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Rebuild effort: NUSHIP Supply crew member Seaman Communication Information Systems Akshay Gomez-Jackson replaces wire fence netting at a Cobargo property. Picture: ABIS Leon Dafonte Fernandez

Navy returns to port for rebuild efforts

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Barnesy, Chris Cheney, Diesel, Vika & Linda and more are coming to Berry Showgrounds in 2021.

WHAT'S ONJimmy Barnes, Diesel, Jon Stevens coming to Berry for Red Hot Summer Tour

Desiree Savage

The Grattan Institute argues the aged care sector needs $7 billion in additional funding each year to fix the broken system. Picture: Shutterstock

Aged care sector needs $7 billion more each year: report

Elliot Williams

Narooma band, Cuppa Shred, has made the top 10 in Melbourne Music Week's Fed Live best music video competition. Image: supplied

Coast band shortlisted for best music video in Melbourne Music Week comp

Andrea Cantle

WOW: Local photographer Matt Jeffrey's picture of a light posse of fireflies in the northern Shoalhaven.

South Coast photographer captures active fireflies

Robert Crawford

A photo taken of the crash scene on Friday afternoon. Photo: Ruth Craze

Two car crash north of Bega, no major injuries reported

By Thursday work to remove sand from Bermagui's Horseshoe Bay Beach was underway.

Dredged sand removed from Bermagui beach after safety concerns

Albert McKnight

Rebuild effort: NUSHIP Supply crew member Seaman Communication Information Systems Akshay Gomez-Jackson replaces wire fence netting at a Cobargo property. Picture: ABIS Leon Dafonte Fernandez

Navy returns to port for rebuild efforts

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Barnesy, Chris Cheney, Diesel, Vika & Linda and more are coming to Berry Showgrounds in 2021.

WHAT'S ONJimmy Barnes, Diesel, Jon Stevens coming to Berry for Red Hot Summer Tour

Desiree Savage

Shoalhaven Mayor Amanda Findley comforts Adam and Chris Webb at Conjola Park on the South Coast of NSW, where 89 homes were lost on New Year's Eve, 2019.

REAL AUSTRALIASouth Coast one year on: spirits burnt and blackened but not broken

Remake Christmas co-founders Bianca Brownlow and Juanita Watters have collected thousands of decorations to bring to the Cobargo and Quaama communities. Pictures: Supplied

Thousands of Christmas decorations made for fire-impacted residents in Cobargo, Quaama

Remake Christmas co-founders Bianca Brownlow and Juanita Watters have collected thousands of decorations to bring to the Cobargo and Quaama communities. Pictures: Supplied

Thousands of Christmas decorations made for fire-impacted residents in Cobargo, Quaama

Dave Rugendyke (right) is presented with a replacement National Medal, AFP Service Medal and Certificate of Service on Wednesday. Picture: AFP

Cobargo's Dave Rugendyke presented replacement AFP medals after bushfires

Dave Rugendyke (right) is presented with a replacement National Medal, AFP Service Medal and Certificate of Service on Wednesday. Picture: AFP

Cobargo's Dave Rugendyke presented replacement AFP medals after bushfires

A concept design for the Cobargo Showground Community Centre Disaster Refuge, one of the many projects being developed in the town.

Rebuild projects bloom in Cobargo, but deadline for $250m in government funding 'incredibly tight'

A concept design for the Cobargo Showground Community Centre Disaster Refuge, one of the many projects being developed in the town.

Rebuild projects bloom in Cobargo, but deadline for $250m in government funding 'incredibly tight'

Man killed on Princes Highway after car crashes into tree at Termeil

Man killed on Princes Highway after car crashes into tree at Termeil

UPGRADE: Concepts designs of the new Shoalhaven River crossing at Nowra which has been upgraded by Infrastructure Australia to a "priority project". Photo: Transport for NSW

New Shoalhaven River crossing a 'priority project' - Infrastructure Australia

Robert Crawford

Two people dead in car, truck crash at Princes Hwy, Bodalla, near Bumbo Road

UPDATEDTwo people dead in car, truck crash at Princes Hwy, Bodalla, near Bumbo Road

A passenger from a repatriation flight from Singapore makes her way to a bus to hotel quarantine after landing at Canberra airport. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

EXPLAINERWill we see stranded Aussies at home for Christmas?

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OPINIONCOVID-19 cases decrease as weather heats up

AstraZeneca's vaccine is already being manufactured in Melbourne.

EXPLAINERWhen will we get our COVID-19 jabs?

A pizzeria worker sparked Australia's strictest - and briefest - COVID-19 lockdown. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONHating on the SA pizza guy won't fix an entirely foreseeable problem

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce indicated international passengers could be required to prove they have been vaccinated against COVID-19. Picture: Getty Images

EXPLAINERNo jab, no fly: who decides on mandate?

Harley Dennett

Children may transmit coronavirus at the same rate as adults: what we now know about schools and COVID-19

ANALYSISChildren may transmit coronavirus at the same rate as adults: what we now know about schools and COVID-19

Zoë Hyde

Some of the country's busiest air routes have resumed. Picture: Karleen Minney

EXPLAINERAs borders reopen, what is next for domestic air travel?

Lucy Bladen

A QR code check-in system is used to view a cafe menu. Picture: Matt Loxton

QR code concerns: Call for businesses to comply with guidelines

Sarah Basford Canales

Visitor: Tennis icon Casey Dellacqua will join former Davis Cup captain John Fitzgerald in Cobargo on Wednesday. Picture: Shutterstock.

Tennis greats serve up rally as one in Cobargo

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Wrapped up: Pub comp organiser Scott Barton wraps up Cobargo-Bermagui Eel Tom McMillan during Friday's grand final. Picture: Peter Sheales.

Eels slip away with title win

Jacob McMaster

TOP TRIO: Caleb Serong, Hayden Young and Liam Henry made their AFL debuts for Fremantle in 2020. They were all top-10 draftees. Picture: Getty Images

A draft like no other after a season like no other

Justine McCullagh-Beasy

Visitor: Tennis icon Casey Dellacqua will join former Davis Cup captain John Fitzgerald in Cobargo on Wednesday. Picture: Shutterstock.

Tennis greats serve up rally as one in Cobargo

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CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS: Jye Britten, Billy Hudson, Ricky Stapleton and Scott Fuller prepare to face off in Friday night's pub footy finals. Photo: Ben Smyth

Bega pub comp kicks goals as finals night approaches

Ben Smyth

GOLDEN GIRL: NSW Australian Karate Federation (AKF) State Championship dual gold medallist Alicia Gauld is congratulated by her coach Shihan Robert Graham.

Alicia's gold medals shine in challenging year

"The brass in the piano actually started to melt. That's how hot it got", Torrington resident Richard Cork lost a property to fire on November 8, 2019. PHOTO: Andrew Messenger

LISTENWhen these wilderness escapes became death traps

"The brass in the piano actually started to melt. That's how hot it got", Torrington resident Richard Cork lost a property to fire on November 8, 2019. PHOTO: Andrew Messenger

LISTENWhen these wilderness escapes became death traps

Rick and Carolyn Lean lost their son to suicide two years ago after a long battle with addiction and mental health issues. Photo: Kellsey Galea

LISTENHow one city is trying to tackle its drug problem from within

Rick and Carolyn Lean lost their son to suicide two years ago after a long battle with addiction and mental health issues. Photo: Kellsey Galea

LISTENHow one city is trying to tackle its drug problem from within

The Drip Gorge, near Mudgee. PHOTO: Mudgee District Environment Group

LISTENMeet the women fighting for The Drip

The Drip Gorge, near Mudgee. PHOTO: Mudgee District Environment Group

LISTENMeet the women fighting for The Drip

Bob along at Arbory Afloat. Picture: Supplied

Four ways to fall in love with Melbourne all over again

Sue Wallace

A popular waterhole for swimming at Litchfield National Park is Florence Falls. Picture: Michael Turtle

Ethical tourism is about more than just picking up your litter

Michael Turtle

Air wars as borders reopen: what it means for travellers

Air wars as borders reopen: what it means for travellers

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Adam Liaw meets Gary Rodley in Tathra during the series' filming. Picture: Supplied

Tathra to feature in new SBS food series Adam Liaw's Roadtrip for Good

Luminescence Chamber Singers will perform at Four Winds in December. Photo: Peter Hislop

Celebrate Christmas with Luminescence Chamber Singers at Four Winds

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IGNITED: Powderfinger's Unreleased 1998-2010 sits proudly alongside the band's storied back catalogue.

REVIEWPowderfinger off cuts make tasty feast for Unreleased

Josh Leeson

Candelo singer/songwriter Robyn Martin will debut a new single This Is Our Place at the Festival of Daring Possibilities. Picture: Supplied

Festival of Daring Possibilities returns for fifth year with inspiring speakers, artists

Never a better time to build a career in regional Australia

Never a better time to build a career in regional Australia

Farmers and outdoor workers may be at greater of risk non-melanoma skin cancer

Farmers and outdoor workers may be at greater of risk non-melanoma skin cancer

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Aussie cricket great calls on fellow farmers to get skin checked regularly

Aussie cricket great calls on fellow farmers to get skin checked regularly

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Never a better time to build a career in regional Australia

Never a better time to build a career in regional Australia

The joys of home shopping in 2020

The joys of home shopping in 2020

Emma Brown

Your future trip is outback

Your future trip is outback

Emma Brown

Find your dream at realestateview.com.au

Read this week's Real Estate View here

Find your dream at realestateview.com.au

Read this week's Real Estate View here

Take a sneak peek at Littlewoods Estate's blocks

Take a sneak peek at Littlewoods Estate's blocks

Take a sneak peek at Littlewoods Estate's blocks

Take a sneak peek at Littlewoods Estate's blocks

SELLING FAST: The average Victorian home is spending just 33 days on the market according to the latest figures from the Real Estate Institute of Victoria. Photo - Shutterstock.

Optimism returns to Victoria

Ruth Lewis

COMPROMISE: According to new research, almost half (45%) of Australians say they settled for something other than their perfect home, with the most common compromises including location, home size and price. Photo - Shutterstock.

The highs and lows for Australian house hunters

A dynamic not been seen for years

A dynamic not been seen for years

HUMBLY ACCEPTED ON BEHALF OF HIS MATES: Bob Smith with his World War II 75th anniversary commemorative medallion and certificate.

Soldier who came of age amid battlefields in New Guinea

HUMBLY ACCEPTED ON BEHALF OF HIS MATES: Bob Smith with his World War II 75th anniversary commemorative medallion and certificate.

Soldier who came of age amid battlefields in New Guinea

COMFORT BELOW: Nurses in the Second World War in the Underground Hospital in Mount Isa.

Did 79 soldiers die of cyanide?

COMFORT BELOW: Nurses in the Second World War in the Underground Hospital in Mount Isa.

Did 79 soldiers die of cyanide?

SHOVELLING SNOW IN SYRIA: Members of the 2/3 Battalion clearing snow in 1942.

Tragic drowning of digger who fought the enemy in three countries

SHOVELLING SNOW IN SYRIA: Members of the 2/3 Battalion clearing snow in 1942.

Tragic drowning of digger who fought the enemy in three countries

Luminescence Chamber Singers will perform at Four Winds in December. Photo: Peter Hislop

Celebrate Christmas with Luminescence Chamber Singers at Four Winds

REGIONAL FOCUS: PM presenter Linda Mottram and Simon Lauder in the ABC South East studio. Photos: Supplied

ABC Radio flagship program broadcast from Bega

Surprise Eden donation welcomed by Bega Hospital Auxiliary

Luminescence Chamber Singers will perform at Four Winds in December. Photo: Peter Hislop

Celebrate Christmas with Luminescence Chamber Singers at Four Winds

Make a gingerbread house with Bega Baptist Church

Make a gingerbread house with Bega Baptist Church

Thomas Rawlinson, Bega's first Mayor, and a supporter of building a hospital.

Looking Back: Building Bega's first hospital

Shoalhaven Mayor Amanda Findley comforts Adam and Chris Webb at Conjola Park on the South Coast of NSW, where 89 homes were lost on New Year's Eve, 2019.

REAL AUSTRALIASouth Coast one year on: spirits burnt and blackened but not broken

Narooma band, Cuppa Shred, has made the top 10 in Melbourne Music Week's Fed Live best music video competition. Image: supplied

Coast band shortlisted for best music video in Melbourne Music Week comp

John Paul Young

See John Paul Young star alongside shedders

THOSE DAYS: Powderfinger's new compilation Unreleased 1998-2010 features songs written for their most commercially-successful albums.

Powderfinger unlock vault to reveal embarrassment of riches

AstraZeneca's vaccine is already being manufactured in Melbourne.

EXPLAINERWhen will we get our COVID-19 jabs?

Steve Evans

Communications Minister Paul Fletcher. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Government's media reform plan rejected by key stakeholders

Harley Dennett

This flash mob is tackling a world first

This flash mob is tackling a world first

The day I walked in the footsteps of Argentinian icon Maradona

PHOTOSThe day I walked in the footsteps of Argentinian icon Maradona

Courtney Ward

LOOK UP: Giving Tuesday encourages people look at the bigger picture and give their time or their money to good causes.

Global event a rallying cry to inspire us all

Denis Moriarty

Why carbon farmers are climate rockstars

Why carbon farmers are climate rockstars

Louisa Kiely

Why we must tackle the hidden reality for Australians living with disability

Why we must tackle the hidden reality for Australians living with disability

Penny Evans

LISTEN TO THIS: The winning project holds promise for those who have suffered hearing loss as a result of ageing, among other possible factors.

Hearing loss treatment crowned winner

ONLINE CHECK: There are many charities that deserve your donation this Christmas. But before giving, do a quick check on the ACNC website's Charity Register.

How to avoid charity scams this Christmas

Geraldine Cardozo

Ethicist calls for sexbots for elderly

Ethicist calls for sexbots for elderly

Martin Foley will remain Victoria's health minister after a departmental restructure.

Vic to split health department in two

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A Victorian woman in her 70s who contracted coronavirus in July has has died of complications.

Vic records first virus death in a month

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Romain Grosjean says the halo protecion bar saved his life in a fiery Formula One crash in Bahrain.

Grateful Grosjean now a halo believer

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Stock on shelves and other business inventories for the September quarter are set to be revealed.

Annual credit growth slowest in a decade

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Molestation claims against Kyle Daniels were "extremely unlikely", says his former manager says.

Swim teacher claims unlikely: ex-manager

Margaret Scheikowski
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No verdict in Jack de Belin rape trial

No verdict in Jack de Belin rape trial

Ashleigh Tullis
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Outbreaks at two hotels sparked Victoria's second wave, which resulted in more than 800 deaths.

Vic new-look hotel quarantine unveiled

Benita Kolovos
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A group of international students from China, Hong Kong, Japan, Vietnam and Indonesia have landed.

International students return to Australia

Martin Silk
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HARVEST HELPING HAND: Neighbours, family and friends pitched in to strip a crop belonging to the late Broughton Bird near Coreen at the weekend. Picture: JAMES WILTSHIRE

Farmers rally in family's hour of need

David Johnston
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My Life As a Wiradjuri Girl

My Life As a Wiradjuri Girl

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Joel Fleming of Nutrien Livestock Tamworth with the record breaking Speckle Park cows and calves. Photo: Michelle Mawhinney

Gunnedah cows worth $4050/unit

Lucy Kinbacher

Five lighting tips to brighten up your day

Five lighting tips to brighten up your day

PRIVATE RETREAT: The Treetops House on the Mornington Peninsula by Bryant Alsop Architects. The brief was to create the notion of a weekender - evoking images of architectural simplicity and isolation where owners can escape their weekday life and reconnect with themselves and their environment. Pictures: Jack Lovel.

The suburban treetops house retreat

FESTIVE FAIR: Whether it's meat, eggs or fish, support those who support higher animal welfare.

This year, have a very merry higher welfare holiday season

RSPCA