other means guests have to talk to each other and reach over in order to get their food, ensuring conversation flows throughout the meal.

The art of the dining table

Jennifer Birchall

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