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PATIENT OPTIONS: Kirsten Pilatti, BCNA CEO talks with Elizabeth Blane in Latrobe, Tasmania during a Breast Cancer Network Australia event. Picture: Paul Scambler

GPs and advocates want to see the telehealth program extended to provide patients with more options on how they access medical care.

Call to re-instate, expand telehealth services ahead of July 1 cut-off

Bruno (Damon Herriman) and Laura (Jackie van Beek) go to a new-age retreat to attempt to reinvigorate their marriage. Picture: Supplied

Everyone speaking gibberish may be a way of illustrating miscommunication, but it's radical.

A weird romp words can't describe

The region's rugby fanatics celebrated their first blockbuster weekend at the newly-built burrow with all grades at home.

'The day has arrived': Wombats launch region's new home of rugby

COLOURLESS: A field of stag-horn coral bleached white on the Great Barrier Reef during a mass bleaching event. Picture: Brett Monroe Garner/Getty Images

Coral might look like plants, but it's actually a living, breathing inverterbrae. So why are these marine creatures turning so white?

Why has Australia's coral become bleached?

Austin Butler electrifies as Elvis. Picture: Universal 

It pulls you up to realise that this is Luhrmann's sixth feature film.

Baz Lurhmann's Elvis is an exhilarating and brilliant homage

Chris Hemsworth, Miles Teller and Mark Paguio in Spiderhead. Picture: Netflix

You understand why Hemsworth would have been attracted to the production.

Hemsworth's Spiderhead is a slick, pacey futuristic thriller

Director Kyle Balda has been at the helm of a number of others in this franchise and he sure knows what his audiences want.

It's more Minion high-jinks and it aims to please

WHAT TO DO IN THE DARK: It can be tough getting through a black out, but with a bit of planning, it can be made easier. Picture: FILE

As the energy emergency enters another week, we're being told to plan for power outages. So what do you need to get through the dark days?

How to prepare a 'black out survival kit' as the energy crisis continues

The Duke of York reaches out-of-court settlement with sex assault accuser Virginia Giuffre.

Prince Andrew settles ahead of sex trial

STORAGE TECHNOLOGY: LNG storage tanks at a terminal in Yokohama, Japan. Picture: WikiCommons

The country needs more transmission, more renewables, more storage. But how do we get there?

Has the energy emergency forced a re-think in future of electricity production?

Boosters will be mandatory for aged care workers nationwide under new COVID-19 vaccine advice.

The new advice will come into effect at the end of March.

You'll need three COVID-19 shots to be considered 'up to date'

DAVID'S LEGACY: Corowa resident Jackie Monk, the widow of 61-year-old Japanese encephalitis victim David Kiefel, has been campaigning hard to ensure vaccines are made available to the community. Picture: JAMES WILTSHIRE

Advocate Jackie Monk says many people in town were willing to pay the cost.

I wouldn't wish it on anyone: Virus widow wants to protect her community

SACRED GROUND: Goanna are back to celebrate their 1982 classic album Spirit Of Place. Picture: Martin Stringer

Shane Howard explains why Solid Rock will always matter

Goanna rediscovers their Spirit Of Place

FULL THROTTLE: Herald journalist Madeline Link on board the 222 Offshore powerboat at Lake Macquarie. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers

The sun was shining, a severe weather warning hung in the air and I had been to the chiropractor the day before.

I got flung across a lake at breakneck speed in a powerboat

DRESSED FOR SUCCESS: Sydney post-punk band Johnny Hunter are ready to deliver on the hype with their debut album Want. Picture: Tom Wilkinson

Sydney band Johnny Hunter know how to stand out from the crowd.

Johnny Hunter are taking what they Want

Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez return for the second season of OMITB which adheres sensibly to the mantra of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". Picture: Disney+

This series delivers joyous entertainment by a cast at the top of their game - if that isn't true art, then nothing is.

It's close to the best thing on TV and we've got some good news

Although everyone who is homeless feels the negative impacts, children can face a tough future due to something completely out of their hands.

If kids are having to couch surf or live out of a tent or caravan, there are difficulties for them in getting to school, getting three square meals a day.

'Safe, stable place to sleep every night' could keep kids off police radar

Lorraine Asbury and Carole Hart at the Mudgee Arts Precinct where they enjoyed the works from Michael Bourke and Pamela Welsh. Picture: Simone Kurtz

Your guide to everything you can do this weekend and beyond in the Mudgee area.

Your guide to what's on around the Mudgee region

TOUGH AS LEATHER: Australia's kangaroo industry says it is fed up with baseless attacks from animal activists in the US. Picture: Kangaroo Industry Association of Australia.

Kangaroo industry decides it's time to answer its critics in the USA.

Valuable kangaroo trade answers its critics

ON A MISSION: Clay Priest produced one of his best performances of the season against Bathurst St Pat's. Photo: JAY-ANNA MOBBS

The fun continues this weekend and it's near impossible to pick a match of the round with so many quality fixtures ahead.

Peter McDonald Premiership: Will round 10 live up to its potential?

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Former Wallaby captain George Gregan says England can bounce back under Eddie Jones in Australia.

Gregan says England can bounce back

An 18-year-old man has been charged with murder over the killing of another teen in NSW town Casino.

Teen charged with murder over NSW stabbing

Queensland Police say a pilot in his 60s has died after his plane hit powerlines in Bowenville.

Pilot dies in Queensland plane crash

SAFE HAVEN: Jasper, Claude, Yurii, Sophie, Oksana, Volodya, Kristina, Sophia, Adam and Freddy. Picture: GILES PARK

New MP Sophie Scamps, her husband Adam and their three children have created a safe haven for a Ukrainian family, writes Kate Cox.

Fleeing from the Ukraine, family in need finds new home with independent MP

It might be big and red, but someone failed to see the Canberra tram coming. The collision with a pedestrian was so forceful that it cracked the laminated windscreen. Picture: Karleen Minney 

Fast-moving things on rail tracks pose major safety issues, but are we playing close enough attention?

The Informer: Trains, trams and the perils of big, fast rolling stock

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"It was great to see the town get behind the Wombats."

Wombats bless club's new turf with victory in front of 'outstanding' crowd

Once the site is operational - a milestone said to be close - the company will start taking newcomers, but they'll have to pay $150,000 to be indefinitely stored in liquid nitrogen.

Second shot at life, or pure science fiction? Either way, it's on our doorstep

The current zone in place on Butta Pucca Road. Picture: Jay-Anna Mobbs

"We have seen traffic around Mudgee increase significantly in recent years as the region has become a popular destination for tree changers and tourists."

Reduced speed limit on popular Mudgee route to make travel 'safer for all'

Illegal drugs with street value of more than $1 million destroyed by police

$1 million drug burn

Javiah Schleibs and Courtney Adams are excited to grow their new business 'Blue Dog Kitchen'. Photo: Alanna Tomazin

Named in memory of Australian red cattle dog 'Blue' who was the family companion for 19 years, a new pet treat business, Blue Dog Kitchen has launched in Lithgow.

Kandos supplier helps pet treats business get off the ground

1927 front man Erik Weideman says the band has put aside their egos after breaking up in the '90s. Picture: Supplied

Get into the social swing of things with a host of events and happenings around the region.

Things to do: Central West and beyond

Dunedoo Sports Club President Mark Gallagher, Belinda and Club Manager Ricky Bush. Photo: Ben Palmer

In April 2021, when a man drove a tractor around the Dunedoo Golf Course ploughing up the ground underneath, some in the community were moved to tears.

Heart of the community: Dunedoo Sports Club turns a negative into a huge positive for the town

Police allege the 64-year-old left a modified metal tube with wires coming out of it on the counter before 'rushing out'.

Police station sent into lockdown after alleged bomb threat

Left to Right: Jasmine Egan, Murray Freebody (Horton the Elephant), Grace Martyn, Sharna Smith, Jessica Nipperess (The Cat in the Hat), Sophie Stewart, Lilly Hockley, Ella Clift (Gertrude) and Sophie Letham (Bird Girl). Photos: Chris Freeman and Jamie Spargo

On June 17-18, St Matthews students performed the hit musical, Seussical, to sell-out crowds.

Students showcase their acting and musical chops at sell-out Seussical play

More than 1100 photographic entries were received.

See the winning entries from the Rural Aid photo competition

James Pace, Troy Rawson, Jack Harrison, Luke Mitterer, Brad Murray and Clay Brown at the 2019 Mudgee Small Farm Field Days. Picture: Simone Kurtz

The event is expected to attract 20,000 people who will contribute to an estimated $5.5 million boost to the local economy.

Thousands to welcome Field Days' return after two years of cancellations

The Mudgee Disctrict Hockey Assocation senior players on the pitch on June 18. Picture: Supplied

S&S Meats were very strong with Oriental's only hope, in some cases, being Lachlan Lawler in goals with some terrific saves.

S&S and Masta Blasta prove too strong in latest Mudgee Hockey senior round

Regional health minister Bronnie Taylor, with Dubbo MP Dugald Saunders, deputy premier and minister for regional NSW Paul Toole, announced the patients' travel subsidies at Dubbo. Picture: Elizabeth Frias

The health funding announcement was made at Dubbo on Monday.

Regional and remote area patients to benefit from millions in funding boost

Hannah Clark and Lacey Bennett at the entrance to The Quick Brown Fox in December 2021 where Dine vouchers are accepted. Picture: Jay-Anna Mobbs

With a raft of Mid-Western businesses accepting the $25 vouchers, you're spoiled for choice.

Still have a Dine and Discover voucher? Now is the time to use it locally

Gilgandra frontrower Ashley Hazelton scores against the Dunedoo Swans earlier this year. Picture: Peter Sherwood Photography


This is another blow to not only the Castlereagh League competition, but also to rugby league in the bush.

Dunedoo left with unexpected bye after Trangie bow out of competition

Magistrate David Day said during sentencing that Scott Ussher's driving record did not assist him.

Man caught behind the wheel days before driving ban was set to end

FULL OF FUN: Singer Beccy Cole said she couldn't wait to get on the stage. Picture: CONTRIBUTED