It's a great time of year; the weather's warming up and the days are getting longer - who wouldn't want to get out and enjoy it.

Thousands of people did just that when they descended on the Victory Memorial Gardens yesterday evening for Fusion 2019.

The festival is the city's biggest outdoor music festival and a celebration of music, food and culture.

Where else can you taste food from across the world without having to travel around the globe to find it?

Speaking of travelling, people have been clocking up the kilometres - on foot - during Wagga's Relay for Life at Conolly Park, this weekend.

The 24-hour event, which raises money for The Cancer Council, wraps up this morning.

Earlier this week we brought you the story of 11-year-old Layla Bellany, who will today chop off her hair to raise money for the charity.

Onya, Layla!

In another feel-good story, how good was it to see kids back inside the Collingullie Public School building and playing in the playground.

The school closed almost two years ago and it's hoped the community's use of the facility, through a playgroup gathering, could one day see the school operational again.

The big dry won't be helping when it comes to attracting families to live in the area. But fingers crossed the rains come, fortunes turn around and people move into the area so Collingullie Public can again be a place of learning.

For many Riverina students, more than a decade of school learning is coming to an end.

The HSC kicked off this week and we caught up with relieved students moments after they finished the first English paper on Thursday.

On a more serious note, our special report this week revealed medication costs are a "hidden issue" in the cost living.

A study, released by discount chain Chemist Warehouse, showed Wagga residents could be paying up to four times the price for common prescription and over-the-counter medications compared to metropolitan consumers.

There's a push to deregulate the pharmacy market, to allow competition to bring down medicine costs.

Times are already tough, and every dollar in our pockets means so much.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend, and have a great week.

Andrew, deputy editor.