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Firefighters work to extinguish blaze in Riverina home

Annie Lewis

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

Picture: NSW Fire and Rescue

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Firefighters work to extinguish blaze in Riverina home

Annie Lewis

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

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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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All sources of water must be protected now

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All sources of water must be protected now

Robyn King
19m ago

CLOSE ENCOUNTER: A humpback whale breaches spectacularly in front of Dean Sorley's kayak in Fingal Bay last week. Picture: Dean Sorley

Imagine being in this kayak

Phoebe Moloney
19m ago

US Attorney Richard Donoghue (L) says Keith Raniere was a master manipulator and a con man.

'Sex cult' leader convicted in New York

Brendan Pierson
20m ago

All sources of water must be protected now

OPINION
All sources of water must be protected now

19m ago

AFP Assistant Commissioner Peter Crozier says investigators are hunting those who shot down MH17.

MH17 charges just the beginning: AFP

Marty Silk
33m ago

SET GRUNT FREE: Victorian MP Tim Quilty has thrown his support behind Grunt the pig, pictured with owner Matthew Evans. Picture: JAMES WILTSHIRE

Grunt the pig gets support from Victorian MP

Vivienne Jones
49m ago

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

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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

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

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

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

All sources of water must be protected now

OPINION
All sources of water must be protected now

Robyn King
19m ago

NOT JUST WOMEN: Male breast cancer advocate Rob Fincher, who has been living with metastatic breast cancer since 2014, wants to raise community awareness. Picture: Sylvia Liber

OPINION
Most men unaware of breast cancer danger

Jody Lindbeck

IT HAPPENS EVERYWHERE: Just when you think it's safe to go back to the online ticketing site ...

Fake Ukrainian credit cards and pipe monsters

Gareth McKnight

"Continence Queen" Bev Killick.

When the drip goes beyond a joke

A NATIONAL DISGRACE: Thousands of vulnerably elderly Australians are abused every year.

Financial, physical, psychological, sexual - how do we stop elder abuse?

Eileen Wood

NARROW WASTE LINE: Baby boomers are Australia's least wasteful generation when it comes to food according to a new report.

Boomers leading the way on food waste

CLOSE ENCOUNTER: A humpback whale breaches spectacularly in front of Dean Sorley's kayak in Fingal Bay last week. Picture: Dean Sorley

Imagine being in this kayak

19m ago

SET GRUNT FREE: Victorian MP Tim Quilty has thrown his support behind Grunt the pig, pictured with owner Matthew Evans. Picture: JAMES WILTSHIRE

Grunt the pig gets support from Victorian MP

49m ago

A landmark study shows that there are economic benefits to early childhood education.

Economic benefit of early education: study

2hrs ago

Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton says the government will abolish the medevac bill.

Govt to attempt repeal of medevac laws

2hrs ago

The national branch of the construction union is backing John Setka not to be expelled from the ALP.

CMFEU backs Setka, condemns leaks

Hannah Higgins

Paris is holding its 53rd international air show, display a variety of aircraft.

All eyes on the skies at Paris air show

Daniel McCulloch

The owners of units in Mascot Towers hope NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian will attend their meeting.

Hopes premier will attend Mascot meeting

A search will resume for missing backpacker Theo Hayez, helped by sniffer dogs and abseilers.

Search intensifies for missing backpacker

Hannah Higgins

Winvarl Plus Diamond and her breeder Andrew Marks, Dorrigo. The four-year-old wowed judges in Jersey Australia's on-farm challenge.

Rising from life's ashes

Jamie Brown
49m ago

Western Sydney University's Dr Hongwei Liu said by progressively adding more 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (or ACC) to lettuce plants (pictured inset) there was a reduction in the losses caused by salty soils.

Lifting fertility in saline soils

KAREN BAILEY
1hr ago

Jo Palmer of The Rock, is the 2019 NSW Rural Woman of the Year.

Jo Palmer announced NSW Rural Woman of the Year

John Ellicott
1hr ago

Doi Inthanon National Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Holidays with the 'host factor'

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

"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