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BEST ADVISE: Bartenders and victims agree, never leave your drink unattended.

IN DEPTHNight out to nightmare: Victims, bartenders on how to avoid drink spiking

VICTORY: Lilly of the Valley owner Narelle Wilson wins stand-off against council looking to remove her flag. Picture: Les Smith

Wagga florist wins thorny fight against council

UP THE RIVER: Kayakers head upstream in the last Paddle NSW event held in Wagga in 2018. The Wagga Canoe Club hopes to attract events again by bringing back the Oura to Wagga race this Sunday.

It's back: Oura to Wagga kayak marathon returns

BROKEN: Nobody likes seeing anyone get hurt, so here are some tongue-in-cheek ag break-up lines to give you a laugh this Valentine's Day.

REAL AUSTRALIAOh, my achy breaky heart ...

MILESTONE MATCH: Star Wagga City all-rounder Jon Nicoll, with four-year-old son Joe, will play his 100th match for the club against Kooringal Colts on Saturday. Picture: Courtney Rees

Jon Nicoll to join elite list with Wagga City

Peter Sugar describes a torrent of water, logs and fire debris sounding like a tsunami as it swept into Nerrigundah. Photo: Adam McLean

Trail of tears as fire-scarred South Coast mops up after the flood

St Michaels lose points for failing to cover wicket

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Trenaman top scores as NSW Breakers lose final

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On the brink of mass exodus: Fire-ravaged communities fear population losses

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Cup win part of night out for Painting

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Trunkey Rose dominates small field

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PHOTOSTumut Cup lures 'big, bustling' crowd for day of sunshine

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ALL OVER: The top-of-the-table clash between St Michaels and South Wagga has been abandoned after the Saints failed to cover the Geoff Lawson Oval wicket ahead of Saturday's clash.

St Michaels lose points for failing to cover wicket

Rachel Trenaman top scored as NSW failed to win the Women's National Cricket League final.

Trenaman top scores as NSW Breakers lose final

Jackson Painting drove three winners, including the feature, on Albury Pacers Cup night.

Cup win part of night out for Painting

STORMING AWAY: Every Chance made it 11 straight placings, including four victories, for Wallendbeen trainer Lorraine Roy at Wagga on Friday night. Picture: Emma Hillier

Trunkey Rose dominates small field

FIRING IN: Damien Wells took two important wickets to help Kooringal Colts bowl Wagga City out for 181.

Colts look to capitalise on Cats collapse

Courtney Rees

RUNS THERE: Opener Marcus Sevior flicks a ball off his pads during Wagga RSL's clash with Lake Albert at Wagga Cricket Ground on Saturday. Picture: Les Smith

Bulldogs eye victory after wickets tumble

Courtney Rees

STRONG WIN: Jockey Michael Heagney rides the Todd Smart-trained Great Glen to victory in Saturday's Tumut Cup. Picture: Emma Hillier

Great Glen to head to Snake Gully Cup after Tumut win

Jon Tuxworth

Kristy Tenison was in good form during South Wagga Warriors' big win over Turvey Park Red on Saturday.

Turvey teams suffer losses in softball round

Alice Springs bursts even more into life for Parrtjima, starting early April. Picture: James Horan

Eight dates you need in your travel diary right now

Explore Travel

Check with your cruise line to see what changes may have been made to your itinerary.

Cruise stops cancelled, routes suspended in face of coronavirus

Explore Travel

Tumut, in the Snowy Valleys region of NSW, is a high country heaven on earth.

Catch of the day in brumbies heartland

Grant Jones

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Riverina's fire affected towns are rising above the devastation with events like Tumbafest still going ahead this year. Picture: Emma Hillier

WHAT'S ON'Now's the Time to Love NSW', say region's tourism experts

Jessica McLaughlin

GOOD READS: Claire Campbell, library services manager with this year's chosen book for the One Book, One Wagga club. Picture: Les Smith

WHAT'S ONCity's biggest book club announces its chosen reading list for 2020

Emma Horn

Gil Mathew Pro Rodeo.

WHAT'S ONWhat's On: Eight ways to make the most of the weekend

Jessica McLaughlin

Riverina's fire affected towns are rising above the devastation with events like Tumbafest still going ahead this year. Picture: Emma Hillier

WHAT'S ON'Now's the Time to Love NSW', say region's tourism experts

Infrastructure upgrades key to attracting big stars

What's stopping stars like Elton John from coming to Wagga?

Jessica McLaughlin

QUACKING EVENT: David Rosetta and Josh Paul are keen to keep the tradition of the Gumi race going, even if it means switching up the bill a little. Picture: Emma Hillier

WHAT'S ONQuacking event to replace Gumi Race for second year

Jessica McLaughlin

Autumnal hues of the USA and Canada

Autumnal hues of the USA and Canada

Emma Brown

Have a break: This summer explore more of our vast continent without worrying about network coverage. With Pennytel you can get 98.8 per cent coverage across Australia's populated areas.

Keeping covered this summer

Stockholm, Sweden.

Cruise the Baltic on a fully escorted tour

Emma Brown

Autumnal hues of the USA and Canada

Autumnal hues of the USA and Canada

The Wow factor of the Ancient Kingdoms of the Mediterranean

The Wow factor of the Ancient Kingdoms of the Mediterranean

Emma Brown

Could this be the perfect Christmas present?

Could this be the perfect Christmas present?

Emma Brown

Big developments could see Central Wagga property values climb

Big developments could see Central Wagga property values climb

Daina Oliver

Delight in the splendour of quality family living without compare

Delight in the splendour of quality family living without compare

House of the Week

Fitzpatricks Real Estate director Shaun Lowry showing the design of the Riverside Apartments for Sturt Street. Picture: Les Smith

Wagga's skyline set to change after high-rise approved

Daina Oliver

One Book One Wagga under way for 2020

One Book One Wagga under way for 2020

Peter Casey

BACK THEN: Bruce Wallace, wholesale fruiterer, in Baylis Street. The store was established in 1917 and continued for several decades. Picture: CSURA RW5/383

Delving into Wagga Wagga's past

MOMENT: A visit to the Wagga Experiment Farm in 1924 by the Governor of NSW Admiral Sir Dudley Rawson Stratford de Chair, KCB, MVO. Picture: BRIAN WALSH

Through the pages of Wagga's past

One Book One Wagga under way for 2020

One Book One Wagga under way for 2020

LIVE: ARIA-award winning Monsieur Camembert will play in Wagga on February 29. Picture: CLARE HAWLEY

Something for everyone at Wagga Civic Theatre

Tracey Simond

PRECAUTIONS: Wildlife must be handled with care to protect you and them.

How to cope with those close encounters of the wildlife kind

Lyndell Whyte

Peter Sugar describes a torrent of water, logs and fire debris sounding like a tsunami as it swept into Nerrigundah. Photo: Adam McLean

Trail of tears as fire-scarred South Coast mops up after the flood

DAY OUT: Will Robertson is all smiles on his way to the senior boy age champion title at Wagga Public School's swimming carnival on Friday. Picture: Les Smith

Two records broken at Wagga Public carnival | Photos

CARNIVAL ATMOSPHERE: Harshil Rawal braves the wildlife and the water in one of the novelty events at the Wagga High School swimming carnival. Picture: Les Smith

Wild times at Wagga High School swimming carnival | Photos

STUNNING: Follow the Midnight Sun through the Arctic Circle on a Viking Cruise from London to Bergen in Norway.

Enter now: win a Scandinavian cruise with Viking

Pot luck: Ray Hollingsworth with the ring he found at Gateway Plaza. Picture: Anthony Brady

Juliette, a builder's found your ring, but where's Romeo?

Kyra Gillespie

SMOOTH STYLE: Maddie Smith glides through the water in the 11 years girls 25m freestyle at the Kooringal Public School swimming carnival. Picture: Les Smith

Thrilling swims at Kooringal carnival | Photos

Peter Doherty

Picture: NSW Police

More arrests 'expected' after drug supply chain cracked

Jessica McLaughlin

SCHOOL CARNIVAL: Tyler Byrne competing in the 14 years boys breaststroke during Kooringal High School's swimming carnival on Wednesday. Picture: Les Smith

Lawson continues dominance at Kooringal High swimming carnival | Photos

Jon Tuxworth

PRIVILEGE: Denis Moriarty offers a few different questions for an alternative Australian citizenship test.

OPINIONAussie citizenship test - it's just not cricket

Denis Moriarty

POSSIBILITY: Could a koala habitat be what we want for Willans Hill? The area should be one of Wagga's jewels.

OPINIONEnvironmental flows: Lake Albert's saviour?

Keith Wheeler

The key to beating fear: just keep swimming

OPINIONThe key to beating fear: just keep swimming

Jennifer Grant

NSW Seniors Festival: so much to celebrate

NSW Seniors Festival: so much to celebrate

LADY OF THE HOUSE: Miriam Margolyes as Aunt Prudence in Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears, in cinemas nationally from February 27.

Dear Prudence comes out to play for unstoppable Miriam

Geraldine Cardozo

TURNING THE PAGE: Rosie Craven is living with early stage Alzheimer's but is now able to enjoy hobbies such as reading again thanks to a new clinical trial.

Everything is Rosie thanks to new Alzheimer's drug trial

Rowan Cowley

Backpackers are being encouraged to pitch in and help rebuild communities hit hardest by bushfires.

Backpackers invited to help Aust rebuild

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About 200 Australians are stranded on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in the port of Yokohama.

Plans finalised for Aussies on cruise ship

The inquest into the Bourke Street tragedy is set to hold its final hearings until February 28.

Bourke Street inquest holds final hearings

The biggest fall in Australia's productivity was in the drought-affected agricultural sector.

Weak wage growth, blame productivity

Music festivals and arts workshops could play a role in restoring bushfire-affected communities.

Arts tourism key to reviving communities

Sophie Moore

There are questions over compensation for Ausgrid customers hit by outages after the monster storm.

Power restored for most Ausgrid customers

AAP reporters

Queensland's cycle of prolonged drought and flooding rains has led to a breach in the wall of a dam.

Emergency order over Qld dam revoked

Aaron Bunch

Sarah Ristevski departs the Supreme Court in Melbourne in December.

Vic wife-killer daughter tells nightmare

The 2019 wheat variety trials at the Narrabri Wheat Research Institute. A sound way to minimise wheat growing costs is to choose varieties with the best package of resistance to likely disease and agronomic factors such as acid soils.

Low-cost crops, reduce risk of disease

Bob Freebairn
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Previous two-time winners James and Sal Morse of Wongalee, Molong, received sixth place in the 2020 feedback trial on 803 points. Photo: Hannah Powe

Sim-Angus breeders target more lean meat yield

Hannah Powe

Natasha Ludowyk with Max Thomas, 7 and Hugo Thomas, 4. Picture: Kate Healy

The mums who went to the nation's capital for their children's future

Jolyon Attwooll

Eco-friendly backyard tips

Eco-friendly backyard tips

HELLO CHOOK: Curious and intelligent, chickens are a great addition to the backyard.

Feeling clucky?? Here's how to be a good egg in a hen's eyes

RSPCA

There are more than 300,000 Airbnbs in Australia. Picture: Airbnb

ANALYSISEver wondered how many Airbnbs Australia has and where they all are? We have the answers

Thomas Sigler and Radoslaw Panczak