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TAKING A STAND: Jack Knoble, 13, Oscar Feuereherdt, 13, and Jack Phegan, 12, of St Paul's College at Walla Walla. Picture: Lorri Roden

Walla Walla students support Dolly's Dream

Ellen Esbary and Nikki Reynolds

MAKING HISTORY: David Hill, of David Hill Livestock and Property, Albury, vendor Gary Mickan of Walla and livestock agent Steve Grantham of Elders Corows. Picture: Supplied

Walla Walla vendors claim Australian lamb record

Nikki Reynolds

TOP OF THE DAY: Finley High School student, Madison Kleinschmidt, 15, exhibits the champion Poll Dorset ewe and the supreme interbreed champion of the Holbrook Sheep and Wool Fair. Picture: Nikki Reynolds

Outstanding ewe shines for Finley High School

Nikki Reynolds

FAMILY FUN: Sally 4, Bob and Cassie 3 Wolf at the Walla Show and Shine.

All the faces from Walla Walla's Show and Shine

RURAL LEADER: "You do things because you want to do them, not for what you might get for doing them," Rand farmer Angus Macneil says. Picture: MARK JESSER

Leaders in rural communities recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours

Janet Howie

MIRROR IMAGE: This creative photo is an example of some of the pictures which will flow in for the Lockhart Shire Photographic competition. Picture: Supplied

Search is on for top photographs

Nikki Reynolds

SPORTING CHANCE: Dean Whymank game development officer with the NRL and Hayden Honeywill, 17.

Eastern Riverina Chronicle pictures of the week

TAKING A STAND: Jack Knoble, 13, Oscar Feuereherdt, 13, and Jack Phegan, 12, of St Paul's College at Walla Walla. Picture: Lorri Roden

Walla Walla students support Dolly's Dream

Ellen Esbary and Nikki Reynolds

MAKING HISTORY: David Hill, of David Hill Livestock and Property, Albury, vendor Gary Mickan of Walla and livestock agent Steve Grantham of Elders Corows. Picture: Supplied

Walla Walla vendors claim Australian lamb record

Nikki Reynolds

Australian captain Sam Kerr wrote a letter to her former coach Aaron Holt for saving her football career. Picture: Karleen Minney

Meet the man who saved Sam Kerr's football career

MND round in Hume netball

MND round in Hume netball

Knust wins the day on a countback

Knust wins the day on a countback

HEAD ON: Holbrook's Lachie Holmes takes on the Giants' Brian Lieschke in the Hume Football League on the weekend. Photo: LORRI RODEN

Holbrook takes a giant finals step

Robbie Mackinlay

MND round in Hume netball

MND round in Hume netball

FUN: Jane Yates, Ellen Pratt, Heather Beattie, Sandy Newton and Alison Campbell (front) contested the monthly medal.

Players do battle for the monthly medal

CRUCIAL: Crows' Harriet Simpson taking a crucial intercept from Sharna Holland in the fourth quarter.

Crows fly high in a tough encounter

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Over-the-counter pill could risk women's health: UOW academic

Over-the-counter pill could risk women's health: UOW academic

Lisa Wachsmuth
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David Littleproud says Queensland's coal is cleaner coal.

Natural disaster minister backs Qld coal

Tracey Ferrier
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Single-use plastic shopping bags will be banned in Victoria from November.

Victoria moves to ban plastic bags

Kaitlyn Offer
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Over-the-counter pill could risk women's health: UOW academic

Over-the-counter pill could risk women's health: UOW academic

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A decision on releasing Sydney schoolgirl Samantha Knight's killer will be made on August 20.

Pedophile to stay behind bars until August

Sarah McPhee
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Brisbane's Chelsea Baker made her representative debut for Queensland in 2015.

Qld's Baker wants Maroon Origin double

Ed Jackson
42m ago

LIGHT FANTASTIC: Chase the Northern Lights or the Auroroa Borealis with The Senior and Travelrite on this Nordic cruise in February 2020.

Join us on Northern Lights cruise

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Ballarat man Lindsay, 69, has been delighted with the service Pennytel has delivered saying, "I won't go with anyone else 'cause I'm happy - you won't get better."

Old-fashioned service brings satisfaction with a smile

SERVICE PLUS: When it comes to telephone companies, 80-year-old Ballarat man Donald cares primarily about two things, an affordable plan and good old fashioned customer service. Advertiser content for Pennytel.

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LIGHT FANTASTIC: Chase the Northern Lights or the Auroroa Borealis with The Senior and Travelrite on this Nordic cruise in February 2020.

Join us on Northern Lights cruise

FCAI's chief executive Tony Weber is urging motorists to check their airbags even in older vehicles.

Faulty airbags have no respect for vehicle age

Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries chief executive Tony Weber is urging motorists to check if their vehicles are affected by the Takata airbag recall.

Car makers call for vital safety check

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EXTRAS: The home has slow combustion heating and evaporative cooling, as well as a double garage and single carport.

Property provides for mixed farming

PRODUCTIVE: During the vendor's tenure, "Oakleigh" was run as a mixed farming enterprise, for the last eight years as a grazing enterprise producing wool and lambs.

Property provides for mixed farming

51 Trail Street: The property presents a great opportunity for an owner-occupier to put their stamp on the property with the right renovation.

Commercial properties now for sale

Guest speaker at the June Henty Probus meeting Danielle Burns, from the Department of Fair Trading, outlined the many different scams in society and the ways in which people could avoid them.

Doodle Cooma comments with John

John Ebsworth
1hr ago

MARKET: Culcairn Red Cross Craft Shop monthly market day. Bric-a-brac, plants, materials, baked goods and so much more made by the local ladies to 4pm.

Community diary: what's on this week

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BIRD'S EYE VIEW: The lunar module being tested in Earth orbit during Apollo 9. The gold-coloured material is a man-made polymer coated with aluminium. The probes dangling from the footpads were to sense the Moon’s surface during touchdown and signal the crew to shut off the descent engine. Pictures: NASA

A fragile chariot for a flight into history

Helen Sim

Guest speaker at the June Henty Probus meeting Danielle Burns, from the Department of Fair Trading, outlined the many different scams in society and the ways in which people could avoid them.

Doodle Cooma comments with John

1hr ago

Recognition: 2019 Australian of the Year Award recipients. Photo: Salty Dingo

Nominate an Australian of the Year

Doodle Cooma comments with John

Doodle Cooma comments with John

John Ebsworth

RWW Giants player Justin Gordon led his team onto the ground to play his 100th game, Justin has been playing for the Giants for 7 years..

Holbrook down RWW Giants|photos

FAMILY FUN: Sally 4, Bob and Cassie 3 Wolf at the Walla Show and Shine.

All the faces from Walla Walla's Show and Shine

SPORTING CHANCE: Dean Whymank game development officer with the NRL and Hayden Honeywill, 17.

Eastern Riverina Chronicle pictures of the week

BBS BEAT CDHBU BY 63 POINTS|PHOTOS

BBS BEAT CDHBU BY 63 POINTS|PHOTOS

ANNUAL EVENT: Scarlett Pearse, 7, of Lockhart has had her photo in the Eastern Riverina Chronicle at the footy each year since she was born.

Eastern Riverina Chronicle pictures of the week

HOLBROOK WIN OVER LOCKHART|PHOTO

HOLBROOK WIN OVER LOCKHART|PHOTO

Lorri Roden

Jindera win by 1 point|photos

Jindera win by 1 point|photos

Lorri Roden

2019 Interleague Game|Photo

2019 Interleague Game|Photo

Lorri Roden

Guest speaker at the June Henty Probus meeting Danielle Burns, from the Department of Fair Trading, outlined the many different scams in society and the ways in which people could avoid them.

Doodle Cooma comments with John

John Ebsworth
1hr ago

FISH & SKIPS: Everyone knows the tune so sing along with me, "Skippy, Skippy, Skippy, the Beach Kangaroo..."

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Picture: AAP Image/Sam Wundke

OPINION
Eddie Betts and Sydney Stacks' impromptu hug is an example of why we embrace sport

Justine McCullagh-Beasy

University of Melbourne Associate Professor Peter van Wijngaarden (left) with CERA's Dr Xavier Hadoux.

Simple eye test could soon detect early signs of Alzheimer's

Geraldine Cardozo

Why aged care needs to change its position on residents' sex lives

Why aged care needs to change its position on residents' sex lives

Rowan Cowley

How Barry foiled the scammers, and you can too

How Barry foiled the scammers, and you can too

David Littleproud says Queensland's coal is cleaner coal.

Natural disaster minister backs Qld coal

21m ago

Single-use plastic shopping bags will be banned in Victoria from November.

Victoria moves to ban plastic bags

34m ago

A decision on releasing Sydney schoolgirl Samantha Knight's killer will be made on August 20.

Pedophile to stay behind bars until August

36m ago

Mathias Cormann has ruled out bringing parliament forward a week to legislates promised tax .

Fed govt rules out tax change by June 30

1hr ago

DRUG WOES: NSW Farmers Wagga district branch chairman Alan Brown says the use of ice is a serious problem in some areas of the agriculture industry. Picture: Les Smith

High use of ice in regional areas a serious concern for farmers

Daina Oliver
2hrs ago

Australian National University is the country's top-ranked institution in equal 29th place. Picture: Louise Kennerley

The Australian universities among the world's top 50

Pallavi Singhal
2hrs ago

The ancestors of Aboriginal people arrived in several migrations by island-hopping to West Papua.

Aust first peoples migration was planned

Australia's Sam Kerr celebrates after scoring her side's fourth goal during the match against Jamaica. Picture: AP

Kerr hits Jamaica for four at World Cup

Ben McKay

Farmland investing defies drought - values jump 10.7pc

Farmland investing defies drought - values jump 10.7pc

Andrew Marshall
42m ago

Sorghum is something to keep an eye on should there be any sudden resolution to the US-Chine trade war.

All is quiet as sorghum attracts little interest

Bridie George
1hr ago

Macquarie Williams Trophy for grand champion, Sprys Extra Special shown by David Spence and Gerald Spry, Ashley Morris holder, judge, Peter Falls, Malton, Finley.

Grand champ Shorthorn impresses all

Mark Griggs
2hrs ago

THE MAN: Richard Boyce and Cruise Express has injected some $3 million into the coffers of various rail-restoration societies.

Riding the rails - the slow and steady way

John Rozentals

Compass Hut engages the five senses. Image: Kylie Bell

Planning your next holiday? Check out these deals

John Rozentals

TRADITIONAL DRESS: Travel writer Jac Taylor after a spontaneous makeover in Shuzenji, central Japan. Photo: Supplied

Spontaneous makeovers in Japan, bar fights in Dublin and cycling Belgium: these solo travellers have seen it all

Dayle Latham

"Consumers in rural and remote areas, like those in any other parts of Australia, should not be paying for speeds that they are not getting," Mr Sims said.

Speed issues with NBN? Here's a guide

Lisa Williamson and her daughter Bonnie competing.

Freak fall motivates mum and daughter to bodybuilding titles

Monique Patterson

TWILIGHT YEARS: Pets are considered senior from seven years of age and can have differing needs to that of their younger selves.

Growing old gracefully: how to care for your senior pet