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Five new COVID cases recorded in Ballarat

WATCHFive new COVID cases recorded in Ballarat

CCTV cameras in the Travelodge Hotel in Hobart did not capture a man escaping quarantine and entering the community. Picture: Adam Holmes

No new cases of COVID-19 in Tasmania

NSW records 319 COVID cases and two deaths

NSW records 319 COVID cases and two deaths

Picture: BRENDAN McCARTHY

Victoria records COVID-19 daily case number below 2000

The Australian Medical Association has painted a dire picture of Australian hospitals. Picture: Shutterstock

'Broken bodies': Bleak picture of hospitals after reopening

Finn McHugh

A tornado struck NSW overnight causing significant damage in a regional town.

DIGESTTornadoes sure put a spin on things

Kayla Osborne

Tasmania's South in snap lockdown from 6pm

Tasmania's South in snap lockdown from 6pm

Isabel Bird

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr (pictured) has said he will not 'get on the beers' to celebrate lockdown ending like NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet.

WATCHBarr reveals why he isn't joining Perrottet in 'getting on the beers'

Shivé Prema

READY TO RACE: Deputy Premier Paul Toole with GRNSW chief executive Tony Mestrov at the launch of the worlds richest greyhound race the Million Dollar Chase. Photo: SUPPLIED.

Deputy Premier backs industry

Michael Cowley

VALE: Greyhound racing industry icon Paul Wheeler. Photo: Clint Anderson.

OPINIONGreyhound racing mourns the shock loss of an industry icon

Greyhound Racing NSW CEO Tony Mestrov

FINAL CONSTRUCTION: Club secretary manager Peter Negus looks over the new turf.

Tradies add final touches to gigantic green in North Haven

Robert Dougherty

READY TO RACE: Deputy Premier Paul Toole with GRNSW chief executive Tony Mestrov at the launch of the worlds richest greyhound race the Million Dollar Chase. Photo: SUPPLIED.

Deputy Premier backs industry

ON THE COURT: Matt Goodwin. Photo: Supplied.

Tennis coaches named as Business NSW finalists

Robert Dougherty

On the right path: Mia Bales puts boot to ball. Photo: Supplied/Mia Bales

Mia Bales on the path to Matildas dream

Paul Jobber

Owner of Kallara Station Justin McClure preparing to muster sheep inside pens. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LISTENThere is money in mud

Owner of Kallara Station Justin McClure preparing to muster sheep inside pens. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LISTENThere is money in mud

Local kids painting cars at the Football Paint-Up at Wilcannia, NSW, to support their local football team the Wilcannia Boomerangs in the grand finals. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LISTENWhere will the river people of Wilcannia go?

Local kids painting cars at the Football Paint-Up at Wilcannia, NSW, to support their local football team the Wilcannia Boomerangs in the grand finals. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LISTENWhere will the river people of Wilcannia go?

Pooncarie grazier Trevor Smith is frustrated by the revolving door of water management bureaucrats. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LISTENWater policy plays piggy in the middle with livelihoods

Pooncarie grazier Trevor Smith is frustrated by the revolving door of water management bureaucrats. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LISTENWater policy plays piggy in the middle with livelihoods

Disclaimer: Garage sale listings are based on the latest information available at the time of publishing. Please follow advice from government authorities on social, business, travel and other restrictions to help keep yourself and others safe. ACM takes no responsibility for any consequences arising from these listings.

Find a garage sale in NSW

Photo: Yuting Gao/Pexels.

Rotary launch 'out of this world' star gazing experience

Robert Dougherty

BACK FOR OCTOBER: Laurieton Riverwalk Markets. Photo: Supplied/Josh Moses.

WHAT'S ONFun and frivolity of Laurieton Riverwalk Markets returns for October

Robert Dougherty

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Find a garage sale in NSW

A HELPING HAND: Aussie Battlers treasurer Janette Atkinson.

Aussie Battlers assistance still available for flood victims

Robert Dougherty

Come along: Member of the Mid North Coast Writers' Centre.

WHAT'S ONWriters gear up for a busy program of poetry and storytelling

Adrian Bolton (with ball) begins one of many successful dashes in the reserve grade game, 1971. Photos: supplied by Port Macquarie Museum.

Flashback: Port rugby league reserve grade outshine Gloucester

Port Macquarie Museum

Great support: Presbyterian Women's Association members at the Presbyterian Hall for the life membership presentations, 1971.

Presentations and celebrations in 1971

Port Macquarie Museum

Proud day: Harry Hutchison, chairman of directors of the Clifton Rest Home speaks at the opening, 1971. Photo: supplied by Port Macquarie Museum.

Flashback 1971: Clifton Rest Home officially opened

Port Macquarie Museum

Research showed 50 per cent of insurance claims are avoidable, Honey Insurance is helping Aussies reduce risk and stay safer in their homes by investing in its customers early and providing smart home sensors.

Meet the company flipping the script on home insurance to save you a bundle

Linda Lambrechts

A perfect hot plan for you

A perfect hot plan for you

Emma Brown

Yabby have simplified the way we renovate our homes by cutting out the middleman and supplying top quality bath and tapware. Photos: Simon Shiff @simonshiffsays

The Aussie start-up that makes choosing tapware easy and affordable

Linda Lambrechts

Research showed 50 per cent of insurance claims are avoidable, Honey Insurance is helping Aussies reduce risk and stay safer in their homes by investing in its customers early and providing smart home sensors.

Meet the company flipping the script on home insurance to save you a bundle

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

Linda Lambrechts

CONNECTIONS: Susie Watson from East Gippsland received a special delivery this month, thanks to Australia Post and Beyond Blue.

Send a message of hope to someone you care about

House prices in the Far West and Orana region in NSW, which includes the city of Dubbo, have grown faster than any other regional location during the pandemic. Photo: Shutterstock

Where house prices grew fastest in the regions during the COVID-19 pandemic

House prices in the Far West and Orana region in NSW, which includes the city of Dubbo, have grown faster than any other regional location during the pandemic. Photo: Shutterstock

Where house prices grew fastest in the regions during the COVID-19 pandemic

Make sure your home is pulling its weight on the property market by decluttering your spaces to open up its potential. Picture: Shutterstock.

Decluttering goes a long way to sell houses

Make sure your home is pulling its weight on the property market by decluttering your spaces to open up its potential. Picture: Shutterstock.

Decluttering goes a long way to sell houses

House of the Week: It's all about the best address

House of the Week: It's all about the best address

House of the week

In-person property auctions are now permitted in NSW, with vaccination requirements varying according to the premises. Photo: Shutterstock

EXPLAINERCan the unvaccinated attend open homes? NSW's COVID real estate rules explained

Jack Needham

Apartment values grew faster than houses in regional areas last month, but that doesn't neccessarily mean they make a good investment. Photo: Shutterstock

Tempted to buy a regional unit? Read this first

Jack Needham

The scams to avoid this year

All the online scams you need to avoid

A HELPING HAND: Aussie Battlers treasurer Janette Atkinson.

Aussie Battlers assistance still available for flood victims

Robert Dougherty

The day a tornado ripped through Laurieton - February 1971

PHOTOSThe day a tornado ripped through Laurieton - February 1971

The scams to avoid this year

All the online scams you need to avoid

Community first: Laurieton United Services Club's Rob Dwyer and Camden haven Community at 3's Theo Hazelgrove.

Public meeting called to discuss emergency accommodation

Robert Dougherty

OPEN TO HELP: The Flood Relief Centre in Laurieton. Photo: Supplied.

Mission not over for Laurieton Flood Centre volunteers

Max Turner

Greg Mullins details his first-hand experience of climate change impacting Australian bushfires.

WATCH'2019 will be cool by comparison': Firefighter's climate warning

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Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy are back in Muppet Haunted Mansion. Picture: Disney

REVIEWMuppets dish out solid family fun

Five new COVID cases recorded in Ballarat

WATCHFive new COVID cases recorded in Ballarat

CCTV cameras in the Travelodge Hotel in Hobart did not capture a man escaping quarantine and entering the community. Picture: Adam Holmes

No new cases of COVID-19 in Tasmania

NSW records 319 COVID cases and two deaths

NSW records 319 COVID cases and two deaths

Sage Swinton

SMASHED: Armidale streets were left strewn with debris after the tornado. Photo: Gareth Gardner

PHOTOSMother's terrifying scramble across fallen roof to find kids in tornado

Anna Falkenmire
Vanessa Arundale

Shirts were on sale for $2 at KMart in Wollongong on 'Freedom Day'. Picture: Illawarra Mercury

Retailers prepare for weekend spending boom

Kayla Osborne

Levi Miller in Streamline. Picture: Stan

REVIEWPool drama dives into deep issues

Cris Kennedy

Time to turn the tide on plastic pollution

OPINIONTime to turn the tide on plastic pollution

Lauren Briggs

Mother's intuition not enough for psychopathic son

OPINIONMother's intuition not enough for psychopathic son

John Malouff

VALE: Greyhound racing industry icon Paul Wheeler. Photo: Clint Anderson.

OPINIONGreyhound racing mourns the shock loss of an industry icon

Greyhound Racing NSW CEO Tony Mestrov

CHALLENGE: Australia needs many more aged care workers. Picture Shutterstock

Critical shortage of aged care workers threatens care standards

Eileen Wood

Model Barbara Bingham.

The true beauty of older models

Therese Murray

Caution urged following spike in scams

Caution urged following spike in scams

Samara Ross

Cyclone Debbie slammed into Queensland's tropical north in March 2017.

Study shows wetlands reduce storm impact

17m ago

Cleo Smith was wearing a pink one-piece sleepsuit when she was last seen.

Search continues for missing girl in WA

36m ago

NeedleCalm is designed to block the sharp pain of a needle as it punctures the skin.

Needle phobia device a design winner

47m ago

Greg Mullins details his first-hand experience of climate change impacting Australian bushfires.

WATCH'2019 will be cool by comparison': Firefighter's climate warning

47m ago

Paul Toole, right, is known among colleagues for being "all smiles".

Top NSW Nat a fighter but not a brawler

Liv Casben
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Professor Helen Sullivan is the new dean of the Australian National University's College of Asia and the Pacific. Picture: Supplied

Politicians 'careless' about democracy and accountability, expert says

Sarah Lansdown

ACT police search for human remains. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

SUBSCRIBERYour DNA could be hiding a killer family secret

Peter Brewer

China's Yutu-2 rover landed on the moon in January 2019. Picture: Shutterstock

An Aussie rover on the moon would be a big deal

Brad Tucker

OUT OF POCKET: Tamworth irrigator James Treloar said the new rules put a financial impost on landholders and irrigators. Photo: Gareth Gardner 141021GGC01

Irrigators irritated as new meter rules prove a costly exercise

Madeline Link
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Wattle Grove Speckle Park to $75,000 world record high

Wattle Grove Speckle Park to $75,000 world record high

Hannah Powe

Michelle Chibnall considering the photographs and preliminary sketches for a future painting featuring Australian White ewes.

Artist on the farm

Stephen Burns

UNCOMPLICATED: Etat Pur is available at lookfantastic.com.au and ry.com.au. Photo: Supplied

So many ingredients, which ones work?

Tips to make grooming your dog an enjoyable experience

Tips to make grooming your dog an enjoyable experience

RSPCA

Looking back on a year of wellness trends

OPINIONLooking back on a year of wellness trends

Amy Cooper