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Feeling lonely, depressed or anxious around the holidays is more common than you think. Picture: Shutterstock

DIGESTNot feeling so festive? Remember you aren't alone

SOARING: International arrivals are among the growing Omicron cases.

Newcastle, Lake Macquarie COVID-19 cases in Hunter New England's seven

Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant said there are now a total of 31 Omicron cases in the state, 20 of which are linked to the Regents Park cluster in Sydney's south west.

WATCHSix new Omicron cases in NSW as state records two deaths and 260 daily total

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian.

DIGESTTime to turn up the music and turn down the dysfunction

Just one COVID-19 case in Hunter New England hospitals, five new cases

WATCHJust one COVID-19 case in Hunter New England hospitals, five new cases

Matt Carr

Morocco halts all inbound flights for fear of the new Omicron coronavirus variant.

208 cases and no deaths as NSW vaccination rate stalls

Matt Carr

None in Hunter New England intensive care as district adds seven cases

None in Hunter New England intensive care as district adds seven cases

Matt Carr

Health Minister Greg Hunt said the vaccine rollout for school-age children was one step closer after the TGA's approval. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong, CANBERRA TIMES.

FREE15 cases of omicron variant reported as vaccine approved for younger children

Grace Ryan

QUALITY: Nelson Bay Junior Rugby Union's under-15 premiership winning team was recognised at the club's end of season presentation.

Bay rugby union, cricket talent in the spotlight

Peter Arnold

RARING TO GO: Dubbo will host the inaugural Country Classic in March next year. PHOTO: NICK GUTHRIE.

Dubbo to host inaugural Classic

FORTUNATE: Howard Kotton believes bowler Mitchell Starc was lucky to secure a spot in the Australian Test team. Photo: Matt Roberts/Getty Images

OPINIONHead, Starc lucky to be given Australian Test caps

Howard Kotton

QUALITY: Nelson Bay Junior Rugby Union's under-15 premiership winning team was recognised at the club's end of season presentation.

Bay rugby union, cricket talent in the spotlight

Goalie Manuel Neuer and Thomas Muller hail Robert Lewandowski after Bayern's win at Dortmund.

Debatable pen gives Bayern win at Dortmund

Mark Meadows

STAR OF THE SHOW: Forbes greyhound trainer Jack Smith with sprinter Jungle Deuce. Picture: SUSAN HERBERT.

Jungle Deuce's last minute poll win

Michael Cowley

Wally Stewart, applicant for the South Coast native title claim, says cultural fisherman are being harassed. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

LISTENWhen culture is a crime: Fishing on the South Coast

Wally Stewart, applicant for the South Coast native title claim, says cultural fisherman are being harassed. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

LISTENWhen culture is a crime: Fishing on the South Coast

Marki the wombat was treated for mange in captivity. This is very rare. Picture: Supplied.

LISTENWombats are rotting to death, meet the people trying to save them

Marki the wombat was treated for mange in captivity. This is very rare. Picture: Supplied.

LISTENWombats are rotting to death, meet the people trying to save them

K'gari was named for the Butchulla spirit who helped create the land and sea and then never wanted to leave. Photo: Shutterstock

LISTENRestoring Aboriginal place names to acknowledge identity and history

K'gari was named for the Butchulla spirit who helped create the land and sea and then never wanted to leave. Photo: Shutterstock

LISTENRestoring Aboriginal place names to acknowledge identity and history

IN YOUR FACE: Urzila Carlson is bringing her It's Personal tour to Newcastle Entertainment Centre on May 5. Tickets are on sale now.

WHAT'S ONUrzila Carlson is laughing through lockdown

Lisa Rockman

'TIS THE SEASON: Hope UC Anna Bay pastor Chris Klum at the Fly Point park stage where Carols at the Bay will make a return on Sunday, December 12. Performances will kick off at 5.30pm. Pictures: Ellie-Marie Watts

Green light for Nelson Bay's Christmas carols in the park

Ellie-Marie Watts

Terracotta figurine of women playing knucklebones, circa 330-300 BCE, part of the Ancient Greeks exhibition at the National Museum of Australia from December 17.

SUBSCRIBERForget what you thought about the Greeks. That's ancient history

Sally Pryor

IN YOUR FACE: Urzila Carlson is bringing her It's Personal tour to Newcastle Entertainment Centre on May 5. Tickets are on sale now.

WHAT'S ONUrzila Carlson is laughing through lockdown

Crowded House announce first national tour in 12 years

Crowded House announce first national tour in 12 years

Jess Layt

HERE FOR YOU: Port Stephens Envoy Howard Koutnik and, right, Salvation Army Raymond Terrace pastors Joel and Yolande Soper.

Help the Salvos help our community

You can turn your shed into an extension of your garden and home while keeping equipment and tools safe and out of the way. Photo: Shutterstock

Why this shed is your new best friend

You can turn your shed into an extension of your garden and home while keeping equipment and tools safe and out of the way. Photo: Shutterstock

Why this shed is your new best friend

What happens when you put two city slickers in a vineyard

What happens when you put two city slickers in a vineyard

What happens when you put two city slickers in a vineyard

What happens when you put two city slickers in a vineyard

Want a natural skin-care product that nourishes and hydrates?

Want a natural skin-care product that nourishes and hydrates?

Want a natural skin-care product that nourishes and hydrates?

Want a natural skin-care product that nourishes and hydrates?

160 Kanangra Drive, Gwandalan. Picture: Supplied

They expected $5 million, they got more than double that

160 Kanangra Drive, Gwandalan. Picture: Supplied

They expected $5 million, they got more than double that

A deposit of less than $100,000 could score you a cute cottage in Launceston's suburbs. Picture: Supplied

Six regional locations where you can buy with a $100k deposit or less

A deposit of less than $100,000 could score you a cute cottage in Launceston's suburbs. Picture: Supplied

Six regional locations where you can buy with a $100k deposit or less

Upcycling is super easy now with a host of products that take out a lot of the grunt work. Picture: Shutterstock.

From drab to fab, change the look of your home with furniture upcycling

Reality Reno with Mitch and Mark

Celebrity sheep promised bag of chips when owner's 'wacky' house sells

Celebrity sheep promised bag of chips when owner's 'wacky' house sells

Hamish Geale

Price growth is strongest in coastal and lifestyle markets, CoreLogic said. Picture: Shutterstock

Property round-up: Near 10 years to get a deposit together for a house in the regions

Jen Melocco

BE WISE: Be suspicious of too-good-to-be-true offers and any sellers that ask you to pay by bank transfer, gift cards or cryptocurrency.

All the online scams you need to avoid

TEAM: Pat Pepper, Tom Fehily, Kay Baguley and Bruce Baguley from Tomaree Bridge Club.

Year ends in flurry of activity

A scene from the sustainability documentary 2040, directed and starring Damon Gameau.

Film showing in Bay focuses on bright side of climate change

BE WISE: Be suspicious of too-good-to-be-true offers and any sellers that ask you to pay by bank transfer, gift cards or cryptocurrency.

All the online scams you need to avoid

COMMITTED: Newly elected president of St Vincent de Paul Nelson Bay Conference Julie Carey with longtime volunteers Dodd Norris (left) and Wal Harris.

'No one needs to suffer in silence': Vinnies

Charlie Elias

REUNITED: Port Stephens Parkinson's Support Group's Carers Coffee Club at Bay Hut Cafe.

Parkinson's support group in action

ADDRESS: Faux chief health advisor Greg Tristan addresses the media about the government's failed attempt to vaccinate against the Christmas spirit.

WATCHInoculating the nation against 'the Christmas spirit'

SOARING: International arrivals are among the growing Omicron cases.

Newcastle, Lake Macquarie COVID-19 cases in Hunter New England's seven

TEAM: Some of the volunteers who have helped restore the Mambo Wetlands.

OUR PEOPLEMambo Wetlands crew celebrate successes

Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant said there are now a total of 31 Omicron cases in the state, 20 of which are linked to the Regents Park cluster in Sydney's south west.

WATCHSix new Omicron cases in NSW as state records two deaths and 260 daily total

ROLLING IN: Storms hit Newcastle's beaches in 2021. Picture: Darius Diciunas

WATCHSevere storms, more floods predicted for rest of week

Emma Horn

Elf on the Shelf ideas to get you through the silly season

PHOTOSElf on the Shelf ideas to get you through the silly season

Labor's energy and climate spokesperson Chris Bowen. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Defence's 2030 net zero target 'unachievable', Bowen says

Sarah Basford Canales

Chilly the kelpie after a successful day fending off seagulls.

WATCHDogs hired to keep seagulls away from Opera House

Emma Horn

NEED HELP?: You can donate to or requests assistance from the Salvation Army's Christmas Appeal.

Letters to the Editor: December 2

GO LOCAL: Andrew Higley has echoed calls for manufacturing of NSW's ferries, trains and light rail, among other industries, to return to Australia.

Letters to the Editor: November 25

STRATEGY: Local government election platforms need to be about more than potholes, according to Peter Clough.

Letters to the Editor

NEED HELP?: You can donate to or requests assistance from the Salvation Army's Christmas Appeal.

Letters to the Editor: December 2

BASICS: Roads and maintenance should be a priority of any council, according to Margaret Wilkinson.

Letters to the Editor: November 11

IN DEPTH: The issue of whether or not the grey nurse shark is threatened or not remains a topic of debate among recreational fishers.

Letters to the Editor: November 4

Want to be the best grandparent you can?

Want to be the best grandparent you can?

Guests toast being aboard Coral Geographer. Photo: Jeurgen Freund

Cruising set to make comeback

Sue Preston

TRAILBLAZER: Bill Onus in Fitzroy (1946). Still from Ablaze. Photo: Eric Onus

Film a key to leader's hidden history

Rowan Cowley

George Christensen has been criticised for taking part in a conspiracy theorist's online show.

PM denounces Holocaust-quarantine links

A man has been charged with murder after a woman died at a caravan park in country Victoria.

Murder charge over Vic woman's death

Illegal vaping products have been seized in raids on three Canberra businesses.

Vaping products seized in Canberra raids

A man has been charged with murder over a death at a motel in Melbourne.

Man charged over Melbourne motel murder

Australia has reported 1451 new coronavirus cases and nine deaths on Tuesday.

Latest snapshot of the coronavirus impact

Laine Clark

Queensland has recorded one new locally-acquired case of COVID-19 in the latest reporting period.

New virus case as Qld prepares to reopen

Marty Silk

"He is crying, saying can I get him a house?": high rates of Aboriginal people experience homelessness

"He is crying, saying can I get him a house?": high rates of Aboriginal people experience homelessness

Rochelle Kirkham

The director of two registered NDIS providers has been charged with fraud after raids in Queensland.

Qld woman charged for alleged NDIS fraud

Future Farmers Network director Samantha Noon.

Agriculture, the career of opportunity

Samantha Noon

A crowd of more than 200 Griffith-based teachers joined their colleagues from across the state by protesting on Tuesday. Photo: Supplied

Teachers, transport workers walk off the job across NSW

Billy Jupp

Pests cause approximately $40 million in damages and lost primary production in NSW each year. Photos: NSW DPI

Snap, camera traps capture pests

Samantha Townsend

TWIRL: Inside the Asteroid belt seen against the sun in deep space. Picture: Shutterstock

How the asteroid belt formed in space

Lauren Fuge

Physician Dr Saundra Daulton-Smith, author of the book 'Sacred Rest', says we need to replenish our drained selves in seven different ways. Picture: Shutterstock.

Replenish yourself with seven types of rest

Wellness with Amy Cooper

One of the most stunning perfumed plants of summer is the gardenia. Picture: Shutterstock.

ADVICEBest of gardenias, the unofficial scent of summer gardens

John Gabriele