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          Premier Gladys Berejiklian meets the Nambucca Valley's quiet heroes

          • Mel Leigh Dee
          While Jo's injuries from the crash are now healing, she's still quite shaken. And she's $300 out of pocket after having to buy a new phone.

          V-Wall collision prompts discussion about shared spaces

          Here's Nambucca's 2021 Australia Day Ambassador

          The mercury is set to start rising for NSW residents from Thursday.

          Heatwave for NSW ahead of Australia Day

          • Tiffanie Turnbull
          Beware this pin placement on 10; many a member has come unstuck hitting to the back pins!

          Tuesday's glory goes to the fairer sex at Nambucca

          • Geoffrey McCann
          GONE: Mobile speed camera warning signs have been absent around the local area since the announcement to remove them over a 12 month period was made late 2020. Photo: File

          Mobile speed camera vehicles spotted around Nambucca Valley without warning signs

          Photo: file

          OPINIONLetter to the editor: Have the COVID experts got it all wrong?

          Premier Gladys Berejiklian meets the Nambucca Valley's quiet heroes

          • Mel Leigh Dee
          While Jo's injuries from the crash are now healing, she's still quite shaken. And she's $300 out of pocket after having to buy a new phone.

          V-Wall collision prompts discussion about shared spaces

          Congratulations to Ava (left) and Grace (Joanne Logan in centre)

          Seeing double: Two state champions for the Nambucca Valley

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          Coronavirus

            DIGESTWorld holds breath as Trump departs

            Airports might not be bustling again anytime soon. Picture: Karleen Minney

            EXPLAINERIs it wise to be making travel plans?

            Independent Education Union of Australia NSW/ACT branch secretary Mark Northam has called for teachers to be included as critical workers in the second phase of the vaccine rollout. Picture: Supplied

            Teachers lobby to be in COVID-19 vaccine priority group

            Jamison Travel director Michelle Everson anticipated some travel bubbles would be possible this year, a glimmer of hope for her business of almost 30 years. Picture: Karleen Minney

            'Grim' year ahead for industry with travel prospects dashed

            Viral shredding, vaccine fairness and trapped chinese gold miners are some of the stories in today's Covid Informer.

            DIGESTWhen a positive test means you're free to play tennis

            • Gayle Tomlinson
            ACT chief health officer Kerryn Coleman. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

            ACT's travel ban on northern beaches lifted

            • Daniella White

            No new covid cases in NSW as government gears up for stimulus package

            • Julian O'Brien
            Hot in high-vis, tradies raise awareness of mental health with their own take on the firefighters calendar.

            DIGESTThe Informer: Tennis brats, COVID traffic lights change and hunks in high-vis

            • John Hanscombe

            Sport

              Congratulations to Ava (left) and Grace (Joanne Logan in centre)

              Seeing double: Two state champions for the Nambucca Valley

              • Joanne Logan
              Beware this pin placement on 10; many a member has come unstuck hitting to the back pins!

              Tuesday's glory goes to the fairer sex at Nambucca

              • Geoffrey McCann
              Matt Ward has been in fine form of late, taking out the previous two weeks at Macksville. Photo: Gary Clarke

              Heavens shine on Bernard Laverty Memorial

              Congratulations to Ava (left) and Grace (Joanne Logan in centre)

              Seeing double: Two state champions for the Nambucca Valley

              Greg Inglis is coming out of retirement to play in the Super League after last playing in 2019.

              Mid North Coast's Inglis return fuelled by fear of failure

              • Ian Laybourn

              Droves of visiting hopefuls take a drive up Nambucca's fairways

              • Geoffrey McCann

              Listen

                Dan Christian of The Australian Indigenous Men's cricket team. PHOTO: Darrian Traynor (Cricket Australia via Getty Images)

                LISTENHow cricket is addressing its pale, male and stale reputation

                Dan Christian of The Australian Indigenous Men's cricket team. PHOTO: Darrian Traynor (Cricket Australia via Getty Images)

                LISTENHow cricket is addressing its pale, male and stale reputation

                Mike Wilson at his home in Armidale. Photo: Lucy Kinbacher

                LISTENLivestock agent shares gutsy fight for survival to help save others in the bush

                Mike Wilson at his home in Armidale. Photo: Lucy Kinbacher

                LISTENLivestock agent shares gutsy fight for survival to help save others in the bush

                Volunteer firefighters Jet Boone, Lise Percival and Samantha Walker gear up in the Bawley Point Rural Fire Brigade's shed. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong

                LISTENBawley Point brigade's new recruits take fight to bushfire fears

                Volunteer firefighters Jet Boone, Lise Percival and Samantha Walker gear up in the Bawley Point Rural Fire Brigade's shed. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong

                LISTENBawley Point brigade's new recruits take fight to bushfire fears

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                Cairns offers the biggest variety of tour options to explore the Great Barrier Reef. Pictures: Michael Turtle

                Reef adventures to feed the soul

                • Michael Turtle

                Flights of fancy: what you can see from the tree-tops

                • Bernadette Chua
                Imagine Holiday's "Uluru and Jessica Mauboy Collection" has three tour package options.

                Two very different sensations in the Red Centre

                • Explore Travel

                What's On

                  Last year's event. Photo by Kylie Cork

                  WHAT'S ONFree family pool day to beat the heat next week

                  • Mel Leigh Dee
                  University of the 3rd Age fly fishing classes at Valla in 2018

                  WHAT'S ONExcitement builds as U3A readies for a comeback

                  • Mel Leigh Dee
                  SOOO COOL: This winning photo was taken on a mobile phone by Hayley Bracewell

                  National photographic competition has a COVID-safe focus

                  Last year's event. Photo by Kylie Cork

                  WHAT'S ONFree family pool day to beat the heat next week

                  Artist Lorraine Francis

                  WHAT'S ONCapturing the imagination at Nambucca's Stringer Gallery

                  • Marlene Griffin
                  The incomparable Russell Morris

                  50 years of epic, Russell Morris to hit Macksville

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                    OUTDOOR ENTERTAINING: According to Mike Mortlock, an addition of a roofed outdoor relaxation and entertainment area will drive holiday makers to your home. Photo - Shutterstock.

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                    OUTDOOR ENTERTAINING: According to Mike Mortlock, an addition of a roofed outdoor relaxation and entertainment area will drive holiday makers to your home. Photo - Shutterstock.

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                    New, quick way to search the property market

                    Homes selling sight unseen becoming mainstream

                    • Ruth Lewis

                    Experts size up the 2021 market

                    • Ruth Lewis
                    AFTER: When buying a fence, choose a style in keeping with your home. Go for subtle tones of flowers for your garden if planting against a plain white backdrop. Match the letterbox with the fencing and keep it clear of promotional pamphlets.

                    Kerb appeal puts your home streets ahead of the rest

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                    Community

                      Marion Syratt (Secretary), Bob Cruickshank (Vice president), Gai Nowland, Eddie Orrego, Jan Cruickshank, Phillida Hartley, Kim Deane (Manager), Margrit Rickenbach, Todd Vercoe (President, Treasurer), Sarah Bursle (Aunt Emily Craft Centre President), Lucy Van Sambeek, Paula Murray, Sue Smoothy

                      A Nambucca Valley treasure needs your help

                      • Kim Deane

                      WHAT'S ONZumba, koalas, and royalty at Valla Beach market

                      • Ceri Wrobel

                      Scamwatch: Don't be fooled by these scams

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                      A Nambucca Valley treasure needs your help

                      Artist Lorraine Francis

                      WHAT'S ONCapturing the imagination at Nambucca's Stringer Gallery

                      • Marlene Griffin
                      Photo by cottonbro from Pexels

                      The COVID-19 effect on the well-being of local seniors

                      • Rachel Burns

                      Photos and Video

                        Kelia and Alana Lackey with Eden, Eli and Kobi Williams from Lake Macquarie. The pelican is on loan from the high school, and ideas are being hatched to install a rotation of different art sculptures in its place.

                        EXCLUSIVEV-Wall still in 'beta phase' but visitors are loving it

                        Lanes Bridge, Bowraville

                        Minor flooding forecast for Macksville | photos

                        Valla Brigade NSW Premier's Citation recipients and Zone representatives. Photo: Darryl Aldridge

                        Valla RFS firefighters and support team honoured by NSW Premier | photos

                        Most Outstanding Team - O30s

                        Nambucca Strikers salute their 2020 champions | photos

                        Congratulations, Bowraville class of 2020

                        • Megan Cochrane
                        Men's Top Gun Shootout finalists (from left, back) Andrew Bagust, Dennis Ashton, Rob Coneybeare, Andrew MacKinnon, Allan Rapley, (front) Leslie Mohr, Steve Doherty, Joe Street, Peter Moxon and Pat Ellis

                        Smoking guns and jangling nerves at Nambucca | photos

                        • Geoffrey McCann

                        Premier Gladys Berejiklian meets the Nambucca Valley's quiet heroes

                        • Mel Leigh Dee
                        Image supplied

                        Howzat! Grant helping to revive junior cricket in Bowraville

                        • Mel Leigh Dee

                        Comment

                          John Campbell Miles (left) with friend Con Davidson in Mount Isa in 1963.

                          REAL AUSTRALIAOne hundred years of mining solitude

                          • Derek Barry
                          While Jo's injuries from the crash are now healing, she's still quite shaken. And she's $300 out of pocket after having to buy a new phone.

                          V-Wall collision prompts discussion about shared spaces

                          COMMON PITFALL: We must be sure that we don't allow our possessions to possess us. Picture: Shutterstock

                          OPINIONThe real problem when it comes to clutter

                          • Father Brendan Lee

                          Stories From The Senior

                          VR technology is helping aged care residents to improve their mental health. Photo: Supplied.

                          From reminiscing to a night at the opera: Can VR boost mental health in aged care?

                          Rugby league legend Uncle Lionel Morgan in his playing days (left) and with the painting by Jandamarra Cadd. Photos: Lionel Morgan and Anglicare Queensland.

                          NRL legend in the frame again thanks to Aboriginal artist

                          SEVEN PURLERS: Di Shanahan, Janny Lane, Caralynn Hoft, Peta Goodwin, Sue Juniper, Tracy Skippings and Sally Wylie.

                          Not a nanna-second to lose

                          • Hazel Bradley

                          National

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                            TA clarifies who pays Open quarantine bill

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                            Travellers snap up Vic tourism vouchers

                            A coroner examining Fabiana Palhares' murder says a series of risk factors were ignored.

                            Qld cops 'ignored risks' before DV murder

                            NSW will look at easing restrictions next week if its zero infection rate continues.

                            Latest snapshot of the coronavirus impact

                            Victoria's education department is facing court over the death of a boy in a wheelchair at a school.

                            Vic govt in court over schoolboy's death

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                            DIGESTWorld holds breath as Trump departs

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                            Debbie Marie Combarngo died in a frenzied attack carried out by her cousins and two family friends.

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                            Ambulance Victoria says two teenage girls are stable after a collision on the Great Ocean Road.

                            Teens airlifted from Vic Ocean Rd crash

                            • Callum Godde

                            Stories From The Land

                            Caroona Coal Action Group president Susan Lyle is confident the state government may be changing its stance on the Watermark Coal Mine project. Photo: Billy Jupp

                            Deputy Premier's remarks fill mine opponents with hope

                            • Billy Jupp
                            Mathew Barklimore inspects fleabane with AgriWest Rural Parkes agronomist Harry Middlebrook, at Keilor, Parkes.

                            Full swing onto weeds

                            • Mark Griggs
                            Irrigator stakeholder groups from across NSW appear united in supporting a push to reinstate DPIE regional manager roles in water valleys.

                            Push for regional managers in NSW water valleys

                            • Olivia Calver

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                              Driving and car control are not the same thing. Even rats can learn to drive. Photo: Shutterstock.

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