The Maitland Mercury
Sunday, 10 December 2023
Van Den Heever collapses in sheds after smashing 150 against Thornton
Tenambit Morpeth batter Tobias Van Den Heever. Picture supplied
Michael Hartshorn
Joe and Jim celebrate break-through Maitland Gold Cup victory
Nangar Jim won the 2023 Maitland Gold Cup at Maitland Showground on Friday night.
Michael Hartshorn
Council issues reminder on backyard swimming pool safety rules
Newsroom
Children stand by the fence of a backyard swimming pool. File picture by Colleen Petch
Exclusive
Unkindest cut: hospital's appendicitis treatment 'appalling'
Damon Cronshaw
Matthew Earl and his mum Kris Kelly were concerned about his treatment for appendicitis at Maitland Hospital. Picture by Marina Neil
Sensitive Content
Whoops! Live anchor caught flipping the bird
Anna Houlahan
Maryam Moshiri gets serious. Picture via BBC News
'Time for renewal': Queensland premier Palaszczuk quits
Samantha Lock • 1hr ago
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is calling it a day after nearly nine years in the top job. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)
What Palaszczuk's nine years in office looked like
Cassandra Morgan and John Crouch
Annastacia Palaszczuk became Queensland's 39th premier when Labor was returned to power in 2015. (John Pryke/AAP PHOTOS)
Branxton artisan takes leading role in breathing life into blacksmithing
Jim Kellar
Detail from a Will Maguire sculpture in the National Blacksmith Survey show at Port Macquarie.
Our History
Our Past: Johnnie Hoskins was a key player in developing speedway
Speedway promoter Johnnie Hoskins started in Maitland. Picture supplied.
Jennifer Buffier
Opinion
The customer's always ripe, for a rip-off
Garry Linnell
Supermarket companies persist with the myth of self-service checkouts. Picture Shutterstock
What's on
Your weekly guide to Maitland - Christmas carols, markets and tours
Get into the festive spirit at St Peter's Anglican Church, East Maitland on Friday evening. Picture supplied
Chloe Coleman
Honey bee delay cripples local pumpkin farmers
Belinda-Jane Davis
East Maitland farmer Liam Dennis said his pumpkin crop is a disaster because of a lack of bees. Picture Jonathan Carroll.
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Roll up, roll up: Here's the perfect gift for the person who has everything
Belinda-Jane Davis
Roll up, roll up: Here's the perfect gift for the person who has everything
What's on
Santa's on his way - where to catch the firies' annual lolly run
Chloe Coleman
Fire and Rescue NSW Maitland deputy captain Simon Coggan and captain Mark Hardy. Picture by Jonathan Carroll
Opinion
200,000 people, no new roads: hideous social experiment set for Lower Hunter
200,000 people, no new roads: hideous social experiment set for Lower Hunter
Bradley Perrett
Rocky Horror Show tickets up for grabs
Newsroom
The Rocky Horror Show original Australian cast 2023. Picture by Daniel Boud
Maitland Pickers to field women's league and extra youth teams in 2024
Pickers 2024 executive committee Michael Burns, Stephen Boorer, Jane O'Rourke, John Gorman and Max Dorn.
Michael Hartshorn
Police
Police appeal for information after Thornton crash causes serious injury
Newsroom
NSW Police file picture
Retro home transformed after Palm Springs-inspired renovation
Jade Lazarevic
This renovated four-bedroom home at 7 Peak Street in Merewether Heights has hit the market with Josh Mana at Green St Property with a guide of $2.3 million to $2.5 million. Picture supplied
Meet the appliances revolutionising your home cleaning routine
Learn which cleaning appliances you should update first to make cleaning your home faster, easier and more efficient. Picture Shutterstock
Our People
Sister Kay Carmody retires after 32 years as a baby nurse at Rutherford
Sister Kay Carmody with 6-month-old Royce Stashynsky at TerryWhite Chemmart Rutherford. Picture by Peter Lorimer
Laura Rumbel
Exclusive
Government rejected advice to close Tarro Bridge because of structural concerns
Matthew Kelly
Documents obtained by the Newcastle Herald show Transport for NSW engineers were at loggerheads with the bridge's maintenance contractor over the bridge's structural stability.

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National
Residents warned of Cyclone Jasper's destructive power
The cyclone could bring storm surges and flooding in some places with communities isolated. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)
Samantha Lock • 2hrs ago
Supermarket giant's 'weird' interview request
Jessica Coates
Source: file photo.
Tax hikes for foreigners investing in Australian homes
William Ton and Kat Wong
New rules will triple taxes for foreigners who buy existing houses in Australia. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)
Sport
Maitland Pickers to field women's league and extra youth teams in 2024
Pickers 2024 executive committee Michael Burns, Stephen Boorer, Jane O'Rourke, John Gorman and Max Dorn.
Michael Hartshorn
'Never seen that happen before': players stunned after moment goes viral
Cameron Mee • 1hr ago
Players were left stunned when the bails were not dislodged on Saturday. Picture supplied
Van Den Heever collapses in sheds after smashing 150 against Thornton
Michael Hartshorn
Tenambit Morpeth batter Tobias Van Den Heever. Picture supplied
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Australia's most expensive and cheapest streets revealed
Exclusive
Former Australia cricket captain Ricky Ponting paid $20.75 million for a six-bedroom home on Linlithgow Avenue, one of the country's most expensive streets. Pic: supplied
Jen Melocco
What do you do when your chicks have grown and flown the nest?
Steve Evans
Rachel Lane and Noel Whittaker. Picture by Elesa Kurtz
Why Australian home prices continue to rise despite rate increases
Jen Melocco
People have been sitting on their hands and been unwilling to put their home up for sale as interest rates rise says Ray White Commercial Head of Research, Vanessa Rader.
Sneak peek: Inside the beach house tipped to break the Byron Bay record
The home is tipped to break the Byron Bay record of $37 million. Pic: Supplied
Jen Melocco
Newcastle family pays record $7.05m for Bar Beach home to knock it down
Jade Lazarevic
2 Bar Beach Avenue, Bar Beach has sold for a record-breaking $7.05 million after four weeks on the market listed with Natalie Tonks at Presence Real Estate. Picture supplied
Largest residential block in Garden Suburb listed with $2m to $2.2m guide
Jade Lazarevic
This acreage property at 41 Cambridge Drive in Garden Suburb is listed for sale with a guide of $2 million to $2.5 million. Picture supplied

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What's On
Branxton artisan takes leading role in breathing life into blacksmithing
Detail from a Will Maguire sculpture in the National Blacksmith Survey show at Port Macquarie.
Jim Kellar
What's on
Your weekly guide to Maitland - Christmas carols, markets and tours
Chloe Coleman
Get into the festive spirit at St Peter's Anglican Church, East Maitland on Friday evening. Picture supplied
Inside the case and downfall of disgraced war hero Ben Roberts-Smith
Josh Leeson
Ben Roberts-Smith leaves court during his unsuccessful defamation trial against Fairfax Media. Picture supplied

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Give the gifts that keep on giving with Samsung this Christmas
The Samsung Freestyle Portable Projector makes the cinematic experience mobile, indoors, outdoors or even the outback. Picture Samsung
Rhiannon Veness
Ag pioneers recognised in this year's Syngenta Growth Awards
The winners of the 2023 Syngenta Growth Awards night. Darren Best (not pictured) won second judges' choice. Picture supplied
Five reasons why the Zown app is a must-have for tweens and teens
Elizabeth Habermann
Zown is a safe, positive mobile app for children aged between eight and 14. Picture Zown
Community
Your weekly guide to Maitland - Christmas carols, markets and tours
What's on
Get into the festive spirit at St Peter's Anglican Church, East Maitland on Friday evening. Picture supplied
Chloe Coleman
Submit your sports results
Submit your sports results
What's on
Santa's on his way - where to catch the firies' annual lolly run
Chloe Coleman
Fire and Rescue NSW Maitland deputy captain Simon Coggan and captain Mark Hardy. Picture by Jonathan Carroll

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Photos and Video
'Never seen that happen before': players stunned after moment goes viral
Players were left stunned when the bails were not dislodged on Saturday. Picture supplied
Cameron Mee • 1hr ago
Van Den Heever collapses in sheds after smashing 150 against Thornton
Michael Hartshorn
Tenambit Morpeth batter Tobias Van Den Heever. Picture supplied
Opinion
200,000 people, no new roads: hideous social experiment set for Lower Hunter
Bradley Perrett
200,000 people, no new roads: hideous social experiment set for Lower Hunter
Comment
200,000 people, no new roads: hideous social experiment set for Lower Hunter
Opinion
200,000 people, no new roads: hideous social experiment set for Lower Hunter
Bradley Perrett
Opinion
You can't be selective. You're either against racism, or you're not
Mark Kenny
An injured Palestinian woman in hospital after her family home was bombed in Khan Yunis. Picture Getty Images
Opinion
A one-state Israel-Palestine solution is a bad and dangerous idea
Paul Rubenstein
A two-state solution is needed here. Picture Shutterstock
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Why the Hume Highway is a road trip worth taking again and again
Road Trip
Why the Hume Highway is a road trip worth taking again and again
Garry Linnell
Visit and explore Santiago as part of a luxury cruise
Visit and explore Santiago as part of a luxury cruise
We're calling it: The world's best revolving restaurants
Tiana Templeman
We're calling it: The world's best revolving restaurants
Take a staircase into Churchill's world at London's hottest new hotel
Take a staircase into Churchill's world at London's hottest new hotel
Ute Junker
Top-notch luxury meets eco cred on this stunning Indonesian island
Matt Brace
Top-notch luxury meets eco cred on this stunning Indonesian island
Two Ways to Go
Battle of the world's best sparkling-wine regions: Champagne v Prosecco
Amy Cooper and Mal Chenu
Battle of the world's best sparkling-wine regions: Champagne v Prosecco
Found! The most beautiful places to stay in the Blue Mountains
Akash Arora
Spicers Sangoma.
The Big Question: Can long-haul flights with kids be stress-free?
Janet Stone
The Big Question: Can long-haul flights with kids be stress-free?
Car Expert
2024 Suzuki Jimny price and specs
Car Expert
2024 Suzuki Jimny price and specs
Jade Credentino
Car Expert
Can't wait for a Nissan Qashqai? Have you considered...
William Stopford
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Car Expert
What every new car buyer should do on a test drive
Paul Gover
What every new car buyer should do on a test drive
Car Expert
2024 Nissan Qashqai review
Scott Collie
2024 Nissan Qashqai review
Car Expert
Q&A with Paul Harris, managing director for McLaren Asia Pacific and China
Anthony Crawford
Q&A with Paul Harris, managing director for McLaren Asia Pacific and China
The Senior
"Who are you?" - Don't be scammed by a stranger
Scammers pretending to be from a bank's fraud team are fleecing millions from Australians. Picture Shutterstock
Impersonation scams have fleeced $92 million from us in nine months. Here's how to not be duped.
Staff Reporter
There's an I in independence, says disability advocate
Anne-Mason Furmage won't let her lifelong disability defeat her.
Rowan Cowley
Disability advocate Ann-Mason Furmage. Picture supplied
World War II veteran Reg Chard celebrates 100th birthday
Thousands have heard Reg's stories about Kokoda Track. He has some simple advice to young people.
Staff Reporter
World War II veteran Reg Chard in his home at Villawood, Sydney, NSW. Picture supplied

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The Land
Lamb market jumps, LLS pay cuts, virtual fencing push, and 24,000 goats
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Lamb market jumps, LLS pay cuts, virtual fencing push, and 24,000 goats
Seven ways to manage Christmas overwhelm, written by a doctor
Dr Elizabeth Hargan is driven to help spread simple but effective ways to improve everyone's well-being. Pictures supplied
Walcha Angus steers to $1240 at Tamworth's last store sale for 2023
Simon Chamberlain
Murray Dale, Westwood, Gulgong sold a pen of 25 Angus/Santa Gertrudis cross steers at Tamworth. With him is nephew and auctioneer Michael Purtle. Picture by Simon Chamberlain
Genetic advances in the Killain Angus herd due to in-vitro fertilisation
Simon Chamberlain
Ben and Richard Duddy, Killain Angus, Tamworth, and some of their donor females bred from genetic material imported from the SAV Angus herd in North Dakota, USA. Picture by Simon Chamberlain
Comment
Knowing when to stop and take a breather
Keiley Noble
Keiley Noble with daughter Ruby during a past harvest. Picture supplied
Life & Style
Festive, sustainable decorating on a budget
Decorating a Christmas wreath with slices of dried fruit can smell as good as it looks. Pictures Shutterstock
Alternative and affordable ways to treat your loved ones this Christmas
Amandine Ahrens
A listed guide on the ways you can make Christmas gifts affordable and original this year.
Ho, ho, ho: the definitive gourmet Christmas gift guide for 2023
Karen Hardy
Merry Christmas to all our food mad readers. May you find a gift you like under the tree this year. Picture Shutterstock

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World
Battles in Khan Younis, US blocks Gaza ceasefire call
Israel is ordering more evacuations as it continues its bombardment of Gaza's Khan Younis. (AP PHOTO)
Bassam Masoud and Nidal Al-Mughrabi
US storms and tornadoes leave at least six dead
Numerous trees, power lines and houses were hit by the storms in central Tennessee. (AP PHOTO)
King selects coronation photo for Christmas card
King Charles and Queen Camilla are pictured in the throne room of Buckingham palace. (AP PHOTO)