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Bright nursing home reopens but source of the infection still unknown

Sophie Boyd
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Vexed: Faithfull Street in Wangaratta is having its name debated due to being named after a squatter involved in the killing of Indigenous inhabitants. Picture: GOOGLE STREET VIEW

Call to rename street tied to man linked to Aboriginal killing

Anthony Bunn
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UPDATE: Woman bailed after double fatal crash

Wangaratta Court
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The remains of the WW1 honour board that once was in the Staghorn Flat School.

PHOTOS'Two book-ends' of WWI history in town's lost honour board

Ellen Ebsary
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Wodonga mayor Anna Speedie will join the Albury Wodonga Health board on July 1

ALL CLEAR: Mayor says no conflict in new role

David Johnston
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Magistrate rejects AVO applications against boys aged 10 and 11

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HEALTH BENEFITS: Albury Wodonga Health infection control consultant Leisa Bridges (right), pictured here with manager of the service's COVID-19 drive through clinic Alice Driver, hopes people will keep up the good habits practised to combat coronavirus.

No flu for months: COVID changes reduce influenza's grip on Border

Janet Howie

Councillors back in residents' good books ahead of election

David Johnston
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Crook 'lost it all' due to methamphetamine habit

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Trials set to resume next month

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NSW council elections could be going postal, but not everyone is happy

Pub re-opening ceremony and rule changes spark hope amid downturn

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Bright nursing home reopens but source of the infection still unknown

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Smoke billowing from home gutted by flames in North Albury

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CHEERS: The Blazing Stump Hotel's publican Michael Horsell passes the torch to Deanne McKenzie as part of the Carlton United Brewery official pub re-opening ceremony tour. Picture: MARK JESSER

Pub re-opening ceremony and rule changes spark hope amid downturn

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The scene in Corowa's Vera Street following the death of Christopher Quirk.

Trial begins for 2 men over stabbing death of Christopher Quirk

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ENDORSED: Justice of the Peace signings have restarted at the Wodonga TAFE Space after a suspension of operations during COVID-19, with Reg Coysh on hand for the first day back on Monday. Picture: MARK JESSER

You can access a Justice of the Peace again in Wodonga

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Greatly mourned: Jamie Drummond at his Wodonga factory last year at the time of his retirement after having run his own company since 1985. Picture: JAMES WILTSHIRE

Shock absorber pioneer victim of deadly car crash

OPINIONHeat on Bevo as Shaw's Roos fire

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Pub re-opening ceremony and rule changes spark hope amid downturn

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ALL CLEAR: Mayor says no conflict in new role

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Call to rename street tied to man linked to Aboriginal killing

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Trials set to resume next month

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Bright nursing home reopens but source of the infection still unknown

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Pub re-opening ceremony and rule changes spark hope amid downturn

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Bright nursing home reopens but source of the infection still unknown

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No flu for months: COVID changes reduce influenza's grip on Border

Tighten that belt, says the PM. Photo: Shutterstock

DIGESTPrime minister says it's time to tighten our belts

Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

'There is a mountain yet to climb': Morrison warns of belt-tightening after COVID-19

Katie Burgess

The last restrictions have been lifted at Woolworths. Picture: Karleen Minney

Final supermarket removes all purchase restrictions

Kathryn Lewis

YOUR SHOUT: Alyce Fisher hams it up with Galah Bar audience members during a show in Wodonga last season. Picture: IAN SUTHERLAND

Birds of a feather flock together for Galah Bar on Air

Jodie Bruton

Registered nurses Julie Parducci and Nivekta Singh at the COVID-19 drive-through testing centre in Canberra. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

EXPLAINERThe places that have beaten COVID-19

Kathryn Lewis

PHOTOSUpper Murray prepares for biggest fight yet in fires

THE STATE WE'RE IN: Former Rural Fire Service boss Shane Fitzsimmons was appointed the Commissioner of Resilience NSW in May. Picture: DOM LORRIMER, SMH

IN DEPTH'It hurt enormously', Fitzsimmons admits ahead of Winter Solstice

COMPARE THE PAIR: Six months after bushfires in the Upper Murray and North East, all arterial roads are now repaired and reopened after major works across 520 kilometres.

Six months of hard work on fire roads

Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge shows his frustration during his side's loss to St Kilda at Marvel Stadium on Sunday. Photo: Michael Willson/Getty Images

OPINIONHeat on Bevo as Shaw's Roos fire

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Thunder coach Adrian Purtell is glad to have a starting date.

Albury Thunder coach Adrian Purtell says training will be crucial to prospects

CLASSY WIN: The Donna Scott-trained Star Of Tennessee returns to scale with jockey Blaike McDougall aboard. Picture: TRACKPIX, KYLIE SHAW

Scott trained filly has a bright future ahead

Murray Magpies' Urana Road Oval hosted the Hume League's semi-final.

Hume's leader tells O and M to 'go for it' with grounds

Marc Almond (with blue cap) talks to his playing group during a game last season. He's calling on the league to play games in NSW, if it helps kick-start the season.

Should O and M footy be played only in NSW, if it means a season start?

Andrew Moir

CLASSY: Osborne star Connor Galvin is among the premier midfielders in the Hume league.

Hume league star eager to switch to Riverina league

Brent Godde

Football leagues continue to sweat on their seasons despite the Victorian government easing restrictions at the weekend.

Leagues optimistic but counting down days to COVID-19 decisions

Brett Kohlhagen

LEAGUE'S BEST: St Pats' captain Claire Mahoney and Wangaratta's Adam Burchell won their second AWFA Star Player awards last season.

AWFA Star Player awards won't be presented in shortened season

Beau Greenway

Skiers are keen to get back to the action at Thredbo Resort. Picture: Supplied

Ski passes selling out as more than 20,000 wait in line

Julia Kanapathippillai

The historic main street of Canowindra has a bend because it follows an old bullock track. Pictures: Michael Turtle

Characters, quirky surprises in a magical part of Australia

Michael Turtle

Make the most of cool evenings at Paperbark Camp.

Winter warmers by the campfire perfect for weekend getaways

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Birds of a feather flock together for Galah Bar on Air

Jodie Bruton

PUNK ROCKS: Canvas Eatery owner Tim Tehan is operating Punkfish Thursday to Saturday until at least spring when COVID-19 restrictions ease. Picture: MARK JESSER

FOODDo you feel lucky? Punkfish rocks takeaway night, done right

Jodie Bruton

Part of the Sydney Film Festival - Virtual Edition, Rosemary's Way is a powerful, inspirational story from Western Sydney following a group of migrant women and their remarkable champion, Rosemary Kariuki.

Social distancing out and about on the Border, June 13-14

Jodie Bruton

Birds of a feather flock together for Galah Bar on Air

Webinars offer help as parents support kids through change

Janet Howie

BRANCHING OUT: Jones Winery and Vineyard is appealing to tourists looking for a sustainable home away from home at Rutherglen through its new Tiny House project, which lies nearby the restaurant and cellar door.

Tiny House makes big impression amid the Rutherglen grapevines

Jodie Bruton

How do you navigate car buying during COVID-19?

Everyone's a winner with Pennytel

Emma Brown

COMMITMENT: The team at Export Finance Australia offers financial expertise and solutions that will drive sustainable growth to benefit both the nation and its partners. Photo: Export Finance Australia

Finance solutions to help Aussie exporters during COVID-19

How do you navigate car buying during COVID-19?

Making a difference: Natasha Bull and her grandmother Evelyn Berg.

Family affair: The united front of women with passion for supporting kids in need

Rosie Ryan

ENJOY: Our Border Mail Seniors magazine has fun, puzzles, timely information on aging and so much more.

Feet up, cuppa at hand, it's time to read our delish Seniors Magazine

Dawn Rasmussen

SHARING IDEAS: A community consultation in Albury last year led to a working party that is exploring the challenges surrounding specialist disability accommodation.

Survey builds interest in homes designed to suit everyone

Janet Howie

Prestige location

1870s bank turned home

VOCAL FREEDOM: Some Singing In Quarantine members get together outside Albury Entertainment Centre within restriction limits to film for their final number. Picture: TIM MCLAREN

Job done, isolation singing group to finish on a high note

Janet Howie

Survey builds interest in homes designed to suit everyone

Janet Howie

MOMENT IN TIME: A photograph from the Official History & Pictorial Record of Albury & Border District to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of Australia, 1938. Picture: ALBURYCITY COLLECTION

History | When education came to North Albury

Jan Hunter, Albury & District Historical Society

Job done, isolation singing group to finish on a high note

LOVE: The important point that should not be ignored is that, if we want to be loved, then we have to work on being loveable.

OPINIONLove is the thread that binds us together

Gary Bentley

IN DEPTH'It hurt enormously', Fitzsimmons admits ahead of Winter Solstice

Jodie O'Sullivan

Game changer: Mink and me owner Lucy Moss is one of the business operators in regional areas who has seen sales soar since the launch of Buy from the Bush. Photo contributed.

Buy from the Bush delivers $5 million sales to small businesses

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Australian of the Year Dr James Muecke at the 2020 Australian of the Year Awards. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

It's time to salute our pandemic, bushfire heroes

MOTHER SHIP: The McClymonts, from left, Mollie, Brooke and Samantha are juggling parenthood and music.

McClymonts enjoy rest amid mayhem of COVID-19 and motherhood

ACTION: Olivier Nzovu has created a film with AWECC for Refugee Week, which began on Sunday. The 22-year-old, who came to Wodonga 13 months ago, has interviewed 14 Border people about their experience. Picture: MARK JESSER

Refugee stories told by one of their own during week of celebrations

NOT DETERRED: Tasmania Police Northern Commander Brett Smith at Launceston Police Station, where a Molotov cocktail was thrown on Friday night. Picture: Paul Scambler

Molotov cocktail thrown into police station car park

Ryan Young

It's time to salute our pandemic, bushfire heroes

Amy Martin

WATCHSmall dog with a big personality and a set of wheels

Traditional knowledge consultant Victor Steffensen working alongside Djiringanj elders at Wallagoot in 2018. Picture: Alasdair McDonald

Voices for traditional fire management continue to help grow wider awareness

Alasdair McDonald

YOUR SAY: Young people's views are valid

HAVE YOUR SAYYOUR SAY: On quad bikes, safety has to come first

SUPPORT: Red Cross volunteers Pam Sheather and Margaret Davis at the Corryong bushfire relief centre.

YOU SAY: Help still available for victims of bushfires

Letters to the editor

NSW Seniors Festival: so much to celebrate

LADY OF THE HOUSE: Miriam Margolyes as Aunt Prudence in Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears, in cinemas nationally from February 27.

Dear Prudence comes out to play for unstoppable Miriam

Geraldine Cardozo

TURNING THE PAGE: Rosie Craven is living with early stage Alzheimer's but is now able to enjoy hobbies such as reading again thanks to a new clinical trial.

Everything is Rosie thanks to new Alzheimer's drug trial

Rowan Cowley

Buy from the Bush delivers $5 million sales to small businesses

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Donovan Rodrigues is accused of importing drugs into Australia with his wife and another man.

Vic man refused bail over $1.2b drug haul

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An illustration of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus.

Latest snapshot of the coronavirus impact

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Adem Somyurek MP (R) has resigned from Labor, before the party could expel him.

Vic MP resigns over branch stacking claims

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A second Black Lives Matter protester has contracted coronavirus, one of 12 new cases in Melbourne.

Vic protester among 12 new COVID-19 cases

Benita Kolovos, Christine McGinn and Ulises Izquierdo
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From July, the limit on the number of people at indoor venues will be lifted in NSW.

Too soon to change quarantine: NSW premier

Dominica Sanda
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The NSW government has announced community sport competition can resume from July 1. Picture: Marina Neil

Why the return of sport could prove your motivation to move

Renee Valentine
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A Federal Court justice has overturned the deportation of a mother of five young children.

Mum of five won't be deported, court rules

Georgie Moore
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Bill Weidner, 91, Bungowannah is proving age is no barrier to online bidding, purchasing stock through platform StockLive. Pictured at the Wodonga saleyards last year.

Online bidding at any age

Olivia Calver
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The first Sire Shootout judges have been announced.

Industry leaders to judge Sire Shootout

Previously at RLX saleyards vendors and non-registered buyers could inspect cattle prior to the sale, but had to leave before the auction got underway. Now they are allowed to remain on site.

Vendors now allowed at RLX saleyards

Olivia Calver

REASONS: Dr Jeff Cave says that you may need to feed roughage - bulky feed such as hay - to livestock during winter.

Vet Talk | Winter can change livestock feed needs

Dr Jeff Cave, District Veterinary Officer

MORE TO COME: Long-time weather observer Peter Nelson says that we can expect more instances of frosts and fogs as we head into mid-June.

Weather Watch | Lower than usual temps to continue

Peter Nelson

OPINIONOn the Wallaby | Not everybody is a fan of gums

David Everist

Vet Talk | Winter can change livestock feed needs

LEADERSHIP: Bowna farmer Lucinda Corrigan, pictured with her dog Peggy, is calling for climate policy to be introduced to help the agricultural industry.

Greatest challenge: Farmer calls for climate policy

Vivienne Jones

VICTORY: The Rene supreme winning team; Brooke Perez, stud groom Kyle Sturgess, and Scott Mitchell. This picture was taken in 2019.

Online show and sale opens doors to the world for studstock specialists

Nikki Reynolds

FINGERTIP CONTROL: Technology is making life a little easier with the touch of a button.

Welcome to a world where loT ensures control of everything

Mathew Dickerson