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YOUNG CITIZENS OF THE YEAR: Matthew (25) and Andrew (24) Scott jointly won this year's award.

Barnaby Joyce hands out Australia Day awards in Uralla

Steve Green

CELEBRATIONS: Armidale Regional Council mayor Simon Murray, Australia Day ambassador Liz Deep-Jones, and Guyra citizen of the year Sue Adams. Picture: Nicholas Fuller

A double celebration in Guyra

Nicholas Fuller

PERSONALITY: Liz Deep-Jones was a lively Australia Day ambassador with a serious message for Guyra and Armidale.

Family and diversity and the story of us all

Steve Green

Former Guyra citizen of the year Dot Vickery receives Order of Australia

Former Guyra citizen of the year Dot Vickery receives Order of Australia

Nicholas Fuller

WELCOME RELIEF: Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall with farmers Matthew and Jenny Friend in front of the B-double fodder donation. Picture: Nicholas Fuller

New England cattle producers share in $1 million fodder delivery

Nicholas Fuller

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

FAMILY: Ebor mother Shantel Brauer with children Wyatt and Aria.

Start of school year easier for Ebor families thanks to GIVIT donation

Nicholas Fuller

YOUNG CITIZENS OF THE YEAR: Matthew (25) and Andrew (24) Scott jointly won this year's award.

Barnaby Joyce hands out Australia Day awards in Uralla

Steve Green

CELEBRATIONS: Armidale Regional Council mayor Simon Murray, Australia Day ambassador Liz Deep-Jones, and Guyra citizen of the year Sue Adams. Picture: Nicholas Fuller

A double celebration in Guyra

Nicholas Fuller

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

Heroes of the home front: your messages of thanks

REPRESENTATIVE: Lauren Clarke will play for the Greater Northern Tigers in the Country Championships.

Greater Northern Tigers women's representative squad chosen

Ellen Dunger

Winning ride continues: Melted Moments' Guyra owners Belinda Lenehan, Wendy Jackson, Angela Grills and Jenny Tierney had reason to celebrate again on Friday with the gelding taking out the Ballina Cup.

Melted Moments gives Guyra owners another reason to celebrate

Geoff Newling

Glen Innes and Narwan will face off in round one under the Group 19 draft draw.

UPDATEDGroup 19 release draft draw and competition setup for 2020

Ellen Dunger

REPRESENTATIVE: Lauren Clarke will play for the Greater Northern Tigers in the Country Championships.

Greater Northern Tigers women's representative squad chosen

Free rugby league sports clinic for Guyra

Free rugby league sports clinic for Guyra

BACK AT IT: Guyra's first grade team will hit the park for the first time in 2020 against Hillgrove this Saturday.

Guyra's cricketers back into the swing of things

Ellen Dunger

Even in areas untouched by the fires, beds are empty and jobs are on the line. Picture: Shutterstock

You can help save thousands of jobs with just one holiday

Peter Lynch

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

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

Free rugby league sports clinic for Guyra

Free rugby league sports clinic for Guyra

Guyra's Lamb & Potato Festival starts next week

Guyra's Lamb & Potato Festival starts next week

TALENTED LOCALS: Quilt and Craft Display organiser Robin Godlonton, TroutFest co-ordinator Lynne Chapman, and Guyra artist Kay Smith. Photo: Nicholas Fuller

TroutFest: Local arts and crafts on display at the RSL Hall

Nicholas Fuller

Free rugby league sports clinic for Guyra

Free rugby league sports clinic for Guyra

AND IT'S IN THE NET: Previous success at a fishing clinic. Photo supplied by Lynne Chapman.

You're invited to Guyra's TroutFest this weekend

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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

Could this be the perfect Christmas present?

Could this be the perfect Christmas present?

Emma Brown

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Tamworth Country Music Festival Magazine

Leadership qualities: Kate Venables was one of the first managers in Australia to receive Chartered Manager accreditation.

The making of a leader

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Property of the Week | Rich grazing land

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Featured property | An updated classic

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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

TAKING CARE: Animals, just like people, can be seriously affected by smoke haze.

Helping animals cope with those not-so-happy, hazy days

RSPCA

THINK AHEAD: A simple strategy can mean the difference between life and death.

Plan to survive - an emergency bushfire guide for your pets

Lyndell Whyte

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

Why Colin Gadd was always the 'man in the middle'

Why Colin Gadd was always the 'man in the middle'

Michael Gadd

NO FUN: While we may relish fabulous fireworks displays, often our pets do not.

Big bang theory ... a fireworks survival guide for pet owners

Lyndell Whyte

Glenbrook star: Ex-St Columba's College student and songwriter Justine Eltakchi (right) with singer Casey Donovan. Donovan will perform Eltakchi's song which is in contention for a slot on Eurovision.

Casey Donovan takes songwriter on Eurovision dream

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

Walking shark Hemiscyllium halmahera. Photo:Mark Erdmann

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

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

Jessica Howard

Breast cancer survivor Lisa Hardman and nurse Rachael Stevens. Picture supplied by McGrath Foundation.

How an Ebor woman coped with cancer, drought, and fires

Nicholas Fuller

Think you might have "survivor guilt"? Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIAThink the Summer of the Not-So-Random Apocalypse didn't impact you? Think again

Janine Graham

HAY NOW: Cowell farmer Brenton Smith welcomes the donation as feed dries up in the district.

Hay arrives in Cowell following benefit concert

Rachel McDonald

UNSUNG HEROES: Too often, we take Australia's fine hospitals and the staff that make it all possible for granted.

OPINIONHealthy respect for our hospitals grows

Father Brendan Lee

When the tracking throws up an anomaly. Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIAWhen one story from 2014 is news again

Simon McCarthy

Should we be panicking about coronavirus?

OPINIONShould we be panicking about coronavirus?

Dr Mary McMillan

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

Scott Morrison wants new powers to allow a national state of emergency in the wake of crises.

Law changes flagged to deal with bushfires

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An emergency-level fire in Namadgi National Park was heading northeast towards Tharwa in Canberra.

Canberra fire now more than 8000 hectares

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Four adult patients are being tested for coronavirus in WA.

WA coronavirus suspects test negative

The Claremont killings trial has heard there was no evidence Jane Rimmer was sexually assaulted.

No sex assault evidence in Claremont kill

Authorities are warning of the possibility of more cases of the Chinese coronavirus in Australia.

Some 400 register for China virus evac

Kaitlyn Offer and Steve Zemek

Australia's tourism and international education sectors have been hit by the coronavirus fallout .

China virus timing bad for tourism sector

Greg Roberts

NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard says six new potential virus cases are being assessed in NSW.

China-linked NSW kids asked to skip school

Dominica Sanda and Steven Trask

Guards will accompany the detained Tamil family's Kopika (right, with sister Tharunicaa) to school.

Guards will take Biloela child to school

Michael Doyle

Riding a horse? Don't use your phone. Yes, really

Riding a horse? Don't use your phone. Yes, really

The top price of $1400 was reached three times between buyers David Stewart (second from left), Ashford, and Geoff Swain (fourth from right), Nundle. They are pictured with agents and vendor representatives.

Merino ram sales kick off in northern NSW

Lucy Kinbacher

USC Seaweed Research Group leader associate professor Nick Paul said that if Australia could grow enough of the seaweed for every cow in Australia, the country could cut carbon emissions by 10 percent. Photo: Supplied

How seaweed could reduce methane and increase stock growth

Lucy Kinbacher

SIX OUT OF TEN: The sharemarket historically has six out of ten good years.

Follow the basic principles of investing for the best result

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