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Gibson, Seamons return best scores

CONCENTRATE: Daylesford's Maureen Tate bowls during the midweek pennant against Buninyong. Photo: Luka Kauzlaric

Daylesford Bowls Club secures second win of the season

Hayley Elg

HIT: Smeaton's doubles champions Adam Sewell and James Mahar during their winning set against the Ballarat Berties at the weekend. Photo: Lachlan Bence

Smeaton's A-grade tennis team win round five match

Hayley Elg

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Gibson, Seamons return best scores

Round six sees mixed results

Hayley Elg

WINNERS: Rob Crocker and Fiona Watson enjoying their wins in the Par 3 Competition. Photo: Supplied

Golfers compete to take home the gold nugget

Hayley Elg

ENTERTAINING: Award-winning magician and comedian Dom Chambers will perform at the first annual World Circus and Cabaret Festival.

Magic, mullets, music and more

Darren Lowe

Insects and bees in focus

Aussie legend: The Black Sorrows, featuring Joe Camilleri, are among the featured acts at the Queenscliff Music Festival later this month.

All roads lead to Bellarine music festival

Darren Lowe

ENTERTAINING: Award-winning magician and comedian Dom Chambers will perform at the first annual World Circus and Cabaret Festival.

Magic, mullets, music and more

MIX: Marty Luke will bring his musical bag of tricks to the stage at the Old Hepburn Hotel on Sunday.

Gigs offer musical variety

Darren Lowe

MUST-SEE: Top indigenous performer Gawurra will share the stage at Castlemaine's Theatre Royale on Saturday.

Earthy folk comes to town

Darren Lowe

CLEAR VISION: Regular eye tests are essential to ensure conditions such as age-related macular degeneration and glaucoma are detected early, before sight is lost.

Save your sight, get an eye test

A sunset bath in Botswana is enjoyed by a pair of elephants

An exhilarating brush with danger in deep Botswana

Jennie Dicker

Beautiful things come in small packages

CLEAR VISION: Regular eye tests are essential to ensure conditions such as age-related macular degeneration and glaucoma are detected early, before sight is lost.

Save your sight, get an eye test

All "after" photos by Kate Healy.

A healthy serve of grandeur, with an impressive slice of history | Your Home magazine

Linley Wilkie

Nicola Cerini’s hometown discovery

Linley Wilkie

First impressions: Using quality photos in real estate listings can make all the difference.

Are professional photos worth it?

Ruth Lewis

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

ENTERTAINING: Award-winning magician and comedian Dom Chambers will perform at the first annual World Circus and Cabaret Festival.

Magic, mullets, music and more

Darren Lowe

Plenty on offer at circus fest

SNAPPED: AIF 2nd Division soldiers, Vignacourt, 1918. Picture: AWM P10550.140

Road to Remembrance

ENTERTAINING: Award-winning magician and comedian Dom Chambers will perform at the first annual World Circus and Cabaret Festival.

Magic, mullets, music and more

Detective Inspector Jon Rouse

Detective awarded for work catching child sex offenders

MOVE IT: Armidale Skating Rink, circa 1917, a source of entertainment for those on the home front.

Doing our bit on the home front

Lydia Roberts

STRONG: Beautiful toddler Penelope Dean is the sunshine of her mother Emily's life. The brave little girl has been treated for a rare tumour.

How McHappy Day helps brave tots like Penelope

Ogier takes advantage of WRC start time

Practice is over, now it’s ‘rally’ real

When the World Rally Championship comes to town

35 photos from the Coffs Coast World Rally showdown

Armistice centenary marked at Avenue || Gallery

Hayley Elg

Winner of ther 2018 Melbourne Cup winner Cross Counter and jockey Kerrin McEvoy with trainer Charlie Appleby.

How the Melbourne Cup panned out: on the track

Megan Gale

25 faces you might know at the Melbourne Cup

High vaccination rates behind flu case fall

Dr Mary McMillan
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STILL HOPE: If the final score appearing on the screen isn’t exactly what you wished for, remember that all is not lost.

The truth is, you are not your ATAR score

Zoë Wundenberg

Health threat to rural sector and ecosystem

Will Steffen

PROSTATE: Research shows some men would prefer to sacrifice survival odds rather than suffer the side-effects of prostate cancer treatment.

Prostate cancer: men trade-off survival for quality of life

Eileen Wood

Labor accused of ‘milking’ self-funded retirees

HEALTH CONCERN: More older people are drinking to hazardous levels. Image Pixabay.

Boomers the new ‘risky’ drinkers

Eileen Wood

Govt seeks power over energy firms: report

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Minister for Women Kelly O'Dwyer will announce $109 million to improve financial security for women.

Parent leave changes in women finance plan

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Prince Andrew will be in Melbourne on Tuesday where he will meet hopeful entrepreneurs.

Prince Andrew in Melbourne for pitch event

Bill Shorten will attend the Community Housing Industry Association's affordable housing launch.

New housing plan, as tax debate continues

Commonwealth Bank CEO Matt Comyn has admitted the bank didn't learn from its mistakes.

CBA slow to act on add-on insurance

Megan Neil

Marise Payne says MPs should not be sharing personal opinions on Australia's Israeli embassy.

Payne spruiks 'discretion' on embassy

MP Fiona Patten will seek to reform of Victoria's preferencing system if re-elected.

Preferences confusion ahead of Vic vote

A nine-month-old baby girl was found dead on a Gold Coast beach early on Monday.

Baby's Qld beach death autopsy expected

Aaron Bunch

A bellowing good time on Scotland’s west coast

Rochelle Tubb

The exterior facade of the QT building is a mixture of old and new.

Being a tourist in my own city and seeing it in a whole new light

Scott McRae

Old bottles of madeira … richly flavoured and seductive.

Life is but a SeaDream

John Rozentals

DOGGONE CUTE HOUSEMATE: House sitters don't just look after your canine companions, they can also care for cats, birds, fish, rabbits, even reptiles, while you're away on holidays.

House sitting with benefits

SECRET IDENTITY: Greg Smith as Barry Burton, the world-weary mercenary from Resident Evil, the hugely popular video game.

From school principal to cult video game star?

Jody Lindbeck

Putting up your Christmas decorations early makes you friendlier, science says

Grace Ryan