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Murray Darling Fisheries owner Noel Penfold has welcomed the 'Aussie Farms' activist group losing its charity status after listing dozens of Riverina farms on an online map.

Farmers welcome online activist group losing charity status

Rex Martinich

Botanic Gardens Zoo mourns the loss of beloved wombat Dozer

Botanic Gardens Zoo mourns the loss of beloved wombat Dozer

Daina Oliver
2hrs ago

Wagga Courthouse

'Cowardly assault': man sentenced for punching pregnant woman

Toby Vue

Australian beach expert Brad Farmer reviewing Wagga Beach on Friday. Picture: Contributed

HAVE YOUR SAYWagga Beach in the running for top 20 best beaches in Australia

Daina Oliver

Kylie Auldist.

Aussie 'queen of soul' to headline Rainbow on the Plains

Jessica McLaughlin

David Gilbey with the latest anthology, fourW thirty: Pearl.

New Writers celebrate three decades of story telling

Jessica McLaughlin

Cooling down at Wagga Beach.

Wagga set to swelter as mercury moves towards 40 degrees

Jody Lindbeck

TEAM WAGGA: Jack Graham, Caleb Hefren, Amy Combs and Jye Hefren with their award-winning model four-wheel drive. Picture: Emma Horn

Underdogs beat nation's best in design and engineering challenge

Emma Horn

Students join forces with Kapooka Army Band for musical extravaganza

Call to help business as drought hits regional harvest output

Land targeted for development 'still used' by community

Students cheer when charity steer goes under the hammer at Wagga

Murray Darling Fisheries owner Noel Penfold has welcomed the 'Aussie Farms' activist group losing its charity status after listing dozens of Riverina farms on an online map.

Farmers welcome online activist group losing charity status

Christmas hams are likely to hurt the hip pocket this year, after swine fever decimated pig stocks.

Christmas ham prices may soar in Australia

Australian beach expert Brad Farmer reviewing Wagga Beach on Friday. Picture: Contributed

HAVE YOUR SAYWagga Beach in the running for top 20 best beaches in Australia

Kylie Auldist.

Aussie 'queen of soul' to headline Rainbow on the Plains

CELEBRATION: Kildare students Savannah Collins, Mikayla Kapel, Ava Manning, Millie Flynn, Ella Hunter and Emmerson Petit. Picture: Toby Vue

PHOTOSSee the glitz and glamour of Kildare, Mater Dei Year 12 formal at memorial gardens

Margaret Heffernan and Allisen Reid from Wagga.

100+ photos from 2019 Rock the Racetrack

Swiss and Danes qualify for Euro 2020

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Botanic Gardens Zoo mourns the loss of beloved wombat Dozer

2hrs ago

HAVE YOUR SAYWagga Beach in the running for top 20 best beaches in Australia

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Aussie 'queen of soul' to headline Rainbow on the Plains

17:30PM

Farmers welcome online activist group losing charity status

17:25PM

'Cowardly assault': man sentenced for punching pregnant woman

17:15PM

Switzerland's Christian Fassnacht (c) celebrates his goal against Gibraltar.

Swiss and Danes qualify for Euro 2020

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READY TO GO: Western Bulldogs footballer Matt Suckling at home in Wagga at Robertson Oval on Monday ahead of his return to pre-season training next week. Picture: Matt Malone

Suckling keen to kick on past 2020 season

NO MORE: Osborne's Connor Galvin in action for the Hume League against Farrer League in the interleague clash at Osborne this year.

Hume League dump representative football

INAUGURAL WINNERS: Wagga's Dylan Martin, (back, centre) helped NSW Pride claim the Hockey One title with victory over Brisbane in Saturday's final. Picture: NSW Pride

Martin helps NSW Pride claim first Hockey One title

CHAMPIONS: Mater Dei Catholic Primary School became the first Riverina school to win the Todd Woodbridge Cup after beating St Xavier's of Gunnedah in Monday's final in Sydney.

Mater Dei victorious in Woodbridge Cup

Jon Tuxworth

DEARLY MISSED: The late George Duncan, with wife Donna, ahead of the Griffith Pacers Cup earlier in the month. Picture: Shaun Paterson

Duncan remembered as a legend of Griffith

Matt Malone

CHANGES COMING: Eventual premiers Tumut celebrate their preliminary final win over Gundagai this year.

Reduction divides opinion

Jon Tuxworth

BRONZE MEDAL: Tolland Cycling Club's Rebel Brooker (right) won bronze in the Clarence Street Cup in Sydney on the weekend. Picture: Cycling NSW

Brooker secures bronze in Clarence St Cup

Jon Tuxworth

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Kylie Auldist.

Aussie 'queen of soul' to headline Rainbow on the Plains

Jessica McLaughlin

David Gilbey with the latest anthology, fourW thirty: Pearl.

New Writers celebrate three decades of story telling

Jessica McLaughlin

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT: Wagga Christian College year eight students Olivia Tidd and Bianca Staines rehearsing for the big day. Picture: Daina Oliver

Students join forces with Kapooka Army Band for musical extravaganza

Daina Oliver

Kylie Auldist.

Aussie 'queen of soul' to headline Rainbow on the Plains

Margaret Heffernan and Allisen Reid from Wagga.

100+ photos from 2019 Rock the Racetrack

Emma Horn

THROWBACK: The 2018 event was packed to the brim, this year undergoing a slight name change from Rock at the Races to MTC Rocks the Racetrack.

Turf club ready to rock 'n' roll for fourth year running

Jessica McLaughlin

Vehicles face airbag registration ban

Vehicles face airbag registration ban

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Future Focus: connecting regional Australia

Gemma Purves

Building Australia's new wave of professional managers and leaders

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Vehicles face airbag registration ban

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Good value: Pennytel customer for one month, Margaret, has already signed her husband up for a sim card, and 1GB of data all for $10.99 a month.

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The lifestyle of Central Wagga at your fingertips

The lifestyle of Central Wagga at your fingertips

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SO MUCH SCOPE: Crampton Street is located in the CBD and offers a short walk from restaurants, cafes, retailers and public gardens. Picture: supplied

Cast your eyes over three fixer-uppers on some of Wagga's best streets

Jess Whitty

MORE IN STORE: Hunter Brothers in Fitzmaurice Street, Wagga Wagga in about 1950. Picture: CSURA RW5_356

A journey into city's past

PLACE TO BE: Theatre patrons enjoy a pre-show drink on the balcony at Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre. Picture: Jack of Hearts Photography

Packed festive program at Wagga Civic Theatre

Tracey Simond

#TrainHack participants will travel to Armidale on the XPT train.

Inaugural #Trainhack postponed due to bushfires

Gemma Purves

MORE IN STORE: Hunter Brothers in Fitzmaurice Street, Wagga Wagga in about 1950. Picture: CSURA RW5_356

A journey into city's past

UNITING TO HELP: Wagga Masonic Lodge members Owen Sandry, Ross Reid, Stuart Heriot and Rick Priest hand over donations to Wagga Carevan project manager Lynne Graham to help those in need.

Carevan receives early Christmas present to help those in need

Jess Whitty

Who will it be for 2020?: 2019 Australian of the Year award winners. Photo: Salty Dingo

32 great Aussies vying for national honours

The sorting machine in action.

Australia's only Nespresso pod recycling centre

How cartoonist Pat Campbell saw the "now is not the right time to discuss climate change" message

REAL AUSTRALIAFire burn and cauldron bubble

Cooling down at Wagga Beach.

Wagga set to swelter as mercury moves towards 40 degrees

GREAT RESULT: Willans Hill School captains, Charlie Crouch, 18, and Jaiden Martin, 18, are pictured after the charity steer sold at Wagga. Pictures: Nikki Reynolds

Students cheer when charity steer goes under the hammer at Wagga

CLOSE CALL: Funky Farm (left) holds off Izzy Looking Good to win the TAB Country Magic at Gundagai on Friday. Picture: Emma Hillier

Funky Farm does it again on major raceday | Photos

Matt Malone

JUST IN TIME: Don't Give A Damn, with Blaike McDougall in the
saddle, claims Up Trumpz to win the $100,000 Snake Gully Cup
(1400m) at Gundagai on Friday. Picture: Emma Hillier

Don't Give A Damn creates history in Cup win | Photos

Matt Malone

DRIVEN: Wagga City Cats' Jon Nicoll at work on Friday. The five-time player of the year says his love of cricket and commitment to improvement remains as strong as ever.

Love of the contest, and cricket, keeps driving Nicoll | Video

Peter Doherty

The long form TV style gives time for the exploration of landscape, stories, culture and history. Picture: Supplied.

The outback uses 'slow TV' to share stories, culture

Roxanne Fitzgerald

Some hope amongst the climate change foolishness

OPINIONSome hope amongst the climate change foolishness

Dr Mary McMillan
2hrs ago

RETHINK: It's time to introduce pill testing, abandon the use of sniffer dogs and decriminalise personal drug use.

OPINIONRadical change needed in drug policy

Ray Goodlass

FEAR: The future of work is often discussed, but little attention is paid to the impact of disturbing trends in politics.

OPINIONDystopian drama Years and Years sounds warning - but who will listen?

Zoë Wundenberg

BLAST FROM THE PAST: Polio survivors at Polio Australia's 2017 health and wellness retreat on the Sunshine Coast.

Demanding action for polio survivors

Rowan Cowley

OUCH: Corticosteroid injections versus orthotics.

Heel pain: to jab or not to jab?

RAINBOW RIBBON: Queensland AIDS Council CEO Rebecca Reynolds, Arcare CEO Colin Singh, Local Liberal state member for Bonney, Sam OConnor at the opening of Arcare Parkwood.

Queensland's first LGBTI aged care opens

Federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg wants to boost workforce participation rates for over-65s.

Treasurer warns of population 'time bomb'

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Heatwave conditions are expected to hit Queensland as hot winds sweep across the southern interior.

Qld fire crisis expected to push into 2020

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The federal government is considering bringing forward funding for state rail and road projects.

Fed govt flags faster cash for roads, rail

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Peter Dutton has little to add to talk refugee Behrouz Boochani could seek asylum in New Zealand.

Boochani not allowed in Australia: Dutton

55m ago

Much of Sydney is covered in a think blanket of smoke as bushfires continue to hit NSW.

Bushfires smoke haze blankets Sydney

Aine Fox
1hr ago

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New NDIS plan to avoid frequent, unnecessary reviews

Tom O'Callaghan
1hr ago

Energy Minister Angus Taylor is pushing for greater energy reliability to prevent power outages.

Energy minister's tolerance being tested

Eamonn Tiernan
2hrs ago

Greens senator Peter Whish-Wilson is set to ask the ASIC how it is dealing with auditing firms

Corporate watchdog to face oversight panel

Finbar O'Mallon

Inferno: Firefighters are continuing to try and control the massive Guyra Road fire at Ebor. Photo: Fire and Rescue NSW Armidale

Firebug-accused to remain behind bars as huge blaze burns

Breanna Chillingworth
1hr ago

Producers visited Romani Pastoral Company's Windy Station.

Red Meat 2019 kicks off in Tamworth

Lucy Kinbacher

Temperatures to rise across South Australia

Temperatures to rise across South Australia

Sharon Hansen

EXPLORE: Let our new travel section help you dream and plan your next holiday.

Explore: your new favourite travel destination

Joanne Crawford

Our team took blood samples, four DNA samples and imbedded two GPS tracking devices while myself and eight others worked hard to keep the animal upright. Photos: Scott McRae

Combining conservation with wanderlust

Scott McRae

Working out how to switch off all the lights in a hotel room shouldn't be that difficult ... should it? Picture: Supplied

Room for improvement: What hotels could be doing better

Michael Turtle

Achieving a healthy weight before pregnancy is very important in improving ovulation and increasing the chance of spontaneous conception.

Q: What do I need to know before trying for a baby?

HealthShare

Corn and chorizo salad. Picture: Bec Hudson

A food adventure around the world

Matt Preston has fallen in love with vegetables. Picture: Mark Roper

More than just vegetables

Karen Hardy