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CUSTODIANS: Tony and Julie Hills are preparing to pass the baton onto the "next custodians" with the sale of the Great Central Hotel. Photo: Supplied

Great Central Hotel owners say it's time to 'pass the baton on'

Jacinta Dickins
30m ago

NOT IMPRESSED: Barwon MP Roy Butler wants COVID-19 vaccines returned.

Petition demands vaccines taken from regional NSW be returned

Madeline Link

Hunter Valley joins lockdown as five deaths, 262 COVID cases recorded in NSW

Hunter Valley joins lockdown as five deaths, 262 COVID cases recorded in NSW

Kim Chappell
15m ago

Long-time Nine News anchor and television news legend Brian Henderson has died aged 89.

News legend Brian Henderson dead at 89

Toni Mason, Caroline Riches and Angelo Risso
1hr ago

The Kookaburras will play a gold medal match tonight. Picture: Getty

LIVETokyo Olympics day 13: Kookaburras set for gold medal showdown; Boomers face USA

Caden Helmers

REMEMBER: An Inverell man's lack of criminal history has afforded him the "chance" of a non-conviction for assaulting a police officer. Picture: Jacinta Dickins

No conviction for Inverell man who assaulted female police officer

Jacinta Dickins

CONCERN: As the plan to rezone land progresses, concerns still remain over the impact it will have on residents, the Inverell CBD. Photos: Jacinta Dickins

Plan for bigger, better Bunnings building progresses to consultation

Jacinta Dickins

CUSTODIANS: Tony and Julie Hills are preparing to pass the baton onto the "next custodians" with the sale of the Great Central Hotel. Photo: Supplied

Great Central Hotel owners say it's time to 'pass the baton on'

Jacinta Dickins
30m ago

NOT IMPRESSED: Barwon MP Roy Butler wants COVID-19 vaccines returned.

Petition demands vaccines taken from regional NSW be returned

Madeline Link

$1 billion to reduce Indigenous disadvantage

GET UP TO DATE$1 billion to reduce Indigenous disadvantage

Hunter Valley joins lockdown as five deaths, 262 COVID cases recorded in NSW

Hunter Valley joins lockdown as five deaths, 262 COVID cases recorded in NSW

15m ago

NOT IMPRESSED: Barwon MP Roy Butler wants COVID-19 vaccines returned.

Petition demands vaccines taken from regional NSW be returned

The big questions of the pandemic

LISTENThe big questions of the pandemic

Canberra Health Services executive director of medical services Dr Nick Coatsworth at the Garran Surge Centre. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

AstraZeneca makes a comeback in vaccine rollout race

Commonwealth Bank and Westpac will trial workplace vaccinations this month. Picture: Karleen Minney

Two big employers to trial giving vaccines at workplaces

Finn McHugh

Australia pushed to breaking point

DIGESTAustralia pushed to breaking point

Janine Graham

Lieutenant General John Frewen. Picture: Keegan Carroll

Drive-in vaccinations need more detail

Finn McHugh
Jasper Lindell

NSW records 233 COVID-19 cases, two deaths including man in his 20s

NSW records 233 COVID-19 cases, two deaths including man in his 20s

Matt Carr

SNEAK IN: Rohan Connolly predicts the West Coast Eagles will creep into the top eight. Photo: Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images

Who will claim the final spots in the AFL's top eight?

Rohan Connolly

Patty Mills will suit up for the Brooklyn Nets after the Olympics. Picture: AAP

Patty's $16m move to an NBA title favourite

Chris Dutton

Riders in the equestrian jumping in Tokyo think a sumo statue might be spooking horses.

Horses might be spooked by sumo statue

Jake Seiner

SNEAK IN: Rohan Connolly predicts the West Coast Eagles will creep into the top eight. Photo: Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images

Who will claim the final spots in the AFL's top eight?

Gold medalist Emma McKeon is understood to be among the 115 Olympians quarantine in the NT.

Talks underway for Darwin Olympic parade

Aaron Bunch

Nomads and Saints to meet up again in semi-final

Nomads and Saints to meet up again in semi-final

Ellen Dunger

Kathryn Mitchell and Kelsey-Lee Barber (r) will be teammates and rivals in the Tokyo javelin final.

Barber wants a fast start in javelin final

19m ago

Kathryn Mitchell and Kelsey-Lee Barber (r) will be teammates and rivals in the Tokyo javelin final.

Barber wants a fast start in javelin final

19m ago

The Kookaburras will play a gold medal match tonight. Picture: Getty

LIVETokyo Olympics day 13: Kookaburras set for gold medal showdown; Boomers face USA

The Kookaburras will play a gold medal match tonight. Picture: Getty

LIVETokyo Olympics day 13: Kookaburras set for gold medal showdown; Boomers face USA

A week after his Olympic BMX race crash, American Connor Fields is being released from hospital.

Crashed BMX star Fields leaving hospital

1hr ago

A week after his Olympic BMX race crash, American Connor Fields is being released from hospital.

Crashed BMX star Fields leaving hospital

1hr ago

Jay and JC, two young outback miners, search for precious opal in their mine at White Cliffs, NSW. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos.

LISTENHidden treasures of White Cliffs

Jay and JC, two young outback miners, search for precious opal in their mine at White Cliffs, NSW. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos.

LISTENHidden treasures of White Cliffs

Sister Brigid and Anjali Sharma one of the teenagers who brought the duty of care case against the Environment Minister. Picture: Supplied

LISTENEight kids and a nun walk into court, and it's no joke for rural Aussies

Sister Brigid and Anjali Sharma one of the teenagers who brought the duty of care case against the Environment Minister. Picture: Supplied

LISTENEight kids and a nun walk into court, and it's no joke for rural Aussies

Brumby Bar & Grill co-owner Patricia Borthwick-Higgs has had to reduce the number of patrons in the pub because she doesn't have the staff to serve them. Picture: Tom Melville

LISTENJobs abound in snow country, so why isn't anyone applying?

Brumby Bar & Grill co-owner Patricia Borthwick-Higgs has had to reduce the number of patrons in the pub because she doesn't have the staff to serve them. Picture: Tom Melville

LISTENJobs abound in snow country, so why isn't anyone applying?

TIGHT MARKET: The cost of renting houses and units in Orange has risen significantly in the past year. Photo: JUDE KEOGH

Unit rent values soar by 16 per cent, houses up 13 per cent in this regional city

TIGHT MARKET: The cost of renting houses and units in Orange has risen significantly in the past year. Photo: JUDE KEOGH

Unit rent values soar by 16 per cent, houses up 13 per cent in this regional city

SEE YA: The movement of people from city to country has seen regional houses snapped up and pressure to quickly build more estates.

Thousands are still abandoning the cities for the country

SEE YA: The movement of people from city to country has seen regional houses snapped up and pressure to quickly build more estates.

Thousands are still abandoning the cities for the country

Review to shed light on strained regional telecommunications network

Review to shed light on strained regional telecommunications network

Review to shed light on strained regional telecommunications network

Review to shed light on strained regional telecommunications network

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LARGE LEGACY: Sergeant Mareika Wilkins with her two sons Jack and Ben Goodwin. Photo: supplied

THINGS TO DOInverell family's life changed by Legacy after tragedy

Cody Tsaousis

GLOW: Glow Up Events set to bring 'Inverell Gets Its Glow On' to life on Saturday. Photos: Contributed.

WHAT'S ONInverell set to get its 'Glow On' with first-time festival fun

Jacinta Dickins

AIDING: 24 local youth gave up some school holiday time to earn their official First Aid qualifications. Photo: Inverell Shire Council

WHAT'S ONInverell's school holiday activities filling up fast

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LARGE LEGACY: Sergeant Mareika Wilkins with her two sons Jack and Ben Goodwin. Photo: supplied

THINGS TO DOInverell family's life changed by Legacy after tragedy

David and Christine.

'It's the wrong time of year to be shaving your head'

Jacinta Dickins

Local children have been guarding the trees in the lead-up to the annual harvest to ensure that the oranges are ripe for the picking.

WHAT'S ONBingara's proudly guarded oranges almost ready to be picked

Newsroom

Footy great takes on new challenge, growing back his hair!

Footy great takes on new challenge, growing back his hair!

Power of education: Solicitor Paul Ell was just one of the thousands of young people assisted by the Learning for Life program that is supported by VIEW Clubs of Australia. Photo: Supplied.

The club that offers children a view to a better future

Dayle Latham

Everyone's a winner with Pennytel

Everyone's a winner with Pennytel

Emma Brown

Footy great takes on new challenge, growing back his hair!

Footy great takes on new challenge, growing back his hair!

Making a difference: Natasha Bull and her grandmother Evelyn Berg.

Family affair: The united front of women with passion for supporting kids in need

Rosie Ryan

What is FinTech? A guide to financial technology

What is FinTech? A guide to financial technology

Demand for regional housing has increased since the pandemic struck. Photo: Sylvia Liber

People are leaving capital cities at record rates, but where are they going?

Demand for regional housing has increased since the pandemic struck. Photo: Sylvia Liber

People are leaving capital cities at record rates, but where are they going?

Data firm CoreLogic said that regional price growth was 'normalising'. Photo: Sylvia Liber

Key regions still outpacing city price growth, but signs point to slowdown

Data firm CoreLogic said that regional price growth was 'normalising'. Photo: Sylvia Liber

Key regions still outpacing city price growth, but signs point to slowdown

Regional property prices have been rising rapidly since the onset of the pandemic. Photo: Sylvia Liber

Most Australians still believe property the best investment, survey finds

Jack Needham

Regional NSW residents could be set to score discounts on stays in Byron Bay as Covid restrictions prevent Sydney and Melbourne residents from travelling. Photo: Supplied

'Byron like it was in the '80s': How regional travellers can benefit from city lockdowns

Jack Needham

The Royal Hotel in Armidale

Second pub sale as investors rediscover the regions

Vanessa Arundale

REWARD: Red Cross president Cheryl Strahley presented Virginia Rainger with a certificate of appreciation for her role as merchandiser. Photo: Jacinta Dickins

Rainger asks 'why me' despite raising thousands over Red Cross tenure

Jacinta Dickins

FREEDOM: Nullamanna Hercules was released back into the wild after successful treatment at Dubbo. Photo: Heinrich Haussler

Inverell Shire's 'huge potential' as koala paradise in jeopardy

Jacinta Dickins

REWARD: Eliza Mitchell may think her hair and head feels "weird now", but knowing she's helped another little girl smile makes it all worth it. Photos: Supplied

Eliza Mitchell hopes another girl can smile because of her snip

Jacinta Dickins

REWARD: Red Cross president Cheryl Strahley presented Virginia Rainger with a certificate of appreciation for her role as merchandiser. Photo: Jacinta Dickins

Rainger asks 'why me' despite raising thousands over Red Cross tenure

GET VERIFICATION: Scamwatch is urging people to be on the lookout for fake online listings for shipping containers.

Scamwatch: $136,518 in losses to shipping container scams within a week

GET VACCINATED: Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall has been vaccinated. Photo: Andrew Messenger

Adam Marshall's call to postpone parliamentary sittings is answered

Madeline Link

Scared: Shannon Bailey had his Pfizer jabs cancelled at the Belmont hub. He's scared that the virus could be in the Hunter. Picture: Jonathan Carroll

A frightening virus for the unvaccinated

1hr ago

$1 billion to reduce Indigenous disadvantage

GET UP TO DATE$1 billion to reduce Indigenous disadvantage

NSW Chief health officer Dr Kerry Chant.

COVID detected in Hunter sewage

Queensland braces for more cases with lockdowns the 'only option' for dealing with Delta

GET UP TO DATEQueensland braces for more cases with lockdowns the 'only option' for dealing with Delta

First Constable Harley Trickey of Victoria Police doing his Shakira style dance moves in Yarrawonga.

WATCHCop's 'Shakira hips' go viral online and make drivers grin

Victoria Ellis

Online gaming can play a big part in many families so a group of teens have developed a guide to help young gamers and their parents. Picture: Parilov via Shutterstock.

Teens release handbook to help others navigate gaming world

Deb Morris

Orphaned wombat joey Woodrow (left) looked every bit a puppy as he interacted with kangaroos during a leash-guided walk at Pumpkin's Patch Kangaroo Sanctuary. Source: Kym Haywood, Pumpkin's Patch Kangaroo Sanctuary

WATCHWombat 'puppy' goes for a walk on leash in kangaroo enclosure

Shivé Prema

A sulfur crested cockatoo beaks open a red bin in order to find a weekly treat.

WATCHWatch these cockatoos learning how to open bin lids

Emma Horn

RESPONSE: Generational friction is being talked up, but a national survey shows concern for young people. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONIt's not young vs old: signs of significant intergenerational solidarity

Professor John McCallum

SNEAK IN: Rohan Connolly predicts the West Coast Eagles will creep into the top eight. Photo: Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images

Who will claim the final spots in the AFL's top eight?

Rohan Connolly

Childcare is an essential service for nurses and midwives to care for our community

OPINIONChildcare is an essential service for nurses and midwives to care for our community

Annie Butler

MORE HELP: 80,000 new packages are on the way. Photo: Shutterstock

Government announces 80,000 new home care packages

Eileen Wood

Yuck factor a barrier to bowel cancer screening

Yuck factor a barrier to bowel cancer screening

Rev. Bill Crews shares his rules for living a better life.

Bill Crews: Twelves rules for living a better life

Samara Ross

A report on cannabis use in Victoria will be tabled in parliament after a two-year inquiry.

Vic should explore legalising pot: report

14m ago

Australia's Patty Mills, left, and Matthew Dellavedova (8) celebrate a score against Argentina during a men's basketball quarterfinal. Photo: AP Photo/Eric Gay

How you can watch the Boomers, Matildas, Kookaburras in action today

2hrs ago

Commonwealth Bank and Westpac will trial workplace vaccinations this month. Picture: Karleen Minney

Two big employers to trial giving vaccines at workplaces

Singer Rihanna ranks second behind Oprah as the richest female entertainer, Forbes magazine says.

Forbes says singer Rihanna a billionaire

Hunter Valley joins lockdown as five deaths, 262 COVID cases recorded in NSW

Hunter Valley joins lockdown as five deaths, 262 COVID cases recorded in NSW

Kim Chappell
15m ago

NSW has recorded 262 new local COVID-19 cases.

NSW records 262 new cases, five deaths

18m ago

Greens leader Adam Bandt says the battle over the green bank's remit is not finished yet.

Green light on fossil fuel tech, for now

Marion Rae
21m ago

Long-time Nine News anchor and television news legend Brian Henderson has died aged 89.

News legend Brian Henderson dead at 89

Toni Mason, Caroline Riches and Angelo Risso
1hr ago

Greg Rogers, Yarto, says June rain has set up the Ivanhoe area for a great spring. Photo by Helen Rogers.

Rain needed in western parts as central areas 'boggy'

John Ellicott
45m ago

DNA flock profile biggest tool in your genetic toolbox

Stephen Burns
2hrs ago

Art compared to life: (Top) detail from Jerimiah Ware's stock on Minjah Station, Durham Ox and Bengal cow with calf, 1809 - Angus heifers on the Murrumbidgee River.

Livestock art depicts evolution

Stephen Burns

Scientists call for widespread cultural, social and political transformation to reduce emissions. Picture: Shutterstock

Big change wealthy countries must make to reduce emissions

Lauren Fuge
30m ago

Screaming meditation is an active style of meditation for stress relief. Picture: Shutterstock.

Shake it off with screaming meditation

Amy Cooper

Chassis dyno. The output at the wheels is what really matters. Photo: Shutterstock.

Is torque meaningless, or does it actually mean everything?

Sam Hollier