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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

The "mad mile" south of Batemans Bay has been the scene of numerous crashes. Federal Labor says it will fast track upgrades to the Princes Highway between Nowra and Moruya if elected on May 18. File picture.

Labor promises to accelerate Princes Highway upgrades from Jervis Bay Rd to Moruya

Who is Laurie Daley's No.1 right now?

OPINIONWho makes Laurie Daley's Top 10 NRL player list?

Laurie Daley
18m ago

The high price of an NRL biosecurity breach

Janine Graham
18m ago

Raising awareness: Tathra export Adam Elliott and his blue hair in support of the Autism Community Network. Picture: NRL Imagery.

Blue hairdos to help Autism awareness

Who is Laurie Daley's No.1 right now?

OPINIONWho makes Laurie Daley's Top 10 NRL player list?

18m ago

Dave Richard-Preston presents Life Membership Gerry Hammerton.

Gerry named a life member

Les Tudberry of Tura Beach with a nice Gummy Shark taken off Haycock Beach, with MBGALAC members saying they had been taking some good catches.

Gummies on chew during weather break

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk. Picture: Getty Images

Queensland closes border to ACT and NSW

Kathryn Lewis

The best venue to watch the spectacle of Uluru is Longitude 131 with a gathering of luxury pavilions nestled among the rust-red landscape. The desert base fans out from the Dune House, site of lounging, cocktails and rock gazing.

The hottest events to thaw out at this spring

Melinda Healy

Dive to see beautiful underwater sculptures, crafted by Jason deCaires Taylor, while learning about the conservation of the Great Barrier Reef. Picture: Supplied

Luxury hotel brand to open its first Australian resort

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WHAT'S ONFar South Film Festival tickets now on sale

CHART TOPPERS: The New Graces are Robyn Martin, Kate Burke and Melanie Horsnell. The trio will perform at a roundtable in Bega next week. Photo: Dan Stanley Freeman

Chart-topping trio The New Graces aim their 'guerrilla' sounds straight at Tamworth

Alasdair McDonald

Disclaimer: Garage sale listings are based on the latest information available at the time of publishing. Please follow advice from government authorities on social, business, travel and other restrictions to help keep yourself and others safe. ACM takes no responsibility for any consequences arising from these listings.

Find a garage sale in NSW and the ACT

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WHAT'S ONFar South Film Festival tickets now on sale

Bega-based folk band Helland High Water.

Art Month to showcase South Coast entertainment and events online

Truffles. Picture: Stock image

Online program aims to encourage Bega Valley farmers to grow truffles

Power of education: Solicitor Paul Ell was just one of the thousands of young people assisted by the Learning for Life program that is supported by VIEW Clubs of Australia. Photo: Supplied.

The club that offers children a view to a better future

Dayle Latham

Making a difference: Natasha Bull and her grandmother Evelyn Berg.

Family affair: The united front of women with passion for supporting kids in need

Rosie Ryan

Strong partnership: (From left) Ray Morcom's Mardi Smoother, Braiden Lowe and Andrew Morcom, and VERTO's Maria Meyers.

Perfect match: VERTO partnering with businesses and apprentices in mission to ensure skills future

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Power of education: Solicitor Paul Ell was just one of the thousands of young people assisted by the Learning for Life program that is supported by VIEW Clubs of Australia. Photo: Supplied.

The club that offers children a view to a better future

Feeding frenzy: A good dry cleaner will help you deal with life's sometimes messy times with ease. Image: Shutterstock

Five signs your dry cleaner cares (about you and your clothes)

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Good value: Pennytel customer for one month, Margaret, has already signed her husband up for a sim card, and 1GB of data all for $10.99 a month.

On the look out for exceptional customer service

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Merimbula home an absolute charmer

Merimbula home an absolute charmer

Far South Coast House of the Week Aug 5

RENTAL TRENDS: Nationally, rent values declined 0.3% in the month of June, and 0.5% over the quarter. Photo - Shutterstock.

Rental market changes course

Ruth Lewis

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WHAT'S ONFar South Film Festival tickets now on sale

Last year Marine Rescue Bermagui received ClubGrants funding to purchase Personal Locator Beacons for their crew to carry. Caron Parfitt and Steven Knight from Marine Rescue are pictured with Robert Beuzeville from the Bermagui Country Club.

Delayed ClubGrants funding now open for applications

Photo: Ben Smyth

Vinnies grants open to community groups in bushfire-affected areas

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NEW LOOK: Tarraganda sculptor Jordan Tarlinton with his pelican made from used farm equipment at Tathra Beach Side Apartments on Friday. Picture: Alasdair McDonald

Award-winning Jordan lets his unique art shine in Tathra

Alasdair McDonald

Beware of scams that impersonate government organisations. Some scammers calim they are from the Australian Tax Office.

Scamwatch: Don't fall for tax time scams

Victoria records 471 new COVID-19 cases, mental health support boosted

Victoria records 471 new COVID-19 cases, mental health support boosted

Several Newcastle venues have been closed for cleaning, with patrons asked to be on the lookout for symptoms.

NSW reports 12 new COVID-19 cases, with Newcastle put on high alert

Australia coronavirus live updates: New restrictions kick in

NATIONALAustralia coronavirus live updates: New restrictions kick in

Of renters surveyed, more than half who had lost income did not ask for a reduction. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

SUBSCRIBERMajority of income-hit renters not getting satisfactory reductions

An aircraft drops fire retardant on Mt Tennant earlier this year. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Call for domestic firefighting foam manufacturer amid COVID-19 supply chain issues

Katie Burgess

Images from regional Australia. Taken by, from left clockwise, Brendan McCarthy, Jonathan Carroll, Lachlan Bence and Adam McLean.

DIGESTIt's going to get worse before it gets better

Janine Graham

Mask wearing has become common place for many in NSW. Picture: Adam McLean.

All NSW residents returning from Victoria must now enter hotel quarantine

Kate McIlwain

Hundreds more coronavirus cases, man in his 30s dies

NATIONALHundreds more coronavirus cases, man in his 30s dies

Janine Graham

Australia coronavirus live updates: New restrictions kick in

NATIONALAustralia coronavirus live updates: New restrictions kick in

David Pope's Masking for a Friend and (inset) May Gibb's piece for the anti-flu campaign in 1919. Copyright: The Northcott Society and Cerebral Palsy Alliance, 2020

The power of cartoons in times of crisis

Photo: Sally-Ann Thompson

From southern NSW to Tasmania, it's been a white Wednesday

Matterson Knyvett captured the moment a goanna latched onto his ankle while out on the job.

Is that a goanna wrapped around your ankle?

Photo: Sally-Ann Thompson

UPDATEDSnow dumps on Bombala, power cut to homes, highway closed

Ben Smyth

A beautiful sight as the baby boy's family checks he is doing ok after the birth on Monday, August 3. Picture: Mogo Wildlife Park.

Watch mother giraffe's first moments with baby son

A beautiful sight as the baby boy's family checks he is doing ok after the birth on Monday, August 3. Picture: Mogo Wildlife Park.

Watch mother giraffe's first moments with baby son at Mogo Wildlife Park

CHART TOPPERS: The New Graces are Robyn Martin, Kate Burke and Melanie Horsnell. The trio will perform at a roundtable in Bega next week. Photo: Dan Stanley Freeman

Chart-topping trio The New Graces aim their 'guerrilla' sounds straight at Tamworth

Alasdair McDonald

Fire tore through Tathra, NSW and surrounds in March 2018.

REAL AUSTRALIATime has come to learn from the frightening facts

Hayley Warden
1hr ago

STRONG MESSAGE: Aboriginal recording artists Mi-kaisha and Nooky (front), pictured with video clip dancers Maddie Paluch and Chandler Connell, collaborated to write the song, 'One Point 5', encouraging young people to keep their communities safe from COVID-19. Photo: Jake Keane

REAL AUSTRALIASafety messages reach the bush as Moree masks up

Sophie Harris

Shedding the past creates a lighter future

Shedding the past creates a lighter future

Marie Low

Qantas flight attendant Sara Armbrecht at the Qantas Founders Museum holding two dolls dressed in her minature Qantas uniforms: a Pucci unform worn 1974 to 1985 (left) and the current uniform designed by Martin Grant.

Flights of fashion: Doll collection celebrates century of Qantas uniforms

Geraldine Cardozo

Reforms for NSW retirement villages.

Retirement village reforms welcomed

Eileen Wood

NSW Seniors Festival: so much to celebrate

NSW Seniors Festival: so much to celebrate

Luke Close has been found guilty of murdering a friend who he stabbed more than 50 times.

Man found guilty of Nowra stabbing murder

16m ago

The man accused of murdering Canberra Comanchero president Pitasoni Ulavalu has faced court.

Alleged ACT bikie killer stays behind bars

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Ann Marie Smith died in hospital while under the care of the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

Carer charged over disabled woman's death

27m ago

Accused National Crime Authority bomber Domenic Perre has faced court on drugs charges.

Perre a 'puppet master' in drug operation

36m ago

No new COVID-19 cases have been reported in Queensland, but health officials remain on high alert.

Next four days crucial for Qld: Palaszczuk

Aaron Bunch
38m ago

Wassim Hayfa, of Candelo on the NSW Far South Coast, says his family's homes were caught up in the shockwave of the Beirut blast (inset). Photo: Ben Smyth

When a blast 14,000km away hits home in Australia

Ben Smyth
48m ago

BIG CHILL: Bing Lee business development manager Anthony Cowan says freezer inquiries are up as regional Victoria starts a second lockdown. Picture: MARK JESSER

Freezers fly out the door as regional Victoria enters lockdown

Jodie Bruton
55m ago

Fans at Sunday's A-League clash in Newcastle has been advised to be alert for COVID-19 symptoms.

Newcastle becomes COVID-19 hotspot

Maureen Dettre and Dominica Sanda
55m ago

When she is not driving around the state's far west, Ameliah Scott can be found in the sky where she is known as The Flying Vet.

Outback's one-of-a-kind vet

Samantha Townsend

Corey Dean Ireland.

Case against cattle breeder accused of $2.5m fraud adjourned

Andrew Pearson

Australia's barley stakeholders are musing over where this year's production will be sold.

Looking ahead to where the nation's winter barley will land

Cheryl Kalisch Gordon, Rabobank

OUCH: Ligament, sporting or trauma injury are typically behind keen pain in under 30s.

Get a handle on knee pain with the help of your GP

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Revenue from rego wouldn't even maintain the roads we have, let alone build new ones.

It may hurt to hear, but most road aren't even made for you

Sam Hollier

How to eliminate fire hazards while working from home

How to eliminate fire hazards while working from home