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Titans' coach Justin Holbrook: Hanging on tight as the NRL merry-go-rounds speeds up.

And the NRL merry-go-round speeds up again

Janine Graham
1hr ago

Max Verstappen will be chasing a second straight F1 grand prix win in Barcelona.

Tyres may be key again in hot Barcelona

Jens Marx

Sacked Dragons coach Paul McGregor deserves to bow out with his head held high. Photo: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images

OPINIONBlame for Dragon's season doesn't just rest with McGregor

Laurie Daley

Titans' coach Justin Holbrook: Hanging on tight as the NRL merry-go-rounds speeds up.

And the NRL merry-go-round speeds up again

1hr ago

This year's rescheduled US Masters will be held without spectators.

Masters to be spectator-free in November

Phil Casey

AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan warned that flexibility would be required to get through season 2020. Photo: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

OPINIONCOVID-19 makes the impossible possible in season 2020

Rohan Connolly

Marketing jewel: Tacking Point Lighthouse is one of the many features that attracts visitors to Port Macquarie.

Grounded international travellers a target for local tourism markets

Peter Daniels

Head to the Kimberley for the Ord Valley Muster. Picture: Sarah Duguid Photography

Kimberley's northern muster to celebrate 20th anniversary

Explore Travel

Sunset over Glasshouse Restaurant. Picture: Destination NSW

Take me home, country roads... to Tamworth's epic food scene

Explore Travel

TUNE IN: Port Stephens singer-songwriter James Naldo is due to perform live at Shoal Bay Country Club on Friday, August 21.

Support for local live music

Rachel Ward and Bryan Brown, 2006 (printed 2020) by Peter Brew-Bevan. Picture: Supplied

Public displays of affection: Gallery launches Australian Love Stories online

Amy Martin

RISING: Irish post-punk band Fontaines D.C were supposed to make their maiden trip to Australia in December to support their second album A Hero's Death.

MUSICFontaines D.C are new Irish heroes for dark times

Josh Leeson

TUNE IN: Port Stephens singer-songwriter James Naldo is due to perform live at Shoal Bay Country Club on Friday, August 21.

Support for local live music

Thredbo's general manager Stuart Diver reflects on the challenging ski season so far. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

'A season like no other': the tricky business of running a ski resort during a pandemic

Peter Brewer

OZTAG ACTION: The Oztag summer competition for boys and girls has a huge following in both Nelson Bay and Raymond Terrace.

Oztag set to start in Bay and Terrace

CMS worked with the Strata Committee at WestEnd apartments in Newcastle West to organise local musician Matt McLaren to perform to say thank you to occupants for their cooperation during the first Covid-19 lockdown period.

The value of an innovative and dedicated building manager

CMS worked with the Strata Committee at WestEnd apartments in Newcastle West to organise local musician Matt McLaren to perform to say thank you to occupants for their cooperation during the first Covid-19 lockdown period.

The value of an innovative and dedicated building manager

Spring clean your life and finances

Spring clean your life and finances

Spring clean your life and finances

Spring clean your life and finances

HELP'S HERE: During the COVID-19 pandemic, Hunter and Central Coast Lifeline has seen its calls for support increase by 25 per cent.

Don't be afraid to ask 'are you okay?'

HELP'S HERE: During the COVID-19 pandemic, Hunter and Central Coast Lifeline has seen its calls for support increase by 25 per cent.

Don't be afraid to ask 'are you okay?'

Shoal Bay water views abound

Shoal Bay water views abound

OPTIMISM: Median prices for both houses and units in Alice Springs have shown an uplift in the recently completed quarter, giving cause for some level of optimism in the local market. Photo - Shutterstock.

Regions showing resilience

Ruth Lewis

Housing figures on a COVID rollercoaster

Housing figures on a COVID rollercoaster

Ruth Lewis

CARING: Learning assistance dog Bryan works with Irrawang High School's learning support and wellbeing teams.

Loveable Labrador a highlight of school day

SAVE OUR CLUB: Port Stephens residents and sailing enthusiasts rally to keep the aquatic and sailing club in Salamander Bay in community hands.

SOS: Community plea to Save Our Sailing clubhouse

Charlie Elias

PEN PAL: Corlette's November Sheehan is calling on pen pals to join her Facebook group to handwrite letters and cards to the aged and lonely.

Pens connecting community to aged, isolated pals

Charlie Elias

CARING: Learning assistance dog Bryan works with Irrawang High School's learning support and wellbeing teams.

Loveable Labrador a highlight of school day

PHOTO COLLECTION: Jordyn and Matthew Alley (front) were presented with honorary lifetime Tomaree Museum Association memberships by John Clarke at Shoal Bay. Picture: Supplied

Ray Alley photo collection donated to museum

Charlie Elias

DONATION: From left: Tristan Esquilant, David Schmarr, Rose Brennan, Jason Brennan, Regan Blanch, Simone Courts, Toni McClelland, Sally Edwards and Georgia Reif. Picture: Supplied

LJ Hooker donation to children's hospital

Kim and Robyn Cartwright. They have a thousand sheep about to lamb back home near Crookwell. Picture: James Wiltshire/Border Mail

EXPLAINERThe stuck Canberrans are coming home. But there are others left behind

Get in that car and rive. Photo: file

DIGESTForget jail, go straight to the ACT

"I want to see a greater uptake in all those categories. If we don't, we will consider further measures in which we can increase that uptake."

NSW Premier foreshadows stricter measures, as state records 18 new cases

NEGATIVE: Club Lemon Tree will reopen on Thursday, August 13 after the club was informed that a COVID-19 test of a patron had returned negative.

Club Lemon Tree to reopen Thursday

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian. Picture: Getty Images

ANALYSISExplainer: How did this border chaos kick off?

Steve Evans

Ross and Helen Muir are ACT residents and are stuck in Wodonga at the Wellington Motel. Picture: Mark Jesser/The Border Mail

Calls for federal intervention on NSW-Victoria border crisis

Katie Burgess

Aged Care Minister Richard Colbeck. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Federal minister intervened at Newmarch House amid COVID-19 chaos

Sally Whyte

Picture: Shutterstock

Attendance records examined as Batemans Bay students test positive to coronavirus

Kathryn Lewis

New Guinea, July 1945: Troops of the New Guinea Infantry Battalion wade through a stream on their way to attack a Japanese position.

A Digger's harrowing one in a million story from the New Guinea front 75 years ago

GOOD HAUL: Champion Trish Herd with a couple of Broughton Island monsters.

Something Fishy: Port's a fishing paradise

NEW LIFE: Bathurst's Chezzi and Grant Denyer have announced that they're expecting a baby. Photo: CHRIS SEABROOK

SUBSCRIBERWatch as Grant and Chezzi Denyer announce their baby news

George Mcdonald with 2020 Fingal Bay Bomboras coaches John Gutherson, Dean Carney and Blaine O'Flaherty.

NHRL: Bomboras promoted to A-grade

CMS worked with the Strata Committee at WestEnd apartments in Newcastle West to organise local musician Matt McLaren to perform to say thank you to occupants for their cooperation during the first Covid-19 lockdown period.

The value of an innovative and dedicated building manager

Fingal Bay reins in Colts | PHOTOS

Fingal Bay reins in Colts | PHOTOS

Rod Thompson

Doing the right thing. Picture: Shutterstock

EXPLAINERWhat is the best and latest advice on masks?

Steve Evans

ROAD TRIP: Melbourne band Private Function drive down High Street Wodonga in their film clip for the song titled 'Albury Wodonga'. Picture: SCREENSHOT

Band releases 'rock 'n' roll love letter' to Albury-Wodonga

Vivienne Jones

DIFFERENT APPROACH: Geoff Walker believes hazard reduction burns are necessary in protecting the Port's koala population.

Letters to the Editor: August 13

FEEDBACK: Diane Mahanga of Nelson Bay would like to see more community input included in planning decisions regarding the future of Nelson Bay.

Letters to the Editor: August 6

PROTECTION: Corlette's Mark Clifton hopes marine park sanctuary zones will remain in place.

Letters to the Editor: July 30

DIFFERENT APPROACH: Geoff Walker believes hazard reduction burns are necessary in protecting the Port's koala population.

Letters to the Editor: August 13

DRAW CARD: Phil Souness is concerned changes to height restrictions and parking will see Nelson Bay lose it's charm to visitors.

Letters to the Editor: July 23

WHERE'S THE PLAN?: Port Stephens Council's smart parking plan for the Nelson Bay CBD has been met with opposition.

Letters to the Editor: July 16

Qantas flight attendant Sara Armbrecht at the Qantas Founders Museum holding two dolls dressed in her minature Qantas uniforms: a Pucci unform worn 1974 to 1985 (left) and the current uniform designed by Martin Grant.

Flights of fashion: Doll collection celebrates century of Qantas uniforms

Geraldine Cardozo

Reforms for NSW retirement villages.

Retirement village reforms welcomed

Eileen Wood

FINED: A Griffith warehouse was caught up in the complicated scheme. Picture: Shutterstock

Father-son fined $45k over link to 'bootleg' liquor scheme

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Brendan Murphy. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

'Unforgivable': Lack of coronavirus planning for aged care condemned

12m ago

Annastacia Palaszczuk says Queensland's border will remain closed to the southern states.

Qld borders to stay closed to NSW and Vic

13m ago

Victoria's COVID-19 crisis: by the numbers

Victoria's COVID-19 crisis: by the numbers

26m ago

A Melbourne paralegal ripped off nearly $2 million from clients, losing money on the stock market.

Paralegal jailed for ripping off clients

Georgie Moore
36m ago

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has warned Australia to brace for more coronavirus deaths.

PM promises to address aged care failures

Matt Coughlan and Daniel McCulloch
42m ago

A dozen overseas-born criminals locked up in Australia have been punted back to Italy and the UK.

Foreign crooks sent home on charter planes

Daniel McCulloch
43m ago

WIDE GAP: Most Tasmanians who applied to access medicinal cannabis were knocked back. Picture: Paul Scambler.

The state that lags behind on medicinal cannabis is ...

Ryan Young
45m ago

Bumper harvest causes labour shortage worry

Bumper harvest causes labour shortage worry

LLOYD GEORGE, Ag Scientia
1hr ago

Siblings Noah, 11, and Leah Hyatt, 8, and Jesse Richards, 2, with Justin Richards, say goodbye to their favourite, Pedro the donkey, which sold for $2700 last Saturday.

Pedro the donkey's a favourite

Mark Griggs

Corey Ireland of Ireland's Angus at Kyeamba in southern NSW.

Cattle breeder initiates civil action against receivers in NSW Supreme Court

Nikki Reynolds

Keep checking the simple things regularly, especially on vehicles that get used less often.

You should still check things even if it's mostly parked up

Sam Hollier

Warm your home (and your heart) with a spot of timber

Warm your home (and your heart) with a spot of timber

Happy, healthy and so cute despite the unexpected way she arrived. Picture: Supplied

OPINIONThrow out the birth plan and go with the flow

Christy Kidner