Riverina News, sport and weather | The Rural

VICTORY: Team Myers celebrate with Jake (centre, left) after his record-breaking win at Summernats. Picture: Chris Thorogood/Street Machine

Burnout king claims $15,000 cheque after record effort

Lachlan Grey

HOME TOWN HERO: Tumbarumba's champion bareback rider, Ben Hall, will be in action on New Years Day.

Home town hero Hall eyeing Tumbarumba New Year’s Rodeo

Lachlan Grey

WORK IN PROGRESS: Jarrad Gill of JP Gill and Sons at The Rock prepares for a rodeo in his home town. Picture: Nikki Reynolds

Family fun and focus on charity at The Rock rodeo

Nikki Reynolds

VICTORY: Team Myers celebrate with Jake (centre, left) after his record-breaking win at Summernats. Picture: Chris Thorogood/Street Machine

Burnout king claims $15,000 cheque after record effort

FUN FITNESS: Community fitness programs come to Lockhart. Picture: Supplied

Community fitness set to engage

MAKING THE GRADE: Adele Edwards wins the barrel race at Equitana. Picture: Equitana

Equitana win for Nangus cowgirl

Nikki Reynolds

MOVIE #1 | Above the Law (1988), as Nico Toscani.

STEVEN SEAGAL | In real life, justice takes longer than a 90-minute movie

Ian Horner

ROCK: Daddy Cool frontman, Ross Wilson, will perform at Festivale.

Win tickets to experience Tassie’s Festivale

Isabel Bird

2018 Henty Field Days – Live Coverage Day Three | Photos Videos

MOVIE #1 | Above the Law (1988), as Nico Toscani.

STEVEN SEAGAL | In real life, justice takes longer than a 90-minute movie

2 million items for sale at world’s biggest garage sale

The famous chocolate cob designed by former Wellington Times journalist Ellie Hawkey. Photo: Ben Palmer

NSW’s COB loaf festival back for a second year

Jay-Anna Mobbs

Tony Manchester and his son John have managed to breed some of the highest eating quality lambs in Australia. On September 14, they will be offering up some of their top quality genetics at an on property Poll Dorset sale at Roseville.

These blokes have bred the some of the best tasting lambs in Australia. This is their secret...

Tom Sebo

10 of the best places for food and wine in the Hunter Valley

Emma Brown

From the desk of Mrs Claus: Mrs Claus opens her heart to tell the children of the world how she feels about them this Christmas.

A note from Mrs Claus to share the joy

Mrs Claus

Tony Manchester and his son John have managed to breed some of the highest eating quality lambs in Australia. On September 14, they will be offering up some of their top quality genetics at an on property Poll Dorset sale at Roseville.

These blokes have bred the some of the best tasting lambs in Australia. This is their secret...

Sarah Mostyn, of Windella Farms

Five small businesses making their dreams come true

Emma Elsworthy

Rebecca Stern, of Mustard Made.

Savvy business mums are doin' it for themselves in regional Australia

Emma Elsworthy

Homes sold recently in regional NSW centres.

Regional NSW property hotspots – and what to expect in 2019

Former media chief’s Murrumbidgee River haven

PETER AUSTIN

Plenty of potential.

This small block has plenty of potential

Livestock & Properties

2018 Henty Field Days – Live Coverage Day Two | Photos Videos

GLORY: Australia’s winning King’s Cup team, July 1919. Picture: AWM D00725

Road to Remembrance

Michael Grealy

STAR POWER: The legendary Captain Albert Jacka VC, from Victoria was the face of recruitment campaigns and later, the 1919 Peace Bonds. Picture: AWM ARTV00784

Road to Remembrance

Michael Grealy

2018 Henty Field Days – Live Coverage Day Two | Photos Videos

HOME FIRES: Sapper Arthur Findon Dunbar is welcomed home by his family at 45 Chief Street, Brompton, South Australia in July 1919. Picture: AWM P05328.001

Road to Remembrance

Michael Grealy

Long Beach: Pink Up events helps patients and nurses realise that they’re not alone, and nor is their family; there’s a whole community behind them.

Community spirit shines

Ewe are joking! Check out these weird and wacky ways to keep your pet cool

Rafael Nadal

It’s day 1 of the Australia Open and it’s hot

Elvis impersonator John Collins looks at his reflection before boarding the Elvis Express at Central Station.

All shook up on the Elvis train to Parkes

Lady Gaga

Colour returns to Golden Globes red carpet

Street machines: Hot rods gleam, growl through Canberra for Summernats

James Joyce

Nathan Lyon of Australia celebrates the wicket of India's Mayank Agarwal.

India bats first as Finch, Marsh head to Big Bash

Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney.

Hello 2019: New Year’s Eve around the globe

October 18: Lifeline volunteer Rob Woodcock puts the last books onto the desks at the Illawarra Sport Stadium in Berkeley ahead of the Lifeline book fair. Photo: Adam McLean, Illawarra Mercury

53 fine photos from 2018

High self-control not all it’s cracked up to be

John Malouff

Now what?: Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May reacts after she won a no-confidence vote against her government in the House of Commons on Wednesday. She must now find another way to address the Brexit debacle after the dramatic failure of the government Brexit vote this week. Picture: Jessica Taylor

How Brexit crisis will end is anyone’s guess

John Hewson

CHANGING PLACES: Regional journalist Sahil Makkar lived for more than 25 years in New Delhi, where the temperature gets up to 50 degrees. He is now experiencing his first summer in the Central West. Photo: MATT WATSON

I’ve experienced 50-degree heat. This is something else

Sahil Makkar

High self-control not all it’s cracked up to be

Caroline Wozniacki makes a backhand return to Belgium's Alison van Uytvanck during their first round match at the Australian Open.

Perhaps hold off on the rush to judgement

Janine Graham

Obsessed: India's captain Virat Kohli led his team to his country's first ever Test series win on Australian soil.

Passion is the power to achieve and succeed

Father Brendan Lee

Health authorities are urging people to take extra care and keep hydrated during the heat.

Parts of NSW reach 46C as records tumble

16m ago

West Australian cane toads are finding enough shade in some places to become active during the day.

Cane toads spotted in shady parts of WA

24m ago

A vigil has been held in memory of slain international student Aiia Maasarwe.

Dad shares Melbourne vigil for slain Aiia

1hr ago

Nationals MP Andrew Gee has been named as a new addition to the party's frontbench.

Nats reveal replacement frontbench MP

Clive Spriggs and Stewart Johnston, who blew the whistle on abuse at the Oakden nursing home.

Oakden families angered by inquiry snub

Fadi Ibrahim faced a Sydney court over his alleged involvement in a tobacco-smuggling syndicate

'Tobacco ring' Ibrahim in Sydney court

Luke Costin

Peter Dutton is in the firing line again, this time for his ministry's purportedly lavish spending.

Home Affairs Dept defends functions spend

Five people have died after taking drugs at music festivals in NSW alone since September.

Top doctors group backs pill testing trial

Adventure Bay Retreat: Something special on Bruny Island. Photo: Brad Harris

Your weekly travel inspiration

John Rozentals

Wilpena Pound: a natural amphitheatre.

Find yourself in the Flinders Ranges

John Rozental

A flashback to slower travel: Cruise Express’s six-day ‘Great Southern Loop’.

Your weekly travel inspiration

John Rozentals

Lots of benefits: Worms not only munch through a lot of your food waste, but will also produce fertiliser that your plants will love.

Worms help reduce waste

For more recipes see australianlamb.com.au

Try this: Honey, pineapple and chilli lamb leg

Possible tax hikes: If Labor succeeds in making both these changes, a top-rate taxpayer will suddenly find themselves paying CGT of 36.75% – an increase of almost 58%.

Our CGT may be one of the highest in the world

Noel Whittaker