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Cowra Greyhound Club has moved its non TAB meetings to Temora with the first meeting this Sunday.

Greyhound club moves meetings

Leroy Murray.

Future burns bright for Cowra's young Raiders

Kelsey Sutor

Riley Whatman (far right) with Collingwood AFLW recruit Machaelia Roberts and Raise the Bar athletes.

Gooloogong's Riley Whatman raises the bar

Cowra Greyhound Club has moved its non TAB meetings to Temora with the first meeting this Sunday.

Greyhound club moves meetings

Jeff Oliver, Tom Perfect and Graeme Clements.

Lee, Williams best on course

Cowra women's bowlers in action last week. Photo: Kelsey Sutor

Beginners invited to try out bowls

Lyndall Dykes (left) and Melanie Browne have restarted their workshops in Coffs Harbour.

Six places on the Mid North Coast ready to welcome you

Teresa Ooi

PRIZE: You could win a cruise from London to Bergen, via Nordkapp and the Norwegian fjords, in Explore. Entries open on Saturday.

Win a cruise to Norway - and other great travel ideas

Where better to spend Chinese New Year than Sydney? Picture: Destination NSW

Your guide to Lunar New Year in Sydney's Chinatown

Bernadette Chua

Tyson, Hudzyn, Cody, Draedy and Aaliyah Hira Kaukau at the Cowra Aquatic Centre.

Cowra gears up for Australia Day 2020

Cowra Business Chamber committee members with Member for Riverina, Michael McCormack, Cowra Mayor, Bill West and Member for Cootamundra, Steph Cooke. Photo: Robin Dale

Best of the best: finalists announced for 2020 Cowra Business Awards

Rain clouds.

Pray for rain in Koorawatha

Tyson, Hudzyn, Cody, Draedy and Aaliyah Hira Kaukau at the Cowra Aquatic Centre.

Cowra gears up for Australia Day 2020

Sharlene McLeish from the Cowra Services Club, one of the sponsors of the show, with Koorawatha Show Secretary Mary Gee.

Gearing up for the 2020 Koorawatha Show

Last year's car display at Bryant Park. Photo: Robin Dale

Get your motor running this Australia Day

What's your plan: Having a Bushfire Survival Plan will help you avoid making last minute decisions that could be deadly.

Ensure you have a fire plan

Have a break: This summer explore more of our vast continent without worrying about network coverage. With Pennytel you can get 98.8 per cent coverage across Australia's populated areas.

Keeping covered this summer

Stockholm, Sweden.

Cruise the Baltic on a fully escorted tour

Emma Brown

What's your plan: Having a Bushfire Survival Plan will help you avoid making last minute decisions that could be deadly.

Ensure you have a fire plan

Could this be the perfect Christmas present?

Could this be the perfect Christmas present?

Emma Brown

DON'T HESITATE: The decision of whether you'll leave early or stay and defend your home is an essential part of preparing for a bush fire emergency.

Four simple steps could save your life

GOING UP: How does your weekly rent compare to your town's average? Check out the latest Domain Rental Report. Photo: FILE

More money needed to rent homes, units in region

Nadine Morton

RENTAL MARKET: The region's most expensive place to rent revealed in new data. Photo: FILE

Region's rising rental costs, with one town jumping by 14 per cent

Nadine Morton

REAL ESTATE: Here's what $350,000 will buy you around the Central West and Orana. Photo: FILE

PHOTOSWhat $350,000 buys you around the Central West, Orana

Nadine Morton

HAPPY TIMES: Cobweb in his prime. He loved his garden ... it was his kingdom.

Love and loss ... the price we are willing to pay for our pets

Lyndell Whyte

A look back at history with Throwback Thursday: September 2002 Pt 7

PHOTOSA look back at history with Throwback Thursday: September 2002 Pt 7

Rain clouds.

Pray for rain in Koorawatha

HAPPY TIMES: Cobweb in his prime. He loved his garden ... it was his kingdom.

Love and loss ... the price we are willing to pay for our pets

Generous donation from former Cowra student

Generous donation from former Cowra student

Danny and Kristy Quin.

PHOTOSA day at the races: Calcutta, Cowra Cup and Cowra Japan Cup action

Walking shark Hemiscyllium halmahera. Photo:Mark Erdmann

Fish called wander: New walking sharks discovered off Australia's coast

SCALE: Moored in Geiranger at the head of Geirangerfjord, after passing by stunning cliffs and small Norwegian villages.

Entries open: win a Scandinavian cruise with Viking

The Brown family on Corrigans Beach, Batehaven, New Year's Eve.

Heroes of the home front: your messages of thanks

NEAR MISS: Police have released dash cam footage of a Ford wagon narrowly avoiding a head-on crash with a highway patrol car at Naringal. Picture: Supplied.

99km/h, a wet deck, a police car and a head-on waiting to happen

What does Australia Day mean to you?

What does Australia Day mean to you?

Nadine Morton

A look back at history with Throwback Thursday: September 2002 Pt 7

PHOTOSA look back at history with Throwback Thursday: September 2002 Pt 7

Widespread dust storms in Western NSW. Photo: Janelle Cooke

PHOTOSSee photos as the dust storm blankets the region

Nadine Morton

IN CHARGE: NSW Rural Fire Service Superintendent Karen Hodges was in charge of the massive Gospers Mountain bushfire. Photo: GEOFF JONES 012020fire2

The tough days during the Gospers Mountain bushfire: RFS boss

Nadine Morton

Gone, all gone: Wytaliba residents saw their village burn back in November.

REAL AUSTRALIANo, these aren't the worst of times

Andrew Messenger

What would you take if forced to flee a fire?

What would you take if forced to flee a fire?

John Malouff

Kodah, the smart dog that survived it all

OPINIONKodah, the smart dog that survived it all

Karlee Hillier

REUNITED: Valda Dawson (left) with cousin, and neighbour, Dorothy Wallis.

Cousins reunited after six decades

Geraldine Cardozo

JUST LOVING IT: See Aussie singing legend John Paul Young. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

JPY shares the love

Cheryl Field

MULTI-LEVEL: The Smart Road vertical village will comprise 77 independent living apartments and community amenities, including a Montessori Early Learning Centre.

Vertical living: A smart idea for generations

Geraldine Cardozo

Tennis world No.1 Ash Barty has scored an off-court win, being named Young Australian of the Year.

Barty humbled by Young Australian honour

7m ago

NSW's Colin Mann has been recognised for his dedicated commitment to aged care.

Decades of service in rural NSW recognised

18m ago

Nerida and Brian Egan are among the quiet achievers recognised by the 2020 Australia Day Honours.

Australia honours stars, quiet achievers

18m ago

Geraldine Ryan, 89, has dedicated more than 75 years of service to Irish Dancing.

Irish dancing stalwart gets national gong

18m ago

NSW farmer Marie Knight has received an Australia Day honour for service to rural communities.

NSW woman behind lamb jumpers gets OAM

Dominica Sanda
18m ago

Identical twins Eileen Giles (right) and Patty Powell run homeless charity Servants of United Love.

Twin sisters recognised for charity work

Michael Ramsey
18m ago

Raymond Specht, 95, has been recognised for his work on Australian ecosystems.

Aus Day honours for 'accidental' biologist

Michael Doyle
18m ago

Honours recipient Colleen Mandicos has dedicated her life to multiculturalism in aged care

Aged care devotion drives woman's OAM

Ashlea Witoslawski
18m ago

POPULAR: Draxl (third from left) with the cast of Logie winning series A Place To Call Home. Picture: Supplied

'A Place To Call Home' TV star to donate proceeds from art exhibit to bushfire relief

Brendan Crabb

TRAVEL: Member for Dubbo, Dugald Saunders with Minister for Regional Transport and Roads, Paul Toole. Photo: Supplied

Are you eligible for the new senior's travel card?

The RBA had "the communication skills of a teaspoon": Deloitte report. Picture: Shutterstock

RBA caused 'Engadine Maccas' moment for economy: Deloitte

Katie Burgess

How to clean the barbecue

How to clean the barbecue

Owl Woods a new nest for tree-changers

Owl Woods a new nest for tree-changers

NO BEEF: McDonald's new veggie burger is a straight-up-and-down vegetable patty, not a beef look-a-like.

When's a veggie burger a real veggie burger?

Shan Goodwin