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Updated November 10 2013 - 9:52am, first published November 9 2013 - 10:39am
Pooches are spending time ‘‘getting their nails done’’ in Newcastle just like their fashionista owners as part of the latest pet grooming craze.
Pooches are spending time ‘‘getting their nails done’’ in Newcastle just like their fashionista owners as part of the latest pet grooming craze.
Chloe Robinson, Emma Bassingthwaighte, Zoe Burt and Andri Parlett ready for Girls Day Out at the Goulburn Races.
Chloe Robinson, Emma Bassingthwaighte, Zoe Burt and Andri Parlett ready for Girls Day Out at the Goulburn Races.
Peter FitzSimons talks about his book in the Beechworth courthouse that Ned Kelly knew only too well. Picture: MATTHEW SMITHWICK
Peter FitzSimons talks about his book in the Beechworth courthouse that Ned Kelly knew only too well. Picture: MATTHEW SMITHWICK
Former Illawarra Mercury cartoonist Vince O’Farrell has received national recognition after being published in a book celebrating the year’s best satirical political illustrations. Picture: ADAM McLEAN
Former Illawarra Mercury cartoonist Vince O’Farrell has received national recognition after being published in a book celebrating the year’s best satirical political illustrations. Picture: ADAM McLEAN
Big River Olives' Frank Di Girolamo shows off the olive wood trophy he won for producing South Australia's olive oil of the year at his Mypolonga orchard.
Big River Olives' Frank Di Girolamo shows off the olive wood trophy he won for producing South Australia's olive oil of the year at his Mypolonga orchard.
A Wandearah farmer received burns to his arms and legs after a fire broke out at his Mallee Road property on Wednesday afternoon, near Port Pirie in South Australia. Picture: Paul Oborn
A Wandearah farmer received burns to his arms and legs after a fire broke out at his Mallee Road property on Wednesday afternoon, near Port Pirie in South Australia. Picture: Paul Oborn
Wodonga’s Noel Pearce will be among enthusiasts showing off cars at Bright’s iconic Rod Run. Picture: DAVID THORPE
Wodonga’s Noel Pearce will be among enthusiasts showing off cars at Bright’s iconic Rod Run. Picture: DAVID THORPE
Lucky festival-goers at Viva La Gong may get their hands on an artwork by acclaimed Illawarra artists Paul Ryan and Frank Nowlan entirely for free. Picture: ANDY ZAKELI
Lucky festival-goers at Viva La Gong may get their hands on an artwork by acclaimed Illawarra artists Paul Ryan and Frank Nowlan entirely for free. Picture: ANDY ZAKELI
A forklist operator died in a workplace incident in Launceston on Wednesday afternoon. The worker was pinned underneath the forklift, in the front yard of Roadside Products in St Leonards Road, St Leonards.
A forklist operator died in a workplace incident in Launceston on Wednesday afternoon. The worker was pinned underneath the forklift, in the front yard of Roadside Products in St Leonards Road, St Leonards.
Anglican across Australia will be ‘‘disappointed’’ with the church as the royal commission exposes child sexual abuse at the North Coast Children’s Home, Newcastle Anglican Bishop Administrator Peter Stuart says.
Anglican across Australia will be ‘‘disappointed’’ with the church as the royal commission exposes child sexual abuse at the North Coast Children’s Home, Newcastle Anglican Bishop Administrator Peter Stuart says.
Businessman Greg Garwood was piloting a Robinson R44 helicopter when it crash-landed on the side of a hill near a landing pad at Mount Buller, in north-east Victoria, on Wednesday afternoon.
Businessman Greg Garwood was piloting a Robinson R44 helicopter when it crash-landed on the side of a hill near a landing pad at Mount Buller, in north-east Victoria, on Wednesday afternoon.
The year was 1988 and Launceston, like communities across the country, were celebrating the bicentennial of European settlement in Australia.Former Launceston mayor Jimmy Tsinoglou and Mayor Albert van Zetten open the time capsule at Heritage forest on Wednesday. Picture: PAUL SCAMBLER
The year was 1988 and Launceston, like communities across the country, were celebrating the bicentennial of European settlement in Australia.Former Launceston mayor Jimmy Tsinoglou and Mayor Albert van Zetten open the time capsule at Heritage forest on Wednesday. Picture: PAUL SCAMBLER
The official opening of the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute after a 13-year restoration process. Town Crier Brian Whykes is pictured out the front of the institute.
The official opening of the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute after a 13-year restoration process. Town Crier Brian Whykes is pictured out the front of the institute.
Hannah Sedman and Chloe Sinclair at the Ballarat Show. Picture: ADAM TRAFFORD
Hannah Sedman and Chloe Sinclair at the Ballarat Show. Picture: ADAM TRAFFORD
Angela Lyons gets a kiss from a ferrett at the Ballarat Show. Picture: ADAM TRAFFORD
Angela Lyons gets a kiss from a ferrett at the Ballarat Show. Picture: ADAM TRAFFORD
Creators of the Wambie Whopper Kevin and Maree Dean outside the Wamberal take-away shop. Hungry Jack’s was impressed by community support for Wambie Whoppers takeaway and had withdrawn the request to drop ‘‘Whoppers’’ from its name. Picture: Phil Hearne
Creators of the Wambie Whopper Kevin and Maree Dean outside the Wamberal take-away shop. Hungry Jack’s was impressed by community support for Wambie Whoppers takeaway and had withdrawn the request to drop ‘‘Whoppers’’ from its name. Picture: Phil Hearne
Newcastle dog groomer Zara Shaw, painting the nails of Vanity Fair. Zara has won the national "Canine Nail Art" competition.
Newcastle dog groomer Zara Shaw, painting the nails of Vanity Fair. Zara has won the national "Canine Nail Art" competition.
Robbie McIntosh and Sam McDougall pick up the pace for the first Run Newcastle event. Picture: Anita Jones
Robbie McIntosh and Sam McDougall pick up the pace for the first Run Newcastle event. Picture: Anita Jones
Oh so cute chicks in the animal farm at the Ballarat Show. Picture: ADAM TRAFFORD
Oh so cute chicks in the animal farm at the Ballarat Show. Picture: ADAM TRAFFORD
expert recommends pulling down part of an elderly Waratah couple’s house, removing their shed and excavating the whole yard to stop water from a disused coalmine inundating the property. Allen and Claris Watson, of Waratah, in the yard of their subsidence-affected home. Picture: Simone De Peak
expert recommends pulling down part of an elderly Waratah couple’s house, removing their shed and excavating the whole yard to stop water from a disused coalmine inundating the property. Allen and Claris Watson, of Waratah, in the yard of their subsidence-affected home. Picture: Simone De Peak
Esperance Theatre Guild's The Wizard of Oz debuted in Esperance on Friday night to a delighted and packed audience.
Esperance Theatre Guild's The Wizard of Oz debuted in Esperance on Friday night to a delighted and packed audience.
Army reservists patrol the township of Clare in South Australia on Sunday afternoon as part of a training exercise.
Army reservists patrol the township of Clare in South Australia on Sunday afternoon as part of a training exercise.
Performers Amutha Kumarasamy and Shanthi Stephen dance up a storm at Ocean Forest Lutheran College in Western Australia.
Performers Amutha Kumarasamy and Shanthi Stephen dance up a storm at Ocean Forest Lutheran College in Western Australia.
Police searched a house on the corner of Moore Street and Hayes Street on Friday morning in Bunbury in connection to the Australind explosives mystery.
Police searched a house on the corner of Moore Street and Hayes Street on Friday morning in Bunbury in connection to the Australind explosives mystery.
Work being done along Lake Albert Road between Lord Baden Powell Drive and Copland Street in Wagga, NSW. Picture: Les Smith
Work being done along Lake Albert Road between Lord Baden Powell Drive and Copland Street in Wagga, NSW. Picture: Les Smith
Bethany Dyson, 4, with her mum Sarah Dyson from St Helens riding Tia in the Under 6 rider class at the Port Fairy Show. Picture: DAMIAN WHITE
Bethany Dyson, 4, with her mum Sarah Dyson from St Helens riding Tia in the Under 6 rider class at the Port Fairy Show. Picture: DAMIAN WHITE
Students dancing as part of the Climate Clever Energy Savers Program at Kooringal Public School in Wagga, NSW. Picture: Les Smith
Students dancing as part of the Climate Clever Energy Savers Program at Kooringal Public School in Wagga, NSW. Picture: Les Smith
Firefighter mop up a blaze in a Junee paddock, near Wagga in NSW, caused by a tractor slashing grass. Picture: Declan Rurenga
Firefighter mop up a blaze in a Junee paddock, near Wagga in NSW, caused by a tractor slashing grass. Picture: Declan Rurenga
While attempting to make an illegal u-turn on the Hume Highway near Run-O-Waters hill near Goulburn in NSW, a man has steered his vehicle over the edge of a small cliff clearly unaware of the 10 metre drop on the other side.
While attempting to make an illegal u-turn on the Hume Highway near Run-O-Waters hill near Goulburn in NSW, a man has steered his vehicle over the edge of a small cliff clearly unaware of the 10 metre drop on the other side.
 Ivan Marinkovic from The Bounce Technology in Griffith, NSW will grow a moustache for a good cause during Movember. Picture: Anthony Stipo
Ivan Marinkovic from The Bounce Technology in Griffith, NSW will grow a moustache for a good cause during Movember. Picture: Anthony Stipo
Jack Harwood wants readers to help identify an unusual smelly unidentified flower that has popped up in his garden near Bendigo. Picture: PETER WEAVING
Jack Harwood wants readers to help identify an unusual smelly unidentified flower that has popped up in his garden near Bendigo. Picture: PETER WEAVING
Port Lincoln man Gary Blayney lost his left eye when he was attacked by a teenager with a slingshot outside his home in September. He wants the public's help to catch who did it.
Port Lincoln man Gary Blayney lost his left eye when he was attacked by a teenager with a slingshot outside his home in September. He wants the public's help to catch who did it.
Marian Johnson, Lola Lindon, Pauline Murray and Trish Smith at a Melbourne Cup day luncheon at The Grange in Wagga, NSW. Picture: Les Smith
Marian Johnson, Lola Lindon, Pauline Murray and Trish Smith at a Melbourne Cup day luncheon at The Grange in Wagga, NSW. Picture: Les Smith
Former Southern Highland resident, Jade Albany, comes in second in the 2013 Big Brother series.
Former Southern Highland resident, Jade Albany, comes in second in the 2013 Big Brother series.
Car Show and Swap Meet at Kiama Showground. Hanging for a ride were Jazmin McTaggart, 7, Emily Low, 4, and Bailey McTaggart, 5.
Car Show and Swap Meet at Kiama Showground. Hanging for a ride were Jazmin McTaggart, 7, Emily Low, 4, and Bailey McTaggart, 5.

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