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Carla Mascarenhas

Isabella Galimberti with her collection of toys. Picture: Supplied

Many may have vintage treasures hidden at home.

Collector joy as Aussies cash in on retro collectibles

Emma Horn

Bec Pridham

LONG-COVID: Surveys of COVID-19 patients around the world indicate a stronger link between some genetic precursors and long-COVID development. Picture: FILE

Preliminary surveys suggest there are a few indicators of whether you might develop long-COVID.

Who's most likely to end up getting long-COVID symptoms?

Traffic, trains, breaking news and a warm day

A swimmer at Woonona Rock Pool. Picture by Adam McLean

Live updates on traffic, travel, and everything else across the Illawarra.

Road closures in place ahead of triathlon festival | Live blog

Emily Anderson

Hannah Pycroft and Baillie McWhirter both have student debts over $50,000 which they are worried they'll never be able to pay off due to high indexation. Pictures supplied

HECS-HELP debts are growing faster than some can pay off.

Young workers 'terrified' their student debts will never be paid off

Three million Australian women may be affected by menopause this year. Picture Shutterstock

Here is an opportunity to improve nation's health

If this were a men's issue, we would've solved it a generation ago

Jenna Price

Seven needs to atone for its latest sins. Picture Shutterstock

Invest in journalism, not sex workers and cocaine.

Seven's sins and why they matter for the rest of us

Melissa Kehagias

The garage comes with a roller door - that rolls up, and rolls down. Not bad for $500,000. Pic: Supplied

Why car spaces are the new investor favourite.

'Future proofing': single car garage with power sells for $500k for EV use

Briannah Devlin

Mittagong local Isobel Marchment turned 103 in February. Picture supplied 

The Mittagong local turned 103 this year.

Isobel Marchment's 103 years of adventures, companionship and memories

Ben Silvester

Australian teenagers are 3.4 times likelier to end up in hospital from self-harm than adults, and four in five patients are girls.

'The governments are basically doing nothing about it.'

'Perfect storm': data reveals Australia's youth self-harm crisis

Ben Carr

Samara Low with baby nephew Atlas after arriving in London in the early hours. Picture supplied

Samara Low was caught at Dubai airport on her way to London.

Samara braves flooded Dubai airport for first time meeting with baby nephew

PREPARATIONS continued for Tulip Time, a successful Home and Garden Show was held at Bong Bong Racecourse, one courageous cat battled&nbsp;on after being shot in the back and a creative art space opened in Bowral. It's been another big week in the Highlands. Check out our bumper&nbsp;Southern Highlands&nbsp;News'&nbsp;Week in Review gallery.

Moss Vale resident Margaret Petch with her nine-year-old Burmese Loui. The treasured pet was shot in the back with an air rifle in a residential area. Photo by Megan Drapalski

Loui's x-rays show the pellets in his body. The nine-year-old Burmese was show in the back by an air rifle in a residential area in Moss Vale. Photo by Megan Drapalski

Children hide in the tulips during a past Tulip Time Festival in Corbett Gardens, Bowral. The annual festival gets underway from Saturday, September 13. Photo by Roy Truscott

Southern Highlands Food and Wine Festival Association president Bill Hall and committee winemaking representative Mark Bourne toast the festival being held in Corbett Gardens, Bowral, on Saturday, September 13 and Sunday, September 14. Photo by Josh Bartlett

An atmosphere of creativity is felt all around in Ten Thousand Paces where some of the contributing artists stand with their works. Bowral photographer Hamish Ta-me has set up Ten Thousand Paces as a hub for creativity. Photo by Dominica Sanda

Jules Thomas cuts stones at the Home and Garden Show on the weekend at Bong Bong Racecourse. Photo by Roy Truscott

Celebrity chef Geoff Jansz ran cooking demonstrations at the successful Home and Garden Show at Bong Bong Racecourse on the weekend. Photo by Roy Truscott

Sisters Allegra (7) and Amelie (4) Jones, of Mittagong, share a hug on Saturday at the Home and Garden Show at Bong Bong Racecourse. Photo by Roy Truscott

Dr Smarty-Pantz, Caroline and Romeo Atra, Jan and Paul Stevens-King and Dr Silly Billy. Front: Dr S Duffer and Dr Quack at the Clown Doctors Ball. The 15th annual ball raised $38,000 for the Humour Foundation. Photo by Megan Drapalski

Bowral Public School students Michael Dowe, Hal Canute, Charlotte Lind, Nicholas Anderson, Mari Wilsson and Ava Lambie have shown off their best public speaking and debating poses. Bowral students tasted success in the Illawarra and South East local final. Photo by Lauren Strode

Hayden Wallace dives over for the Mittagong Lions' first try on Sunday. Mittagong's first grade team booked a place in the Group 6 rugby league grand final with a victory in extra time against Picton. Photo by Roy Truscott

Daniel Fairbam leaps in the air to celebrate the Mittagong Lions' victory. The Lions reserve grade rugby league side booked a place in the Group 6 grand final courtesy of a 22-20 win over Picton. Photo by Roy Truscott

Mittagong Lions first grade coach Scott Borg and reserve grade coach Corey Shepherd are ready to take on Picton and Thirlmere in the Group 6 rugby league grand finals this weekend at Picton. Photo by Lauren Strode

Moss Vale under-13 Dragons won the Group 6 rugby league premiership with a 12-4 victory over Bowral on Saturday. Photo supplied

Members of Yerrinbool-Bargo Soccer Club's first grade men’s team took part in an ice bucket challenge after training last Thursday night. The challenge aims to raise funds for motor neurone disease (MND). The club was nominated by Glenn Sargood, a former Bushranger who has MND. Photo supplied

Glenn Sargood with the Yerrinbool-Bargo Bushrangers first grade premiership team in 2010 after his last game of soccer. Club members undertook the ice bucket challenge for motor neurone disease (MND) last Thursday. They were nominated by Glenn, who has MND. Photo supplied

Bowral and District Hospital general manger Alison Derrett and Assistant Minister for Health Jai Rowell prepare to cut the hospital's 125th birthday cake. The hospital reached the milestone on Thursday, September 5, with official celebrations held the following day. Photo by Josh Bartlett

Bowral Hospital Auxiliary president Joan Lowe (right) passes a piece of cake to auxiliary secretary Wendy Pedley and treasurer Peg Harvey at Bowral and District Hospital's 125th birthday celebrations. Photo by Josh Bartlett

Back: Moss Vale Hospital Auxiliary member Rikky Winley, treasurer Pam Webster, president Sandra D'Adam and secretary Penny Barcicki. Front: patrons Min McGuinness and Betty Burgoyne at Bowral and District Hospital's 125th birthday celebrations. Photo by Josh Bartlett

Mittagong's Holly Thomson and Robertson's Jennifer Menzies compete for the ball during Sunday's major hockey semi-final. Robertson booked a spot in the grand final after winning on strokes. Photo by Roy Truscott

Robertson's Natalie Dare and Mittagong's Brooke Wortz go back to back for the ball. Robertson recorded a win on strokes in the ladies hockey second grade contest. Photo by Roy Truscott

A Burrawang defender tries to get the ball away from Moss Vale's Mandy McCormack. Burrawang progressed through to the ladies hockey third grade preliminary final with a 1-0 win. Photo by Roy Truscott

Kirralee Blake of the Bowral Penguins sets off downfield with the ball. Sports booked a place in the ladies hockey third grade decider with a 3-2 win over Bowral. Photo by Roy Truscott

Burrawang's Jodie Wolstencroft gets up high to get out of the way of a Hayley Tickner ball. Moss Vale's ladies hockey first grade season came to an end after a 1-0 loss to Burrawang. Photo by Roy Truscott
Photo by Roy Truscott

Bowral hockey player Robert Flanigan goes in to make a tackle. Bowral proved too strong for Burrawang in the men's third grade minor semi-final, finishing with a 3-0 win. Photo by Lauren Strode

Men's hockey from Mittagong and Moss Vale are both after the ball. The Mittagong Cheetahs booked a spot in the grand final courtesy of a convincing win on Saturday. Photo by Lauren Strode

Robertson hockey player Higginson Blaik takes the ball downfield. Robertson kept its season alive in the men's second grade competition with a 2-1 win over Moss Vale. Photo by Lauren Strode

Adam Miller shows plenty of determination to steal the ball from Jack Clarson. Bowral booked a spot in the men's hockey second grade grand final by defeating minor premier Mittagong. Photo by Lauren Strode

Moss Vale's Laura Vella does her best to get the ball during a local netball preliminary final at Eridge Park, Bowral. Photo by Roy Truscott

Moss Vale's Caitlin Parsons tries to get an intercept during a local netball preliminary final at Eridge Park, Bowral. Photo by Lauren Strode

Guest speaker Brodie Poole from The Africa Safara Co discusses everything about Botswana with Southern Highlands Evening Branch CWA publicity officer Sue Ireland, president Jenny Blinkhorn and member Shannon Rogers. Photo by Josh Bartlett

Julie Newing, Helen Gates and Trish Kellett at the Southern Highlands Evening Branch CWA's Botswana night. Photo by Josh Bartlett

Bowral Public School attended the International Day celebrations recently. CWA Bowral hosted the event, which focused on Botswana. Photo by Roy Truscott

Glenquarry Public School students Abby Palmer, Celeste Walker, Ryan Quick, Jasmine Govier, Bill Palmer, Samuel Beattie, Harmony Rowe, Summer Rowe, Lexie Palmer, Byron Quick and Tristen Beattie in front of the Botswana display. CWA Bowral celebrated International Day with Glenquarry and Bowral Public School students. Photo by Roy Truscott

Oxley College Year 10 students Sophia Downes and Kaarina Allen hold up Legacy Badge Day memorabilia on Friday, September 5. Photo by Josh Bartlett

Guest curator Vicki Grima holds up some of the ceramic works in the new Back to the table art exhibition at Sturt Gallery, Mittagong. Back to the table officially opens on Sunday, September 14. Photo by Josh Bartlett

Lisa O'Neill and Nicholas Carlile introduce the Fitzroy Falls audience to Eco, the species detector dog. Mr Carlile, NSW Office of Environment and Heritage senior research scientist, led a discussion on seabirds at the Fitzroy Falls Visitors Centre. Photo by Roy Truscott

Senior research scientist Nicholas Carlile with Ross and Peggy McDonald, Merle Lloyd, Sandra Reynolds, National Parks and Wildlife Service senior information officer Beth Boughton, Col and Jill Kohlhagan and Lisa O'Neill. Mr Carlile led a discussion on seabirds at Fitzroy Falls Visitors Centre. Photo by Roy Truscott

Annette Schneider, Lindy Boyko, Phil Evans, Alex Walker, Ella Drinkwater, Rada Germanos, Liam Ellis and Mark Selmes protest the Whitehaven Coal’s Maules Creek mine outside of Goulburn MP Pru Goward's Bowral office. Photo by Josh Bartlett

John Pearce built a replica model of the Colo Vale train station, which he recently donated to Colo Vale Public School principal Jenny Quist and Year 5 student Saxon Carruthers. September 27 marks 17 years since the village's train station was opened. Photo by Josh Bartlett

Judge Phillipa Condon with fellow judges and sponsors Lynn Watson of Highland Recruitment and Terry Oakes-Ash from 92.5FM Youth Radio and contestants Isabel Harnett, Erica Longhurst and Claudia Farrar. Erica, 17, was the winner of the innovative ideas competition and received a $500 prize. The competition was run by 92.5FM Youth Radio in conjunction with Highlands Recruitment. Photo by Roy Truscott

Matt Kelly finished fourth in the youth innovative ideas competition, run by 92.5FM Youth Radio in conjunction
with Highlands Recruitment. Photo by Roy Truscott

Denise Clarke and Michele Coutts enjoy a glass of wine at last week's VIEW Club event at Highlands Golf Club. More than 100 VIEW Club members attended the lunch. Photo by Dominica Sanda

Wendy Smith and Joan Jackson unwind at the VIEW Club lunch at Highlands Golf Club. Photo by Dominica Sanda

There are no dogs currently available for adoption at the Wingecarribee Animal Shelter, after Toby was adopted this week. Photo supplied

The 19th century kitchen from Harper's Mansion in Berrima will soon be uncovered at this site. Photo supplied

Highlands athletes Bronte, Matthew and Laura Smith are all ready to take part in the Tulip Time Mile on September 20. The event is being held as part of the annual Tulip Time Festival in Bowral. Photo by Lauren Strode

Harper's Mansion circa 1936. The mansion in Berrima is undergoing excavation work, courtesy of a NSW Heritage Office grant. Photo supplied

Sarah Arnold (as Josephine) and Michael Handy (Ralph Rackstraw) star in H.M.S. Pinafore. The upbeat musical production will run at Bundanoon Soldiers' Memorial Hall on Saturday, September 13. Photo by Tim Carr

South Coast-based band The Escalators will perform at E2 Events, Berrima, on Friday, September 12. Photo supplied

Highlanders Ron and Jeanette Schofield will include World Vision in their wills so they can continue their involvement with the charity. Photo by Dominica Sanda

Southern Highland locals Jack and Donna Jensen visit the village surrounding Hwange, Zimbabwe, to distribute collected school supplies from Moss Vale school children's donations. A Zimbabwe fundraiser will be held at the Old Bowling Club, Moss Vale, on Saturday, September 13. Photo supplied

Former Sydney Church of England Grammar School (SCEGGS) students gathered at Christ Church Bong Bong, Moss Vale, for a 40th anniversary. The school closed in 1974. Photo supplied

The Giant Swing is great fun at Camp Wombaroo in High Range, 10 minutes from Mittagong. The camp has lots on offer these school holidays. Photo supplied

The kids spend time working in teams at Camp Wombaroo in High Range, 10 minutes from Mittagong. The camp has lots on offer these school holidays. Photo supplied

Robbo Reelers Fishing and Social Club's Bree Beattie took dad Scott's advice and used his custom-made lure to bag herself a 33cm bream at St Georges Basin on the South Coast. Photo supplied

The Southern Highlands Vaulting Team had the most placings in individual classes at the NSW State Championships. Photo by Renee Brazier

Golfer Jocelyn Mackay has claimed the Country Championships for the second year in a row. Mackay impressed at the championships, which were held at Beverley Park and Ryde-Parramatta Golf Clubs. Photo supplied

Highlander Max Farquar will ride in the Australian Moto-Cross Championships later this month. Photo supplied

Highlander Alyssa Edwards will ride in the Australian Moto-Cross Championships later this month. Photos supplied

The Bowral under-15 Blacks were knocked out of the rugby union competition after a close 10-7 loss to Campbelltown on Sunday. However, Bowral's under-10 team booked its place in the grand final with a 33-5 win. Photo supplied

Penrose Public School students Heather Cady, Lilly-Beth Carnell, David Gillis and Thomas Gillis with their certificates at the regional athletics carnival in Canberra recently. Photo supplied

Gibraltar Country Club golf operations manager Tony White offered his weekly tips to help Highlanders improve their game. Photo supplied

Highlander Ed Dornan will head over to New Caledonia to represent NSW in a boxing tour. Photo supplied

Wollondilly MP Jai Rowell stands in front of the bridge over Allambie Road, Welby, on the Hume Highway, where safety barriers are being installed. Photo supplied

Camden and the Macarthur region will host a series of activities during September as part of the Camden Festival, which runs from September 13-28. Photo by Brett Atkins

A musical volunteer at work at the Wingecarribee Adult Centre. The centre has two positions available for volunteers dedicated to helping elderly citizens within the local community. Photo supplied

PREPARATIONS continued for Tulip Time, a successful Home and Garden Show was held at Bong Bong Racecourse, one courageous cat battled&nbsp;on after being shot in the back and a creative art space opened in Bowral.

It's been another big week in the Highlands.

Check out our bumper<i>&nbsp;Southern Highlands&nbsp;News'&nbsp;</i>Week in Review gallery.

Southern Highland News presents best photos from September 8-12 week

Week in review, September 8-12

PREPARATION continued for Tulip Time, a successful Home and Garden Show was held at Bong Bong Racecourse, one...

Southern Highland News presents best photos from September 8-12 week

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