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Magpies improve but still looking for a win after Hawks loss

Ben Rodin

Round Two | Group 10 Results

Cowra's Micheal Curtale (in purple) vies for possession during his side's loss on Saturday. Photos: JUDE KEOGH

Barnies put an end to Cowra's honeymoon

Max Stainkamph

Magpies improve but still looking for a win after Hawks loss

SUPER START: Mick Hawkings made an immediate impact for his new club St Pat's in the opening game of the season. Photo: PHIL BLATCH

Next mission: Hawkings eyes off Workies

Alexander Grant

Caitlyn Boswell and Emilie Browne, pictured during pre-season, were voted player's player by their teammates after their 12-0 loss to the Mudgee Dragons at Glen Willow on the weekend. Photo: Kelsey Sutor

Nobes excited by League Tag potential

Ben Rodin

Hayley Annetts proudly displaying her great grandfather's medals at last year's Anzac Day march in Woodstock.

Gooloogong, Darbys Falls and Woodstock to hold Anzac Day services

David Seymour marches in the 2018 Anzac Day march on behalf of CPO Charles F. J. Seymour who served in the Royal Australian Navy.

Cowra prepares for Anzac Day commemorations

Cowra Librarian Caroline Eisenhauer said it is important for seniors to have skills with digital technology to keep them connected with family and friends and using online services.

Seniors encouraged to get tech savvy at Cowra Library

Hayley Annetts proudly displaying her great grandfather's medals at last year's Anzac Day march in Woodstock.

Gooloogong, Darbys Falls and Woodstock to hold Anzac Day services

Home made lunch for just $10 courtesy of Cowra's Presbyterian ladies

Autumn arrives at log cabin for weekend markets

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

ANSWERING THE CALL TO SERVE: The initial 'Anzacs' were volunteers from the First Australian Imperial Force. The campaign lasted eight-and-a-half months.

A legend born from battle

New Look: Phill's Paint and Blinds may have a new name but the same great customer service and amazing products are always available. Photo: Supplied.

Paint a winning picture

Andrew Lotherington

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

Ambitous Airman: Record breaker, award winner, pilot and safety officer, there is not much that Steve Griffin can't do in the air. Photo: Jann Kerr.

Pilots in safe hands withSteve Griffin

Tricky Tasks: The support crews and pilots use wind, height and air currents to plot their courses and control their balloons in order to complete the required tasks throughout the week. Photo: File.

A chance to grab the key to success

Andrew Lotherington

GOING UP: Most Central West locations experienced an increase in their rental costs during the past year. Photo: FILE

Going up: Weekly rental costs are rising in many Central West towns

Nadine Morton

REAL ESATE: Looking to invest in the Central West? New data from Suburbanite shows where you should avoid. Photo: FILE

Looking to invest in the Central West? Here's where to avoid

Nadine Morton

RENTAL MARKET: Finding it hard to find a rental in Cowra? You're not the only one, new data shows. Photo: FILE

Finding it hard to find a rental in Cowra? You're not the only one

Nadine Morton

GETTING ACTIVE: Abby Breen, 11, Toby Bourke, 5, Alesha Bennetts, 14, and Jordan Parsons, 16, are all using Active Kids vouchers to get fit.

Many eligible children not receiving Active Kids vouchers for sport

Nadine Morton

Cowra Librarian Caroline Eisenhauer said it is important for seniors to have skills with digital technology to keep them connected with family and friends and using online services.

Seniors encouraged to get tech savvy at Cowra Library

Mark and Cathryn Williamson with their prize-winning Royal Sydney Easter Show jam roll and cake. Photo: Ben Rodin

Bakers rewarded at the Royal Sydney Easter Show

Ben Rodin

GETTING ACTIVE: Abby Breen, 11, Toby Bourke, 5, Alesha Bennetts, 14, and Jordan Parsons, 16, are all using Active Kids vouchers to get fit.

Many eligible children not receiving Active Kids vouchers for sport

Cowra's history: Throwback Thursday, March 2002

Men's Probus member Richard Oliver with guest speakers Matt Felvus and Sylvia White.

Men's Probus is given the background on TAFE

Lewis Galea.

Egg-cellent Easter fun at the Cowra Japanese Garden

Cowra's history: Throwback Thursday, March 2002

Recipe: courtesy of Sydney Seafood School. Photo: Franz Scheurer

Cuttlefish with chorizo and potatoes, pan-fried

How the python managed to get the drop on the tawny frogmouth is currently unknown

Watch a python devour a tawny frogmouth

Firefighters tackle the blaze as flames and smoke rise from Notre Dame cathedral as it burns in Paris. Photo: Thibault Camus/AP

See inside fire-ravaged Notre Dame

Winx says farewell, with Randwick a sell-out

John Ellicott

A police van parked outside the Ecuadorian embassy in London after Julian Assange was arrested. Julian Assange (inset) as he was taken from the embassy.

Julian Assange arrested by British police

Costas Pitas in London

PHOTOS: Throwback Thursday | March, 2002

We are stronger when we stand together

Billionaires hold the power for real change

Climate future relies on an end to division

YOUR SAY: Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia is on the lookout for older Australians to be part of its 2019 Federal Election Panel. Photo: Paul Jeffers

Federal election: Be a voice for older Australians

"Who would have thought it?": Prolific singer-songwriter Brian Cadd, once described as "Australia's answer to Quincy Jones", marvels at a lifetime in the music business. His latest album, recorded in Nashville, is Silver City.

Brian Cadd rocks his babies

John Piggott

'URBAN COMMUNITY': An artist's impression of the Discovery Rise planned development at James Cook University's Townsville campus. Image: Supplied.

Work starts on university-based retirement communities

Geraldine Cardozo

Labor wants an inquiry to investigate two controversial taxpayer-funded water buybacks in 2017.

Labor demands judicial inquiry into water

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Police are looking for a man following a sexual assault at a Victorian beach on Easter Sunday.

Woman assaulted by stranger on Vic beach

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Bill Shorten says $77b in tax cuts will go to the highest-income earners under a Morrison government

High-income earners to reap $77b tax cuts

Prosecutors have been given more time to organise a new indictment against Rick Thorburn.

Thorburn to face judge-only trial

Labor doesn't expect Clive Palmer to do any preference deals with the party.

Labor not counting on Palmer preferences

Matt Coughlan
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Turkish nationals have been banned from attending the Anzac Day dawn service at Gallipoli.

Turks banned from Anzac Gallipoli service

Matt Coughlan
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison heads a soccer ball at near Adelaide on Tuesday.

Day 14 of the federal election campaign

Bill Shorten has focused on long-term casuals in his jobs pitch as he campaigns in Queensland.

Labor expands jobs pitch to casual workers

Daniel McCulloch

Brunchilli Vanahlem Eileen 2, five years old, sashed senior champion Jersey female pictured with Hayley Menzies, Lyn Boyd, Jack, Brooke, Maggie and David Boyd all from Brunchilli Farming Trust, Numbaa via Nowra.

Dairy cows shine at Sydney Royal | Photos

Hannah Powe
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Little Big Dairy Co co-owner Jim Elliot says if the recent milk shortages don't convey the clear message farmgate milk prices are not enough, nothing ever will. Photo by Rachael Webb.

Milk shortages a 'no brainer'

Daniel Pedersen

Bernie O'Connor not only celebrating his win at Packsaddle Gymkhana and Bikekhana on Sunday but also the rain that fell. While it was only 10mm, it was the first decent rainfall the region had recorded in two years. Photo by Mia Degoumois from Packsaddle Roadhouse.

Not drought breaking rain but it's a decent start

Samantha Townsend

MOUTHWATERING EXHIBIT: A 1971 McLaren M8-F CanAm car stands in splendid isolation in The Bend’s Welcome Centre.

Tailem Bend - The accidental motorsport star

Brent Davison

Australians aren't letting travel costs stop their holiday fun.

Travelling Aussies pay top dollar for their accommodation

Get your Game of Thrones fix in person, on site

How to create magic in the garden

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TOP EARNERS: Five of the six top earning locations in the Central West have mining infrastructure and workers nearby. Photo: FILE

Find out how your salary compares with your town's average

Nadine Morton

Imagine being greeted by this when you get to work of a morning. Photo: FILE.

A dog at work can make you more productive

Grace Ryan