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Crime scene established after man dies in two-car crash

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Crime scene established after man dies in two-car crash

Toby Vue

SHOW OF STRENGTH: Geoff Reid with wife, Cathy, and their daughters - Alyce, Maddie and Laura - at their family home in Wagga.

'You've got to be strong': man with brain cancer defies survival odds

Toby Vue

Two-vehicle crash on Hume Highway closes southbound lanes

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Two-vehicle crash on Hume Highway closes southbound lanes

Toby Vue

Spark Infrastructure's Rick Francis and Doug McTaggart unveils the first bi-facial panel to be installed at their 250-hectare farm at Bomen. Picture: Emma Hillier

New solar farm puts focus on region as renewable energy 'hotspot'

Toby Vue

POPULATION BOOST: Forecast Id's breakdown of the city's service groups' growth rate between 2019 and 2036.

Wagga's road to 100,000 relies primarily on migration

Daina Oliver

The deer population has exploded in NSW and they are now in plague numbers throughout most of NSW.

Farmers welcome changes to ease shooting restrictions on feral deers

Toby Vue

GOOD TIME: Kristen Ho (background), Mohamed Ghazy, 11, Yousef El Sanabary, 12, and Bol Lual, 13, all having a wonderful time at the fete.

See photos of the fun and games at Wagga Christian College's fete

Toby Vue

Man to face court after police seize illegal weapons and explosives

Man to face court after police seize illegal weapons and explosives

Toby Vue

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Boys treated at Ganmain Show after stagecoach flips near jumping castle

PHOTOS
Tim Fischer: The 'Boy from Boree Creek' who was many things to many people

'Golden row' of panels mark $180 million solar farm construction

Firefighters warn residents of upcoming controlled burn

Crime scene established after man dies in two-car crash

BREAKING
Crime scene established after man dies in two-car crash

SHOW OF STRENGTH: Geoff Reid with wife, Cathy, and their daughters - Alyce, Maddie and Laura - at their family home in Wagga.

'You've got to be strong': man with brain cancer defies survival odds

EMERGENCY: The stagecoach that flipped near a jumping castle at the Ganmain Show today. Picture: Nikki Reynolds

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Boys treated at Ganmain Show after stagecoach flips near jumping castle

Samantha Longmore features in The Land's podcast, Hear Them Raw, to share her story after overcoming two accidents in one day. Pictures: Lucy Kinbacher

'I survived two crashes in one day'

Will Merritt has been handed a 10-game suspension.

Merritt slapped with 10-week suspension

HONOUR: Brenton Roberts passed Barry Suckling's club record of 243 first grade games last year.

Chris who? Roberts gets job done for Hawks

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Bulldogs finish year off in style with win over Narrandera

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Lessons, and a tough road for Marrar

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Coolamon win to claim minor premiership

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Albury falls to Ag College at final hurdle

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Chris who? Roberts gets job done for Hawks

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Goannas go big in demolition of Demons | Photos, Videos

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DAY OUT: Brad Ashcroft kicked seven goals for Turvey Park on Saturday in the final round win over Narrandera.

Bulldogs finish year off in style with win over Narrandera

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BIG GAME: Marrar assistant coach Cal Gardner led their efforts.

Lessons, and a tough road for Marrar

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STRONG YEAR: Luke Redfern was best for Coolamon on Saturday.

Coolamon win to claim minor premiership

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Tim Carroll gets brought down by the Ag College defence on Saturday.

Albury falls to Ag College at final hurdle

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HONOUR: Brenton Roberts passed Barry Suckling's club record of 243 first grade games last year.

Chris who? Roberts gets job done for Hawks

Peter Doherty
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TOO GOOD: MCUE's Dom Bunyan gets a kick away in the win over Collingullie-Glenfield Park at Mangoplah on Saturday. Picture: Emma Hillier

Goannas go big in demolition of Demons | Photos, Videos

Matt Malone

BUSTING THROUGH: Adrian Purtell slips out of Brigham Tukukino's tackle attempt to set up an Albury try on Saturday.

Brothers fail to add to hot streak in finals

Courtney Rees

DAVID AND GOLIATH: Cameron Duffy tries to fend off Tim Carroll in Ag College's win over Albury in the preliminary final at Exies Oval on Saturday. Picture: Les Smith

Aggies respond to go through to grand final

Courtney Rees

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WELCOME ALL: Geoff Simpson says the Corroboree is for anyone who wants to learn about healing the land. Picture: Emma Hillier

Chance to heal: History to be made with upcoming Corroboree

Annie Lewis

Dorothy Reid, Angela Stinson and Leslie Masterson, volunteers in this year's Daffodil Day.

Aiming to eradicate certain cancers within the next generation

Emma Horn

NEW ROLE: Phoebe Pinnock will work on bolstering the music community in her new position. Picture: Supplied

Phoebe ready to help aspiring musicians achieve their dreams

Annie Lewis

WELCOME ALL: Geoff Simpson says the Corroboree is for anyone who wants to learn about healing the land. Picture: Emma Hillier

Chance to heal: History to be made with upcoming Corroboree

Dreams of writing hometown's war tales finally comes true

Dreams of writing hometown's war tales finally comes true

Daina Oliver

THROWBACK: Saskia Corbett, Grace Fisher and Nate Corbett at the 2014 Ganmain Show.

The Ganmain Show readies to celebrate 111th birthday

Annie Lewis

Finding the missing millions: Many people infected with Hepatitis B and C in Australia aren't even aware they have the virus.

World Hepatitis Day - Australians are still missing out on care

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Bob Hawke with one of the architects of Landcare, Phillip Toyne of the Australian Conservation Foundation. Photo: Landcare Victoria Inc. archives

Thirty years of caring for our country: The Landcare story

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Popular choice: Owning a mobile phone is a necessity for just about everyone these days, but did you know that there are 2.5 billion of us that use Android making it the world's most popular operating system.

How to find the perfect phone for you

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Finding the missing millions: Many people infected with Hepatitis B and C in Australia aren't even aware they have the virus.

World Hepatitis Day - Australians are still missing out on care

OUTLOOK: The ACM survey aims to find out more about what makes regional and rural communities tick.

Help us build a better understanding of regional Australia

Water villas at the Maldives at sunrise. The islands of the Maldives are explored by boat, revealing pristine beaches and abundant wildlife.

A delightful Indian Ocean island cruise

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House of the week: Sure to impress | Barmedman Avenue Gobbagombalin

House of the week: Sure to impress | Barmedman Avenue Gobbagombalin

A beautiful home on acreage

A beautiful home on acreage

Yesteryear elegance

Yesteryear elegance

BACK THEN: Edmondsons store in Gurwood Street, Wagga Wagga in the early 1960s. Picture: SHERRY MORRIS

History | Glimpses into Wagga's past

FOREVER GRATEFUL: Bailey Glasspool, Christine Barnett and Taz Rundle at the presentation of the award. Picture: Meg Pigram

Riverina boy's eagle eyes saves stranger's life

Annie Lewis

Australian art: Dr Sam Bowker will examine key influencers.

How art changed in post-war world

Caroline Geraghty

BACK THEN: Edmondsons store in Gurwood Street, Wagga Wagga in the early 1960s. Picture: SHERRY MORRIS

History | Glimpses into Wagga's past

CELEBRATE: Celebrations marking the end of the Second World War at the 2WG building and Trengove's Store.

Journey into Wagga's past

What will we need for next 20 years?

What will we need for next 20 years?

GOT IT: While picking up the keys was exciting, I soon realised that this was the easy part. Photo: SUPPLIED

I renovated a house for Airbnb: here's what I learnt

HONOUR: Brenton Roberts passed Barry Suckling's club record of 243 first grade games last year.

Chris who? Roberts gets job done for Hawks

2hrs ago

TOO GOOD: MCUE's Dom Bunyan gets a kick away in the win over Collingullie-Glenfield Park at Mangoplah on Saturday. Picture: Emma Hillier

Goannas go big in demolition of Demons | Photos, Videos

GOTCHA: East Wagga-Kooringal captain Ben Absolum wraps up his opposite Jackson Moye. Both produced some brilliance for their teams but Absolum's Hawks were too strong for longer.

Hawks' comeback halts Bombers in their tracks | Photos

TOO STRONG: Liam Wiscombe tries to push off Tyson McLachlan in Albury's win over Brothers.

Thunder down Brothers to stay in the fight

Courtney Rees

MATCH-WINNER: Griffith's Jacob Conlan tries to reel in a mark despite the best efforts of Wagga Tigers' Ben Kelly and Nick Ryan in the Riverina League game at Robertson Oval on Saturday. Picture: Emma Hillier

Griffith upset Tigers to set up finals rematch | Photos

Matt Malone

Get out the ferris wheel - it's showtime in Adelaide (nearly). Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIA
When rams plus jams equal showtime

Elizabeth Anderson

NEW TERRITORY: From left, City Calm Down's Jack Bourke, Lee Armstrong, Jeremy Sonnenberg and Sam Mullaly wanted to brighten and simplify their sound on Television, following the claustrophobic gloom of their acclaimed record Echoes In Blue.

City Calm Down change the channel on new album Television

Josh Leeson

Picture: Adam McLean.

OPINION
Spare me the Jack De Belin's pity party

Zoe Cartwright

A heavenly lost and found

A heavenly lost and found

Michelle Haines Thomas

TRUE STORY: It was at an impromptu cricket game in 2013 that I provided Steve Smith with the blueprint for his transformation. Photo: AP

SATIRE
My failure inspired Steve Smith to greatness

Mark Bode

Building Bridges to Boorowa volunteer Dick Orchard takes a break from tree planting. Photo: Andrew Scott

Tree change: How one Orchard and an army of volunteers can make a difference

Geraldine Cardozo

Taryn Tottman said the life sentence for murdering her sister and family is "extremely suitable".

Dad never to be free for WA family murders

Angie Raphael

Kookaburras to Mr Whippy. What does Australia sound like to you?

Kookaburras to Mr Whippy. What does Australia sound like to you?

A state funeral will be held in Albury for former deputy prime minister Tim Fischer.

Albury will host Tim Fischer state funeral

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and wife Jenny are due to fly into France for the G7 meeting.

G7 allows Australia to put its views: PM

NSW Health has issued an alert for people in Sydney International Airport in early hours of Aug 17.

Measles warning for overseas-bound Aussies

The first anniversary of Scott Morrison's prime ministership is nothing to celebrate, Labor says.

Morrison has no plan for challenges: Labor

SA will fund a business development program to help tackle the waste management crisis in the state.

Business program grant to tackle SA waste

Emily Cosenza

Josh Frydenberg is unconcerned about falling iron ore prices, saying it's in line with predictions.

Frydenberg not panicked by iron ore fall

Colin Brinsden

The supply of water in Perth will be returned to government hands, Premier Mark McGowan announced.

WA to reverse Water Corp privatisation

Emily Cosenza

Pell accompanies paedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale to court in 1993. Photo: Geoff Ampt

Getting the damned back together: Pell to spend time with familiar faces

Debbie Cuthbertson

Top priced bull KO B074 Beast Mode P48 with Craig Allen and Felix Li, Tea Gardens, Nerong Park, Angus Onisforou, K.O. Angus, Elders auctioneers Joe Wilks and Andy McGeoch and Tim Lord, K.O. Angus.

K.O. Angus bulls top at $12,000

Olivia Calver

The Wodonga Special Store Sale saw 2300, mostly light cattle, yarded. Photo supplied.

Heavy steers sell to $1440 at Wodonga

Olivia Calver

The Land newspaper

The Land vies for top media gong

Cost, convenience and space are all things to consider when deciding where to stay on your next trip. Picture: Supplied

Hotel vs apartment: the pros and cons

Michael Turtle

A great experience: fishing at Berkeley River Lodge.

Great ideas for your next getaway

John Rozentals

Nowhere epitomises the problems as much as Venice, which attracts 30 million tourists a year to its magnificent canals and bridges.

Top tourism spots crack down as they become victim of own success

Emma Batha, Thomson Reuters Foundation

Valley's deep copper finish is the perfect complement to nature's earth tones. Retail $179.

Find a fire pit to suit your style

There are muliple living and working area in the house. Photos: Rory Gardiner

Inside the 'shed' named Australia's house of the year

GOT IT: While picking up the keys was exciting, I soon realised that this was the easy part. Photo: SUPPLIED

I renovated a house for Airbnb: here's what I learnt

Alex Crowe