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POWER: Essential Energy have deployed crews to restore power to 15,000 residences and businesses caused by this afternoon's storm. Photo: Clare McCabe

Power outages affect 15,000 across the region

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Year 12 Crookwell High students formal | PHOTOS

Year 12 Crookwell High students formal | PHOTOS

Shirley Roberts celebrated 50 years as a nurse in 2020. Photo supplied

For 50 years, Shirley has been proud to 'provide high quality care and compassion to all ages'

Megan Baragry.

A night to remember: Year 12 Trinity Catholic College students celebrate the year that was

Elma Pearsall 1921-2020. Photo supplied

Obituary | Ninety-nine years of a beautiful life

VISION: Riding for Disabled Goulburn coach Jo Grove (centre) caught up with two of the organisation's founders, Sue Morrison and Barbara Carter at the 40th anniversary celebrations on Tuesday. Photos: Louise Thrower.

Riding for Disabled marks 40 years of helping children

Power outages affect 15,000 across the region

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Officers from the Hume Police District investigate ATO scam

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Health district launches new child protection program

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Riding for Disabled marks 40 years of helping children

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NSW Police urge road users to report drink, drug-affected, dangerous and distracted drivers

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SUBSCRIBERBarbara Nell's art exhibition at Goulburn Club

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DIGESTTell mum you'll be home for Christmas

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An unedifying diplomatic pile-on

DIGESTAn unedifying diplomatic pile-on

A passenger from a repatriation flight from Singapore makes her way to a bus to hotel quarantine after landing at Canberra airport. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

EXPLAINERWill we see stranded Aussies at home for Christmas?

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OPINIONCOVID-19 cases decrease as weather heats up

AstraZeneca's vaccine is already being manufactured in Melbourne.

EXPLAINERWhen will we get our COVID-19 jabs?

Steve Evans

A pizzeria worker sparked Australia's strictest - and briefest - COVID-19 lockdown. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONHating on the SA pizza guy won't fix an entirely foreseeable problem

Gemma Beale

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce indicated international passengers could be required to prove they have been vaccinated against COVID-19. Picture: Getty Images

EXPLAINERNo jab, no fly: who decides on mandate?

Harley Dennett

Children may transmit coronavirus at the same rate as adults: what we now know about schools and COVID-19

ANALYSISChildren may transmit coronavirus at the same rate as adults: what we now know about schools and COVID-19

Zoë Hyde

Quarterback Lamar Jackson has been among many Baltimore Ravens players sidelined amid the pandemic.

Virus has NFL running short of options

Sam Farmer

CHANGE: The BBL, which starts next week, will implement three new radical rule changes. Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images

OPINIONBig Bore League is just not cricket

Howard Kotton

Flying high: Lilly Skelly is one of nine local players so far who have been named for the Southern sides playing in this weekend's NSW Regional TSP matches. Photo: Zac Lowe.

SUBSCRIBERLocal juniors set to test skills in NSW Regional TSP matches

Zac Lowe

Quarterback Lamar Jackson has been among many Baltimore Ravens players sidelined amid the pandemic.

Virus has NFL running short of options

Good form: The Goulburn Dressage Club has persevered despite a number of setbacks in 2020 and recently hosted a successful finale to the year. Photo: Linda Mace.

SUBSCRIBERGoulburn Dressage Club closes tough year with Championships

Zac Lowe

Records broken at Goulburn High School Athletics Carnival | PHOTOS

Records broken at Goulburn High School Athletics Carnival | PHOTOS

OLD PRINTING DAYS: A corner of the Goulburn Evening Penning Post's jobbing department in 1935. Photo: Watt Telfer.

PHOTOSNewspaper staff down through the years keep cogs turning

OLD PRINTING DAYS: A corner of the Goulburn Evening Penning Post's jobbing department in 1935. Photo: Watt Telfer.

PHOTOSNewspaper staff down through the years keep cogs turning

TRAGIC: The night of June 26, 1999 was one filled with grief as the grand former Knowlman's store went up in flames. Two youths were later charged with lighting the fire. Photo: Leon Oberg.

PHOTOSSnappers capture slices of your life as time goes by

TRAGIC: The night of June 26, 1999 was one filled with grief as the grand former Knowlman's store went up in flames. Two youths were later charged with lighting the fire. Photo: Leon Oberg.

PHOTOSSnappers capture slices of your life as time goes by

LOVE THIS CITY: Goulburn Post editor from 1985 to 2004, John Thistleton left the city in 2018 for Melbourne. Goulburn and its heritage still hold a special place in his heart. Photo: Louise Thrower.

Diving into a new challenge with a tenacious team

LOVE THIS CITY: Goulburn Post editor from 1985 to 2004, John Thistleton left the city in 2018 for Melbourne. Goulburn and its heritage still hold a special place in his heart. Photo: Louise Thrower.

Diving into a new challenge with a tenacious team

"The brass in the piano actually started to melt. That's how hot it got", Torrington resident Richard Cork lost a property to fire on November 8, 2019. PHOTO: Andrew Messenger

LISTENWhen these wilderness escapes became death traps

"The brass in the piano actually started to melt. That's how hot it got", Torrington resident Richard Cork lost a property to fire on November 8, 2019. PHOTO: Andrew Messenger

LISTENWhen these wilderness escapes became death traps

Rick and Carolyn Lean lost their son to suicide two years ago after a long battle with addiction and mental health issues. Photo: Kellsey Galea

LISTENHow one city is trying to tackle its drug problem from within

Rick and Carolyn Lean lost their son to suicide two years ago after a long battle with addiction and mental health issues. Photo: Kellsey Galea

LISTENHow one city is trying to tackle its drug problem from within

The Drip Gorge, near Mudgee. PHOTO: Mudgee District Environment Group

LISTENMeet the women fighting for The Drip

The Drip Gorge, near Mudgee. PHOTO: Mudgee District Environment Group

LISTENMeet the women fighting for The Drip

Bob along at Arbory Afloat. Picture: Supplied

Four ways to fall in love with Melbourne all over again

Sue Wallace

A popular waterhole for swimming at Litchfield National Park is Florence Falls. Picture: Michael Turtle

Ethical tourism is about more than just picking up your litter

Michael Turtle

Air wars as borders reopen: what it means for travellers

Air wars as borders reopen: what it means for travellers

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From homemade delights to indulgent purchases, there's something for everyone. Picture: Shutterstock

'Tis the season: Christmas gift ideas for food lovers

Karen Hardy

Few places have been more affected than regional Australia, says Adam Liaw. Picture: Supplied

Liaw's regional roadtrip has food in its heart

Karen Hardy

Dan Levy and Kristen Stewart star in Happiest Season. Picture: Sony

REVIEWPerfect for the 'coming out' season

Cris Kennedy

From homemade delights to indulgent purchases, there's something for everyone. Picture: Shutterstock

'Tis the season: Christmas gift ideas for food lovers

A still from In The Name of the Land. Picture: Supplied

REVIEWThe sadness of French rural life

Jane Freebury

The cast of All My Life, directed by Marc Meyers. Picture: Universal pictures

REVIEWFrom weepie to outright charmer

Cris Kennedy

We may have a blind spot when it comes to the way we think about skin cancer

We may have a blind spot when it comes to the way we think about skin cancer

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Aussie cricket great calls on fellow farmers to get skin checked regularly

Aussie cricket great calls on fellow farmers to get skin checked regularly

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A perfect hot plan for you

A perfect hot plan for you

Emma Brown

We may have a blind spot when it comes to the way we think about skin cancer

We may have a blind spot when it comes to the way we think about skin cancer

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

Dandenong McGrath Breast Care Nurse and patient Elle May.

McGrath Breast Care Nurses go COVID-safe

BE EXTRA VIGILANT: Swim Safety Ambassador Laurie Lawrence is calling on pool owners to be more diligent. Photo - supplied.

Don't forget safe gates save lives

BE EXTRA VIGILANT: Swim Safety Ambassador Laurie Lawrence is calling on pool owners to be more diligent. Photo - supplied.

Don't forget safe gates save lives

POSTIVE OUTLOOK: 2021 is set to be a strong year of capital growth in Australian property according to Doron Peleg of RiskWise Property Research. Photo - Shutterstock.

The housing market landscape has shifted quickly

POSTIVE OUTLOOK: 2021 is set to be a strong year of capital growth in Australian property according to Doron Peleg of RiskWise Property Research. Photo - Shutterstock.

The housing market landscape has shifted quickly

A home ahead of its time

A home ahead of its time

House of the Week

SELLING FAST: The average Victorian home is spending just 33 days on the market according to the latest figures from the Real Estate Institute of Victoria. Photo - Shutterstock.

Optimism returns to Victoria

Ruth Lewis

COMPROMISE: According to new research, almost half (45%) of Australians say they settled for something other than their perfect home, with the most common compromises including location, home size and price. Photo - Shutterstock.

The highs and lows for Australian house hunters

HUMBLY ACCEPTED ON BEHALF OF HIS MATES: Bob Smith with his World War II 75th anniversary commemorative medallion and certificate.

Soldier who came of age amid battlefields in New Guinea

HUMBLY ACCEPTED ON BEHALF OF HIS MATES: Bob Smith with his World War II 75th anniversary commemorative medallion and certificate.

Soldier who came of age amid battlefields in New Guinea

COMFORT BELOW: Nurses in the Second World War in the Underground Hospital in Mount Isa.

Did 79 soldiers die of cyanide?

COMFORT BELOW: Nurses in the Second World War in the Underground Hospital in Mount Isa.

Did 79 soldiers die of cyanide?

SHOVELLING SNOW IN SYRIA: Members of the 2/3 Battalion clearing snow in 1942.

Tragic drowning of digger who fought the enemy in three countries

SHOVELLING SNOW IN SYRIA: Members of the 2/3 Battalion clearing snow in 1942.

Tragic drowning of digger who fought the enemy in three countries

Goulburn High School Year 10 celebration | PHOTOS

Goulburn High School Year 10 celebration | PHOTOS

Records broken at Goulburn High School Athletics Carnival | PHOTOS

Records broken at Goulburn High School Athletics Carnival | PHOTOS

Goulburn High School STEM Day. Photo supplied

Goulburn High students challenged at STEM Day | PHOTOS

Goulburn High School Year 10 celebration | PHOTOS

Goulburn High School Year 10 celebration | PHOTOS

Shirley Roberts celebrated 50 years as a nurse in 2020. Photo supplied

For 50 years, Shirley has been proud to 'provide high quality care and compassion to all ages'

Safety on out local waterways

COMMENTSafety on out local waterways

Acting Inspector Matthew Carroll

VISION: Riding for Disabled Goulburn coach Jo Grove (centre) caught up with two of the organisation's founders, Sue Morrison and Barbara Carter at the 40th anniversary celebrations on Tuesday. Photos: Louise Thrower.

Riding for Disabled marks 40 years of helping children

Shocking vision of the moment a car hits a group of cyclists

Shocking vision of the moment a car hits a group of cyclists

John Paul Young

See John Paul Young star alongside shedders

THOSE DAYS: Powderfinger's new compilation Unreleased 1998-2010 features songs written for their most commercially-successful albums.

Powderfinger unlock vault to reveal embarrassment of riches

AstraZeneca's vaccine is already being manufactured in Melbourne.

EXPLAINERWhen will we get our COVID-19 jabs?

Steve Evans

Communications Minister Paul Fletcher. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Government's media reform plan rejected by key stakeholders

Harley Dennett

This flash mob is tackling a world first

This flash mob is tackling a world first

HONOURED: ARIA Hall of Fame inductee and nominated artist Archie Roach performing to a full house at the 2020 Port Fairy Folk Festival. Picture: Kyra Gillespie.

Archie Roach's life and music honoured by the ARIAs

Kimberley Price, Jessica Howard and Kyra Gillespie

SLOW DOWN: Rushing things that don't need to be rushed often leads to damaged relationships. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONBe wary of Christmas adventures in missing the point

Father Brendan Lee
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DIGESTTell mum you'll be home for Christmas

Kim Chappell
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REAL AUSTRALIASummer arrives and it's packing some heat

Juanita Greville

LISTEN TO THIS: The winning project holds promise for those who have suffered hearing loss as a result of ageing, among other possible factors.

Hearing loss treatment crowned winner

ONLINE CHECK: There are many charities that deserve your donation this Christmas. But before giving, do a quick check on the ACNC website's Charity Register.

How to avoid charity scams this Christmas

Geraldine Cardozo

Ethicist calls for sexbots for elderly

Ethicist calls for sexbots for elderly

So-called tinnie terrorist Murat Kaya has been granted bail.

Convicted tinnie terrorists back in court

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The RBA has left its monetary policy measures unchanged, including a cash rate of 0.1 per cent.

Economic recovery is under way: RBA

Skateboarder Tom Drury visits Eden on his long journey along the East Coast all the way to Cairns. He estimates he'll reach his destination by mid-March. Photo: Leah Szanto.

Skating Melbourne to Cairns, a solo mission for a good cause

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Queensland opened its border to all of NSW and Victoria for the first time in almost four months.

Latest snapshot of the coronavirus impact

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SPEAKING UP: Tracey Ginn, who was 45 when she had a heart attack, is urging women to really understand what feels normal. Picture: Kate Healy

SUBSCRIBER'Typical' Tracey's shock is a major risk confronting women

Melanie Whelan
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Sally McManus will make a renewed employment reform pitch during a National Press Club speech.

Unions push to slash insecure employment

Matt Coughlan
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Sisto Malaspina was killed and two others injured in Hassan Khalif Shire Ali's stabbing rampage.

Bourke St stabber 'was going to kill us'

Georgie Moore
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DIGESTTell mum you'll be home for Christmas

Kim Chappell
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Brian Wellings took to the catwalk at Tamworth saleyards and sold a pen of sheep on behalf of Nutrien Livestock before his retirement from buying livestock on Monday. Agents Scott Simshauser and Miles Archdale from Walcha offered some encouragement on the catwalk. Photo: Michelle Mawhinney

Warm wishes for retiring livestock buyer

KAREN BAILEY and MICHELLE MAWHINNEY
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It is anticipated Chinese demand for grain from countries across the globe will continue in the foreseeable future and dominate market dynamics well into 2021.

China's voracious appetite for grain yet to be satisfied

Grain Brokers Australia
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Ed Hickson, Dumaresq Valley, planted pecan trees under irrigation with an eye to the growing vegan market. "This is about connecting with our consumer," he said.

Fresh start for nut 'milk'

Jamie Brown

From homemade delights to indulgent purchases, there's something for everyone. Picture: Shutterstock

'Tis the season: Christmas gift ideas for food lovers

Karen Hardy

Few places have been more affected than regional Australia, says Adam Liaw. Picture: Supplied

Liaw's regional roadtrip has food in its heart

Karen Hardy

Five lighting tips to brighten up your day

Five lighting tips to brighten up your day