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BOWLED OVER: Pat Macdonald sends one down during the ladies triples tournament at the Rules Club on Monday. Picture: Emma Hillier

Riverina sport

Thomas Deng (l) and Awer Mabil have opened sporting doors for African-born sportsmen in Australia.

African Australians blaze sporting pathway

Steve Larkin

FIELD AND GAME: Last year's winner Jesse Munro (middle) with president Garry Brill and right Dale Isaac. Picture: Contributed

Riverina Sport

BOWLED OVER: Pat Macdonald sends one down during the ladies triples tournament at the Rules Club on Monday. Picture: Emma Hillier

Riverina sport

UFC fighter Mark Hunt is preparing for his final fight in Adelaide on December 2.

Hunt gets UFC last hurrah in Adelaide

Adrian Warren

GOOD GAME: Leon Hemmings, of Wagga, plays against Igor Nikityuk, originally from Russia, during the Riverina Open at the Jim Elphick Tennis Centre. Picture: Les Smith

Riverina Sport

FRIENDSHIP GOALS: Isabel Shaw, 12 and Jaycee Ashcroft, 12, spend time together at Cackleberries by Lashbrook last week. Picture: Emma Hillier

What’s on: Community diary

HOLIDAY TIME: Ayhan, 7, Ayham, 6, Ayhab, 5 and Ayad Hussaen, 4, have a ball at the Botanic Gardens last week. Picture: Chelsea Sutton

Community diary

LOVE FOR POTTERY: Brian Barkworth. Picture: Emma Hillier

The Wagga Potters Club is ‘Kiln’ the clay art

Annie Lewis

FRIENDSHIP GOALS: Isabel Shaw, 12 and Jaycee Ashcroft, 12, spend time together at Cackleberries by Lashbrook last week. Picture: Emma Hillier

What’s on: Community diary

FUN INDOORS: Lane Nixon, 6 and Lilly Nixon, 5, enjoy all the fun of the Jumping Beans Wagga Fun Factory last week at the Bolton Park stadium. Picture: Chelsea Sutton

Community diary

LOCAL ARTISTS: Jenny Nixon, Judy St John, Lesley Looney, Bev Harris, Julie Savill and Maureen Sheather. Picture: Annie Lewis

The Wagga Art society remains a ‘pillar of the community’

Annie Lewis

Winning news: When it comes to mobile phone plans people like to know what works for others and now with referral programs becoming popular, passing on information may lead to rewards for everyone involved.

Good news travels fast

Emma Brown

Committed to service: Consumer review and comparison website Canstar Blue highlighted Pennytel's longer-than-usual opening hours of its Australian call centre, and its streamlined mobile plans.

Value is more than price

Jen Walker, Advertiser content

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

Winning news: When it comes to mobile phone plans people like to know what works for others and now with referral programs becoming popular, passing on information may lead to rewards for everyone involved.

Good news travels fast

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

Half the starring cast of Friends, the hit television show that epitomised 1990s style. Photo: Shutterstock

90s style, reborn | Trending

Linley Wilkie

FRIENDSHIP GOALS: Isabel Shaw, 12 and Jaycee Ashcroft, 12, spend time together at Cackleberries by Lashbrook last week. Picture: Emma Hillier

What’s on: Community diary

MONEY: Keeping secrets about money will usually cause conflict in a relationship.

No money, no way to escape

Julie Elphick

HOLIDAY TIME: Ayhan, 7, Ayham, 6, Ayhab, 5 and Ayad Hussaen, 4, have a ball at the Botanic Gardens last week. Picture: Chelsea Sutton

Community diary

FRIENDSHIP GOALS: Isabel Shaw, 12 and Jaycee Ashcroft, 12, spend time together at Cackleberries by Lashbrook last week. Picture: Emma Hillier

What’s on: Community diary

FUN INDOORS: Lane Nixon, 6 and Lilly Nixon, 5, enjoy all the fun of the Jumping Beans Wagga Fun Factory last week at the Bolton Park stadium. Picture: Chelsea Sutton

Community diary

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Cameron Willis, 4. Photo: Kylie Esler

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Jenifer Lewis.

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Winning news: When it comes to mobile phone plans people like to know what works for others and now with referral programs becoming popular, passing on information may lead to rewards for everyone involved.

Good news travels fast

Emma Brown

Committed to service: Consumer review and comparison website Canstar Blue highlighted Pennytel's longer-than-usual opening hours of its Australian call centre, and its streamlined mobile plans.

Value is more than price

Jen Walker, Advertiser content

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

Emeritus Professor Kurt Lambeck has won the prime minister's prize for science.

Following the unknown to top science gong

Ultra-rare mineral found in WA crater

Melbourne Anglican budget hit by redress

One of the prize goats killed by hail out on the Langford's station near Broken Hill.

Freak hail storm kills 150 Boer goats

Qld hammer killer 'knew right from wrong'

Aaron Bunch

Grieving families urge work death reforms

Matt Coughlan

Dreamworld had no logbooks for Rapids Ride

Ed Jackson

Fifty-eight penguins found dead in Tas

Ethan James

The Blanc Delice at The Westin Sydney is almost too beautiful to touch.

Diner en Blanc’s stylish collaboration with Marriott

Enjoy a little weightlessness in one of three pools at Barceló Illetas Albatros

Taking a babymoon fit for royalty

There are some truly frightful destinations for adrenalin junky travellers.

Five haunted islands to visit this Halloween...if you dare

Hartland has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a separate garage-studio. Inset: Peter Garrett

Peter Garrett makes $1.2 million return to Southern Highlands

Lucy Macken

Australians over 55 also need to consider access to services they might need more as they age such as public transport, hospitals, health clubs or community centres.

Planning for your retirement property

Kate Stanton

The Recyclable House in Beaufort was inspired by steel wool sheds, hand crafts and industria. Photo supplied.

Building with our earth in mind

STATE OF CALM: More than 41 per cent of participants voted this soft grey-green colour the most relaxing, followed by Taubmans Faded Lilac and Padre Blue.

How paint colour affects your mood

Linley Wilkie

DELICIOUS: A diet rich in fresh plant-based produce and marine omega-3s can help reduce inflammation.

Inflammation: the new paradigm for heart disease

Healthshare

Conversation starter: Filling your table with food from one end to the other means guests have to talk to each other and reach over in order to get their food, ensuring conversation flows throughout the meal.

The art of the dining table

Jennifer Birchall