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An observer watches the take off on Sunday night.

American space agency NASA has successfully launched its first ever rocket from Australia.

See the moment NASA launches a rocket from the NT

Climate protesters tried to shut down the Sydney Harbour bridge before marching in the city.

Protesters took over the harbour tunnel in Sydney this morning.

Arrests made after climate change protesters block peak hour traffic

GROUND ZERO: Merewether amateur beekeeper Nick Radford with one of his hives on Sunday. The detection of a tiny mite, Varroa destructor, in Newcastle means that hives in the immediate region will be destroyed to ensure the global pest does not invade Australia. Picture: Marina Neil

Newcastle at centre of Australian bee industry crisis.

Bee industry on edge of crisis as Varroa mite scare deepens

Jack Wang of the Hakko Bakery Cafe and the robot which delivers. Picture: Steve Evans

This coffee has your face on top - really.

Coffee, robots and your face are this cafe's future

Bruno (Damon Herriman) and Laura (Jackie van Beek) go to a new-age retreat to attempt to reinvigorate their marriage. Picture: Supplied

Everyone speaking gibberish may be a way of illustrating miscommunication, but it's radical.

A weird romp words can't describe

COLOURLESS: A field of stag-horn coral bleached white on the Great Barrier Reef during a mass bleaching event. Picture: Brett Monroe Garner/Getty Images

Coral might look like plants, but it's actually a living, breathing inverterbrae. So why are these marine creatures turning so white?

Why has Australia's coral become bleached?

Austin Butler electrifies as Elvis. Picture: Universal 

It pulls you up to realise that this is Luhrmann's sixth feature film.

Baz Lurhmann's Elvis is an exhilarating and brilliant homage

Chris Hemsworth, Miles Teller and Mark Paguio in Spiderhead. Picture: Netflix

You understand why Hemsworth would have been attracted to the production.

Hemsworth's Spiderhead is a slick, pacey futuristic thriller

PATIENT OPTIONS: Kirsten Pilatti, BCNA CEO talks with Elizabeth Blane in Latrobe, Tasmania during a Breast Cancer Network Australia event. Picture: Paul Scambler

GPs and advocates want to see the telehealth program extended to provide patients with more options on how they access medical care.

Call to re-instate, expand telehealth services ahead of July 1 cut-off

Director Kyle Balda has been at the helm of a number of others in this franchise and he sure knows what his audiences want.

It's more Minion high-jinks and it aims to please

WHAT TO DO IN THE DARK: It can be tough getting through a black out, but with a bit of planning, it can be made easier. Picture: FILE

As the energy emergency enters another week, we're being told to plan for power outages. So what do you need to get through the dark days?

How to prepare a 'black out survival kit' as the energy crisis continues

STORAGE TECHNOLOGY: LNG storage tanks at a terminal in Yokohama, Japan. Picture: WikiCommons

The country needs more transmission, more renewables, more storage. But how do we get there?

Has the energy emergency forced a re-think in future of electricity production?

DAVID'S LEGACY: Corowa resident Jackie Monk, the widow of 61-year-old Japanese encephalitis victim David Kiefel, has been campaigning hard to ensure vaccines are made available to the community. Picture: JAMES WILTSHIRE

Advocate Jackie Monk says many people in town were willing to pay the cost.

I wouldn't wish it on anyone: Virus widow wants to protect her community

SACRED GROUND: Goanna are back to celebrate their 1982 classic album Spirit Of Place. Picture: Martin Stringer

Shane Howard explains why Solid Rock will always matter

Goanna rediscovers their Spirit Of Place

FULL THROTTLE: Herald journalist Madeline Link on board the 222 Offshore powerboat at Lake Macquarie. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers

The sun was shining, a severe weather warning hung in the air and I had been to the chiropractor the day before.

I got flung across a lake at breakneck speed in a powerboat

DRESSED FOR SUCCESS: Sydney post-punk band Johnny Hunter are ready to deliver on the hype with their debut album Want. Picture: Tom Wilkinson

Sydney band Johnny Hunter know how to stand out from the crowd.

Johnny Hunter are taking what they Want

Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez return for the second season of OMITB which adheres sensibly to the mantra of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". Picture: Disney+

This series delivers joyous entertainment by a cast at the top of their game - if that isn't true art, then nothing is.

It's close to the best thing on TV and we've got some good news

Although everyone who is homeless feels the negative impacts, children can face a tough future due to something completely out of their hands.

If kids are having to couch surf or live out of a tent or caravan, there are difficulties for them in getting to school, getting three square meals a day.

'Safe, stable place to sleep every night' could keep kids off police radar

TOUGH AS LEATHER: Australia's kangaroo industry says it is fed up with baseless attacks from animal activists in the US. Picture: Kangaroo Industry Association of Australia.

Kangaroo industry decides it's time to answer its critics in the USA.

Valuable kangaroo trade answers its critics

'GAVE HER A SMACK': Kai Hansen describes his 'resident croc' Casey as his main girl, but one day, she "had a go" and he "gave her a smack". Picture: supplied

"She wanted to have a go so I gave her a smack."

'I gave her a smack', publican fends off crocodile with frying pan

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A judge has rejected a CCC bid to punish a man for contempt after he said he feared for his life.

Qld commission fails in contempt bid

No bees will be allowed to be moved across NSW after varroa mite was detected in Newcastle.

NSW limits bee movements after mite alert

The Anti-Poverty Network says the SA government should massively expand public housing stocks.

Calls for action on housing issues in SA

The findings reinforce the need for adequate resources for ICUs, especially in times of high demand.

Third virus wave biggest killer: study

WISDOM: Jenny Ellis of the Little Wing Puppets company has been practicing puppetry for over 20 years. PHOTO: Contributed

Shadow puppets were popular in early 20th century art scenes

Shadow puppets to brighten the morning at Art Deco Festival

WELCOME: Leeton Multicultural Support Group president Paul Maytom with some of Australia's newest citizens. PHOTO: Contributed

Leeton Multicultural Support Group will draft letter to federal government

'It's been a long journey' Nine Leeton residents finally become Aussie citizens

Strike Force Yatama detectives were supported by specialist teams executing search warrants in Leeton on Thursday. PHOTO: NSW Police

Four people are before the courts in the wake of police allegedly uncovering an OMCG clubhouse in Riverina raids.

Police raid Leeton Bandidos clubhouse in bikie crackdown

UNFAIR: Former Leeton mayor Paul Maytom and Mark Thomas who was fined by highway patrol in September 2021. PHOTO: Vincent Dwyer

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Former Leeton mayor Paul Maytom wants justice system to be held accountable

'It's unjust' Stanbridge man says he was unfairly fined for breaching lockdown laws

BRAND NEW: Whitton RFS captain Craig Kefford takes delivery of a new category seven dual cab fire truck from MIA District's David Sproule. Whitton's old truck will be rotated onto another brigade in the district. PHOTO: Contributed

Hunter Performing Arts students to put on a show in Whitton.

Brigade's new truck a big boost

GOOD CAUSE: Blake Heath previously spent three-and-a-half-months at Sydney Children's Hospital when he was four-years-old. PHOTO: Vincent Dwyer

Blake Heath was four-years-old during his first hospital visit

A dreadlock chop for a good cause

HE'S BACK: Performer Geoffrey Graham will resume his portrayal of Henry Lawson after previously portraying the bush poet at the 2019 Art Deco Festival. PHOTO: Contributed

Henry Lawson moved to Leeton for sobriety and writing in 1916

Henry Lawson returns to Leeton for Art Deco Festival

IMPROVEMENTS: Leeton mayor Tony Reneker welcomes the state government funding but said recruiting new doctors was more important. PHOTO: Elizabeth Gracie

Leeton mayor Tony Reneker said funding was welcome great but doctors were needed

Leeton community leaders react to $1.2 million hospital boost

A fire at a Yenda grain silo that shut down parts of Railway Parade was caused by a gas leak. PHOTO: Cai Holroyd

A fire at GrainCorp's Yenda Silo led to parts of Railway Parade being closed while crews worked

Fire at grain silo caused by gas leak

FUNDING: Leeton Health Service will receive $1.2 million in state government funding to help upgrade its facilities. PHOTO: Talia Pattison

Leeton Hospital given funding for facility upgrades

Leeton hospital, schools receive state budget boost

REBUILDING: The Snell family has thanked the community and emergency services for their support after their house was destroyed by fire. PHOTO: Vincent Dwyer

Leeton family thanked emergency services for support

Family working to rebuild lives after devastating house fire

COOL OFF: Over 100 buckets of icy water were tipped on Leeton High School teachers on Tuesday in a fundraising effort to help fight MND. PHOTO: Vincent Dwyer

Leeton High School teachers received over 100 buckets of ice water

Leeton High School teachers receive ice baths to help fight MND

HARP DECO: Hilary Manning will perform her new program on a specially designed art deco harp as part of Leeton's Art Deco Festival. PHOTO: Lorenzo Guerrieri

Hilary Manning will showcase impressionist and jazz influences

Harpist to take crowds on a musical journey for Art Deco Fest

WELCOME: Former Leeton Mayor Paul Maytom presenting a Leeton resident with their new citizenship at a ceremony in January 2021. PHOTO: Talia Pattison

The ceremony will help celebrate Refugee Week 2022

Council to hold citizenship ceremony

FINES ISSUED: Police stopping drivers on the a NSW Highway, Revenue NSW says only around 18 per cent of public health order fines have been paid. PHOTO: Marina Neil

Revenue NSW data has revealed the value of the Riverina's public health order fines and the stocking amount yet to be paid.

Almost a million dollars of COVID-19 related fines unpaid across Riverina

NEVER TOO OLD: Bonnie the border collie who at 15 and a half years old is still giving her best post surgery smile. PHOTO: Contributed

Mel Angel says pets are never too old to undergo important surgeries

Pets need special treatment as they age

RIDING HIGH: Leeton District Dressage Club president Sarah Venemore rides GT Don Frangelico during Sunday's event. PHOTO: Contributed 

The club will hold its next event in October.

Dressage Club rides high after largest event event

RATE IT: Leeton is one of 86 NSW councils to increase rates above the level of the annual rate peg.

Mayor says increase is necessary for stability

Rates climb in Leeton

PROTECTED: Juvenile pelicans have been tagged in order to learn more about their movements and survival requirements. PHOTO: Contributed

Scientists have tagged the pelicans to learn more about their behaviours

Pelican numbers are booming

HORSE POWER: Club president Sarah Venemore said Sunday's event will feature a range of riders between the ages of 9 and 50. Photo: REA Leeton District Dressage Club Facebook

Its one of four events the club will hold during the year

Leeton to show its best in dressage comp

SPACE: 'Little Plains' in Narrandera has a large family living room, ideal for entertaining or bringing the whole family together to watch a movie beside the integrated fireplace. Photos: Supplied

With a well-maintained home at one end of the property and space to build additional amenities, 'Little Plains' sits on three titles of land suitable for subdivision or future developments.

Entertainer's dream home with plenty of space to grow

Be welcomed into this home by the private garden leading you to the double garage and front entrance.

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