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Youngstar and Craig Williams. Photo: AAP/JULIAN SMITH

Who is Youngstar? The Central West horse who’s running at Flemington

Melbourne Cup 2018: an average punter’s guide to the race that stops a nation | Photos, videos

Matt Findlay

Tamsyn Ritchie, Isabella Piper, Jacob Piper, Stephanie Piper and Noah Coble at Sydney Olympic Park.

Off the blocks: Boorowa swimmers take on Sydney Olympic Park

Youngstar and Craig Williams. Photo: AAP/JULIAN SMITH

Who is Youngstar? The Central West horse who’s running at Flemington

Boorowa combined primary schools carnival a huge success | Photos

Daniel 'Stix' Parker took out gold in the men's IT1 400 metre run in just 58 seconds.

Not about medals for Aust athletics champ

Benita Kolovos

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Festivals, talks and tip toes around gardens: Talkin’ Tourism

The Nurse’s Home is currently the accommodation used for Agency Nurses and the hospital relies on these nurses to keep the hospital running. Photo supplied.

Boorowa Hospital Auxiliary to host Melbourne Cup luncheon

Those who can be identified - Beth Hurt, Paul Goddard, Bernadette Fogarty, Jennifer Moore (nee Dunn), Shirley Dockett, Alan Guan and Pam Malone (nee Hardman).

Preparations in full swing for Musical and Dramatic Society reunion

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Festivals, talks and tip toes around gardens: Talkin’ Tourism

St Joseph's student Lachlan Li breaks through the Boorowa Central School defence at the carnival a few years ago.

Boorowa set to host annual Combined Touch Footy and Netball Carnival

Just some of the kids who attend the Boorowa Early Education Centre.

Boorowa Early Education Centre to celebrate Children’s Week

A sunset bath in Botswana is enjoyed by a pair of elephants

An exhilarating brush with danger in deep Botswana

Jennie Dicker

Be Prepared: Don't delay. Get your fire plan organised now. It may save lives and property.

Write down your plan

Don't delay: Plan ahead this fire season

LIVE STREAM: National Water Week is a call for young people and the broader community to think about how we use water and how we can protect it so we all have it in the future.

Water for me, water for all

A sunset bath in Botswana is enjoyed by a pair of elephants

An exhilarating brush with danger in deep Botswana

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

Man of the moment: Santa reassures the children of the world that they have the power within themselves to stay on the Good List.

Santa believes in you too

Jennifer Birchall

First impressions: Using quality photos in real estate listings can make all the difference.

Are professional photos worth it?

Ruth Lewis

Hartland has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a separate garage-studio. Inset: Peter Garrett

Peter Garrett makes $1.2 million return to Southern Highlands

Lucy Macken

Australians over 55 also need to consider access to services they might need more as they age such as public transport, hospitals, health clubs or community centres.

Planning for your retirement property

Kate Stanton

SNAPPED: AIF 2nd Division soldiers, Vignacourt, 1918. Picture: AWM P10550.140

Road to Remembrance

Detective Inspector Jon Rouse

Detective awarded for work catching child sex offenders

MOVE IT: Armidale Skating Rink, circa 1917, a source of entertainment for those on the home front.

Doing our bit on the home front

Lydia Roberts

SNAPPED: AIF 2nd Division soldiers, Vignacourt, 1918. Picture: AWM P10550.140

Road to Remembrance

Died in the war: Sydney William Estick.

Armistice Centenary: More stories about loved ones

Jim Kellar

Postcards from the Western Front

Joanne Crawford

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

A look back at history with Throwback Thursday: June 1995

Fay Gruber, Shirley Meers and Maureen Virgo.

Boorowa Hospital Auxiliary holds annual Melbourne Cup lunch

Winner of ther 2018 Melbourne Cup winner Cross Counter and jockey Kerrin McEvoy with trainer Charlie Appleby.

How the Melbourne Cup panned out: on the track

Megan Gale

25 faces you might know at the Melbourne Cup

Scenes from Flemington.

How Melbourne Cup 2018 panned out: off the track

A Chinese visitor has shared their thoughts about Boorowa's Irish Woolfest and the friendliness of locals.

Reader’s love letter to the 2018 Irish Woolfest

Echo Zhang

Gather at our War Memorial on Sunday November 11, 10.30am, to commemorate the Centenary of that time signifying the end of wars to end all wars.

Remembering some of Boorowa’s finest: Word in the Streets

John Snelling

Steve Jobs was the founder of Apple. Photo - Fairfax Media.

World’s six best doctors: Word in the Streets

John Snelling

SORE SUBJECT FOR SENIORS: From November 1 anyone aged 50 or over will have to visit a specialist to be referred for an MRI scan on a sore or injured knee.

Over 50s denied GP-referred knee MRI scans

Eileen Wood

BEST SHOT: Wilma Perkins competes in shot put - one of seven events in the heptathlon - at the World Masters Athletics Championships in Malaga, Spain. Photo: World Masters Athletics

Golden girls reign in Spain

Geraldine Cardozo

Win a NZ Holiday

Teen formally admits comedian's murder

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Josh Frydenberg is proposing changes to help small businesses offer employee share schemes.

Changes to boost employee share schemes

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Father's hopes for Bali Nine drug smuggler

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Like to have your ashes left on Mount Panorama?

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Clancy Shannon was killed while joy-riding with friend Justin Stubberfield on North Stradbroke Island.

Queensland drunk driver jailed over mate’s death

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Pellegrini's reopens after terror attack

Kaitlyn Offer
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ABC ex-chair: 'no inappropriate behaviour'

Luke Costin
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Arona Peniamina has been found guilty of murdering his wife Sandra at their Queensland home.

Qld man guilty of brutally murdering wife

Christine Flatley
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Old bottles of madeira … richly flavoured and seductive.

Life is but a SeaDream

John Rozentals

The Sebel Melbourne Malvern … 17 floors with 86 apartments.

Six highlights in your travel week | 12 Nov

John Rozentals

Queenstown … kissed by snow-capped mountains.

A delightful twist and turn through Queenstown

John Rozentals

A 2013 comprehensive review of the literature on the effect of bariatric surgery on cancer outcomes suggested that the surgery did reduce cancer risk, particularly for breast and endometrial cancer in individuals who had been obese prior.

Does bariatric surgery reduce cancer risk?

Healthshare

DIY: Take on smaller jobs.

Finish your reno before Christmas

Proud Sofala locals (from left) Wayne Crow, Jodi Campbell, Sasha Wafer, front David Taylor. Photo: Sasha Cody

Tiny country cafe the Painted Horse strikes Good Food Guide gold

Gemima Cody