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Vincent Lacoste and Benjamin Voisin in Lost Illusions. Picture: Palace Cinema

An irreverent, playful tone is one of this film's many pleasures.

Period piece steeped in modernity

Woody Harrelson and Kevin Hart in The Man From Toronto. Picture: Netflix

Kevin Hart is back after being cancelled by the internet, headlining a big-budget Netflix film.

A harmless way to kill an evening

Adam Sandler and Maria Botto in Hustle. Picture: Netflix

That mumbling patter that Sandler made his comedic schtick is still here, but toned right down and underneath a huge bushy beard.

Adam Sandler shines in rags-to-riches basketball drama Hustle

Ryhia Dank's winning poster entry is very personal. Picture: NAIDOC Week

NAIDOC Week poster winner Ryhia Dank sends powerful message of country

UNLIKELY LADS: Matt Mason, Tommy O'Dell and Johnny Took, of DMA'S, will release their fourth album later this year.

"It's funny when people go, 'you're changing'."

DMA'S getting back to where they once belonged

Man Vs Bee showcases the best in Rowan Atkinson, confirming he can deliver as brilliantly as he did with Mr Bean. Picture: Netflix

Man Vs Bee showcases the best in Atkinson, confirming he can deliver as brilliantly as he did with Mr Bean, and is still at the top of his game.

Man Vs Bee showcases the best in Atkinson

BETTER HEALTH: Regional support services are calling on bulk billing options to be expanded to help those who are struggling to find affordable healthcare options. Picture: FILE

A man in his 60s who couldn't walk but was turned away from the hospital, a family looking for help after their child hurt their hand. Regional support services are seeing higher presentations of complex health needs.

'Bulk up bulk billing': Support services on frontline as healthcare options become unaffordable

Wing general manager Simon Rossi says battery powered drones are a green, faster and more affordable way to make deliveries. Photo: Supplied

Wing isn't in the business of delivering coffee and banh mi, it's in the business of developing drone technology and infrastructure.

Drone delivery is about more than just flying takeout

Vet staff in Kiama with little alpaca 'Sunny'. Picture:Supplied

Kiama baby alpaca needs life-saving leg amputation

I even have my own Hellfire Club t-shirt as worn here by characters, Mike and Dustin. Picture: Netflix

If you often find yourself looking back fondly on the shows of your youth, then this one is for you.

There are 'Stranger Things' to be obsessed with

EMPTY SHELVES: Leah Davidson, of Amcal Award Pharmacy, Albury, and other Border pharmacists are seeing more and more customers trying to buy up cold and flu medicine this winter, leading to shortages. Picture: MARK JESSER

NSW/Victoria Border region chemists fear panic buying rush of cold, flu medicine

First it was a rush on toilet paper, now it's cold and flu medicine

A movement control order has been issued following the recent detection of the varroa mite in NSW. Picture: File

Queensland authorities have issued restrictions with the aim of protecting the bee industry.

Qld authorities issue restrictions as varroa mite threatens bee industry

A survey of the nation's leading economists shows a forecast rise in interest rates and inflation. Picture: Shutterstock

The Conversation's 2022-23 forecasting survey predicts an increase in the Reserve Bank's cash rate.

Sky-high mortgages, 7.1% inflation, and a 20% chance of recession. How the Conversation's panel sees the year ahead

Check out the video of this globally recognised wetland on the lower EP which is held in private ownership, and is the market.

Share your own private lake with prying eyes from all over the world

ROAD TO RECOVERY: Carlyle man Mick Humphreys, with wife Jenny and dog, Lila, is pushing for governments to act on delivering vaccines. Pictures: JAMES WILTSHIRE

'I was the one telling my wife and my family to be inside before four-o-clock.'

'The mozzies were that bad:' Survivor of virus in a call for action

Scott Morrison says rapid antigen tests would be "effective" for interstate travel. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong 

A pre-Christmas rush for PCR tests has left the Prime Minister calling for states to accept rapid antigen tests from interstate travelers, but one Premier is already pushing back.

PM demands rapid tests for travel as ACT hits out

WEEK OF DISRUPTIONS: There will be a wave of industrial action this week by train drivers, teachers, nurses and midwives. Picture: AAP

It's been a long week of protests and strikes across the state.

Teachers, nurses, transport workers strike across NSW in week of heavy industrial action

Teachers from the NSW Federation and Independent Education Union went on strike together to demand better working conditions and pay. Picture: Supplied.

In a historic move, teachers in the Southern Tablelands and Highlands in both the public and private sectors have gone on strike to demand better work conditions and pay.

'It's never a choice we enter lightly'; Teachers strike over workload, pay

UNIVERSAL: Spacey Jane expanded their reach on their second album Here Comes Everybody. Picture: Sam Hendel

Spacey Jane mine the anxiety of the times on album two

Spacey Jane are writing songs for Everybody

Wingecarribee Shire Council Interim Administrator Viv May (L) watches Wolondilly MP Nathaniel Smith, Minister Natasha Maclaren-Jones and Goulburn MP Wendy Tuckerman and Vinnies NSW CEO Jack de Groot deep in discussion. Photo: Dominic Unwin

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Keeping victims of domestic violence in the Southern Highlands rental market is central to a new partnership between the NSW Government and St Vincent De Paul.

New boost to combat Highlands domestic violence but more housing needed

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Cardinal George Pell is due to be sentenced after being found guilty of child sexual abuse.

Chief Judge Peter Kidd has handed down his sentence after Cardinal George Pell was convicted for attacks on two choirboys in the 1990s.

George Pell sentenced to six years

STRONG: Beautiful toddler Penelope Dean is the sunshine of her mother Emily's life. The brave little girl has been treated for a rare tumour.

Most people know McHappy Day is all about a good cause. The Dean family had first-hand experience of how the charity supports children fighting serious illness.

How McHappy Day helps brave tots like Penelope

Ukraine says it has re-established surveillance at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.

Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know

Damian Penaud (L) crossed for two tries as France overran Japan in a 42-23 rugby Test win in Aichi.

France overpower Japan in rugby union Test

St Kilda's Hunter Clark was taken off on a stretcher after a collision in their win over Carlton.

Unlucky Clark has surgery after Saints win

Islamic State militants often carry out attacks on Afghanistan's minority religious groups. (file)

Afghan religious school blast wounds eight

Essendon have come from behind in the last term to deliver Sydney an AFL blow in a nine-point win.

Bombers stun wasteful Swans in AFL upset

Jhaniele Fowler's shooting will be crucial for the Fever to win their first Super Netball title.

Fever back Fowler to handle GF physicality

Cronulla have recorded a hard-fought 18-6 win over Canterbury in terrible conditions in Sydney.

Sharks down Dogs to claim NRL win in wet

Detectives escort Lee to the city watch house on November 8, 1949. Picture: File

On March 25 1950, after a long and dramatic trial in the Supreme Court, the three were found guilty of murder and sentenced to death.

Poverty, petty crime and prostitution: How Jean Lee became the last woman hanged

NSW Police have arrested a 26-year-old man in connection with a fatal stabbing in Wollongong.

Fatal Wollongong stabbing, man arrested

Former Australian PM Kevin Rudd is working to prevent future Russia-Ukraine style aggression.

Kevin Rudd joins Ukraine advisory group

Ashton Agar will play no further part in Australia's tour of Sri Lanka because of a side strain.

Side strain puts end to Agar recall hopes

Thousands took the streets in capital cities demanding free abortions and more accessibility to health services for women and pregnant people. Picture: AAP

The flood warnings in NSW for the next two days have escalated, as the Emergency Management Minister urges caution.

The Informer: Army at the ready in case of floods, but wet weather not dampening abortion protests

Melbourne's pro-choice activists turned up in force to demand more health services for women.

Thousands march after US abortion shift

Australia is closing in on 10,000 COVID-19 deaths, with calls to increase vaccine booster rates.

Australia nears 10,000 COVID-19 deaths

TEN YEARS ON: Wiradyuri woman and author Anita Heiss signs a copy of her book 'Am I Black Enough For You?' for Jan Roberts at the Curious Rabbit on Sunday. Picture: Madeline Begley

Dr Heiss' new book is an update to her memoir of the same name, released a decade ago in the aftermath of her court victory over Andrew Bolt.

Author Anita Heiss asks once more, am I black enough for you?

Australia's Travis Head says his failure in the Galle Test was down to a mistake and not technique.

Head not losing heart with batting in Asia

Jarrod Wallace is facing a two-game NRL ban for his tackle on Gold Coast's Simi Sasagi.

Titans' Wallace facing two-game NRL ban

The report on NSW Police points to a "concerning" lack of guidance on tough detention measures.

Watchdog wants NSW police powers reined in

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Residents living across the Southern Highlands are reminded to protect themselves against the flu by getting vaccinated.

Residents reminded to get the flu shot this winter

Great pastime: Bushwalking is not only a great from of exercise but allows you to get back to nature. Picture: Brad Liber

Bushwalking is a great pastime, offering a chance to exercise and get back to nature

Seven of the best bushwalks in and around the Illawarra

There were plenty of superb results from Moss Vale High School students at the Zone Athletics Carnival in Canberra. Photos: Supplied. 

Moss Vale High students did their school proud at the zone athletics carnival in Canberra on Tuesday, June 21.

Long standing record broken Moss Vale High students blitz zone athletics carnival

Data from the 2021 census this week revealed that the population in the Highlands challenges a national trend. Picture: Shutterstock

In case you missed it: this week's headlines in one place

Wingecarribee Shire Council advises that both Old South Road and Range Road will be temporarily closed from 3pm on Friday July 1, 2022 as a precautionary measure in anticipation of the weekend's forecast heavy rainfall.

Old South Road and Range Road limited to residential traffic only

Locals in the Southern Highlands will brave the cold for a night to raise funds and awareness in support of homelessness occurring in their community as part of the NSW Vinnies Community Sleepout on Friday August 19.

NSW Vinnies community sleepout launches in the Southern Highlands

BIG JOB: Transport for NSW crews and a specialist contractor have restored the road over Barrengarry Mountain. Photo: Transport for NSW

Restricted access restored to Kangaroo Valley from the north west on Moss Vale Road at Barrengarry Mountain from Friday 1 July, weather permitting.

Moss Vale Road opened with restricted access to Kangaroo Valley

Cherry Tree Walk in Bowral in early 2022. Picture: John Swainston

Just when you thought the deluge was over, it's back with a vengeance.

Highlands could receive more than 300 millimetres as deluge begins

Wet weather is expected to make a return to the Southern Highlands.

Self-fill sandbag stations set up as heavy rain predicted

Can the Storm bounce back against Robertson Spuddies on Sunday? Photo: Dominic Unwin

The Southern Highlands' newest rivalry could soon be one of its fiercest as Southern Highlands Storm and Robertson Spuddies prepare to go at each other for the second time in the space of a week.

Storm-Spuddies rivalry kicks up a gear ahead of second derby in the space of a week

Liam Cooper and Samuel Levi think more can be done in regional areas to support the LGBTQIA+ community and make them feel seen. Picture: Briannah Devlin

Pride Month is not limited to the month of June for Liam Cooper (he/him/his), its message is something he embraces every day.