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Organiser: Matt Turbill hopes to raise vital funds on the long weekend.

Cricket tournament to raise money for vital causes

Matt McLennan

PROUD: Cousins Cooper Hunt-Sharp and Jackson McGarvey were very happy with their 8kg Spanish mackerel caught off Mooloolaba.

Rain leads to an increase in numbers | On the Water

Dave Downie

Aspirations: Todd Carney has moved to Jimboomba and aims to bring some of the next superstars through. Photo: Matt McLennan

Todd Carney to continue his redempion story at Jimboomba

Matt McLennan

Organiser: Matt Turbill hopes to raise vital funds on the long weekend.

Cricket tournament to raise money for vital causes

Ready to go: Under 16s coach Lachlan Simmons, first grade coach Tom Corless and 16s assistant coach Lachie Norris are gearing up for pre-season.

New coach for Park Ridge Pirates as pre-season looms

Matt McLennan

Scott Bannan and Rodney Teese are taking donations for Pink Stumps Day.

Marvellous effort as Pink Stumps auction reaches Richie Benaud number

Matt McLennan

Why Sicily is a must-see destination in Italy

Why Sicily is a must-see destination in Italy

Nicole Phillips

Tourism Australia is attempting to attract visitors to parts of the country that have not been impacted by bushfires. Pictures: Shutterstock

How to help tourism rise from the ashes

Michael Turtle

The Barossa Valley - one of my favourite places.

The lovely and perplexing Barossa

John Rozentals

Is Shrek the Musical worth a trip to the big smoke? Yup.

REVIEWIs Shrek the Musical worth a trip to the big smoke? Yup.

Gayle Tomlinson

Robert Downey Jr as Dr John Dolittle in Dolittle. Picture: Universal Pictures

REVIEWDowney delights as Dr Dolittle

Jane Freebury

William Lodder, left and Frances O'Connor in Go! Picture: Roadshow

REVIEWA predictable but pleasant ride

Ron Cerabona

Is Shrek the Musical worth a trip to the big smoke? Yup.

REVIEWIs Shrek the Musical worth a trip to the big smoke? Yup.

Charlize Theron as Megyn Kelly, left and John Lithgow as Roger Ailes in Bombshell. Picture: Hilary B. Gayle/Studio Canal

REVIEWClever ride across rough territory

Simon Weaving

John Chester, above, in the eco-documentary, The Biggest Little Farm. Picture: Madman

REVIEWGetting a bucolic dream to work

Cris Kennedy

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Cruise the Baltic on a fully escorted tour

Emma Brown

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Could this be the perfect Christmas present?

Could this be the perfect Christmas present?

Emma Brown

Oia town on Santorini island, Greece. Get amongst the traditional and famous houses and churches with blue domes over the Caldera, Aegean sea.

Medieval cities of the Mediterranean

Emma Brown

Location and lifestyle

Location and lifestyle

House of the Week

Plentiful with privacy

Plentiful with privacy

Picture perfect living

Picture perfect living

TAKING CARE: Animals, just like people, can be seriously affected by smoke haze.

Helping animals cope with those not-so-happy, hazy days

RSPCA

THINK AHEAD: A simple strategy can mean the difference between life and death.

Plan to survive - an emergency bushfire guide for your pets

Lyndell Whyte

Kids can cook up a storm in the holidays

Kids can cook up a storm in the holidays

TAKING CARE: Animals, just like people, can be seriously affected by smoke haze.

Helping animals cope with those not-so-happy, hazy days

NO FUN: While we may relish fabulous fireworks displays, often our pets do not.

Big bang theory ... a fireworks survival guide for pet owners

Lyndell Whyte

PRETTY IN PINK: The Baptist Care Niola Centre turned pink for the McGrath Foundation 'Pink Up Your Town' campaign. Photo: Supplied.

Pink towns raise $580,000

Kate Stark

RESCUED: Jodi and Nathan Overell with Sasha, who Mr Overell found on New Year's Eve.

Lost dog gets medal for bravery and resilience

This image was titled Dancing with Bulls. Ben's office is wild and unpredictable.

The photographer who dances with bulls

Western Districts Football Club president Tony Nolan surveys the damage caused by the Kangaroo Island fire on Saturday afternoon and remained stoic.

Kangaroo Island fire causes utter devastation, claims lives of two valiant farm firefighters

A Christmas gift to warm the heart

A Christmas gift to warm the heart

SCORCHED: A large swathe of land at Tarome has been left blackened after the weekend bushfire. Photos: Larraine Sathicq

More firefighters arriving to help as bushfire risk set to spike again

Larraine Sathicq

COVER SHOT: Rainbow over waves at City Beach, Wollongong, NSW, October 3, 2016 - Warren Keelan Photography

Calendar showcases spectacular weather photos

ARMCHAIR STORM CHASING: Window to the Sky from the Brisbane suburb of Hamilton. Photo: Mal Brewitt

Queensland features in Bureau of Meteorology weather calendar

DERBY DAY: Jim and Colleen Parsell with Di and Pete Ward from the Gold Coast. Photos: Larraine Sathicq

Derby Day done right

Larraine Sathicq

Helping hand: Showing empathy should be an attribute of good leadership.

OPINIONChallenge is to find the courage to be kind

Zoë Wundenberg
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Rising mercury on the front line of disasters

OPINIONRising mercury on the front line of disasters

Andrew Gissing

I spend $20k a week to feed my stock

REAL AUSTRALIAI spend $20k a week to feed my stock

Bill Doak

REUNITED: Valda Dawson (left) with cousin, and neighbour, Dorothy Wallis.

Cousins reunited after six decades

Geraldine Cardozo

JUST LOVING IT: See Aussie singing legend John Paul Young. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

JPY shares the love

Cheryl Field

MULTI-LEVEL: The Smart Road vertical village will comprise 77 independent living apartments and community amenities, including a Montessori Early Learning Centre.

Vertical living: A smart idea for generations

Geraldine Cardozo

Damaging winds, large hailstones and heavy rainfall is still threatening large areas of NSW.

Wet and windy NSW set to warm up again

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Tracey Bridgewater's trial has heard she fatally stabbed her partner after he assaulted her parents.

Woman 'killed partner after parents hurt'

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A severe hailstorm has pelted Canberra where the Parliament House grounds look like it snowed.

Severe hailstorm wreaks havoc in Canberra

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STRENGTH: Felicity Urquhart has found strength in her music after her husband Glen Hannah passed away last year. Photo: Peter Hardin 170120PHC060

A mental illness so well-disguised Felicity Urquhart never saw it

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A senior constable has defended batoning a disability pensioner and stepping on his head.

Vic cop says pensioner's beating justified

Melissa Iaria
1hr ago

Federal measures to help bushfire-affected small businesses includes grants, loans and tax help.

Small business to receive bushfire help

Matt Coughlan and Colin Brinsden
1hr ago

Sheila Bower looks over the remains of what was her car port, including a speaker which flew more than 30 feet. Picture: Kate Healy

Burrumbeet unofficially records more than 200mm of rain in a few hours

Greg Gliddon and Pat Nolan
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A detective has recalled going to the Wellard bushland where Jane Rimmer's body was found dumped.

Bone missing in Claremont killings case

Angie Raphael
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Southern Downs mayor Tracey Dobie and Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk discuss pipeline plans in Warwick.

Route mapped out for Wivenhoe pipeline to Warwick

Victoria Nugent

Muttaburra Stock Show to hold sheep and wool judging school

Muttaburra Stock Show to hold sheep and wool judging school

Helen Walker

Searchers on horseback, on foot, on motorbikes and in helicopters taking part in the extensive three-day search.

Volunteers praised in tragic Blackall search and rescue

Sally Cripps

LOOK, BUT DON'T TOUCH: Position cameras up high inside and outside, so they're visible but out of arm's reach to avoid accidentally getting knocked over by large pets.

Keeping a watch on Fido

HUMBLE: The A-HA! Studio house, at a modest 64.5m2, feels bigger inside because of of the clean, unfussy design, say owner-builders Jesse Zilm and Isabella James.

A-HA! What a great idea for a house

KITCHEN NIRVANA: Research shows that mental clarity, productivity and endorphins increase when you're living and working in an organised space.

Time to sort out your stuff