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The smokey haze over Wollondilly in south west Sydney during the Green Wattle Creek bushfire in 2020. Picture: Simon Bennett

DIGESTIs it getting hot in here, or is it just me?

Kayla Osborne

NSW records 319 COVID cases and two deaths

NSW records 319 COVID cases and two deaths

Sage Swinton

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WATCHNSW records seven deaths and 283 new COVID-19 cases

Kim Chappell

Wingecarribee Shire Australia Day Citizens of the Year 2021 award winners: Young Citizen Charlotte Gillepsie and Wingecarribee Shire Citizen of the Year Catherine Constable OAM. Picture: Vera Demertzis

Australia Day nominations now open for Wingecarribee Shire citizen of the year

First image courtesy of Shutterstock. Click through the gallery for a visual guide on how to link your COVID-19 digital certificate to the Service NSW app.

EXPLAINERHow to: A visual guide to linking your COVID-19 digital certificate to Service NSW

Vera Demertzis

Melissa with Mauro and daughter Mya. Picture: supplied

MEET THE LOCALS'It's my life's work': Highlands CEO helping caregivers during last stage of life

Dominic Unwin

Culture change at Wingecarribee Shire Council to tackle high staff turnover rate

SUBSCRIBERCulture change at Wingecarribee Shire Council to tackle high staff turnover rate

Vera Demertzis

NEW TRAPS: A NSW DPI Fisheries Officer inspecting an opera style trap. Image: DPI

New yabby net rules are now in place across all of NSW

Three cases of COVID-19 in the Southern Tablelands, zero in the Highlands

MEET THE LOCALSNo horsing around for Highlands animal whisperer

Travel delay important to keep regional community safe, residents urged to support local businesses

Spend time with your older loved ones on Grandparent's Day

The smokey haze over Wollondilly in south west Sydney during the Green Wattle Creek bushfire in 2020. Picture: Simon Bennett

DIGESTIs it getting hot in here, or is it just me?

The Phoenix Bookstore owner Phil Israel said the store will be open for business this week. Photo: Phil Israel

GOOD NEWSHighlands bookstore opens new space months after Bowral fire

Rural Australians for Refugess deputy convenor Sarah Clutton and convenor Maree Byrne are hoping to see more Highlanders join the group ahead of next week's AGM. Photo: Michelle Haines Thomas

If you're concerned about refugees, here's how you can take action

Zoe Young takes on Los Angeles in her Still. Life. exhibition and brings Australia with her. Photo: Jasper Glavanics

Highlands artist features newest exhibition in Los Angeles

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Coal can eventually be replaced as an energy resource. But other sources of greenhouse gas emissions might be around forever. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers

EXPLAINERThe big questions at the heart of net zero and climate debate

Oly flame arrives in Beijing for Games

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Australia Day nominations now open for Wingecarribee Shire citizen of the year

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MEET THE LOCALS'It's my life's work': Highlands CEO helping caregivers during last stage of life

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SUBSCRIBERCulture change at Wingecarribee Shire Council to tackle high staff turnover rate

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New yabby net rules are now in place across all of NSW

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Three cases of COVID-19 in the Southern Tablelands, zero in the Highlands

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Western Australia police haven't given up hope of finding missing four-year-old Cleo Smith alive.

Grim signs in WA search for missing Cleo

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Ambassador Jean-Pierre Thebault called on Australia to defend the interests of Pacific neighbours.

Australia urged to show climate ambition

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BHP has tentatively backed a register of sexual offenders in WA's fly-in, fly-out mining sector.

WA miners consider sex offender register

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Emma Wiggle (Emma Watkins) greets fans at the start of the Ready Steady Wiggle concert at the AIS Arena in 2013. Photo: Canberra Times/Jeffrey Chan.

How the 'first girl Wiggle' created a powerful legacy

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Health Minister Greg Hunt welcomed the milestone of 70 percent full vaccination of people over 16.

Latest snapshot of the coronavirus impact

Benita Kolovos
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Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has labelled carbon capture and storage technology a scam.

Capturing carbon is a con, says Turnbull

Georgie Moore
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EXPENSES: Jenna Allen says it costs around $500 a week to buy dressings for her forearm wound. Picture: ALEX DALZIEL

Mother's battle after life-changing spider bite

Alex Dalziel
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Almost 79,000 COVID-19 tests were processed in Victoria on Tuesday.

Snapshot of Vic's 1841 new COVID-19 cases

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The smokey haze over Wollondilly in south west Sydney during the Green Wattle Creek bushfire in 2020. Picture: Simon Bennett

DIGESTIs it getting hot in here, or is it just me?

Health Minister Greg Hunt says aged care residents will be prioritised in the booster rollout. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Booster shots from next month as Australia passes vaccine milestone

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WATCHNSW records seven deaths and 283 new COVID-19 cases

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WATCHTwelve Victorian COVID-19 deaths as state records 1841 new cases

Premier Daniel Andrews. Picture: BRENDAN McCARTHY

DIGESTA little bit of determination goes a long way

Kayla Osborne

Four deaths as NSW COVID case numbers stay under 300

WATCHFour deaths as NSW COVID case numbers stay under 300

Matt Carr

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WATCHEleven deaths in Victoria as 1749 new COVID cases recorded

Kim Chappell

Former NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian.

DIGESTThere's no time to waste

Kayla Osborne

Cai Qi holds aloft the Olympic Flame that arrived in Beijing on Wednesday.

Oly flame arrives in Beijing for Games

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NEW TRAPS: A NSW DPI Fisheries Officer inspecting an opera style trap. Image: DPI

New yabby net rules are now in place across all of NSW

Bowls finally returned on the weekend. Photo: Robin Staples

Bowral Bowls: Play returns and Vale Daniel Minehan

Gordon Lewis

Cai Qi holds aloft the Olympic Flame that arrived in Beijing on Wednesday.

Oly flame arrives in Beijing for Games

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On the ball: The new Safe Hockey Hub was developed with the intention of safeguarding young players.

SUBSCRIBERHA's Safe Hockey Hub welcomed by Southern Highlands Hockey

Zac Lowe

Huge growth: Hill Top was the only club with teams in the First, Second, and Third Grade finals last year, a feat the club is looking to improve on in 2021/22. Photo: Hill Top Northern Villages Cricket Club.

SUBSCRIBERRecord team numbers a result of "COVID hangover" for Hill Top

Zac Lowe

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

CITY MOVE: Harcourts Horsham agent Tim Coller has sold St John's Church three times, this time most of the demand came from Melbourne, and ended up with a city owner.

City buyers ditch plans to stay close to the office

CITY MOVE: Harcourts Horsham agent Tim Coller has sold St John's Church three times, this time most of the demand came from Melbourne, and ended up with a city owner.

City buyers ditch plans to stay close to the office

No end in sight in race to the regions

No end in sight in race to the regions

No end in sight in race to the regions

No end in sight in race to the regions

It's been a tough year for the Bowral Blacks. Photo: file

SUBSCRIBERBowral expecting influx of players ahead of club's 50th

It's been a tough year for the Bowral Blacks. Photo: file

SUBSCRIBERBowral expecting influx of players ahead of club's 50th

Melissa with Mauro and daughter Mya. Picture: supplied

MEET THE LOCALS'It's my life's work': Highlands CEO helping caregivers during last stage of life

Melissa with Mauro and daughter Mya. Picture: supplied

MEET THE LOCALS'It's my life's work': Highlands CEO helping caregivers during last stage of life

Adam with one of his horses in their new Highlands surrounds. Picture: supplied

MEET THE LOCALSNo horsing around for Highlands animal whisperer

Adam with one of his horses in their new Highlands surrounds. Picture: supplied

MEET THE LOCALSNo horsing around for Highlands animal whisperer

Ross Webb's first album can be heard on Highland FM in October. Picture: supplied

MEET THE LOCALSHow a chance invitation kickstarted Ross Webb's country music career

Ross Webb's first album can be heard on Highland FM in October. Picture: supplied

MEET THE LOCALSHow a chance invitation kickstarted Ross Webb's country music career

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Mahalia Barnes and The Soul Mates cannot wait to perform and bring joy to attendees at the Bowral Bowling Club. Photo: Supplied

Live performances in the Highlands are music to everyone's ears

Briannah Devlin

Brian Cox plays media mogul Logan Roy in Succession. Picture: Foxtel/HBO

SPOILERSSpoils and spoilers: we've had a sneak peek at the new season of Succession

B.R. Doherty

Southern Highlands Winery has put together a tantalizing picnic for a group of two fully vaccinated people to enjoy. Photo: supplied.

Activities to keep you entertained in the Highlands this week

Briannah Devlin

Mahalia Barnes and The Soul Mates cannot wait to perform and bring joy to attendees at the Bowral Bowling Club. Photo: Supplied

Live performances in the Highlands are music to everyone's ears

Have you seen or heard any Kookaburras? Photo: Birdlife Southern Highlands Image Library

Become a citizen scientist this week with Birdlife Australia

Briannah Devlin

Brian Cox and Australian Sarah Snook play Roy and Shiv Roy in Succession. Picture: Foxtel/HBO

'It's fun to watch billionaires self-destruct': secrets of Succession, according to its stars

Southern Highlands Magazine - October to December

Southern Highlands Magazine - October to December

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

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

Southern Highlands Magazine - October to December

Southern Highlands Magazine - October to December

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

The 'teenage curse' that men can carry into adulthood

The 'teenage curse' that men can carry into adulthood

PREVENTING PROBLEMS: Regular check-ups with your podiatrist are recommended, especially if you cannot look after your feet yourself and you have no one to help you. Photo: Shutterstock

Foot Health Week 2021

Linda Lambrechts

THE TEAM: Reece Woods, Allan Falvey, Lyn Clark, Linda Bordignon, Anna Falvey, Sarah Cassidy and Julie Harradine are all smiles. Photo: Supplied

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SERVICE REGULARLY: . Photo: Shutterstock

Vehicle Health Check

A battle-axe block was not deterrent for the buyers of this property at 3a Cadigan Place, Dapto. Picture: Supplied

Buyers willing to ignore shortcomings in lightning-fast market

A battle-axe block was not deterrent for the buyers of this property at 3a Cadigan Place, Dapto. Picture: Supplied

Buyers willing to ignore shortcomings in lightning-fast market

2 Bridge Hotel Road, Ouse, Tasmania. Photo: Supplied

$200k or less: The story behind these cheap regional property sales

2 Bridge Hotel Road, Ouse, Tasmania. Photo: Supplied

$200k or less: The story behind these cheap regional property sales

Berrima jail has been listed via an EOI campaign. Photo: file

Fancy owning a jail? Here's your chance

Property wrap: Open for inspections are back

Property wrap: Open for inspections are back

Jen Melocco

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

Jack Needham

Wingecarribee Shire Australia Day Citizens of the Year 2021 award winners: Young Citizen Charlotte Gillepsie and Wingecarribee Shire Citizen of the Year Catherine Constable OAM. Picture: Vera Demertzis

Australia Day nominations now open for Wingecarribee Shire citizen of the year

Culture change at Wingecarribee Shire Council to tackle high staff turnover rate

SUBSCRIBERCulture change at Wingecarribee Shire Council to tackle high staff turnover rate

Vera Demertzis

Three cases of COVID-19 in the Southern Tablelands, zero in the Highlands

Three cases of COVID-19 in the Southern Tablelands, zero in the Highlands

Vera Demertzis

Wingecarribee Shire Australia Day Citizens of the Year 2021 award winners: Young Citizen Charlotte Gillepsie and Wingecarribee Shire Citizen of the Year Catherine Constable OAM. Picture: Vera Demertzis

Australia Day nominations now open for Wingecarribee Shire citizen of the year

Wingecarribee Shire Council general manager Ms Lisa Miscamble said the council understood residents disappointment in not being able to travel to greater Sydney until November 1. Picture: file.

Travel delay important to keep regional community safe, residents urged to support local businesses

Vera Demertzis

Spend time with your elderly loved ones on Grandparent's Day on October 31. Picture: Shutterstock.

Spend time with your older loved ones on Grandparent's Day

Emma Wiggle (Emma Watkins) greets fans at the start of the Ready Steady Wiggle concert at the AIS Arena in 2013. Photo: Canberra Times/Jeffrey Chan.

How the 'first girl Wiggle' created a powerful legacy

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PARTY: Parquet Courts want to get listeners dancing on their eighth album A Sympathy For Life.

REVIEWParquet Courts open dancefloor on A Sympathy For Life

FIVE LEGS: "Bailey Smith" was born as the only lamb of her litter with a deformity causing a fifth leg to grow from her head. Photo: supplied.

WATCHOnce-in-a-lifetime lamb has a fifth leg

Premier Dominic Perrottet. Picture: Sylvia Liber.

Stay and rediscover: $50 vouchers to boost NSW tourism

LIFT-OFF: Tumbarumba-raised Chris Boshuizen (right) was joined by Star Trek actor William Shatner, Audrey Powers and Glen de Vries. Picture: Blue Origin

WATCH'Re-entry is a wild ride': The Aussie who went to space with Shatner

Annie Lewis

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WATCHNSW records seven deaths and 283 new COVID-19 cases

Kim Chappell

Crash scene investigators at the scene on Wednesday morning. Photo: Robert Peet Below: Seven Network footage of the derailment at Kembla Grange.

WATCHPolice hunt van driver seen running from train crash

Lisa Wachsmuth

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WATCHTwelve Victorian COVID-19 deaths as state records 1841 new cases

Kim Chappell

Return to 'normal' may cause anxiety for some

OPINIONReturn to 'normal' may cause anxiety for some

Gene Hodgins
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Australian organisations are making moves towards net zero carbon emissions.

OPINIONNet zero in 30 years is too little, too late

Harry Creamer, Climate Change Hastings

A haircut and a beard trim please sir! Join the queue

REAL AUSTRALIAA haircut and a beard trim please sir! Join the queue

Craig Thomson

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

Peter Woods, Yalgogrin North, with Emma Northey, Quade Moncrieff Livestock and Property, West Wyalong, with the pen of first-cross ewes sold for $395.

First-cross ewes reach $395 at West Wyalong | Photos

Stephen Burns
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SALE-TOPPER: The $20,000 ram with Andrea Vagg of Dell African Dumisa stud, Moama, Luke Scales, Nutrien Russell Livestock, Cobar, and John Settree of Nutrien stud stock, Dubbo. Photo: studstocksales.com

Dell Dorpers hit $20,000 top mark

Hannah Powe

Lyndon McNab with his new double disk and press wheel setup.

Pulses prove a perfect fit at Quandialla

Sandra Godwin

As in the real world, sims like AMS reward good setup and strategy. Photo: In-game screenshot.

Sims can be good for learning the engineering basics as well

Sam Hollier

THE ART OF THE TRADE: Behind every great reno is a tradie who created the transformation. Photo: Shutterstock

Avoiding project fails: what to know before starting your next renovation

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Four to enjoy: what to drink this week

Four to enjoy: what to drink this week