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Friends for more than six decades (l-r): Margaret Neale, Don Walkom, Lyn Stuart, Chris Neale, Oriel Hucker, Monica Jacomb, Abb McAlister, Lyn Hawkins, Michael and Jan Tucker, Ron Maxwell, Brian Hawkins, Robert Jung.

'Last hurrah' reunion for Cootamundra High's class of 1956

Tom Gosling

WELCOME: Elouera Association, whose employees with disabilities sort all recycling material by hand, hopes the new truck will reduce the amount of "red bin rubbish" put into yellow bins, especially rubbish in fine plastic bags.

Big Brother can see what's in your rubbish

Tom Gosling

Labor's Mark Jeffreson, The Nationals' Michael McCormack, United Australia Party's Richard Foley and The Greens' Michael Bayles.

Take a closer look at some of the individual polling numbers

Jody Lindbeck

LEADER: Penny Howse.

Knitters get nifty in Wrap with Love

Penny Howse

Cr Leigh Bowden with the minister for finance and small business, Damien Tudehope, and the minister for customer service, Victor Dominello.

Friendly to small business

Tom Gosling

Yvonne Forsyth, a founding member and volunteer at the Cootamundra Heritage Centre and Visitor Information Centre for over 17 years, has found the experience pleasurable and rewarding. Picture: contributed.

Good for you, and good for the town

Tom Gosling

Michael McCormack shares a kiss with his wife Catherine after declaring victory in retaining the Riverina seat. Picture: Les Smith

McCormack claims Riverina victory in federal election

Rex Martinich
Jody Lindbeck

Friends for more than six decades (l-r): Margaret Neale, Don Walkom, Lyn Stuart, Chris Neale, Oriel Hucker, Monica Jacomb, Abb McAlister, Lyn Hawkins, Michael and Jan Tucker, Ron Maxwell, Brian Hawkins, Robert Jung.

'Last hurrah' reunion for Cootamundra High's class of 1956

Tom Gosling

WELCOME: Elouera Association, whose employees with disabilities sort all recycling material by hand, hopes the new truck will reduce the amount of "red bin rubbish" put into yellow bins, especially rubbish in fine plastic bags.

Big Brother can see what's in your rubbish

Tom Gosling

Michael McCormack shares a kiss with his wife Catherine after declaring victory in retaining the Riverina seat. Picture: Les Smith

McCormack claims Riverina victory in federal election

TOUGH SEASON: The Cootamundra Strikers are struggling in the Pascoe Cup.

Cootamundra Strikers upbeat on rebuild

Jon Tuxworth

WINNERS: Cootamundra Ex-Services Club grade 6 winning pennant team. Picture: Contributed

Exies in a state finals fight

Grumpy Fisher

SOLID: Emily Poulton (pictured here against Ainslie last year) was a solid performer, despite Coota Blues' loss at the weekend to Riverina Lions. Picture: Kelly Manwaring

Blues battle hard against Lion leaders

Pat Kerin

TOUGH SEASON: The Cootamundra Strikers are struggling in the Pascoe Cup.

Cootamundra Strikers upbeat on rebuild

Dylan McDermott

Classy Coota Blues starve out Swans in comfortable win

Pat Kerin

TRY TIME: Dylan McLachlan scored a hat-trick as Brothers brought up their first win with a 46-point thrashing of Cootamundra at Equex Centre on Sunday. Picture: Les Smith

Brothers secure maiden win with 10-try romp

Courtney Rees

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WHAT'S ON: Storm Boy.

What's on in Cootamundra: May 15-16, 2019

What's on in Cootamundra, May 11 to 15

What's on in Cootamundra, May 11 to 15

DIARY: What's on

What's on: May 8 to 10, 2019

WHAT'S ON: Storm Boy.

What's on in Cootamundra: May 15-16, 2019

What's on in Cootamundra, May 3 to 9, 2019

What's on in Cootamundra, May 3 to 9, 2019

BLOOMIN LOVELY: New member Bernie Wilson checking out her garden in preparation for the flower show. Picture: Contributed

Flower show and sale returns

Questacon is an exciting and intriguing concentration of science brought to life in vivid techni-colour.

The ultimate family fun holiday itinerary in Canberra

Emma Elsworthy

A selection of dishes available at the hip and happening Lazy Su. Pic: OutInCanberra

Ten iconic Canberra haunts for the ultimate foodie bucket list

Emma Elsworthy

Visitors: Jugiong features a boutique cafe, hotel, wine cellar, galleries, gift shops and a motel as well as various other accommodation. Photo: Tricia Wimpenny.

Jugiong is great for a visit

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Questacon is an exciting and intriguing concentration of science brought to life in vivid techni-colour.

The ultimate family fun holiday itinerary in Canberra

Ballarat man Lindsay, 69, has been delighted with the service Pennytel has delivered saying, "I won't go with anyone else 'cause I'm happy - you won't get better."

Old-fashioned service brings satisfaction with a smile

RETURNING: Guest speaker Kurt Herzog is an Australian swimmer who won bronze at the 2015 wold championships and hopes to qualify for the 2020 Olympic team.

Winners to be named in Sportsperson of the Year awards

Business feature

EXTRAS: The home has slow combustion heating and evaporative cooling, as well as a double garage and single carport.

Property provides for mixed farming

PRODUCTIVE: During the vendor's tenure, "Oakleigh" was run as a mixed farming enterprise, for the last eight years as a grazing enterprise producing wool and lambs.

Property provides for mixed farming

51 Trail Street: The property presents a great opportunity for an owner-occupier to put their stamp on the property with the right renovation.

Commercial properties now for sale

Carrying on: Marian Byfield, along her husband Don, has not let their life-threatening cancer diagnoses slow their Biggest Morning Tea event down.

Join in the Biggest Morning Tea

Opportunities: Whether you are interested in the environment, history or animals there's a volunteer position for you.

Give a little time, help a lot

Maeve McKenna

FUN: Rebecca Knight, Joan Butts, and Jenny McAinsh at the Joan Butts Orange bridge Festival. Picture: Contributed

A lesson from bridge master

Carrying on: Marian Byfield, along her husband Don, has not let their life-threatening cancer diagnoses slow their Biggest Morning Tea event down.

Join in the Biggest Morning Tea

WHAT'S ON: Storm Boy.

What's on in Cootamundra: May 15-16, 2019

Irene and Caitlyn.

Speech therapy helping disease

Michael McCormack shares a kiss with his wife Catherine after declaring victory in retaining the Riverina seat. Picture: Les Smith

McCormack claims Riverina victory in federal election

BIG WINNERS: Scott Mazzocchi prepares for the ball during the Coota Blues win at the weekend. Picture: Kelly Manwaring

Season off to a flying start for Coota Blues | Photos

BOWLED AWAY: Ben Irons, Henry Wilson, Peter Colvin, Roger Goode, Lindsay Carle and (front) Rob Jordan. Picture: Kelly Manwaring

Exies' Easter bowls bonanza | Photos

Dawn Fraser pictured with Marj Haines, Cootamundra Swimming Club's oldest member, aged 86.

Olympian Dawn Fraser comes to Cootamundra

Kurt Herzog gave Archie a 12-second start. Picture: Kelly Manwaring

Video: Kurt vs 11-year-old, with a 12-sec start

Tom Gosling

UPROOTED: Winds were likened to a "tornado" by property owner Charlie Bragg during Tuesday evening's storm. Picture: Rebecca Bragg

Counting the cost

Jennette Lees

GOOD FORM: Lachlan Webb bowls the ball.

Junior cricket match between Kookaburras and Boorowa

HAVING A BREAK: Cootamundra B.U.G having a rest at the Olympic Hotel after their 30km ride out too Jindalee National Park (the Iron barks).

Out and about in the Cootamundra region, February 3

Kelly Manwaring

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VIEW Club member Jill Deeps with guest speaker Sister Kathy Hodge.

You say: Politicians should act like they deserve to be there

Cootamundra Herald readers are fed up with the propaganda appearing in the mail boxes.

You say: Stop the leaflets and propaganda

FOCUSED: Debra Byrne juggles her successful musical theatre and recording career with her role as full-time carer to her two grandsons. She is set to star in Sweeney Todd in Sydney and Melbourne.

Why kids are Debra Byrne's 'top priority'

Geraldine Cardozo

TOO COCKY BY HALF: People tend to be overconfident of their financial knowledge and skills, according to the report.

Lack of financial knowledge soaring

Older participants needed for new immune boosting drug trial

Older participants needed for new immune boosting drug trial

Eileen Wood

Relief for lower income earners may not be available by tax time, but it may happen retrospectively.

New tax cuts priority but timing unclear

1hr ago

An anaesthetist who examined a patient's rectum without consent says he did so reluctantly.

No consent for rectal exam by anaesthetist

1hr ago

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is facing demands for more regional MPs in her cabinet.

Qld cabinet needs regional shake up: MPs

1hr ago

Two men and a woman are being hunted by police after a violent crash on a NSW highway.

Murder warrants after fatal NSW crash

1hr ago

Trevor Tolputt died at Lake St Clair in Tasmania while walking the Overland Track alone.

Dead Tas bushwalker made 'poor decisions'

Ethan James
1hr ago

Vic police legal team denies withholding material from the Royal Commission into use of informers.

Cops deny withholding info from commission

Amber Wilson
1hr ago

A study has shown that small bits of plastic are a significant threat to ocean bird life.

Tiny plastic trash killing seabirds: study

Aaron Bunch
1hr ago

The jump where Olivia Inglis suffered a fatal fall was not safe, an experienced rider says.

Elite horse rider says jump was 'unsafe'

Hannah Higgins
1hr ago

Paul Alchin, Christie and Hood, Dubbo knocks down the pen of crossbred lambs sold on behalf of the Shanks family, Shanks Farms, Dubbo. The tops of the Shanks family lambs made $270/hd for a run of 223 lambs and the second cut made $253.60/hd for a run of 93 lambs.

Lamb price keep climbing

Mark Griggs
1hr ago

Researchers have found mice are not fans of lentils, meaning mice bait will be more effective in cereal crops, like wheat and barley.

What mice want on the menu

Olivia Calver
2hrs ago

Jason Hartin of Hartin Schute Bell, selling at a Narromine store sale.

Total selloff to $141 for Merinos

Mark Griggs

GOTTA DO IT?: Australian travellers surveyed by Hotels.com were more willing to pay out big ($1000 per night) to stay in five-star luxury in Anaheim, California in 2018.

Getting more bang for your five-star buck

Making the extraordinary appear ordinary in Siem Reap City

Making the extraordinary appear ordinary in Siem Reap City

John Rozentals

Looking for a bucket list item? Try paddling the Murray

Looking for a bucket list item? Try paddling the Murray

Juanita Greville

Dogs love their walks, and provided they are physically able to, should have at least one good walk a day.

How to make walkies wonderful for both of you

RSPCA

You might notice your pets getting extra cuddly as the cool weather sets in.

Caring for your pet in cold weather

RSPCA

Parents usually face the decision over religious, family or cultural tradition reasons. There is a significant emotive element - people feel strongly in favour or against.

Reasons you might consider circumcision

HealthShare