ILLAWARRA: Oak Flats cosplayer Eve Beauregard. Seasoned cosplayers and people who just like to dust off their superhero costume from time to time can secure a place in the 2014 Comic Gong Cosplay Competition. Picture: Robert Peet/Illawarra Mercury
ALBURY-WODONGA: Little Georgia Hall is the sweetest of Easter gifts for new parents Emily and Stuart. Picture: Kylie Esler/Border Mail
GRIFFITH: Barbara Goldman who entered 19 perishable categories and seven non-perishable categories in the cake competition looks over her competitors' creations at the Sydney Royal Easter Show. Picture: Supplied
BALLARAT: Grade six pupil Ebony Calaby is helping promote Paint ’Em Pink to raise awareness of acquired brain injuries. Ebony sells candles that she makes herself. Picture: Ballarat Courier
BUNBURY: The South West Australia Pole Competition showcased jaw-dropping talent to a packed-out crowd at the South West Italian Club. Picture: Shanelle Miller/Henderson Photographics/Bunbury Mail
WESTERN MAGAZINE: A crop of Pioneer hybrid averaged a touch over 2 tonnes per hectare and also produced good oil percentages, for Gary Amos, on his property, north of Cowra, in the Central-West region of NSW. Mr Amos says that for the past six years he has been growing canola, and usually produced yields of 0.5 to 0.6 tonnes per acre.
BATHURST: Despite a terrible season which left a number of the region’s winemakers with little crop, the 2014 vintage will still yield a good drop. Bathurst Region Vignerons Association member and local winemaker Mark Renzaglia said the region’s winemakers had harvested a small but solid crop.
WAGGA: Wagga Base Hospital midwife Mavis Gaff-Smith (centre) delivered her great-grandson Hamish Giovannelli on April 15. Mavis also delivered Hamish's mother - her granddaughter - Hannah Roberts (left) 22 years ago. Hannah, Mavis and Hamish are pictured with Mary-Jo Cutler, Mavis's daughter and Hannah's mother. Picture: Les Smith/The Daily Advertiser
FORBES: The Forbes branch of Commonwealth Bank invited local residents to join in on the fun as they ‘clowned around’ to help raise funds and big smiles for Clown Doctors. Staff at the Forbes bank branch dressed up in colourful costumes and held a raffle to give away a basket full of chocolates. Picture: Daily Liberal
ALBURY: Teacher Keira Gush supports Maurice Brown, 2, as he makes acrobatic use of the barre. Picture: Matthew Smithwick/Border Mail
SOUTH COAST: Betty and Percy Gartner reflect on their seven decades together, a lifetime which has taken them from Henty to Moruya. Picture: Ben Eyles/Border Mail
COLLIE: A 20-year-old Mandurah man died in a horrific crash near Collie on Thursday. The quick-thinking passerby pulled the unconscious 22-year-old passenger from the flaming wreckage and extinguished the fire. Picture: Bunbury Mail
WAGGA: Celebrating the first day of the Stone the Crows Festival are Robert Read, from Wauchope, with Graham Brown, from Dubbo. Picture: Kieren L Tilly/The Daily Advertiser
ILLAWARRA: Shellharbour City mayor Marianne Saliba and Shellharbour City Libraries and Museum manager Diane Cranson gear up for the Library on the Lawn event, which will include children’s story times, an egg hunt and a book exchange.
Picture: Robert Peet/Illawarra Mercury
BALLARAT: Victoria Growden comptes in the Ballarat regional junior tennis tournament. Picture: Jeremy Bannister/Ballarat Courier
MUDGEE: The first 12 months back in the Town Hall have been eventful for the Mudgee Performing Arts Society, the group of local players that have their home in the Town Hall Theatre. Picture: Mudgee Guardian
TAMWORTH: The Haslam family - Lou, Dan, Lucy, and Dan's wife Alyce - are capturing the imagination of thousands with their campaign to make medicinal cannabis legal. Photo: Geoff O'Neill/Northern Daily Leader
WOLLONGONG: Illawarra hairdresser Peter Thomsen's year has already been a big one, kicking off with a trip to Barcelona to network with the world's best stylists and will finish with a backstage gig at New York Fashion Week. He is pictured with models Enya Smith, left, and Summer Allen working on the popular hairstyles and colours for 2014. Picture: Christopher Chan/Illawarra Mercury
ORANGE: Orchardist Max Davidson and Orange Apple Festival co-ordinator Cath Thompson are keen to spread the word about all things apples during this year’s Orange Apple Festival to be held from May 9 to 11. Photo: Jude Keogh/Central Western Daily
BACCHUS MARSH: A husband and wife escaped unscathed after their hand-built plane flipped on the runway while trying to land at Bacchus Marsh on Thursday. Picture: Dale Salathiel/Ballarat Courier
LAUNCESTON: The Launceston General Hospital was struck down with gastro. Picture: Mark Jesser/The Examiner
EYRE PENINSULA: Sunset at Port Lincoln. Picture: Fran Solly
BORDER: Fifty kilometres, 12 white crosses, each representing a life lost and a family forever shattered. For those driving on the stretch of freeway between Springhurst and Glenrowan over the Easter break, the crosses will be a stark reminder of the reality of our road toll. Highway Patrol Sgt Michael Connors, pictured, sought approval from police command and VicRoads to line the stretch of freeway with the crosses in a bid to reach out to drivers on one of the country’s busiest roads, at one of its busiest times of year. Picture: John Russell/Border Mail
PAXTON: Austar mine workers Brent Nolan and Chad Law survived the Tuesday's mine collapse which claimed the lives of Jamie Mitchell and Phillip Grant. Picture: Jonathon Carroll/Newcastle Herald
TASMANIA: Edie Bucide rows hard for Scotch Oakburn at the Tasmanian Schools rowing regatta at Lake Barrington. Picture: Neil Richardson/The Examiner
NEWCASTLE: Representative netballer turned body builder Donna Boyd has been selected to compete in the Arnold Classic Europe in Madrid after claiming the figure masters category at the Australasian Figure Titles. Picture: Phil Hearne/Newcastle Herald
GRIFFITH: Doing time on Wednesday at Griffith Public School are assistant principal Trish Campbell and principal Jude Hayman, thrown in the slammer by PCYC's senior constable Pete Naisby with back up from Sophia Kelsey, 8 and Senay Kunduz, 9. They helped raise funds for Griffith PCYC's Time4Kids. Picture: Anthony Stipo/The Area News
ORANGE: Jamie Kelso, Mick Banks, Elke McGrath and Kellie O’Donnell are hoping to nail down some more sponsors for the Truckies and Tradies Ball. Photo: Jude Keogh/Central Western Daily
TASMANIA: Devonport's Tony Gurnhill gears up for the Longford Racing Car show. Picture: Peter Sanders/The Examiner
WAGGA: Ruby McDonnell, 8, of Wagga gets up close with a Blue-tongue lizard during the Crocodile Encounters school holiday reptile show at the Wagga Marketplace on Thursday. Picture: Les Smith/The Daily Advertiser
NEWCASTLE: The Easter Bunny greets Ryan Galea, 5, with his mother Belinda, of Kilaben Bay, at John Hunter Hospital. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers/Newcastle Herald
TAMWORTH: The Safari Club’s Elliott Dube with his latest trophy after the eatery was voted the “national winner for steak” as part of the LifeStyle Food Channel’s I Love Food Awards 2014. Photo: Geoff O'Neill/Northern Daily Leader
SOUTH AUSTRALIA: Heath Baker takes the dogs for a swim at Robe, but Spy prefers to fly. Photo: Kristal Tonkin.
CLARE VALLEY: Kenny Flanagan showed plenty of character in the steer wrestling at the 2014 Clare Rodeo.
LAUNCESTON: Sara Slater ditches the Launceston Bridal Expo for a ride on the Fun Bus. Picture: Mark Jesser/The Examiner
CAMPERDOWN: All things Scottish will be celebrated at the coming Robert Burns Festival in Camperdown, which this year will include various artistic elements. Picture: Warrnambool Standard
PAXTON: Austar mine workers Anthony Bower, Bruce Smith, Kyle Lewis, Brent Nolan, Jono Branch, Terry Parker, Matt Ambrum, Chad Law, Craig Bender, Tony Pyne, Wade Tsakissiris, and eight-year-old Caylan Law gather for a barbecue to honour the two mine workers whose bodies were recovered on Wednesday. Picture: Jonathan Carroll/Newcastle Herald
CULCAIRN: Kenny Crowther has called for information about the stabbing of his best mate, Kayman Hansell, in a Culcairn park. Picture: Dylan Robinson/Border Mail
MT ISA: A three-trailer road train transporting cattle rolled on the Barkly Highway on Thursday morning. Picture: North West Star
HORSHAM: Horsham RSL staff Noel Whiteside, Emily Wall, Nicole Drendel and Kyle Hobbs prepare to sell a minute of silence over the phone for Anzac Day. Picture: Thea Petrass/Wimmera Mail Times
WAGGA: Emergency personnel line the bank of the Murrumbidgee River at Wiradjuri Reserve late yesterday afternoon as a body, believed to be that of missing man Brent Little, is recovered from the water on Tuesday afternoon. Picture: Les Smith/The Daily Advertiser
ULLADULLA: Paramedic Jason Watson and SES volunteer John Jones from Ulladulla with Lydia Johnson after she was missing for two nights at Yalwal. Picture: Bay Post
WARRNAMBOOL: Pammy, a stray cat which has called the RSPCA shelter home for 100 days, with acting shelter supervisor Janita McLeod. For the next two weeks the shelter will waive adoption fees for all adult cats waiting for their second chance at happiness. Picture: Warrnambool Standard
MT ISA: The bog snorkelling at the Dirt 'n' Dust Festival drew a crowd. Picture: Sarah Elsley/North West Star
GOULBURN: Fire crews from Goulburn, Crookwell and Sydney combined to fight a fire in the hall at Goulburn West Public School on Wednesday night. Photo: Andrew Micallef, Wide Area Communications.
ORANGE: Macquarie Care Centre residential manager Sharyn Ryan with one of the damaged windows at the chapel. Photo: Brian Wood/Central Western Daily
NEWCASTLE: David Watson, left, checks in on his CPR recipient Tom Trow, who came home from hospital on Thursday. Mr Watson performed CPR on Mr Trow for 20 minutes last week after he went into cardiac arrest at a football match. Picture: Simone De Peak/Newcastle Herald
CULCAIRN: Director of engineering Greater Hume Shire Greg Blackie, Bruce Christensen, Andrew Thomson, Derek O’Brien, Jeff Sanderson, Joy Sanderson and Lee Tooney at one of several Yellow Box trees that have been deliberately poisoned in Culcairn. Picture: Eastern Riverina Chronicle
NEWCASTLE: Peter Hore, aka the Serial Pest, outside Newcastle Courthouse where he was granted bail. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers/Newcastle Herald
TATHRA: A huge crowd of family and friends gathered on Tathra Beach Monday morning to pay tribute to shark attack victim Christine Armstrong. Picture: Merimbula News
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