Crookwell Gazette
Saturday, 27 July 2024
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RFS issues reminder after illegal agricultural burn on property
RFS file photo by Louise Thrower.
Louise Thrower
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Church seeks divine restoration with sale of country building

The Crookwell Presbyterian Church, otherwise known as Saint Andrew's, is on the market. Picture supplied.
Louise Thrower

Workers react after council proposes cuts to Upper Lachlan jobs

Louise Thrower
United Services Union organiser, Rudi Oppitz, says Upper Lachlan Shire Council workers are angry about proposed job cuts. Picture by Illawarra Mercury.

Businesses don't do enough to protect customers from scammers: Choice

The advocacy group says businesses leave scam victims feeling alone and ashamed.
Eileen Wood
Victims are often given little help after they have been scammed. ACM file picture
Property
Top architect designed homes on sale, including one seen on Restoration Australia
Jen Melocco
The view is as stunning as the home design in this property in Cygnet in Tasmania. Pic: Supplied
Young carers step up as ageing population leads to disability spike
Disability is on the rise and young people are stepping up to help.
Rowan Cowley
The number of young Australians serving in caring roles is snowballing. Picture from Shutterstock
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Driving force behind new free travel app encourages Aussies to hit road
A new app encourages people to explore Australia via the open road.
Rowan Cowley
The app boasts 30 fully mapped routes and counting. Picture supplied
Exclusive

Defence Housing mandated deadly engineered stone in new homes

A Defence Housing Australia development under construction at Academy Close, Campbell. Inset, a stonemason working with protective equipment. Pictures by Keegan Carroll, Gary Ramage
Connor Pearce

Tears, wrinkles, cancers: Read about ways to protect our ageing skin

GP Dr Adrian Sheen advises ways to protect our skin as we age.
Eileen Wood
Our skin becomes wrinkled and prone to cancers and injuries as we age. Picture Shutterstock

Who is the toddler buried at Queanbeyan Golf Course?

Tim the Yowie Man
The plaque recently unveiled near the 12th tee at the Queanbeyan Golf Course. Pictures by Tim the Yowie Man
'Everyone around here is just filthy': border outrage over huge solar farm
Peter Brewer
Lachlan and Tash McCaffrey with daughters Harper, 5, and Mia, 2, at their Wallaroo property. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong
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Pre-purchase your tickets to AON AgQuip online to make significant savings
AgQuip 2023. Pictures by Simon Chamberlain, Paula Thompson, Jamie Brown, Andrew Marshall, Denis Howard and Ben Jaffrey
Regional Australia's most popular drug presents a 'big challenge'
Carla Mascarenhas
The latest National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program report has been released. Picture by Jamila Toderas
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Would you pass the online learner's test? Try this 10-question quiz to find out

Pictured clockwise top, Megan Burnett, Ian Svegovic, Robert Nahkle and Gordon Treadwell.
Janine Graham

How the ACT's avian flu outbreak is impacting chook owners

Peter Brewer
Canberra Queanbeyan Poultry Club president David Thistleton and club secretary Kerrie Wood. Picture by Elesa Kurtz

Health service asks for more input from Indigenous community members

Glenn Ellard
Errolyn Strang (centre) yarns with Ron Mason from Narooma, and Uncle Warren Foster from Wallaga Lake to create the online training module in culturally safe health care. Picture supplied.
Irrepressible Audrey kick starts new line dancing hobby
Audrey Eastgate says you're never too old to boot scoot.
Rowan Cowley
Audrey Eastgate has taken up line dancing at the age of 88. Picture supplied
Undignified: Dean Bradshaw's death didn't have to be so slow
Gaynor and Dean Bradshaw shortly before Dean's death in April.
His brother-in law's petition calls for VAD in palliative care.
Eileen Wood
'Look beyond TikTok. Look for people who are changing lives'
Eva Kolimar
Jeff Wang keeps an eye out for community champions. Picture by John Veage

Truman Capote's 'In Cold Blood' was set in which US state? Take our quiz

Anna Houlahan
Truman Capotes 1966 non-fiction novel In Cold Blood was set in which US state? Picture John Downing/Express/Getty Images
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Mother seeks answers for 'heinous' crime

Grace Dudley
Rebekah Porter holding a photo of her daughter Biddy. Picture supplied

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Trump's doctor says bullet, not shrapnel, hit his ear
Tim Reid and Doina Chiacu • 31m ago
Donald Trump's former White House doctor says he has been monitoring the ex-president's wounded ear. Photo: AP PHOTO
Star-studded French Olympics ceremony pushes boundaries
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Trump vows return to shooting scene, Obamas back Harris
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Donald Trump has vowed to return to the town where he narrowly survived an assassination attempt. Photo: AP PHOTO
Immigration detainee charged over alleged drug ring
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Two men are accused of involvement in a drug supply racket run from Villawood Detention Centre. Photo: HANDOUT/NSW POLICE
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The Olympic Rings have lit up the Eiffel Tower for the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games. Photo: Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS
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Heavenly sight: double meteor shower to illuminate Australia's night sky

Canberra stargazers take in the night sky. Picture Sitthixay Ditthavong
Anna Houlahan

Immigration detainee charged over alleged drug ring

Rachael Ward • 2hrs ago
Two men are accused of involvement in a drug supply racket run from Villawood Detention Centre. Photo: HANDOUT/NSW POLICE

Rave into reality: Bunnings to host warehouse dance party

Annika Rhoades
Music duo Peking Duk went viral asking Bunnings to host a rave in one of their warehouses. Picture by Peking Duk/Instagram

Has the latest IT outage quietly slowed the cash crash?

Callum Godde
It may no longer be king but experts say cash is still in the royal family of payments. Photo: Alan Porritt/AAP PHOTOS

World's biggest renewable energy micro-grid suspended

Marion Rae
A global nickel glut and stubbornly low prices have forced BHP to suspend plans and operations. Photo: Marion Rae/AAP PHOTOS

Sport

Greyhound racing news from around the NSW regions | July 27

Greyhounds as Pets' 2024 the Winter Adoption Day will be at Gough Whitlam Park in Earlwood on August 18. Picture supplied

Miracle grows fond of name King Can't Win

Greyhound King Can't Win has won six times from 11 starts. Picture supplied

Million Dollar Chase starts August

Michael Cowley
Selena and Mick Zammit after their star Jay Is Jay won the 2023 Ladbrokes Million Dollar Chase. Qualification races for the 2024 series begin August 26. Picture: Lachlan Naidu.
Opinion

It's not the smashed noses and broken jaws of the '80s. But this is still ugly

Jenna Price
I have loved rugby league for decades. But the State of Origin III biff made me gasp. Picture AAP

Ernie Els wins in Ohio for his first senior PGA major

South African veteran Ernie Els has won his first senior major on the PGA Tour. (AP PHOTO)

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Buyers snap up land in Berwick Waters on Melbourne's fringe

Extensive parkland and surrounding wetlands give the development a natural appeal. Pic: Supplied
Jen Melocco
Property

Top architect designed homes on sale, including one seen on Restoration Australia

Jen Melocco
The view is as stunning as the home design in this property in Cygnet in Tasmania. Pic: Supplied

Aussies feeling the pinch: Home loan arrears on the rise

Emily Rayner
*Latest observation March 2024 **Series only available March 2019 ***Well secured loans prior to March 2022 - both secured and not well - secured thereafter.
French chateau vs Sydney sweat: what you can buy for $1.3 Million.
Cazères, Muret, Haute-Garonne, Occitania, Metropolitan France, 31220
Emily Rayner
Property
Darius Boyd earns $2.95m payday with sale of ultra-luxe Brisbane home
Jade Lazarevic
Former NRL star Darius Boyd and his wife Kayla have sold their luxury Brisbane home for $4.55 million. Picture Instagram/supplied
12 easy decor tips to lift your mood and reduce financial stress at home
Emily Rayner
Interior designer Kellie Richardson shares her top tips for improving the look and feel of a home.

What's On

How To Make Gravy: the tender story behind this Aussie hit

Music
December 21 will forever be 'Gravy Day'. Picture copyright Tony Mott
Glen Humphries

The timelessness of a plant-based farmhouse

Cherie Hausler
Quince hummingbird cake with tahini caramel

How to eat like Snoop Dogg ... and what it has to do with the Olympics

Amy Martin
Snoop Dogg has got out of the kitchen and into Olympics mode as a US correspondent. Here are some of the rapper's recipes to sustain you through long hours of Olympics coverage. Pictures by Getty Images, Antonis Achilleos

'Misogynistic violence is a festering sore that is not going away': Tim Ayliffe

Karen Hardy
Tim Ayliffe's novels are set in Sydney, a city he loves and hates at the same time. Picture by Mike Bowers

No flash-in-the-pan: favourite keen to build on MasterChef success

Jess Flint
Josh "Pezza" Perry says he is still pinching himself about being this year's MasterChef Australia runner-up. Picture by Eve Woodhouse.

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The regions need to be rewarded for doing the heavy lifting

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Off the current capacity of renewable projects in the application stage, 40 per cent are from NSW. Picture by Shutterstock.
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Thunderbolt wind project wins five-year fight, goes ahead despite protest

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What is happening to address the shortage of paediatric services?

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Tamworth hospital's paediatric ward is getting additional resources to tackle the region's six-year long wait times for care. Will they be enough? Picture by Peter Hardin
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An open letter to my daughter this International Women's Day

Here's to strong women, may we know them, may we be them, may we raise them.
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.Five-month old Eadie with mum Grace. Picture by Georgie Newton

In depth: Journey into the perils of gambling addiction ends with recovery

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How Olympic skateboarding was shaped by 'power and politics'

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Children skateboarding. File Picture.
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Truman Capote's 'In Cold Blood' was set in which US state? Take our quiz

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The unfortunate rise of 'stakeholder capitalism'

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The rise of 'stakeholder capitalism' has undeniably changed the rhetoric of major business figures - away from advocating for deregulation and lower taxes, and towards social causes. Picture Shutterstock
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December 21 will forever be 'Gravy Day'. Picture copyright Tony Mott
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We all remember those special teachers who inspired us. Watch this

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Enric Auquer portrays the unorthodox and charismatic Antonio Benaiges. Picture by Sergi Bernal

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How Olympic skateboarding was shaped by 'power and politics'

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Children skateboarding. File Picture.
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The unfortunate rise of 'stakeholder capitalism'

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The rise of 'stakeholder capitalism' has undeniably changed the rhetoric of major business figures - away from advocating for deregulation and lower taxes, and towards social causes. Picture Shutterstock
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Harris will need strength to survive the 'misogynoir' of this campaign

Blair Williams
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How the government is Measuring What Matters

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Politics, security and the Seine: where the Paris Olympics' flashpoints will be

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Discover this stunning nook of Japan as part of a luxury cruise

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Businesses don't do enough to protect customers from scammers: Choice

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Young carers step up as ageing population leads to disability spike

Disability is on the rise and young people are stepping up to help.
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The number of young Australians serving in caring roles is snowballing. Picture from Shutterstock

Driving force behind new free travel app encourages Aussies to hit road

A new app encourages people to explore Australia via the open road.
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