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SECRET IDENTITY: Greg Smith as Barry Burton, the world-weary mercenary from Resident Evil, the hugely popular video game.

Retired Wagga principal is an ‘elusive’ video game star

Jody Lindbeck

PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS: Manager of the Museum Luke Grealy sits on a vintage cropping machine, one of the many items the site is home to. Picture: Les Smith

Museum of the Riverina set for $3.4 million revamp

Annie Lewis
26m ago

HIT THE NOTE: Malakai Tremain, 11 and Dinara Diyasiri, 12, practise for the Combined Schools Band Day's evening concert. Picture: Emma Hillier

Students ready to line Conservatorium’s lawn for spring concert

Annie Lewis
1hr ago

Leeton's Lotto winner has been found.

Grandma’s big win: Leeton Lotto winner located and she’s excited

Talia Pattison

ALL NEW: Parliamentary secretary to the deputy premier and southern NSW Bronnie Taylor, Lockhart Shire Council mayor Rodger Schirmer and the shire's director of engineering David Webb. Picture: Nikki Reynolds

Funding flows for sporting facilities in Lockhart Shire

Nikki Reynolds
2hrs ago

FISTFUL OF DOLLARS: Rick Priest of the Wagga Men's Shed and businessman Gary Gurtner are thrilled with the support they have received. Picture: Jody Lindbeck

Wagga does its bit to help Tathra residents to rebuild after fires

Jody Lindbeck

PICK UP A BOOK: Amy Heap and Cynthia Price have come up with a killer list of books for you to read over the next month. Picture: Annie Lewis

November Book Club: Must-reads from the Riverina Regional Library

Annie Lewis

Riverina MP and Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack during Question Time at Parliament House. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Riverina candidates clash over negative gearing on real estate

Rex Martinich

Former Wagga doctor leads world in research about eye disease

Finding ‘balance’ between rights and justice in Zoe’s Law plan

‘A million dollars is not scary in Wagga anymore’

Riverina police seeks missing person Michael Sheridan

SECRET IDENTITY: Greg Smith as Barry Burton, the world-weary mercenary from Resident Evil, the hugely popular video game.

Retired Wagga principal is an ‘elusive’ video game star

AN INSPIRATION: Tamaris Pfeiffer will be remembered for leading her students on to become the best players they could be. Picture: Supplied

Death of Wagga’s Tamaris Pfeiffer leaves community in mourning

Everything you need to know ahead of NSW’s Cob Loaf Festival

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Larry Collins has stepped down from the Group Nine board days after being re-elected.

Collins quits newly-formed Group Nine board

Looking back: 84 Wagga snaps from November 14-16, 2000

2hrs ago

Georgina Carter, Skye Fleming, Xanthia Lowey, Amba Edwards, Mollie Hodge, Kate Fleming and Jessica Barton. Picture: Emma Hillier

Kooringal High School Formal 2018

Museum of the Riverina set for $3.4 million revamp

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Stuart leads Raiders’ visit to Riverina Academy camp

26m ago

Students ready to line Conservatorium’s lawn for spring concert

1hr ago

Temora harness season to resume

1hr ago

Funding flows for sporting facilities in Lockhart Shire

2hrs ago

Blowering: Pitt Street for big cod

2hrs ago

WAGGA VISIT: Canberra coach Ricky Stuart will lead a Raiders delegation helping out at the Riverina Bulls Academy Camp this weekend. Picture: AAP

Stuart leads Raiders’ visit to Riverina Academy camp

Peter Doherty
26m ago

SEASON RESUMES: Pacing at Temora's cup meeting in January. Picture: Les Smith

Temora harness season to resume

Peter Doherty
1hr ago

NICE ONE: Craig Elphick with a nice looking yella caught at Blowering. Send your fishing pics to craig@waggamarine.com.au.

Blowering: Pitt Street for big cod

Craig Harris
2hrs ago

WAGGA VISIT: Canberra coach Ricky Stuart will lead a Raiders delegation helping out at the Riverina Bulls Academy Camp this weekend. Picture: AAP

Stuart leads Raiders’ visit to Riverina Academy camp

26m ago

Max Horsnell isn't getting his hopes up yet but admits it would be something special if he was to be crowned Wagga City Golf Club Champion this weekend.

Horsnell driving for a City Club Championship

Peter Doherty
2hrs ago

WHAT'S DOING? Umpires and clubs are yet to learn whether rule changes at AFL level will apply to the Riverina and Farrer Leagues next season.

Rule changes uncertain for AFL Riverina

Peter Doherty

HIT THE NOTE: Malakai Tremain, 11 and Dinara Diyasiri, 12, practise for the Combined Schools Band Day's evening concert. Picture: Emma Hillier

Students ready to line Conservatorium’s lawn for spring concert

Annie Lewis
1hr ago

Everything you need to know ahead of NSW’s Cob Loaf Festival

Daniel Shirkie
2hrs ago

PICK UP A BOOK: Amy Heap and Cynthia Price have come up with a killer list of books for you to read over the next month. Picture: Annie Lewis

November Book Club: Must-reads from the Riverina Regional Library

Annie Lewis

HIT THE NOTE: Malakai Tremain, 11 and Dinara Diyasiri, 12, practise for the Combined Schools Band Day's evening concert. Picture: Emma Hillier

Students ready to line Conservatorium’s lawn for spring concert

1hr ago

LOCAL ARTISTS: Lesley Looney, Judy St John and Carol Mulrooney are keen to show Wagga their work. Picture: Annie Lewis

‘Spectrum’ of colourfurl works on display at Wagga Art Society

Annie Lewis

Skyworks is set to be ‘bigger and better’ this New Year’s Eve

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

Keep connected: While Australia is huge and mobile black spots exist, resellers like Pennytel with their constantly improving network coverage, are helping to give customers flexibility and value with their mobile plans.

Keep in touch at all times

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SCOTTISH FLAIR: See the spectacular Royal Edinburgh Tattoo when the Celtic cruise stops in Scotland.

See the best of British and more on a Celtic cruise

Outdoor living the focus

Keep connected: While Australia is huge and mobile black spots exist, resellers like Pennytel with their constantly improving network coverage, are helping to give customers flexibility and value with their mobile plans.

Keep in touch at all times

Great support: Murrumbidgee Local Area Coordinator Kathleen Gaisford with NDIS participant Chloe Smith and Chloe’s mum Kellie.

Planning to improve the experience

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1/14 Lawson Street: This 400 square metre warehouse has street frontage and side-yard access.

Move to improve business

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Find your next commercial property with Fitzpatricks

STRONG: Beautiful toddler Penelope Dean is the sunshine of her mother Emily's life. The brave little girl has been treated for a rare tumour.

How McHappy Day helps brave tots like Penelope

Michelle Mexon

The 2017 Mass Band Performance at Leeton Roxy Theatre.

An outback spectacular to remember

Rozanne Gilbert

Gerard Carroll, Kay Hull, David Friedlieb, Penny Lamont, Rene Van Delft and Duncan Potts with one of the new beds in the Calvary palliative care unit. Picture: Jody Lindbeck

Working to improve comfort of patients in palliative care

Jody Lindbeck

STRONG: Beautiful toddler Penelope Dean is the sunshine of her mother Emily's life. The brave little girl has been treated for a rare tumour.

How McHappy Day helps brave tots like Penelope

Mount Austin High School Year 12 formal attendees had just enough time to enjoy Wagga’s Botanic Gardens on Tuesday afternoon before rain set in. Pictures: Rex Martinich

Mount Austin High School Year 12 formal for 2018

PHOTOS

Georgina Carter, Skye Fleming, Xanthia Lowey, Amba Edwards, Mollie Hodge, Kate Fleming and Jessica Barton. Picture: Emma Hillier

Kooringal High School Formal 2018

Looking back: 84 Wagga snaps from November 14-16, 2000

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Practice is over, now it’s ‘rally’ real

KEY SIGNING: Nathan Byrne will return to
his junior club Turvey Park next season.

Byrne returns to Turvey Park after a decade away

QUARTER-FINALISTS: Lake Albert Public School cricket coach Mark Crittenden with his players (back row, from left) Jai Brooks, Beau Edmonds, Alex Weightman, Reuben McGill, Jack Matheson and Alec Schmetzer; (front) Bradley Warren, Fletcher Barrow, Patrick Bryant, Liam Crittenden, Ned Woodhouse and Lincoln Lauder. Picture: Peter Doherty

Lake Albert Public’s shot at final four spot | Video

When the World Rally Championship comes to town

35 photos from the Coffs Coast World Rally showdown

Mount Austin High School Year 12 formal attendees had just enough time to enjoy Wagga’s Botanic Gardens on Tuesday afternoon before rain set in. Pictures: Rex Martinich

Mount Austin High School Year 12 formal for 2018

PHOTOS

Georgina Carter, Skye Fleming, Xanthia Lowey, Amba Edwards, Mollie Hodge, Kate Fleming and Jessica Barton. Picture: Emma Hillier

Kooringal High School Formal 2018

We say: Petrol price drop is festive news for drivers

Happiness It's all relative. Photo: Shutterstock

Happiness is relative to everyone around us

VALUES: The famous 1948 Australian touring team to England, led by Don Bradman. Graham Gorrel says our cricketing fraternity needs to turn to history to regain respect so grossly missing these days.

It’s just not cricket, nor the Australian way

Graham Gorrel

Labor accused of ‘milking’ self-funded retirees

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HEALTH CONCERN: More older people are drinking to hazardous levels. Image Pixabay.

Boomers the new ‘risky’ drinkers

Eileen Wood
26m ago

SORE SUBJECT FOR SENIORS: From November 1 anyone aged 50 or over will have to visit a specialist to be referred for an MRI scan on a sore or injured knee.

Over 50s denied GP-referred knee MRI scans

Eileen Wood

Craig McLachlan

Craig McLachlan declined police interview

37m ago

US Vice-President Mike Pence (L) is set to call for clear investment rules in the Indo Pacific.

Investors must show their hand: VP Pence

55m ago

Jeremy Buckingham

NSW Greens MP demands leader's support

55m ago

Michael O'Neill won't get any money from the estate of his partner, who he killed in 2013.

Court rules on murder victim's $1m estate

57m ago

Raquel Hutchison has been found guilty by a NSW Supreme Court judge of her ex-husband's manslaughter

Woman not guilty of murdering ex-husband

Jodie Stephens
1hr ago

Opposition Leader slams LGBTI lobby claim

Benita Kolovos
2hrs ago

Simon Birmingham

Aust takes India to WTO over sugar

Marnie Banger
2hrs ago

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said shifting the Australian embassy in Israel made sense. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Treasurer toughens case for embassy shift

2hrs ago

A bellowing good time on Scotland’s west coast

Rochelle Tubb

The exterior facade of the QT building is a mixture of old and new.

Being a tourist in my own city and seeing it in a whole new light

Scott McRae

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

Get your safety sorted: In addition to following these tips, pool owners should have a professional assessment of their pool’s compliance in order to ensure their pool is safe for all users.

Stay pool safe this season

Below: Ms Young says the relationship she has with her children has completely changed.

The stark reality of drugs, motherhood and reversing stereotypes

Imogen Elliott

Visit www.sydneyfishmarket.com.au/seafood-school/about-sss for more great seafood recipes and cooking tips, advice on purchasing and storing seafood, species information and answers to frequently asked seafood questions.

Try this: Char-grilled salmon kebabs & vegetables with lime mayonnaise

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