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COBAR: The town of Cobar stopped to celebrate and commemorate firefighter Daniel Howard who was killed while fighting a blaze at the New Occidental Hotel. About 1500 people attended his funeral at Memorial Park. Photo Belinda Soole

ALBURY-WODONGA: Carrington Street residents Oscar and Lachlan, and Jeanette Baker are upset about the crime in the street after a spate of break-ins and thefts. Photo: David Thorpe

ALBURY-WODONGA: Graham Edgar, the owner of Border Bandag, is offering a $1000 reward in a bid to catch the thieves who have broken into his business seven times this year.

NEWCASTLE: After 36 years watching over and protecting the Hunter region's swimmers, Fred Wivell has finally thrown in the towel. Photo: Jonathon Carroll

WARRNAMBOOL: Corey Johnstone, 16, and Liam Collins, 15, battle it out in a spaghetti-eating contest at Warrnambool College as a part of Daffodil Day activities. Photo: Aaron Sawall

PORT LINCOLN: Port Lincoln's new pool will be its old pool after city councillors voted to buy it back from the Sarin Group for $4 million. Pictured at the leisure centre pool is Port Lincoln mayor Bruce Green. Photo: Billie Harrison

BENDIGO: Victorian Deputy Premier Peter Ryan promised residents of Heathcote, Marong and Maldon that when natural gas comes to town, it will be the same price as Huntly. Jan and Dale Johnson fire up their gas cook top in Huntly. Photo: Jim Aldersey

BENDIGO: Weddings rarely go to plan, but it's not often a pesky smoke alarm brings Australia's own 'Queen of Pop', Marcia Hines, to the reception. Warwick and Kara Simmonds (nee Denmeade) pose with a firetruck after a smoke alarm forced their guests to evacuate from the Old Fire Station. 

BALLARAT: Crafty Squirrel owner Morgan Wills, right, has been told by the City of Ballarat to remove her woollen art from a pole outside her store. She is standing by the yarn with fellow supporter Emma Jansen. Photo: Kate Healy

NEWCASTLE: With his son suspected of stockpiling dangerous chemicals and his front gate and fence reduced to rubble, Trevor Fing reckons the police raid on the family's Belmont North home was excessive and unwarranted. Photo: Peter Stoop

ILLAWARRA: Aris Ioannou-Marsh and other students from Elonera Montessori High School will show works in the Then, Now, Beyond exhibition at Port Kembla. Photo: Christopher Chan

FLEURIEU: Media personality Richard Zachariah has been commissioned by business owners and landlords throughout the Fleurieu to voice concerns against plans to zone for more retail facilities. Photo: Michael Simmons

WAGGA: An all-morning loading zone in front of the Wagga Base Hospital auxiliary's op shop on Fitzmaurice Street is causing grief for some people wanting to donate items. Wanting two hours taken off a loading zone in front of their shop are auxiliary members Pam Whiting, Col Whiting, Elizabeth Parsons and auxiliary president Rodney Parsons. Photo: Kieren L Tilly

ORANGE: The Orange Civic Theatre was a flurry of colour, curled hair and tiny shoes for the first day of the City of Orange Eisteddfod’s dance sections. Abe Hutchings and Summer Furner enjoyed their afternoon dancing as circus performers. Photo: Steve Gosch

DUBBO: The Red Cross held their annual Big Cake Bake at Dubbo to raise money for the organisation. Pictured are Tina Herning-Anforth, Karsha Lane and Julie Warren with some of the cakes and muffins for sale. Photo: Louise Donges

TAMWORTH: Little Wings welcomed $5000 from the Guardian Angels Bikers in Tamworth, which will help to keep them in the air. Pictured are Emma Coombes, Guardian Angels Bikers Ben Doyle, Adrian Simshauser and Patricia Doyle and Little Wings pilot Sammi Booth. Photo: Gareth Gardner 

WIMMERA: Patyah yabby farmer Trevor Domaschenz is worried changes to the Water Bill 2014 in Victoria could mean farmers who use their dams commercially will be forced to pay for that water. Photo: Samantha Camarri

WIMMERA: Warracknabeal College year 11 students Abby Sleep and Summer Schultz are finalists in the Paper Cuts book trailer and book cover design competition. The pair made a book trailer based on The Hunger Games.  Photo: Samantha Camarri

MAITLAND: An injured Carmel Kaczmar was unable to walk these soon-to-be assistance dogs Fero, Moet and Digger and asked the public for help so their training was not wasted. Photo: Perry Duffin

MAITLAND: Martins Creek man Ross Paton fears the rickety timber bridge that crosses the railway track near his home could easily collapse if trucks continue to ignore the weight limit.

GOULBURN: The Goulburn community celebrated the unveiling of the Rocky Hill memorial forecourt. Photo: Louise Thrower

PORT MACQUARIE: Craig Maltman's dream of seeing a BMX track in Port Macquarie is another step closer after the Port Macquarie Cycle Club passed his proposal without objection.

MANILDRA: Legacy Weeks kicks off on Sunday, raising money for the charity which cares for war widows. Manildra general manager Ming Leung is pictured with the company’s $500 Legacy badge bought from Legacy chairwoman Margaret King and badge co-ordinator John Creasey.

ORANGE: Spring Terrace Public School students celebrated Environment Week on Wednesday with the knowledge their spring vegetables will have an extra helping hand this year. Photo: Steve Gosch

BATHURST: Bathurst Lions Club members David Morris, Graham Webster, Marilyn Warren, Member for Calare John Cobb, Val Kelly, Peter Johnson, Barbara Andrews, Sylvia Morris and Ian Warren at the handover of the new set of flags at Berry Park.

DUBBO: Lachlan Farr, a St Pius X Primary School kindergarten student, displays the affects of pollution on the Macquarie River with Dubbo City Council stormwater education officer Karen Hagan. Photo: Louise Donges

ALBURY-WODONGA: Victorian Premier Denis Napthine played down concerns about sluggish investor interest in central Wodonga, including former railway land, while opening Elgin Boulevard with Wodonga mayor Rodney Wangman. Photo: Dylan Robinson

WARRNAMBOOL: Warrnambool mayor Mike Neoh took one for the Coast FM breakfast team of Matty Stewart, left, Matthew Monk and Lauren Temuskos to promote Sunday’s attempt at the World’s Biggest Ice Bucket Challenge for motor neurone disease. Photo: Damian White

WARRNAMBOOL: It may look entertaining, but for Mark Sheppard juggling is just a form of exercise. Photo: Leanne Pickett

LAUNCESTON: Lily Millwood, 8, is hoping to raise enough money to have her book The Rainbow Baby – which she designed and created out of plasticine – published. Photo: Mark Jesser

LAUNCESTON: Shar Sward, dressed as Shino from Dot Hack leads Ash Pinner, dressed as Ayumu from Is This A Zombie and Carl Mortell, dressed as Ken Kaneki from Tokyo Ghoul, up the steps in Civic Square as they prepare for MAICon 2014. Photo: Scott Gelston

TASMANIA: East Devonport's Daniel Vincent gets his jumper ripped in a tackle with Ulverstone's Bradley King. Photo: Mark Jesser

BURNIE: Retiring magistrate Don Jones takes a moment to reflect during his ceremonial sitting at the Burnie Magistrates Court. Photo: Meg Windram

VICTORIA POINT: Luke Brandis, Vincent Stevens and Hannah Hill are among the children at the Victoria Point Childcare Centre who are becoming warriors for the environment.

PORT PIRIE: If people wanted to avoid plane disasters such as the incidents involving MH17 and MH370, they should stay home, according to adventurer and aviator Dick Smith who attended a fly-in at Port Pirie. Photo: Greg Mayfield

KATHERINE: Katherine became a true melting pot of cultures when visiting military personnel got a taste of traditional indigenous artwork. Artist Margaret Duncan demonstrates weaving for Lieutenant Colonel Frank Goer from Germany.

MOUNT ISA: Cancer survivor Rhys Ledgard will sing goodbye to the Mount Isa community in the La Boheme musical the day before he moves to Brisbane for medical reasons. 

PORT STEPHENS: THE Yacaaba Centre will live to see another 18 months after securing $200,000 and a new house in Nelson Bay to continue providing homelessness support services on the Tomaree Peninsula. Pictured are Yacaaba Centre management committee chairwoman Sue Platcher and director Lynn Vatner. Photo: Ellie-Marie Watts

ILLAWARRA: As five-year-old Felix Williams prepares to start school next year, having access to the best hearing equipment is vital. The Windang boy was born profoundly deaf and has used Cochlear implants since he was five-months-old. With the federal government investigating options to sell off a public hearing provider, Mrs Williams fears access to this equipment and other hearing services could disappear.

WOLLONGONG: Wollongong artist Nina Kourea has backed a proposal which calls on business owners to allow artists to take up temporary residence in vacant shops in the city's CBD.  Photo: Robert Peet

NEWCASTLE: Hunter researchers who have built a ‘‘bionic pancreas’’ believe it could be a breakthrough for people with type-1 diabetes who have to inject insulin daily.  Dr Bruce King helps Jack Stephen, of Corlette.

NEWCASTLE: Royal Newcastle Aero Club at Rutherford and its chief instructor, Phil Unicomb, have picked up national aviation awards. Photo: Peter Stoop

BALLARAT: When Oscar Possingham was born two years ago, he immediately had breathing difficulties that mystified doctors. Genetic testing eventually revealed not only did Oscar have the extremely rare dyskeratosis congenita, but so did his mother Michelle Corcoran, older brother Nathan and sister Heidi. Pictured are Michelle Corcoran and Grant Possingham with Heidi, 3, Justin, 10, Oscar, 2, and Nathan, 8. Photo: Jeremy Bannister

PORT PIRIE: Lady Gaga offered some words of encouragement to Port Pirie teenager John Seindanis after her Melbourne performance at Rod Laver Arena. Photo: GridHQ

WHYALLA: Whyalla City Council mayor Jim Pollock was excited to officially open the new volleyball courts at the city's foreshore area.

ILLAWARRA: Soul Expression owner Wayne Cartwright was getting ready to host the Tattoo for Cancer event, with dozens of brave Illawarra residents set to get inked all in the name of cancer. Photo: Kirk Gilmour

WAGGA: Jenny Hill is pictured at the Wagga Wagga airport waiting to catch a plane to Sydney for a life-changing kidney transplant. As she was about to board, Mrs Hill was told her operation had been cancelled. Photo: Michael Frogley

WA: The Camp Quality motoring adventure WesCarpade completed its trek through outback Western Australia and raised $300,000. 

AUGUSTA: Quick thinking from a Molloy Island ferry driver saved the life of an elderly resident and his dog after he accidentally drove his car in to the water while trying to board the ferry. 

WARRNAMBOOL: St Pius Primary School students Jacob Dunne, 11, front, Oscar Cooke, 8, Oscar Dowling, 7, Nissy Cashman, 8, principal Peter McElgunn, Tayah Brown, 6, and Ben Vertigan, 6, dressed up for Book Day. Photo: Damian White

Tamsyn Jenkins was last seen on Monday. Picture supplied

The 12-year-old is known to frequent Canberra and Queanbeyan.

Concerns held for missing Queanbeyan girl

Natalie Croxon

Meningococcal disease survivor Claudia Gill. Picture by Robert Peet

Claudia became so unwell she asked her dad to call an ambulance.

If teen had waited half-hour to seek help, she could have died

Anna McGuinness

One Night Stand is returning in 2024 after a five-year break amid a difficult time for Australia's live music industry. Picture by Mark Jesser

Here's how your town can host the returning music festival.

One Night Stand music festival calls for regional host

Karen Barlow

Peter Angelopoulos

Ayden Dawkins

Lucinda Garbutt-Young

Dawn Singleton, Ashlee Good, Yixuan Cheng, Faraz Tahir, Jade Young and Pikria Darchia have been identified as the victims of the Bondi stabbing attack on April 13. Pictures supplied/Linkedin//Nine News

Six people remain in hospital after the attack at Westfield.

Westfield Bondi announces reopening plan after attacks

Join in all the fun during Canberra Wine Week and the Stomp Festival. Pictures supplied

Ever wanted to get behind the scenes of a winery? Here's your chance.

Canberra Wine Week is a grape time to celebrate local wine, from April 20-28

Emily Anderson

Telstra customers can now send a free text to receive information about whether they are affected by the closure of 3G in June 2024. Picture supplied

MEGA GALLERY: The week in pictures

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