8.55am: The glorious old halls that grace the Riverina's small communities have been lit up by a rising music sensation, with moving gigs drawing the attention of communities that often fall quiet. What's been bringing them back to life?
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8.45am: Albury winger Lachie Hampton created history as the Thunder thrashed Temora at Nixon Park yesterday.
Playing in his debut season in first grade, the teenager turned on a one-man demolition of the Dragons by scoring six blistering tries. Read the full match report here.
8.30am: Check out all the weird and wonderful things that were up for grabs at the Wagga Swap Meet at the weekend. A huge crowd braved the cold to hunt down a bargain. PHOTOS.
8.10am: A nun from Sydney, a married Melbourne couple who had just toured Europe and a West Australian grandfather and his grandchildren returning from a holiday are among the 28 Australians who were killed on board MH17. Another 270 people, from at least eight other nations, also perished when the Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur flight was shot down over Ukraine.
You can leave a tribute to those killed here. Your message will then appear on a national tribute wall.
7.55am: Five people who had been living in Griffith have been sent to Villawood Immigration Detention Centre for deportation.
7.45am: After 12 months of lobbying, Wagga remains no closer to securing a prostate care nurse than when the campaign first began. And what maes it worse is that Wagga may never receive one at all.
7.30am: Griffith High School's Ben Sloane is back from a stint in Perth as a part of the New South Wales Indigenous under 16s representative side. Read about Ben's rise to the side here.
7.15am: A Lockhart man has been charged with animal cruelty offences after two horses died when he tried to transport them. DETAILS.
7am: Good morning, Riverina. What a wonderful weekend we had - blue sky, sunshine... what more could we want? Other than summer, of course.
Is something happening in your neck of the woods? Let us know by emailing the morning news team at online@dailyadvertiser.com.au or tweeting @FairfaxRiverina.
The Riverina forecast from the Bureau of Meteorology: Partly cloudy. Areas of frost early this morning. Patchy morning fog. Light winds. Daytime maximum temperatures between 13 and 16.
The South West Slopes forecast from the Bureau of Meteorology: Partly cloudy. Patchy fog in the north early this morning. Areas of morning frost. Light winds. Daytime maximum temperatures between 9 and 14.
Robin Williams, Josh Hartnett, Cat Stevens, Ernest Hemingway, Morris Iemma, Joe Ludwig, Paul Vautin.
1831 - Belgium gains independence from the Netherlands.
1866 - Hundreds of Londoners die after an outbreak of cholera.
1942 - Japanese forces land at Buna and Gona. Gona was the first to fall to the Allies and Buna was the second after weeks of heavy fighting.
1969 - American Neil Armstrong becomes the first man to walk on the moon.
2005 - Lleyton Hewitt and Bec Cartwright marry at the Opera House.
2007 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final book in the Harry Potter series, is released.
1. Which sportsman immortalised the phrase, "I am the greatest"?
2. What was the first James Bond film?
3. Were tea bags invented in 1920, 1955 or 1965?
4. Who became president of the United States when John F Kennedy was assassinated?
5. On which island was the Bay of Pigs invasion?
