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Grand final fever for netballers
A slight drizzle greeted the Dungog netballers for a die or die effort from Opals and Quartz teams.
2010 - another successful year for the Raiders
The Stroud Raiders have, for the fourth consecutive year, reached the semi finals in the Newcastle & Hunter Rugby League competition.
Premiership aspirations for Dungog Warriors
The Dungog Warriors head into the grand final this Saturday following their 43-6 victory over Dora Creek.
Dungog 18s through to grand final
The Junior Boomerangs soccer team took on opposition Lochinvar under 18s in the final at Marks Point in a highly anticipated match with the winners rewarded with a place in the following week’s grand final.
Horses on parade in Stroud
Stroud will become a horse town on the long weekend when the village hosts the Australian Draught Horse Stud Book Society’s annual field day.

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Gloucester business awards on the horizon!
THE annual Gloucester Business Awards are here again, providing the community with an ideal opportunity to nominate individuals and businesses for their outstanding performances.
Competing led to a love of Gloucester
GLOUCESTER High maths teacher Michael Malone is one of a huge field of entrants who will contest this year’s 20th annual Gloucester Mountain man Tri Challenge.
The write stuff
Gloucester High student Luke named SMH North Coast Young Writer of the Year.
No proof of link to break ins
DETECTIVES under the State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad are continuing to conduct investigations in an effort to locate Malcolm Naden.
Hiding at Barrington Tops?
THE Newcastle Herald says one of the state’s most wanted men, suspected double murderer Malcolm Naden, could be hiding in isolated bushland north-west of Gloucester.

The latest news from Great Lakes Advocate

Kemp in Canada
SARAH Kemp is hoping for better things in her LPGA Tour career after a rare bright start to the Canadian Open.
Winning goal in the last five seconds
ON Saturday Wallis Lake played its first semi final series in First Grade. The team is only in its second year playing as Wallis Lake in the green and gold strip.
Hawks into grand final
WHAT a different Hawkies side that ran out against the Taree Bulls at Harry Elliot Oval.
Vietnam study tour for Aboriginal artists
FOR six Forster Tuncurry Aboriginal artists it will be their first overseas journey as they undertake a study trip through Vietnam this week.
Council GM calls it a day
AFTER almost 40 years service to local government, Great Lakes Council’s general manager Keith O’Leary will officially retire tomorrow.

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The latest news from Newcastle Herald

Elderly man badly burnt in tractor fire
Farmer is being flown to John Hunter Hospital after sustaining serious burns in a tractor fire north of Taree.
PETER STERLING: The stars to count on
IF ever proof was needed of what a small window of opportunity exists for clubs in the modern game it is demonstrated in the make-up of this year's top eight. Just three teams have qualified this
Watagans murder victim had been shot before
MURDER victim Steven Quire survived being shot in the head during a violent attack more than a year before his body was dumped in a shallow grave in the Watagans, the Newcastle Herald can reveal.
$2.5m Newcastle cruise ship plan founders
THE state government's much-lauded $2.55 million Dyke Point cruise ship terminal was put to the test yesterday. It failed, embarrassingly so, according to some passengers.
Finch recalls glory days at Pickers
THE last man to lead Maitland to Newcastle Rugby League glory, NRL referees boss Robert Finch, said yesterday that he rates the 1983 premiership alongside his NSW Rugby League titles with St George.b

The latest news from Manning River Times

Wests edge out Tigers
THE division one women's hockey major semi-final proved to be a very close match when Taree West White Ortho narrowly edged out Tigers 2-1 to move into the grand final. Strong defence by bot
Historic reforms negotiated
THE Mid North Coast community will have a stronger voice in the next Australian Parliament after historic reforms were signed off by the major parties and cross bench MPs on Monday afternoon. BR
Never too young for books
PARENTS of young children have welcomed the arrival of the 10 Minutes a Day early literacy program at Greater Taree City libraries. The program was launched yesterday at Taree library and wa
Country coup
"THE winner today is the Mid North Coast, and regional Australia generally..." Words every Mid North Coast resident were glad to hear yesterday afternoon when - after an agonising two-and-a-
Archers take on world's best
A TOTAL of 45 shooters from Australia attended the World International Field Archery Championships held in Dahn Germany. This included locals Ella Hartcher, Adam Liam and Mark Mowbray and Ja