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WAGGA WELCOMES: Rosemarie Zaragoza, from the Phillipines, gains her citizenship on Thursday alongside her husband Robert. Picture: Les Smith

New citizens say they 'love everything' about Australia

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DEARLY MISSED: Anthony Baker speaks at South Wagga's centenary celebration at The Rules Club in February. He lost his battle with cancer on Monday.

Anthony Baker remembered as 'one of the greats'

A Kooringal Public School student is rocking her bonnet at the school's Easter Hat Parade. Picture: Les Smith

Here's what's open over the Easter long weekend

Man jailed for home invasion, pleads guilty to assault charges

Firefighters tackle the blaze as flames and smoke rise from Notre Dame cathedral as it burns in Paris. Photo: Thibault Camus/AP

See inside fire-ravaged Notre Dame

ALL ABOARD: Allan and Diane Tucker of Junee on a rail carriage, which they decided to convert into a bed and breakfast accommodation for tourists travelling from many countries in the world.

International tourists find out the ordinary B&B stay in Junee

New citizens say they 'love everything' about Australia

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'Confusing' Child Care Subsidy sees drop by vulnerable families

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Old coach may be thorn in Storms' side

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Lady Mironton returns to lead Wagga charge at Albury races

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Greyhound meet abandoned over track concerns

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Council seeks new director for city to 'go gangbusters'

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CASH SPLASH: Deputy prime minister and Riverina MP Michael McCormack with Wagga City Mayor Greg Conkey at the announcement on Thursday.

No word on Gobba bridge duplication after funds announced for Ladysmith bridges

CASH SPLASH: Deputy prime minister and Riverina MP Michael McCormack with Wagga City Mayor Greg Conkey at the announcement on Thursday.

No word on Gobba bridge duplication after funds announced for Ladysmith bridges

FUNDING FIGHTS: Michael McCormack (Nationals), Richard Foley (United Australia), Michael Bayles (Greens) and Mark Jeffreson (Labor) draw battle lines over the funding of mental health services in the Riverina.

Mental health funding becomes the latest election battleground

FUNDING FIGHTS: Michael McCormack (Nationals), Richard Foley (United Australia), Michael Bayles (Greens) and Mark Jeffreson (Labor) draw battle lines over the funding of mental health services in the Riverina.

Mental health funding becomes the latest election battleground

PCYC Riverina manager Brett Somerville and Member for Riverina Michael McCormack address the media.

Wagga PCYC wins final $10m needed to build new complex

PCYC Riverina manager Brett Somerville and Member for Riverina Michael McCormack address the media.

Wagga PCYC wins final $10m needed to build new complex

Sydney Roosters attack coach Adam O'Brien is set to face his old employers the Melbourne Storm.

Old coach may be thorn in Storms' side

LADY SALUTES: Jockey Simon Miller pilots the Wayne Carroll-trained Lady Mironton to victory at Albury on Thursday. Picture: Kylie Esler

Lady Mironton returns to lead Wagga charge at Albury races

CAUSE FOR CONCERNS: Officials inspect the track after stewards deemed it unsafe for racing and abandoned the 11-race card on Thursday. Picture: Les Smith

Greyhound meet abandoned over track concerns

WIDE SUPPORT: Wanderers youngsters Kade Lyons and Finn Jenkins, both 11, lead a show of support for the $10m Rawlings Park redevelopment fundraiser.
Back row: Liam Dedini (development officer), Tony Merlino (Football Wagga), Brad Clark (Hanwood), Stephen Burns (South Wagga), Tony Dobbin (Football Wagga), Duncan Cameron (Young), Brendan Flanagan (Wagga City Wanderers);
Middle row: Tiffany Cotterill (Gundagai Panthers), Maurie Hogan (Tolland), Ashley Watt (Wanderers), Hayden Callander (Lake Albert), Ryan Smith (Henwood Park), Jack Fuller (Temora), Dean Pinney (Football Wagga, also representing Cootamundra), Scott Munro (Leeton). Picture: Les Smith

Wide support for Wagga's soccer stadium bid

CUP ASSAULT: Bathurst trainer Steve Turnbull lines up Courtsinsession and Conviction in the Wagga Pacers Cup on Sunday. Picture: Alexander Grant

Turnbull's pair chase Wagga Pacers Cup

Courtney Rees

Will Mitchell will coach City and Nick McCarthy Country in the Southern Inland representative clash next month.

Coaches named for Southern Inland rep revival

Courtney Rees

Jockey Hugh Bowman, Winx and trainer Chris Waller celebrate Saturday's win at Randwick in her last race. Photo: Brook Mitchell

Winx and Tigers Woods take us on ride to remember

Jon Tuxworth

BRING IT ON: Turvey Park captain Matt Bailey
faces off with Wagga Tigers counterpart Nick
Ryan at Maher Oval on Wednesday ahead of
their Good Friday showdown. Picture: Matt Malone

Turvey Park ready for the Tigers challenge

Matt Malone

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The baby donkey stole the show at Wagga Zoo, rocking a fringe and snow white hair.

Gump family welcomes newest addition to the zoo

Jessica McLaughlin

There's plenty to stay busy with over Easter.

Easter is covered with plenty to do around the city

Jessica McLaughlin

FRIDAY FISH: Liam Hanigan of South Wagga Butchery says the traditional Easter feast in Wagga involves a mix of traditions.

Wagga's Easter tradition still dictates fish on Friday, steak on Sunday

Emma Horn

The baby donkey stole the show at Wagga Zoo, rocking a fringe and snow white hair.

Gump family welcomes newest addition to the zoo

FRESH LOCKS: Robyn Buerckner is thrilled with her new look by Gary Baker. Picture: Jessica McLaughlin

Fresh new look for one lucky Riverina farmer

Jessica McLaughlin

FESTIVAL READY: Stone the Crows' Ronnie Penfolds with vintage collectible matchbox toys. The annual festival returns to the city on Friday.

Grey nomads hit the road to Wagga for Stone the Crows festival

Daina Oliver

We all die twice... but part of us can live forever

Tom Sebo

COLOUR BURST: Capture the splendour of Japan’s autumnal colours on a 16-night cruise.

Fall in love with Japan on this autumn cruise

Geraldine Cardozo

First Super Coordinator Stephen Gooley (centre) catching up with employees at the AKD factory in Tumut.

First Super supports local

We all die twice... but part of us can live forever

Anyone can shop at Catch, but by joining Club Catch you get even sweeter deals. Over 100,000 Australians are reaping the rewards - the country's largest online family.

Join the online club that offers real savings

Emma Brown

The start of a new year is a great time to review how much your mobile plan is costing you. In 2019 celebrate the peace-of-mind of a Pennytel mobile plan knowing your data usage is covered month to month.

A New Year’s resolution that will be easy to keep

Emma Brown

Feature property: Charming with modern touches ' 12 Hill Street Turvey Park

House of the week: Ideal for family living ' 103 Dalkeith Avenue, Lake Albert

A showcase of modern living

Ali Moyo, Ali Khalaf and Haley Suleyman.

Wagga's Yazidi community celebrate their New Year

Annie Lewis

Cyclists in the Ride for Country Kids talk to the pupils at Coolamon Central School.

Ride for Country Kids nears fundraising goal

Joanne Crawford

MEET THE ARTIST: Kellie O'Dempsey's The never-ending line, National Gallery of Australia 2018. Kellie will be at the gallery on Tuesday, April 16 from 5.30pm to 6.30pm.

Art for everyone's taste

Linda Elliott

Ali Moyo, Ali Khalaf and Haley Suleyman.

Wagga's Yazidi community celebrate their New Year

Beat school holiday blues at the library

SHOPS: Half Case Shopping Centre was built in Trail Street by Permewan Wright Consolidated Pty Ltd in 1978. Contact Wagga Wagga and District Historical Society at www.wwdhs.org.au. Picture: Sherry Morris

Take a look at city's past

ALL ABOARD: Allan and Diane Tucker of Junee on a rail carriage, which they decided to convert into a bed and breakfast accommodation for tourists travelling from many countries in the world.

International tourists find out the ordinary B&B stay in Junee

Recipe: courtesy of Sydney Seafood School. Photo: Franz Scheurer

Cuttlefish with chorizo and potatoes, pan-fried

Ali Moyo, Ali Khalaf and Haley Suleyman.

Wagga's Yazidi community celebrate their New Year

How the python managed to get the drop on the tawny frogmouth is currently unknown

Watch a python devour a tawny frogmouth

Firefighters tackle the blaze as flames and smoke rise from Notre Dame cathedral as it burns in Paris. Photo: Thibault Camus/AP

See inside fire-ravaged Notre Dame

Detective Acting Inspector Phil Malligan says the fatal fire is being treated as a homicide.

House fire that killed Kooringal woman 'deliberately lit'

Annie Lewis

TOO STRONG: Animalia, with Billy Owen in the saddle, edges out High Dude to win the Murrumbidgee Cup (1800m) at Wagga on Sunday.

Animalia books Wagga Gold Cup start | Photos

Matt Malone

CLOSE CALL: Fermanagh Lad, with Josh Richards in
the saddle, hold off Delivered to win the Wagga Town
Plate Prelude (1200m) at Murrumbidgee Turf Club
on Sunday.

Fermanagh Lad provides Heywood, Richards with big Cup week | Photos

Matt Malone

Body shrinkage - the long and the short of it

John Malouff

I'd love to have a beer with ScoMo: Prime Minister Scott Morrison meets locals at Molly Malone's Irish Pub in Devonport, Tasmania on Wednesday, April 17. There's been lots of froth and bubble during the election campaign but not much of substance. Photo: AAP

Campaign fails to inspire cynical electorate

John Hewson

Famous phrase saved for digital generation

Tom Sear

YOUR SAY: Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia is on the lookout for older Australians to be part of its 2019 Federal Election Panel. Photo: Paul Jeffers

Federal election: Be a voice for older Australians

AN ILLNESS: On average, one in four people experience anxiety at some stage in their life. Photo: Shutterstock.

Almost a decade wait for anxiety treatment

Samara Ross

"Who would have thought it?": Prolific singer-songwriter Brian Cadd, once described as "Australia's answer to Quincy Jones", marvels at a lifetime in the music business. His latest album, recorded in Nashville, is Silver City.

Brian Cadd rocks his babies

John Piggott

About 650 tonnes of seafood are expected to be sold at Sydney Fish Market on Good Friday.

Seafood frenzy for Easter weekend begins

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PM Scott Morrison(R) jetted back to Sydney last night to see the Sharks overcome a 14-point deficit.

Morrison aiming to channel Sharks' NRL win

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced the federal election will be held on May 18.

Economy at heart of May 18 election pitch

WW1 soldier Ralph Johnson has a final resting place after his remains were identified by DNA

Closure a century after Fromelles 'hell'

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An arrest has been made after police released an image of a car linked to a doctor's fatal shooting.

Teen charged with Brisbane doctor's murder

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A toddler has been saved after being dragged out of his campervan by a dingo on Fraser Island.

Dad snatches toddler son from dingo's jaws

Aaron Bunch
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Calls for better hospital security followed the conviction of a man for killing a Melbourne surgeon.

Security in focus as surgeon killer jailed

Melissa Iaria and Kaitlyn Offer

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten weathered a storm of attack on climate and tax policies.

Shorten weathers climate, tax policy storm

Bruce Mills at his property at Coolabah and an aerial of a goat muster north of Broken Hill. Digitally enhanced image using photos by Rachael Webb and Stock and Station Aviation.

Setting goals for goat growth

Samantha Townsend

Sandy and Julie Cameron, of Meredith Dairy, Meredith, Victoria, were the happy winners of the 2019 President's Medal.

Meredith Dairy and NH Foods take top nosh awards At Sydney Royal

Moongool Fanmail 8, best Charolais exhibit, senior, grand champion female, with the Price family, Yuleba, Qld.

Charolais ring enchanted with Queensland Fanmail

Mark Griggs

Australians aren't letting travel costs stop their holiday fun.

Travelling Aussies pay top dollar for their accommodation

Get your Game of Thrones fix in person, on site

Beautifully presented: Le Petit Flot’s prawn-and-avocado salad is one of chef Colin Yee's creations, which are all to kill for.

Sydney's heart opens up

JOHN ROZENTALS

Sign of Damage: Paint flaking away and cracks in ceilings can often be a sign of damage to plaster. This can present a risk especially if the plasterboard is pulling away from the wall or ceiling stud behind it. Photo: Hayley Mills.

The problem with plaster

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Get crafty this Easter

Naturally festive eggs

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Recipe: courtesy of Sydney Seafood School. Photo: Franz Scheurer

Cuttlefish with chorizo and potatoes, pan-fried