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Things to do | Southern Highland News

Things to do

Merryn Porter

Sound of the falls: You will be able to hear the waterfall from Carrington Falls picnic area. Picture: NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service/Andrew Richards 

Grab a blanket and fill a picnic basket. We have compiled a list of the area's 10 best picnic spots

10 best picnic spots in the Southern Highlands

DRINKS REVIEW: Mountain Goat Wheat beer, Mezcal Burrito, NON 1, Woodcutter Brown Ale

Jim Kellar

Crossing paths: Arka Das, as Robi, and Leah Vandenberg, as Ash, in Here Out West, on ABC TV on Sunday, August 14, at 8.30pm.

ABC's Here Out West: True canvas of Sydney's west

A League of their Own streams on Amazon Prime. Picture: Amazon Studios

Surely this baseball remake must prompt we in the Down Under dugout to ask ourselves where are all the shows about our own sports?

Enough baseball. Where are the TV shows about cricket with Boonie, AB?

Josh Leeson

NEW LOOK: Brisbane rock band Waax incorporated a more melodic approach to their second album At Least I'm Free, which is released on Friday. Picture: Finnian Mullen

Waax freed from rock rules and burning their own trail

Imperial Socks are handmade socks with stories to tell. Picture: Supplied

An exhibition detailing the cross-cultural connections between the Southern Highlands and Scottish Highlands will head to Fundemental Gallery on August 12.

Imperial Stockings exhibition to highlight displacement, create conversation

ROYAL START: King Stingray's debut album delivers on the promise of the band's initial singles.

King Stingray debut celebrates what unites us

GETTING BACK: Big Overdrive sees Art vs Science embracing the spirit of DIY experimentation which brought them initial success on The Experiment.

Art vs Science shift their creative Big Overdrive into reverse

 Michelle Muscat, Senior Constable Houghton, Derek Smith Hanna Jones (DV Forum) Jennifer Bowe OAM and Constable Bost are determined to raise awareness for domestic violence with this charity golf day. Picture: Supplied 

People are invited to grab their buggies because planning is underway for a golf day which raises awareness for domestic violence.

Domestic violence awareness golf day returns to Moss Vale

Briannah Devlin

International award-winning artist Annie Ma will entertain people in Bundanoon this weekend with a European program. Picture: Supplied 

Not sure what to get up to this week in the Highlands? I have got you covered.

European concerts are just the start of what you can get up to this week

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ON TRACK: Corryong-born and Riverina-raised country music legend Lee Kernaghan is the focus on a new film Boy From The Bush, a documentary meets road movie, which is out in cinemas nationwide on Thursday.

Lee Kernaghan's new documentary road movie delves into the hitmaker's storied career

Boy From The Bush lights up the silver screen

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?

SOUTHPAWS UNITE: August 13 is celebrated each year by left-handers and their allies.

In most languages, the word for 'lefthandedness' is synonomous with evil and suspicion. But throughout history there have been areas were left-handers have excelled!

The history of 'wrong-handedness': International Lefthanders Day

Hendrika Genderen in a scene from Everybody's Oma. Picture: Bonsai Films

Documentary maker Jason Van Genderen tells his family's story in this warm, emotional story of family love and resilience.

An emotional story of familial love

6 Festivals features music and performances by a handful of current headline bands. Picture: Supplied

Canberra producer Shannon Wilson-McClinton is confident the film hits the right note.

A coming-of-age story set to the soundtrack of music festivals

Emma Thompson and Daryl McCormack get to know each other in Good Luck to You, Leo Grande. Picture: Supplied

Why do we deprive ourselves of pleasure, she asks.

Why Emma Thompson wants us to talk about sex

BACK IN THE DAY: Nurses attend to a patient in an iron lung in the United Kingdom, 1949. Picture: Getty Images

Poliovirus has been detected in sewage in parts of London and New York. Should the world be concerned of its spread?

Polio vaccine campaign launched in UK for first time in 40 years

Federal Education Minister Jason Clare arriving at a press conference to address teacher shortages with state and territory education ministers. Picture: James Croucher

A priority national action plan is to be developed by year's end to address the nation's teacher shortage crisis.

'Screaming out for reform', ministers seek urgent teacher action plan

HALLUCINATING: The female juvenile bear was found to be under the influence of a psychotropic honey. Picture: supplied

The bear can be seen wobbling, whining, and panting heavily under the intoxicating influence of "mad honey".

Watch: Bear staggers under influence of hallucinogenic honey

Your wrap-up of all of the news we wrote about this week in the Southern Highlands.

In case you missed it: the people and news we wrote about this week

Chinese ambassador Xiao Qian was reserved in his comments at the National Press Club this week. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

You'll hear it in Beijing: Taiwan is not really part of China. But a key voice is going unheard in the conversation

How Chinese think about Taiwan

It's looking likely to be a wetter than usual spring.

Third La Nina signs are becoming stronger

The animal tried to get through the front gates of the embassy's compound on Thursday, failed and tried again and then gave up.

Ukraine's new ally - a confused kangaroo in Canberra

Crowded House's Dreamers Are Waiting national tour will begin in Darwin on October 29 and end in Perth on November 27 with concerts in Canberra, Wollongong, Sydney and Melbourne. 

Australian music legends Crowded House are making their way Down Under this spring.

Hey Now, Hey Now! Crowded House announce regional Australian tour dates

NSW Premier Dominic Perrotte. Photo: AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi

One in five people who work in NSW parliament have experienced sexual harassment in the last five years.

NSW parliament has become toxic: Perrottet

Using antibiotics for the flu or COVID-19 can harm the patient and contribute to antibiotic resistance

'A wicked problem': Doctors warn against antibiotic overuse in bumper flu season

Education Minister Jason Clare will work on a national approach to education workforce shortages. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Stop bagging teachers: education minister

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

TOP TASTES: (clockwise from top left) Kylie Minogue, P!nk and George Clooney are among the celebrities to launch their own alcohol brand. Pictures: Twitter, Instagram/@kyliewines, @pink, @casamigos

'I wanted to make a rose that celebrated our marital bliss': INXS' Kirk Pengilly.

Whet your Whistle: Celebrity signature booze lines overtake makeup and perfume

Pharmacy Guild says anti-virals without prescription will relieve pressure on clinics; but GP's are pushing back

Health Emergency: Make COVID-19 anti-virals available without prescription

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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.

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Glenn Maxwell played a pivotal part in the London Spirit's Hundred win over the Southern Braves. (AP PHOTO)

Maxwell leads London Spirit to Hundred win

Port Adelaide stalwart Robbie Gray has been rested from the Power's AFL clash with Essendon. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

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Core Lithium's Finniss mine is situated just south of Darwin. (FLEET SPACE TECHNOLOGIES)

High-tech fleet detects 'white gold' in NT

Some 42 per cent of solar owners say they save more than 70 per cent off their electricity bills. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Household solar cuts power bills, anxiety

Not enough of us plan for what we want to happen when we reach end-of-life, new research shows. (PR HANDOUT IMAGE PHOTO)

Aussies encouraged to be 'death literate'

SWEET: While many consider it a tasty treat, salted caramel is also a rich alternative to a neutral colour palette. Photo: Shutterstock

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Romania's Simona Halep is through to the semi-finals of the Canadian Open after beating Coco Gauff. (AP PHOTO)

Halep beats Gauff to reach Toronto semis

Osasuna's Aimar Oroz (l) scores from the spot to earn his team a 2-1 win over Sevilla in La Liga. (EPA PHOTO)

Osasuna humble Sevilla in La Liga opener

Those who attended NSW's Splendour In The Grass are urged to be on alert for meningococcal symptoms. (Jason O'BRIEN/AAP PHOTOS)

Third meningococcal case from NSW festival

People living in rentals, including flats, find it harder to make environmentally sound choices. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Sustainability bites as living costs rise

Treatments are promising for feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), caused by cat-specific coronavirus.

Treatments for cat-specific coronavirus have come a long way.

Cure in sight for cats with rare and fatal coronavirus disease

Novak Djokovic is out of the US Open tune-up event in Cincinnati after failing to take the jab. (AP PHOTO)

Unvaccinated Djokovic out of Open tune-up

Investigators remove evidence from the scene of a mass shooting in Montenegro. (EPA PHOTO)

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The Indigenous town of Mapoon sees a bright future in its tourism assets, including fishing. (JONO SEARLE)

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Former Shakhtar fullback Ismaily (l) scored for new club Lille to secure a 1-1 draw with Nantes. (AP PHOTO)

Lille fight back for league draw at Nantes

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Night works on Station Street in Bowral will commence on Monday August 15. Picture: Supplied.

Night works on Station Street in Bowral will commence on Monday August 15.