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Great effort: Wollongong's Ryan Gregson finished second to compatriot Stewart McSweyn in the Emsley Carr mile in Birmingham on Saturday night.

Gregson in Aust one-two

Tony de Souza

Picture: Sylvia Liber.

League Championship fight not over in IPL

Mitch Cohen

Well done: Alyssa Parks pictured at a meet last year. Alyssa was named 15 years Girls Regional Age Champion at the South Coast Regional High Schools carnival.

Regional schools success

Dave Ross

Great effort: Wollongong's Ryan Gregson finished second to compatriot Stewart McSweyn in the Emsley Carr mile in Birmingham on Saturday night.

Gregson in Aust one-two

Premiere: Beau Ryan, Jason Stevens and Bec Stevens at Bald Hill reflecting on the week ahead of Stevens' first feature film Chasing Comets opening in Hoyts cinemas around Australia on Thursday. Picture: Robert Peet.

Stars on the rise for footy mates

Greg Ellis

LEADER: Shellharbour captain Matt Carroll. Picture: RIGBY IMAGES

Sharks edge closer to minor premiership

Mitch Jennings

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Time to celebrate: There are plenty of benefits of getting older, and finding products tailor-made for you is just one of them.

Is this the best time of your life?

Jen Walker, Advertiser content

Traditionally a taboo topic, funerals are a part of life. The death of a loved one is a stressful time, so planning ahead can help ease the burden on those left behind.

Dying to Know Day: How will you pay for your funeral?

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CALL TO ACT: On August 8, Dying to Know campaigners hope you will have an open conversation with friends and-or loved ones about death.

Dying to Know Day: Talk about your grave concerns

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Time to celebrate: There are plenty of benefits of getting older, and finding products tailor-made for you is just one of them.

Is this the best time of your life?

More and more Australians are turning to professional accreditations to be more competitive in a changing workforce.

Finding the edge in a workforce scaling new heights

Emma Elsworthy

Savings: If you pay a fixed cost for your mobile service – one that includes unlimited standard calls and texts and a set amount of data – it's easier to stick to a budget next year, and you can choose a plan that better suits your usage.

Dial up the mobile savings

Jen Walker, Advertiser

Want to rent comfortably in the Illawarra? Here’s how much more you need to earn

Brendan Crabb

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Do people selling houses have unrealistic price expectations?

Brendan Crabb

Do you have an interesting real estate story that could be featured in an upcoming edition? Please email brendan.crabb@fairfaxmedia.com.au with details.

Illawarra young people keeping housing dream alive

Brendan Crabb

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Jan Owen, CEO of the Foundation for Young Australians, was the overall winner of the inaugural Women of Influence awards in 2012. Photo: Elke Meitzel

Women of Influence 2018: award spurred on original winner Jan Owen

Hannah Tattersall

Ripe for success: Students from Dapto, Kanahooka and Keira High Schools (back from left) Cassidy Cochrane, Nathan Aylett, Bonnie-Rose Condon, Emily Curtis, Lyndon Kerr. (front) Megan Bojar and Faith Irving.

Giving youth a head start

Dot Hennessy

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Fun and games: Some of the youngsters who had a ball at the last Twilight Tournament basketball event supported and funded by Rotary.

Basketball fun for children

Dot Hennessy

Former model and fitness trainer Emily Skye launched her business with a Facebook page and a blog. Photo: Paul Harris

Women of Influence 2018: the power of social media

Hannah Tattersall

Sam Checo dresses her Mango backstage ahead of the cat fashion show.

Felines take to the catwalk in fashion extravaganza

Villagers walk near destroyed homes in an area affected by the early morning earthquake at Sajang village, Sembalun, East Lombok.

Aussies recount terrifying Indonesian earthquake

A screenshot of dashcam footage taken by Grace Stevens where a ute had to pull off onto the side of the road in order to avoid a collision with a white car driving in the opposite direction.

Shocking dash-cam footage shows close call on Monaro Highway

AMAZING ENCOUNTER: Ant Little filmed two southern right whales approaching him on his stand-up paddle board on Saturday. Pictures: Ant Little

Watch breathtaking footage of whale playing with paddle-boarder on South Coast

Prince Louis.

See the Royal family gather at Louis' christening in London

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Georgia Love, Tom Gleeson and Casey Donovan stepped out on the Logies 2018 red carpet.

See the stars go gold on the Logies Red Carpet

Danielle McGrane

Freezing conditions for annual Polar Bear Swim | Photos

Brodie Weeding

Woods makes debut as Sharks down Warriors in thriller

Poms stoke fire with call to bring Ben back

Xavier Mardling

PERSPECTIVE: How much we know or understand a situation has a great deal to do with where we are viewing it from.

Good and bad seats in the theatre of life

Father Brendan Lee

Looking past the generation stereotypes

Dr Sara James

PENNIES: Pensioners shouldn't hold their breath waiting for a windfall from the September 20 pension increase.

Don’t bank on big pension increase

Eileen Wood

Modern marvel: The second lock of the Panama Canal.

Cruise the Panama Canal with The Senior

Samara Ross

REV-OLUTION: Former combat medic Rick Carey is riding around Australia to raise funds for PTSD

Rick embarks on wild ride to help break PTSD cycle

Rowan Cowley

Dutton courts support for second challenge

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Dutton working on another challenge to PM

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A reward is still being offered for information about a 1998 house fire that killed Arthur Haines.

Death of Sydney boy in 1998 still unsolved

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I won't quit if Dutton becomes PM: Bishop

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Mary’s Commercial Hotel in Dalby has been destroyed by fire overnight. Photo: WIN News Toowoomba.

Fire destroys historic Dalby pub

Martin Bunyard
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Hope of weekend rain for drought areas

BIG'UN: The World’s Heaviest Blueberry, according to the Guinness World Records, as grown in WA by OZblu blueberries.

WA grower claims world’s biggest blueberry

Opposition Leader Matthew Guy's no-confidence motion against the Victorian government was defeated.

Labor retains power in Vic parliament

Kaitlyn Offer and Christine McGinn

A delicious pastry at The Wharf Locavore.

Six things to do in Tathra

John Rozentals

In a word, spectacular … Tasmania’s Three Capes Track.

Six highlights in your travel week | 20 Aug

John Rozentals

On the beach at Townsville… strolling comfortably in shorts.

A warm reprieve from winter is waiting up north

John Rozentals

Go green: Green represents growth, vitality, abundance, and nature. Use it in spaces you want to encourage creative thinking.

Considering going green?

Jennifer Birchall
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New lease of life: Harriet and DJ McCready (left and above) have brewpub plans for the old Civic Video building in Katoomba.

Beer plan for old newspaper office

Jennie Curtin
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While many of us now know that obesity increases the risk of diabetes and heart disease, we are less aware that obesity increases the risk of 11 cancers, according to the World Cancer Research Fund.

The big fat link between obesity and breast cancer

Healthshare