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Outreach music hopes for Yass
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Motorcyclist airlifted to hospital as Operation Tortoise concluded in Yass
A 28-year-old male motorcyclist from Parramatta was airlifted to Canberra Hospital after hitting a guardrail ...
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‘WOO’ Back for another record
On the river banks of the Historical Cooma Cottage, home of the iconic Hamilton Hume, ...
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Amp up the tunes
The Yass Valley may not have a cinema, but it’s surely learnt how to conquer ...
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Stock respond to summer rain
Significant rainfall in late January has provided a boost for livestock across the region, particularly ...
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Modern plan for local news in your community

Fairfax Media plans to modernise its publishing operations in Goulburn, Bowral, Queanbeyan, Yass, Crookwell and Braidwood by revitalising ...

Eighty-three year old woman airlifted to hospital

An Eighty-three year old woman from Young was airlifted to Canberra Hospital earlier this morning following a single ...

Journey to an alternate reality

Known simply by his family and friends in Yass as Mungo, he is now Australian Army soldier Private ...

Outreach music hopes for Yass

Imagine being able to begin a tertiary degree in music without leaving Yass. Or attend workshops with visiting ...

Motorcyclist airlifted to hospital as Operation Tortoise concluded in Yass

A 28-year-old male motorcyclist from Parramatta was airlifted to Canberra Hospital after hitting a guardrail on the Hume ...

Yass Valley Business Chamber networking on Friday

The Yass Valley Business Chamber is keeping up its active networking program with another Networking Breakfast this Friday, April 1, ...

‘WOO’ Back for another record

On the river banks of the Historical Cooma Cottage, home of the iconic Hamilton Hume, a spectacular Heavy ...

Amp up the tunes

The Yass Valley may not have a cinema, but it’s surely learnt how to conquer the arts scene.

All for the vintage

Over the past decade and more, the annual Harvest Festival has been held across the first weekend of ...

An experience of a lifetime

In April of last year I embarked on an experience so wonderful that I have been really struggling ...

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Are robots coming for our jobs? Yeah, but only the crap ones

But technology-assisted 'enlightened' jobs could widen the gap between the haves and have-nots.

The week in photos: April 2

SOME of the best images from around the Fairfax Regional network.

What are fairy circles? Are they natural or hoaxes?

Fairy circles were thought to exist only in Namibia. Their recent discovery in West Australia may be the ...

Teen cancels Batterham rally after encounter

A RALLY in support of murder accused Ben Batterham has been cancelled after its teenage organiser told police ...

Local Sport

Yass Golf Club brings B Scratch Pennant trophy home

The venue was Yowani Golf Club on Sunday March 20. The challenge was to bring home the B ...

Binalong’s black day

It was a very grim day for the Binalong Rugby League Football Club on Saturday when it lost ...

For the love of cricket

The youngsters in Yass had an opportunity to hone their cricket skills at Victoria Park on Tuesday March ...

Ladies Golf: Payne plays for the win

Thirteen women golfers played a stroke event last Wednesday in much cooler conditions.

Big fish sighted

The full moon was on Wednesday night and there were a few fishermen in for a night fish.

Brahmans go down in trial

The Binalong Brahmans have closed up their initial preparations for the 2016 season with a trial match against ...

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National

Health Minister Sussan Ley feeling sheepish after fleece unleashes moth plague

Health Minister Sussan Ley has unwittingly unleashed a plague of moths in the ministerial wing of Parliament House.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks of 'moment of clarity' following tax plan failure

Malcolm Turnbull has hit back at the flat rejection of his income tax plan, painting it as a ...

Former refugee paid to promote Dutton's anti-refugee telemovie

The company paid more than $1.6 million to promote Immigration Minister Peter Dutton's anti-refugee telemovie is owned by a man ...

Australians overwhelmingly want Tony Abbott to quit Parliament: poll

While many people believe the former prime minister is trying to make a comeback, very few people believe ...

What are fairy circles? Are they natural or hoaxes?

Fairy circles were thought to exist only in Namibia. Their recent discovery in West Australia may be the ...

Australians overwhelmingly want Tony Abbott to quit Parliament: poll

While many people believe the former prime minister is trying to make a comeback, very few people believe ...

Community

Eighty-three year old woman airlifted to hospital

An Eighty-three year old woman from Young was airlifted to Canberra Hospital earlier this morning following a single ...

Journey to an alternate reality

Known simply by his family and friends in Yass as Mungo, he is now Australian Army soldier Private ...

Outreach music hopes for Yass

Imagine being able to begin a tertiary degree in music without leaving Yass. Or attend workshops with visiting ...

Great Galloway Show success

Galloway cattle breeders Christine Hart and Greg Stewart are all smiles this week as they add more broad ...

Entertainment

Review: Heartbeat stands out amid TV's medical dramas

A medical drama on well-worn territory succeeds in forging its own path.

'What cave did you grow up in?' Melissa McCarthy laments Hollywood's bland women

The queen of screen comedy had known for years that there was more to women than long-legged stereotypes. ...

Litbits April 2 2016

Literary news and events in Canberra.

Book review: Katherine Howard, by Josephine Wilkinson

KATHERINE HOWARD: The Tragic Story of Henry VIII's Fifth Queen. By Josephine Wilkinson. Hachette. $35.

Life & Style

Sydney University, UNSW look west for new campus space

Greater Parramatta firms up as the next big education battleground as universities and schools look to stake their ...

Obesity a bigger problem than world hunger, Lancet study says

Over a quarter of the world's severely obese people live in just six countries, new research has found.

'You can't hide from this'. Young people and the inescapable world of pornography

Just as pornography is only a few clicks away for adults on the internet - so it is ...

Experts warn against whole body electronic stimulation

But can the risks be easily managed?

'The reality is that technology is doing more harm than good in our schools' says education chief

The number of Sydney schools banning laptops and tablets is increasing as education experts find technology is impeding ...

Malcolm Turnbull turns his back on schools to our economic peril

It's fair to say Malcolm Turnbull knows a thing or two about making a buck.

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