Queanbeyan news, sport and weather

Expelled: Cherie Harriden, left, and Kim Holden, third left, pose with volunteer colleagues for the 'Women of Queanbeyan' 2020 calendar. Photo courtesy Rosevear Photography

Life-long QSS members shown the door after calendar romp

Phil Mayne

Outgoing: David Rowe was Yass Valley Council's general manager before taking on the CRJO's CEO role. Photo: Yass Valley Council.

David Rowe leaves as CEO

Hannah Sparks

ACM co-owner and executive chairman Antony Catalano said the Bendigo merger was "an example of the kind of decision-making that should go on in regional media".

Antony Catalano's merger deal to strengthen regional media

MEET N GREET: Well-known musician Michael Simic is our new regional music officer. He is hosting an event at the Goulburn Club on Tuesday, September 24.

Meet MusicNSW's new regional officer

David Cole

Getting a tour: QHS principal Jennifer Green shows the 1959 students around the school.

First high school students celebrate 60 years

Phil Mayne

Back home: RFS volunteers Liam MacWilliam and Jess Love flew to Queensland last week to help fight fires in the Gold Coast hinterland. Photo by Phil Mayne.

Local fireys join battle lines in SE Queensland

Phil Mayne

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Bushfires yesterday, snow today across the Southern Tablelands

Hannah Sparks and Louise Thrower

Life-long QSS members shown the door after calendar romp

Phil Mayne

David Rowe leaves as CEO

Hannah Sparks

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Local waterways heat up for spring

Adam Samios

Ruck work: Caden Spinks in the ruck contest trying to tap the Sherrin to Lachlan Fitzpatrick who is playing as the rover. Photo: Kim Spinks.

Caden Spinks and Lachlan Fitzpatrick are young stars and on a roll

Burney Wong

Queanbeyan and Belconnen players contest a boundary throw-in during the women's senior grand final. The Tigerettes won by eight goals. Photo, Phil Mayne

Queanbeyan Tigerettes roar to grand final victory

Phil Mayne

Local waterways heat up for spring

Spring puts the bounce into perch

Adam Samios

Pressure: The Queanbeyan Blues were in the grind for the majority of the game and snuffed out plenty of Bulldogs' attacks. Photo: Burney Wong.

Queanbeyan Blues add another championship to the list

Burney Wong

L-r, Michael Pea, Isabela Moner and Eva Longoria, in a still from Dora and the Lost City of Gold. Picture: Paramount

REVIEW
A surprisingly good adaptation

Cris Kennedy

A still from Good Boys. Picture: Universal

REVIEW
Dumb, silly and totally hilarious

Cris Kennedy

Legumes such as subterranean clover are important to pasture systems, but they must be well nodulated in order to fix nitogen in the soil.

LLS asks producers, how well do you know your nodules?

Newsroom

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A surprisingly good adaptation

GLOVES UP: Bec Sandridge fought through a relationship breakdown, social anxiety and self-doubt to record her debut album Try + Save Me out on October 4.

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Bec Sandridge pulls no punches on her debut album

Josh Leeson

New research suggests drink two or more soft drink increases the risk of an early death.

High soft drink linked early deaths: study

By Jemma Crew, PA Health and Science Correspondent

Does your car harbour a deadly secret? Keep your family and friends safe by urging them to check if their vehicles are affected by the Takata airbag recall.

Car makers call for a 'tap on the shoulder' for Takata

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Future Focus: building a stronger regional Australia

Joanne Crawford

The amazing Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca.

Soak up the spicy scents on this amazing tour

Car makers call for a 'tap on the shoulder' for Takata

Raising the standard of managers and leaders to create a better society

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Putting them on display: Since the core purpose of a swap meet is to restore a classic vehicle, it's only logical to incorporate a car show as well. Photo: Supplied.

Swap meets remain part of classic car culture

Sam Hollier

Strata Community Association ACT president Chris Miller, who has welcomed the ACT government's plans to overhaul the rules governing high-rise living. Picture: Jamila Toderas

Groups welcome ACT's 'fairer' strata laws

Dan Jervis-Bardy

An example of the type of inflatable adventure park, which is planned for Lake Burley Griffin this summer. Picture: National Capital Authority

Lake Burley Griffin inflatable adventure park given the green light

Cassandra Morgan

Strong population growth in Canberra is helping the territory's economy. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Canberra's economy booming thanks to population growth, housing market

Daniella White

MANLY DREAMING: Architects Angelo Candalepas and Glenn Murcutt with Royal Far West chief Lindsay Cane.

Royal Far West centre to get a right royal makeover

Community minded: Cameron is not only an experienced HAZMAT Sydney firefighter, he also is the head of first aid training at his local surf club at Elouera.

Giving community support a red hot go

SAFE HANDS: Pick up your 32-page farm safety guide in the July 25 edition of The Land, Queensland Country Life, Stock & Land and Stock Journal.

Time to put our farms in Safe Hands

Royal Far West centre to get a right royal makeover

Dick Smith was awarded 1986 Australian of the Year for his achievements as an entrepreneur and adventurer and his contributions as a philanthropist.

Dick Smith urges Aussies to nominate now for 60th Australian of the Year

NEW FRONTIERS: An artist’s impression of the Orion spacecraft (left) approaching a space station orbiting the Moon during the Artemis program. Picture: NASA

Moon a stepping stone to the universe

By Helen Sim

Lit up: Jenny Ashton of Ulverstone's dashcam caught the meteor as it lit up the sky near Hagley.

Meteorite reported over Tasmania's North-West

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Senator Cormann: "I would encourage all of our outstanding public servants to conduct themselves appropriately consistent with the rules."

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It won't end well. Senator tells kids to get to school.

Antony Catalano's merger deal to strengthen regional media

Up she goes: Well, so says 97% of scientists, anyway. Photo: Shutterstock

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Time to strike while the climate is hot

Rachael Houlihan

'Give your mates a hug': Friends, family and fans remember Danny Frawley

Anthony Colangelo, Zach Hope and Tom Cowie

Suspicions, secrets revealed. Annette: Cold Case Unlocked episode 2

Carla Hildebrandt

Shae Deverll (main photo) never met her aunt Annette (top) but has lived with the ongoing grief of her grandmother Margaret Carver (below).

The aunt I never knew: who killed Annette?

Carla Hildebrandt

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James Joyce

Main street stalwarts vanish

Michelle Haines Thomas

Treasurer Scott Morrison with a lump of coal during question time in 2017. Picture: Alex Ellinghausen

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Federal government left playing catch-up on climate change

Ebony Bennett

ART FORM: "I've stuck with pen, paper and paint," says Hairy Maclary creator Lynley Dodd, pictured here painting the cat Scarface Claw in her home studio in New Zealand.

Hairy Maclary creator Lynley Dodd's chaos theory

Geraldine Cardozo

FRIEND IN NEED: Alma's recognition of Tom's stroke symptoms helped to get him to hospital for a treatment in a timely fashion

Quick thinking Alma a stroke of luck for Tom

See over a million spring flowering bulbs at Tesselaar Tulip Festival in Victoria, including tulips, daffodils, ranunculus and anemones.

Hello petal! Australia's must-see flower festivals

Geraldine Cardozo

Tourists and campers are being urged to keep away from dingoes on Queensland's Fraser Island.

Dingo warning for busy Qld tourist island

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Taylor Swift will no longer be performing at this year's Melbourne Cup, citing scheduling conflicts.

Taylor Swift pulls out of Melbourne Cup

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'We're backing Australian businesses to the moon, and even Mars,' Scott Morrison said in Washington.

Australians to aid new moon landing bid

OUT AND PROUD: TJ Porter says for the first few months of working in the sex industry she was afraid to show her face, now she is proudly vocal of who she is. Picture: Emma Hillier

'My career in the sex industry'

The Australian Space Agency will support NASA's lunar project, bringing major investment to SA.

US-Aust moon project brings SA investment

Katina Curtis and Emily Cosenza

Laurie John Junior Dodd is on the run after escaping a Perth hospital, where he was being held.

Man in custody escapes Perth hospital

Two alleged illegal steroid dealers, including a former police officer, have been charged in Sydney.

Ex-cop accused of illegal steroid deals

Gemma Najem and Luke Costin

The Queensland government has doubled the fines for feeding or disturbing dingoes on Fraser Island.

Qld dingo warning: don't feed the dogs

Nicholas McElroy

Agents Rick Power, Landmark Boorowa, and Lachlan Bassingthwaite, Bassingthwaite Livestock and Property Marketing, Cootamundra, with James Corcoran Snr and James Corcoran Jnr, Gooramma stud, Galong, and the $10,000 top-priced ram.

Gooramma hits $10,000 in second on-property sale

Andrew Norris

Robert Rogers, Yarto, Booligal with his pen of 404 March/April 2018 drop, Alma-blood and August-shorn ewes sold for $358 to Yarrawonga district.

Merino ewes at Hay to $358, wthrs $160

Stephen Burns

Grant and Dawn Breitkreutz with their daughter Karlie and their granddaughter.

What you can learn from USA's managed intensive grazing

Lucy Kinbacher

Looking down onto Positano from Montepertuso.

Walking the Path of the Gods, and how to make Limoncello like a Nonna

Kathy Sharpe

Are long queues at American airports putting off potential tourists? Picture: Getty Images

Why are tourists deserting the US?

Michael Turtle

The Great Barrier Reef Drive: one of Australia's most picturesque coastal roads.

What's your next holiday destination?

John Rozentals

If you are prone to having a mostly black array of clothing, opt for a light and bright internal colour such as Laminex's Just Rose

Does your wardrobe spark joy?

Zoning: A home office doubling as guest studio with its own bathroom and kitchen is separated from the main house by a breezeway. Photos: Phillip Handforth

Working with the light in Wistow

Remarkable: Ben Portsmouth performing his Elvis Presley tribute show. He has 14 shows in Australia in October.

World's best Elvis impersonator: Keeping the legend on centre stage

Jim Kellar

UPDATEDBushfires yesterday, snow today across the Southern Tablelands

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REVIEWA surprisingly good adaptation

REVIEWDumb, silly and totally hilarious

REVIEWA surprisingly good adaptation

MUSICBec Sandridge pulls no punches on her debut album

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REAL AUSTRALIAIt won't end well. Senator tells kids to get to school.

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OPINIONFederal government left playing catch-up on climate change

UPDATED
Bushfires yesterday, snow today across the Southern Tablelands

REAL AUSTRALIA
Pay for news? Shut up and take my money

REVIEW
A surprisingly good adaptation

REVIEW
Dumb, silly and totally hilarious

REVIEW
A surprisingly good adaptation

MUSIC
Bec Sandridge pulls no punches on her debut album

REAL AUSTRALIA
Pay for news? Shut up and take my money

REAL AUSTRALIA
It won't end well. Senator tells kids to get to school.

REAL AUSTRALIA
Time to strike while the climate is hot

REAL AUSTRALIA
Pay for news? Shut up and take my money

OPINION
Federal government left playing catch-up on climate change