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        The flags are flying ahead of a different look Australia Day in Boorowa this year.

        COVID-19 forces change to Australia Day plans

        • John Snelling
        TAKE CARE: Let's Talk co-founder John Parkinson was one of more than 5000 people around the country nominated for an Australian of the Year award. Picture: Anthony Brady

        Let's Talk co-founder says let's 'reflect on what really matters in life'

        • Clare Quirk

        No new covid cases in NSW as government gears up for stimulus package

        • Julian O'Brien
        The new AgDIP report and database will be valuable resources for future generations of farmers like Western NSW wool-grower, Emma Turner. Image: Supplied.

        New farm database set to unlock key insights for agriculture

        The Local Hero nominees include Dr Kirby White, left (with Dr Nicole Townsend holding up a gown) from Victoria.

        Local heroes stepping up to answer the call of their communities

        • Juanita Greville

        Drop in testing numbers concerns NSW health authorities

        • Natalie Croxon
        Participants hit the ground running in an annual Cupid's Undie Run event in Bathurst. Image: File.

        Help raise funds with the 2021 Cupid's Undie Run

        The flags are flying ahead of a different look Australia Day in Boorowa this year.

        COVID-19 forces change to Australia Day plans

        • John Snelling
        TAKE CARE: Let's Talk co-founder John Parkinson was one of more than 5000 people around the country nominated for an Australian of the Year award. Picture: Anthony Brady

        Let's Talk co-founder says let's 'reflect on what really matters in life'

        • Clare Quirk

        Upgrade rage: why you may have to buy a new device whether you want to or not

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        Coronavirus

          Viral shredding, vaccine fairness and trapped chinese gold miners are some of the stories in today's Covid Informer.

          DIGESTWhen a positive test means you're free to play tennis

          ACT chief health officer Kerryn Coleman. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

          ACT's travel ban on northern beaches lifted

          No new covid cases in NSW as government gears up for stimulus package

          Hot in high-vis, tradies raise awareness of mental health with their own take on the firefighters calendar.

          DIGESTThe Informer: Tennis brats, COVID traffic lights change and hunks in high-vis

          Prime Minister Scott Morrison said it was time people just followed the rules. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

          Do your quarantine, PM tells 'well-paid' tennis players

          • Doug Dingwall

          Drop in testing numbers concerns NSW health authorities

          • Natalie Croxon
          Tursun Kerim shows Professor John Skerritt and Dr Lisa Kerr his current work with the COVID-19 vaccine. Picture: Keegan Carroll

          Vaccine approval imminent, but advice likely to be 'tweaked' in coming months

          • Sally Whyte
          Liz De Somer, chief executive of Medicines Australia, says the pandemic shows funding for vaccine research is crucial. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

          'We can't go back to the old way': pandemic shows need to invest in vaccine research

          • Sally Whyte

          Sport

            Japan won't make vaccines a condition for participation in the Tokyo Olympics.

            Vaccines not condition for Olympics: Japan

            • Lars Nicolaysen and Philip Dethlefs
            • 29m ago
            Barcelona's Lionel Messi has been suspended for two matches.

            Messi handed two-game ban for red card hit

            • 1hr ago
            Australia Day bowls will take place from 1.30pm at the Boorowa Ex-Services Club.

            Celebration of sport this Australia Day

            • Kelsey Sutor
            Japan won't make vaccines a condition for participation in the Tokyo Olympics.

            Vaccines not condition for Olympics: Japan

            • 29m ago
            England will be without Australian skills coach Jason Ryles for the Six Nations.

            England without Ryles for Six Nations

            Aussie spinner Nathan Lyons is not the greatest to wear the baggy green. Photo: Albert Perez/Cricket Australia via Getty Images

            OPINIONLyon's very good, but not the greatest

            • Howard Kotton

            Listen

              Dan Christian of The Australian Indigenous Men's cricket team. PHOTO: Darrian Traynor (Cricket Australia via Getty Images)

              LISTENHow cricket is addressing its pale, male and stale reputation

              Dan Christian of The Australian Indigenous Men's cricket team. PHOTO: Darrian Traynor (Cricket Australia via Getty Images)

              LISTENHow cricket is addressing its pale, male and stale reputation

              Mike Wilson at his home in Armidale. Photo: Lucy Kinbacher

              LISTENLivestock agent shares gutsy fight for survival to help save others in the bush

              Mike Wilson at his home in Armidale. Photo: Lucy Kinbacher

              LISTENLivestock agent shares gutsy fight for survival to help save others in the bush

              Volunteer firefighters Jet Boone, Lise Percival and Samantha Walker gear up in the Bawley Point Rural Fire Brigade's shed. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong

              LISTENBawley Point brigade's new recruits take fight to bushfire fears

              Volunteer firefighters Jet Boone, Lise Percival and Samantha Walker gear up in the Bawley Point Rural Fire Brigade's shed. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong

              LISTENBawley Point brigade's new recruits take fight to bushfire fears

              Travel with Explore

              Cairns offers the biggest variety of tour options to explore the Great Barrier Reef. Pictures: Michael Turtle

              Reef adventures to feed the soul

              • Michael Turtle

              Flights of fancy: what you can see from the tree-tops

              • Bernadette Chua
              Imagine Holiday's "Uluru and Jessica Mauboy Collection" has three tour package options.

              Two very different sensations in the Red Centre

              • Explore Travel

              What's On

                Australia Day bowls will take place from 1.30pm at the Boorowa Ex-Services Club.

                Celebration of sport this Australia Day

                • Kelsey Sutor
                The flags are flying ahead of a different look Australia Day in Boorowa this year.

                COVID-19 forces change to Australia Day plans

                • John Snelling
                Film producer and author Sue Milliken has been announced as the Australia Day Ambassador for Boorowa.

                Sue Milliken named Boorowa's Australia Day Ambassador

                • Kelsey Sutor
                Australia Day bowls will take place from 1.30pm at the Boorowa Ex-Services Club.

                Celebration of sport this Australia Day

                Derrick Mason of the Boorowa Balladeers. File photo.

                Boorowa Balladeers set to perform on Australia Day

                • Kelsey Sutor
                Ron Hoile prepares to play a shot in last week’s ‘Table Tennis for Seniors’ at St John’s Hall. The players more than made up for lack of finesse with their obvious enthusiasm.

                Fun and fitness at Table Tennis for Seniors

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                  The ultimate family fun holiday itinerary in Canberra

                  • Emma Elsworthy
                  A selection of dishes available at the hip and happening Lazy Su. Pic: OutInCanberra

                  Ten iconic Canberra haunts for the ultimate foodie bucket list

                  • Emma Elsworthy

                  The mighty Murray cruise

                  • Emma Brown
                  Questacon is an exciting and intriguing concentration of science brought to life in vivid techni-colour.

                  The ultimate family fun holiday itinerary in Canberra

                  Garage Sale Trail kicks off

                  The joys of home shopping in 2020

                  • Emma Brown

                  Property Real Estate View

                  OUTDOOR ENTERTAINING: According to Mike Mortlock, an addition of a roofed outdoor relaxation and entertainment area will drive holiday makers to your home. Photo - Shutterstock.

                  Turn your holiday home dud into a diamond

                  OUTDOOR ENTERTAINING: According to Mike Mortlock, an addition of a roofed outdoor relaxation and entertainment area will drive holiday makers to your home. Photo - Shutterstock.

                  Turn your holiday home dud into a diamond

                  Homes selling sight unseen becoming mainstream

                  Homes selling sight unseen becoming mainstream

                  Experts size up the 2021 market

                  • Ruth Lewis
                  BREATH OF FRESH AIR: More people are opting to make the sea or tree change due to the slower pace and more relaxed lifestyle. Photo: Shutterstock.

                  Make a move to the regions today

                  AFTER: When buying a fence, choose a style in keeping with your home. Go for subtle tones of flowers for your garden if planting against a plain white backdrop. Match the letterbox with the fencing and keep it clear of promotional pamphlets.

                  Kerb appeal puts your home streets ahead of the rest

                  • Lydia Roberts

                  Community

                    Scamwatch: Don't be fooled by these scams

                    Scamwatch: Banks won't ask you to click on the link

                    Derrick Mason of the Boorowa Balladeers. File photo.

                    Boorowa Balladeers set to perform on Australia Day

                    • Kelsey Sutor

                    Scamwatch: Don't be fooled by these scams

                    Ron Hoile prepares to play a shot in last week’s ‘Table Tennis for Seniors’ at St John’s Hall. The players more than made up for lack of finesse with their obvious enthusiasm.

                    Fun and fitness at Table Tennis for Seniors

                    Boorowa - your taxi has arrived

                    • Kelsey Sutor

                    Photos and Video

                      BRAIDWOOD: Dr Thomas Braidwood Wilson's grave. BRAIDWOOD TIMES.

                      GALLERY: Southern Inlands this week | May 2

                      COOMA: It was a classic Mother's Day in Jindabyne on Sunday as hundreds turned out for the annual fun run to raise money for breast cancer research. Close to $10,000 was raised as part of the event.

                      GALLERY: Southern Inlands this week | May 16

                      GALLERY: Boorowa 2014 Show

                      Upgrade rage: why you may have to buy a new device whether you want to or not

                      The Local Hero nominees include Dr Kirby White, left (with Dr Nicole Townsend holding up a gown) from Victoria.

                      Local heroes stepping up to answer the call of their communities

                      • Juanita Greville
                      Robbie Maddison in Mykonos in 2019. Photo: Red Bull Content Pool

                      From leaps of faith to life in lockdown for Aussie daredevil

                      • Courtney Ward
                      Protagonist Lupin is no James Bond. Picture: Filmink

                      REVIEWAnime a globetrotting adventure

                      • Ron Cerabona
                      Chloe Grace Moretz in Shadow in the Cloud. Picture: Roadshow

                      Gripping yarn of a gremlin threat

                      • Ron Cerabona

                      Comment

                        COMMON PITFALL: We must be sure that we don't allow our possessions to possess us. Picture: Shutterstock

                        OPINIONThe real problem when it comes to clutter

                        • Father Brendan Lee
                        CHANGE: There are renewed calls for date that celebrates our national identity to change, for inclusion, truth telling and a treaty. Picture: Shutterstock

                        OPINION'Australia Day has become Invasion Day': It's time for change

                        END OF LIFE OPTIONS: For some people the pain can be unbearable. For some, palliative care doesn't work.

                        OPINIONSupporting the right to choose a dignified end

                        • Jodie Harrison

                        Stories From The Senior

                        VR technology is helping aged care residents to improve their mental health. Photo: Supplied.

                        From reminiscing to a night at the opera: Can VR boost mental health in aged care?

                        Rugby league legend Uncle Lionel Morgan in his playing days (left) and with the painting by Jandamarra Cadd. Photos: Lionel Morgan and Anglicare Queensland.

                        NRL legend in the frame again thanks to Aboriginal artist

                        SEVEN PURLERS: Di Shanahan, Janny Lane, Caralynn Hoft, Peta Goodwin, Sue Juniper, Tracy Skippings and Sally Wylie.

                        Not a nanna-second to lose

                        • Hazel Bradley

                        National

                          Tennis players head to training for the Australian Open under quarantine watch.

                          Aus Open lockdown rolls on for 72 players

                          • 45m ago
                          Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly says Australia is open to the possibility of other travel bubbles.

                          Work progressing on travel in virus era

                          • 45m ago
                          US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made a point of meeting with Labor leaders in 2019.

                          Labor lashes Morrison over US relationship

                          • 46m ago
                          Scott Morrison is upbeat about Australia's economic recovery, saying it will hit new levels in 2021.

                          Consumers yet to share PM's upbeat view

                          • 46m ago
                          NSW cases are down, but the premier is urging more testing, before restrictions will be lifted.

                          More testing needed: Berejiklian

                          • Hannah Ryan
                          • 46m ago
                          Online retailer Kogan has been fined for making it to hard to unsubscribe from its marketing emails.

                          Kogan fined $310k for breaching spam laws

                          • Daniel McCulloch
                          • 46m ago
                          Minerals Council of Australia CEO Tania Constable: safety is the minerals industry's "core value".

                          Miners pledge to eliminate sex harassment

                          • Hannah Ryan
                          WA Premier Mark McGowan says the coronavirus strains in positive cases will now be made public.

                          WA to disclose more virus source details

                          • Michael Ramsey

                          Stories From The Land

                          Riverina livestock transporter Ross Smith is taking his foot off the pedal after 55 years. Photo: Kenji Santo

                          Legendary livestock transporter retires

                          • Olivia Calver
                          Schute Bell agent Todd Clarke, vendor James Stewart and buyer Charlie White from Tangley Grazing Company, Guyra.

                          Neighbours flock to Moray rams

                          • Matthew Campion
                          InterGrain northern NSW territory manager Katherine Munn believes Rockstar offers plenty of options to growers. Photo: Supplied

                          New wheat variety proves to be a rockstar for growers

                          • Billy Jupp

                          Life & Style

                            SWEET DREAMS: Dulux's Nourish palette includes colours that are perfect for a bedroom. Stylist: Julia Green. Photographer: Armelle Habib.

                            Bedroom updates to try today

                            • Linley Wilkie

                            Heavenly Hamptons stylish sanctuary

                            SUNSCREEN: The best protection is shade and keeping pets in it during the hottest part of the day.

                            Our sun-worshipping pets can suffer from commonest cancer

                            • Dr Anne Quain

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