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YASS: “If you are drinking, don’t drive”…is the message for this year’s Yass Picnic Races, with free buses running to and from the Marchmont Race Course on Saturday, February 25. Read more.
GOULBURN: Four people have been arrested since the introduction of the 12 month ban at Goulburn Square.
A man, who was given a previous banning notice appeared in Goulburn Square intoxicated last week. Police said the man was causing trouble and had breached his bail. Read more.
CROOKWELL: Hold Your Head Up is the latest sculptural work from Australian artist Luke Chiswell from Collector and the second public art work to be installed in Auburn Street in recent months. Read more.
BRAIDWOOD: Jay Davies was surprised to hear that her work would be displayed in the 2017 Artexpress Exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. “I didn’t really expect it at all,” says Jay.
“It’s cool when you can see other people look at it without having to be involved in any way,” says Miss Davies of having her work on public display. Read more.
SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS: In 2017, Tracey Hong will celebrate her 50th birthday and it will also be seven years since she was first diagnosed with cancer.
She was initially sent to Liverpool Hospital for a bowel obstruction where it was discovered she had ovarian cancer. Read more.
CANBERRA: Despite Saturday bringing showers and the occasional thunderstorm, it wasn't enough to stop the crowds pouring into the Multicultural Festival.
Lured by the aromas of food from around world, thousands of people converged on Civic, although shelter was highly sought when storms rolled through Canberra briefly. Read more.
QUEANBEYAN: The first of more than 130 identified asbestos-affected homes has been demolished at Queanbeyan in a NSW buyback scheme, showing an end to a decades-long saga for property owners impacted by Mr Fluffy insulation.
Three of eight Queanbeyan properties initially marked for clearing are ready for rebuilding as the NSW government continues its voluntary purchase and demolition scheme to rid the state of loose-fill asbestos-affected houses. Read more.
Roads and rail: The Southern Highlands rail line is running on time this morning and there are no delays on the roads.
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As far as the Port Kembla steelworks is concerned, the bad times are now in the rear-view mirror, according to BlueScope CEO Paul O’Malley.
All year 12 students will have to study grammar and dramatically improve their writing skills as part of the most significant changes to the state's HSC in decades, which will see fewer topics studied in favour of "less breadth and more depth" in all subjects.
Victimes of historic sexual abuse at Bathurst’s St Stanislaus’ College will receive a formal public apology on June 16.
Head of College Dr Anne Wenham announced the date for the apology following the sentencing of disgraced former priest Brian Spillane in the District Court last Thursday.
National News
More than 7000 Commonwealth Bank of Australia part-time staff are owed millions of dollars in unpaid superannuation entitlements, according to legal advice.
Has the Apex gang been mortally wounded, less than a year after a brawl at Moomba thrust them into the spotlight?
Victoria Police Assistant Commissioner Stephen Leane appeared to suggest as much during a press conference on Sunday.
It started as an embarrassing joke. Shane Barnbrook accidentally swallowed a chicken bone while eating dinner and knew it had to come out.
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International news
Victorian man Thomas Keating has pleaded guilty before a Thai court to a charge of reckless driving causing death over a tragic jet-ski crash that killed his partner Emily Collie.
You couldn't make this up. Well, yes you could.
It's true. Which is to say, it's false.
We're talking about Donald Trump. Of course.
Fresh from composing his own poll to prove that the mainstream media really, really dislikes him and is awfully unfair – and to make a bunch of money as a poll sideline, naturally – Trump has taken to inventing terrorist attacks in small Scandinavian countries.
North Korea's ambassador in Kuala Lumpur has denounced Malaysia's investigation into the assassination of Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korea's leader, and insisted the man poisoned at Kuala Lumpur airport last week was not him.
On this day | October 10
362 – Athanasius returns to Alexandria.
1431 – Joan of Arc's first day of interrogation during her trial for heresy.
1952 – The British government, under Winston Churchill, abolishes identity cards in the UK to "set the people free".
1953 – Francis Crick and James Watson discover structure of DNA-molecule.
1995 – Steve Fossett lands in Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada becoming the first person to make a solo flight across the Pacific Ocean in a balloon.
The faces of Australia: Catherine Richards
University of Newcastle engineering graduate Catherine Richards has described winning a scholarship worth $200,000 as a “life changing opportunity” to address global concerns about resource sustainability. Read more.