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        Seven Sisters Bridge being removed in sections. Photo Forbes Shire Council.

        Seven Sisters Bridge is going, gone with new $1.1 million bridge to come

        Jean Hodges, Lloyd Gerdes, Wilma Hepburn, Robyn Kenny, Gloria Haley, Lee Reynolds, Fiona Stevenson, Maryanne Jarick and Norm Haley.

        Generous community provides $23,500 in support to health service

        Rebecca Evans was named one of 10 finalists in our health district for Nurse Practitioner of the Year.

        Local finalist for health gong

        Meg Schofield and Marie MacCallum enjoy the luncheon. Photo supplied.

        Forbes Garden Club members enjoy end-of-year festivities

        • Ann Nelson
        Contact Forbes police on 6853 9999.

        Man, 32, refused bail on Forbes assault charge

        CSU paramedic students will still celebrate their graduation despite not CSU not being able to host traditional ceremonies. Image: Supplied.

        CSU students celebrate graduation despite COVID-19 restrictions

        • Andrew Lotherington
        Caroline Sage from Panorama Travel said the one-off government payments are great news for the travel industry. Image: Andrew Lotherington.

        Travel agents to receive a boost from one-off COVID-19 payments

        • Andrew Lotherington
        Seven Sisters Bridge being removed in sections. Photo Forbes Shire Council.

        Seven Sisters Bridge is going, gone with new $1.1 million bridge to come

        Jean Hodges, Lloyd Gerdes, Wilma Hepburn, Robyn Kenny, Gloria Haley, Lee Reynolds, Fiona Stevenson, Maryanne Jarick and Norm Haley.

        Generous community provides $23,500 in support to health service

        The story of Santa Koala will be projected on to the Town Hall each evening.

        Forbes lights up with festive spirit

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          DIGESTAt last, a bubble that needs a passport

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          Workers are returning to offices across NSW as more COVID restrictions on employers are eased.

          Carols, more visitors in NSW aged care

           General Gus Perna in the Vaccine Operations Center. Photo: US Department of Defense

          DIGESTAnd the vaccine's on its way out (in the US)

          Lizzie O'Shea has collected the sets of plastic cutlery and cheese and biscuit snacks provided to her while in hotel quarantine and plans to donate to a homelessness service. Picture: Supplied

          Aussies connect online for help getting home for Christmas

          The spilkes are the problem.

          EXPLAINERWhy has the UQ vaccine been pulled?

          • Steve Evans

          DIGESTThe beauty of a back-up plan - and a jumper in summer

          • Janine Graham
          The University of Queensland has abandoned its clinical trials of a coronavirus vaccine. Picture: Shutterstock

          UQ coronavirus vaccine trials scrapped

          • Sally Whyte
          What price is happiness?

          The cost of our COVID unhappiness in dollars and cents

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          Sport

            Australian opening batsman Joe Burns remains horribly out of form as the first Test nears. Photo: Brendon Thorne/Getty Images

            Cricketers let a big chance slip

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            A CHANCE: Errol Hughes' Hammer Foot, after a win back in September, will compete in Monday's Soldier Saddle. Photo: CHRIS SEABROOK

            Battle to first corner to be crucial in Soldier Saddle final

            • Bradley Jurd
            SEALED WITH A KISS: Jamarra Ugle-Hagan with mum Alice and dad Aaron after being selected at pick one in the 2020 AFL draft. Picture: Getty Images

            Draft drags out but wide smiles worth the wait

            • Justine McCullagh-Beasy
            Australian opening batsman Joe Burns remains horribly out of form as the first Test nears. Photo: Brendon Thorne/Getty Images

            Cricketers let a big chance slip

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            Eugowra Pony Club members celebrate the end of the year. Photo Lucy Pearce.

            Eugowra Pony Club celebrates achievements of 2020

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            CHALLENGER: Parkes' Brett Hutchings has Country Grammar racing in the Country Series Heat on Sunday evening. Photo: Kristy Williams.

            Five feature heats for Dubbo harness meeting this Sunday

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              Volunteer firefighters Jet Boone, Lise Percival and Samantha Walker gear up in the Bawley Point Rural Fire Brigade's shed. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong

              LISTENBawley Point brigade's new recruits take fight to bushfire fears

              Volunteer firefighters Jet Boone, Lise Percival and Samantha Walker gear up in the Bawley Point Rural Fire Brigade's shed. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong

              LISTENBawley Point brigade's new recruits take fight to bushfire fears

              "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

              Travel with Explore

              Perth: city of so many stories

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              Daintree: where the Dreamtime meets adventure

              • Craig Tansley

              Top deals: save up to 45% on SA houseboat

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              Christmas

                Life on the farm can be quite fun. Photo: supplied.

                The Christmas display bringing joy to highway drivers

                Life on the farm can be quite fun. Photo: supplied.

                The Christmas display bringing joy to highway drivers

                Liam Worth captured this brilliant Christmas light photo. To capture this he used a tripod with long exposures with his DSLR camera

                How to photograph Christmas lights at night

                Liam Worth captured this brilliant Christmas light photo. To capture this he used a tripod with long exposures with his DSLR camera

                How to photograph Christmas lights at night

                BRING ON THE JOY: Doing a few things differently might be the key between a stressed out Christmas or a joyous one. Photo: Shutterstock

                Tips to manage the stress

                BRING ON THE JOY: Doing a few things differently might be the key between a stressed out Christmas or a joyous one. Photo: Shutterstock

                Tips to manage the stress

                What's On

                  Find the Elf in our local shops from Monday, December 14. Pick up your entry form, there are prizes to be won!

                  We're going on an elf hunt, with prizes to be won

                  James Whalan leading carols in Eugowra in 2019.

                  Eugowra hosts Carols on the Creek this Sunday

                  Joy Freebairn, Jennifer Purdie, Ann Williams, Janette Thomas, Pammie Thomson, Barbara Thompson (front) Barbara McKay, Bev Pengilly (absent Viv Cunningham, Robyn Pols).

                  National Trust branch gathers, plans 2021

                  Find the Elf in our local shops from Monday, December 14. Pick up your entry form, there are prizes to be won!

                  We're going on an elf hunt, with prizes to be won

                  Eve Tattersall enjoying her iced chocolate on a Saturday morning.

                  Enjoying a morning out at the Farmers Markets

                  The story of Santa Koala will be projected on to the Town Hall each evening.

                  Forbes lights up with festive spirit

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                    Property

                      GET YOUR GATES CHECKED: Only half of all pool owners know if their pool gate and fence complies with Australian fencing Standards. Photo - Shutterstock.

                      It's time to check your pool is safe for summer

                      GET YOUR GATES CHECKED: Only half of all pool owners know if their pool gate and fence complies with Australian fencing Standards. Photo - Shutterstock.

                      It's time to check your pool is safe for summer

                      INCREASE APPEAL: A few simple updates can make your home more appealing to buyers. Photo: Shutterstock.

                      How to add value to your property

                      INCREASE APPEAL: A few simple updates can make your home more appealing to buyers. Photo: Shutterstock.

                      How to add value to your property

                      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

                      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

                      Community

                        2021 Magpies president Matty Jack presents sixpack winner Lloyd Nielsen with a cheque for $2500.

                        Rugby league's six pack is back

                        Meg Schofield and Marie MacCallum enjoy the luncheon. Photo supplied.

                        Forbes Garden Club members enjoy end-of-year festivities

                        • Ann Nelson

                        Scamwatch: Don't get pinned by this SMS scam

                        2021 Magpies president Matty Jack presents sixpack winner Lloyd Nielsen with a cheque for $2500.

                        Rugby league's six pack is back

                        Op Shop prepares for Christmas break

                        (Sitting) Colleen Liebich, Jennifer Purdie, Elvy Quirk and Dorell Scott. (Standing) Claire Haley, Mary Everson, Carmel Murray, Ann Mackay and Noela Girot.

                        Ladies Probus gather after recess

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                        Photos and Video

                          GOOD NEWSThe good news stories you NEED in your life right now

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                          Elf on the Shelf ideas to get you through to Christmas

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                          FIRE BOMBER: A fire-bombing air tanker drops its load between the smoke at the fire at Redbanks on Kangaroo Island. Photo Stan Gorton

                          REAL AUSTRALIAYou haven't heard of a sharkfirenado? You have now

                          B-BOY: Street Slamin Dance Centre student Max Schneider breaking it down on the dance floor. Picture: Daina Oliver

                          About time, say breakdancers on Olympic debut

                          • Daina Oliver
                          (Front) Audrey and Eddie White, (Back) Caitlin Lewis, Jenny and Lily Boyd and Leanne Lewis.

                          Forbes PA and H Association host successful Christmas Markets

                          • Brendan McCool

                          Fund created to help family bring Allecha Boyd's body home

                          • Annie Lewis
                          Eugowra Pony Club members celebrate the end of the year. Photo Lucy Pearce.

                          Eugowra Pony Club celebrates achievements of 2020

                          • Eugowra Pony Club

                          Comment

                            DIGESTAt last, a bubble that needs a passport

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                            REAL AUSTRALIAFire recovery - human and environmental - will take time

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                            OPINIONSupporting the wellbeing of rural people experiencing disasters: what does the evidence say?

                            • Professor David Perkins

                            Stories From The Senior

                            SEVEN PURLERS: Di Shanahan, Janny Lane, Caralynn Hoft, Peta Goodwin, Sue Juniper, Tracy Skippings and Sally Wylie.

                            Not a nanna-second to lose

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                            National

                              New Zealand's cabinet has formerly announced a trans-Tasman travel bubble with Australia.

                              NZ commits to trans-Tasman bubble by March

                              British spy novelist John le Carre has died at the age of 89 after a short illness.

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                              Wild weather is causing erosion along the east coast including Clarkes Beach at Byron Bay.

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                              Former NAB executive Rosemary Rogers corruptly received $5.4 million benefits over four years.

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                              Rebels bikie Nick Martin (left) was shot dead at Perth Motorplex, possibly by a sniper.

                              WA police raids after Rebels bikie killed

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                              DIGESTAt last, a bubble that needs a passport

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                              Jordan Cubby has been jailed after ploughing a stolen vehicle into another, killing two people.

                              Jail for driver in Qld double fatal crash

                              • Cheryl Goodenough
                              • 1hr ago
                              New Zealand is committing to forming a travel bubble with Australia by the end of March 2021.

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                              Stories From The Land

                              Nick Lyons with his 360-tyne Bourgault 3320 Paralink Hoe Drill with a Gason air-seeder sowing millet in a 30 hectare paddock at Mt Bodangora, near Wellington.

                              Taking advantage of a summer shower

                              • Mark Griggs
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                              File photo.

                              Singleton cows with calves sell to $3650 top

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                              It's snowing in Lismore's main mall with a snow machine brought in by the chamber of commerce to give some xmas delight to kids. Photo by Kate O'Neill, Northern Rivers Review.

                              Chamber puts on a winter wonderland in Lismore

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                              Life & Style

                                There are plenty of things we seek to change in our lives, but it's important to accept the things we can't change and embrace the things we can. Photo: Shutterstock.

                                ADVICEIt's the small changes that pave the way to transform

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                                GO GREY: Works wonderfully with pops of yellow. Photo courtesy of Superfresco Easy.

                                Balancing colour: what are the best choices for each room?

                                Elegant: The western elevation of the CrossStitch House is a window into how the striking skylights and use of timber create a patchwork of light and sophistication. Photos: Peter Bennetts.

                                Timber and light create artful patterns

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