The Maitland Mercury
Tuesday, 12 December 2023
Talented dancers win two invitations to world championships in USA
The Attitude Dance Centre 14-16 years junior dance team. Picture supplied
Chloe Coleman
Maitland Repertory Theatre takes home two awards at drama's night of nights
Richard Rae as Chris Keever, Aimee Cavanagh as Kate Keever, and Carl Caulfield as Joe Keever acting in Maitland Repertory Theatre's All My Sons, directed by CONDA winner Pip Thoroughgood. Picture by Anne Robinson
Chloe Coleman
Maitland community support organisations boosted with $30k in state grants
Newsroom
Participants in a Got Your Back Sista I Run For Her event. Picture by Jonathan Carroll
Police
Port Stephens-Hunter police welcome two new recruits
Chloe Coleman
NSW Police Class 360 at their attestation. Picture NSW Police via Facebook
Tenacious journalism, best regional stories celebrated at annual awards
'They cover stories that would otherwise go untold.'
This picture of Melinda Wellington in the water at Wreck Bay NSW won the 2023 ACM Excellence Awards daily news Photo of the Year. Picture by Sylvia Liber
Is Australia facing another Covid Christmas peak?
Jessica Coates
File photo
Updated
Tropical Cyclone Jasper re-intensifying before crossing Queensland coast
Anna McGuinness • 1hr ago
Tropical Cyclone Jasper's forecast track map as of 5am AEST on December 12, shows landfall between Cooktown and Innisfail. Picture by Bureau of Meteorology
Brilliant Maitland physie teams win national champion titles
Chloe Coleman • 11m ago
Maitland Physical Culture seven/eight years team member Lilly Tighe. Picture supplied
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
Make a list and check the price twice this Christmas
Belinda-Jane Davis
Make a list and check the price twice this Christmas
Council issues reminder on backyard swimming pool safety rules
Children stand by the fence of a backyard swimming pool. File picture by Colleen Petch
Newsroom
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
Maitland's Van Den Heever smashes 131 not out against Singleton
Michael Hartshorn
Tenambit Morpeth batter Tobian Van Den Heever. Picture supplied.
Our History
Our Past: Johnnie Hoskins was a key player in developing speedway
Jennifer Buffier
Speedway promoter Johnnie Hoskins started in Maitland. Picture supplied.
Opinion
The customer's always ripe, for a rip-off
Supermarket companies persist with the myth of self-service checkouts. Picture Shutterstock
Garry Linnell
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
Honey bee delay cripples local pumpkin farmers
East Maitland farmer Liam Dennis said his pumpkin crop is a disaster because of a lack of bees. Picture Jonathan Carroll.
Belinda-Jane Davis
Watch
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
Van Den Heever collapses in sheds after smashing 150 against Thornton
Michael Hartshorn
Tenambit Morpeth batter Tobias Van Den Heever. Picture supplied
Rocky Horror Show tickets up for grabs
The Rocky Horror Show original Australian cast 2023. Picture by Daniel Boud
Newsroom
Maitland Pickers to field women's league and extra youth teams in 2024
Michael Hartshorn
Pickers 2024 executive committee Michael Burns, Stephen Boorer, Jane O'Rourke, John Gorman and Max Dorn.

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National
Tenacious journalism, best regional stories celebrated at annual awards
This picture of Melinda Wellington in the water at Wreck Bay NSW won the 2023 ACM Excellence Awards daily news Photo of the Year. Picture by Sylvia Liber
'They cover stories that would otherwise go untold.'
Astronaut cleared after missing space tomato finally found by NASA
Jessica Coates
The seven occupants of the International Space Station have solved a mystery.
'No one knows how much time he has left': Family of Bruce Willis move in
Anna Houlahan
Bruce Willis at home with daughter Scout LaRue Willis. Picture via Scout LaRue Willis/Instagram
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
Brilliant Maitland physie teams win national champion titles
Chloe Coleman • 11m ago
Maitland Physical Culture seven/eight years team member Lilly Tighe. Picture supplied
Maitland's Van Den Heever smashes 131 not out against Singleton
Michael Hartshorn
Tenambit Morpeth batter Tobian Van Den Heever. Picture supplied.
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Australia's most expensive and cheapest streets revealed
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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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Recommended
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
Maitland community support organisations boosted with $30k in state grants
Participants in a Got Your Back Sista I Run For Her event. Picture by Jonathan Carroll
Newsroom
Submit your sports results
Submit your sports results
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

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Photos and Video
Brilliant Maitland physie teams win national champion titles
Maitland Physical Culture seven/eight years team member Lilly Tighe. Picture supplied
Chloe Coleman • 11m ago
Updated
Tropical Cyclone Jasper re-intensifying before crossing Queensland coast
Anna McGuinness • 1hr ago
Tropical Cyclone Jasper's forecast track map as of 5am AEST on December 12, shows landfall between Cooktown and Innisfail. Picture by Bureau of Meteorology
Opinion
Workplace sexual harassment is pervasive. Now employers will have to do better
Prabha Nandagopal
Workplace harassment is happening to many online. Picture Shutterstock
Comment
Workplace sexual harassment is pervasive. Now employers will have to do better
Opinion
Workplace harassment is happening to many online. Picture Shutterstock
Prabha Nandagopal
Opinion
The simple, but politically difficult, solution to our big education problem
Crispin Hull
Thirty-five per cent of Australian students go to private schools. Picture Shutterstock
Opinion
Whistleblowing's legal limits are said to be complex. It shouldn't be
Zoë Wundenberg
Julian Assange's prosecution raises questions about government accountability. Picture Shutterstock
Explore
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You can now step inside the Hobbit Hole at NZ's Hobbiton Movie Set
You can now step inside the Hobbit Hole at NZ's Hobbiton Movie Set
Glorious hideaway: Rural chic with cherries on top
Sue Wallace
Glorious hideaway: Rural chic with cherries on top
Road Trip
Why the Hume Highway is a road trip worth taking again and again
Garry Linnell
Why the Hume Highway is a road trip worth taking again and again
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
Ute Junker
Take a staircase into Churchill's world at London's hottest new hotel
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
Car Expert
2024 Honda Civic Type R review
Car Expert
Scott Collie • 11m ago
Car Expert
This people mover is inspired by the king of the jumbo jets
James Gelding • 1hr ago
This people mover is inspired by the king of the jumbo jets
Car Expert
Podcast: New LandCruiser 70 Series, Ineos Grenadier driven and win FREE fuel!
James Wong
Podcast: New LandCruiser 70 Series, Ineos Grenadier driven and win FREE fuel!
Car Expert
Australian farmers show electric cars can work in the middle of nowhere
Jade Credentino
Australian farmers show electric cars can work in the middle of nowhere
Car Expert
MG Cyberster: Electric sports car confirmed for Australia
William Stopford
MG Cyberster: Electric sports car confirmed for Australia
The Senior
Thousands to miss out on improved home care program
Commonwealth Home Support Program recipients will have to wait until at least 2027 to join new Support at Home Program.
CHSP recipients won't go onto Support at Home until 2027.
Eileen Wood
"Who are you?" - Don't be scammed by a stranger
Impersonation scams have fleeced $92 million from us in nine months. Here's how to not be duped.
Staff Reporter
Scammers pretending to be from a bank's fraud team are fleecing millions from Australians. Picture Shutterstock
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

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The Land
Casino saleyards future in limbo as council refuses potential leasees
Casino livestock selling centre remains under lock and key while the Richmond Valley Council continues to search for the right long-term lease-holder for its $28.5m facility.
Jamie Brown • 18m ago
Zanda McDonald award announces 2024 finalists as 'cream of the crop'
2hrs ago
Finalists (L-R from top left) Carla Muller, Nancy Crawshaw, Tim Dangen, Tessa Charles, Nick Dunsdon and Caitlin McConnel. Pictures supplied.
Top-priced heifer purchased as foundation stud heifer for 13-year-old
Helen Decosta
The top-priced cow and calf unit in the sale, Reiland Elsa N799, with heifer calf at foot, purchased by Houstons Pastoral, Burrowee, Vic, for $12,500. Picture supplied.
Riverina farmer Rebecca Gorman unlocking potential of natural capital
Dan Holmes
Rebecca Gorman on her farm 35km East of Wagga. Picture supplied
Gifts that will plant the seed | In Fiona's Garden
Fiona Ogilvie
Flowers of blue hydrangea Blueberries and Cream turn pink or red in alkaline soil.
Life & Style
From Crocs to Frank Greens: Inside the teenage Christmas wishlist
Claire Templeton and Sarah Miller with Crocs, Frank Green bottles and White Fox jumper - this year's Christmas must-haves. Picture by Elesa Kurtz
Amy Martin
Advice
Books are the gifts that keep on giving for that hard-to-buy-for person
Noel Whittaker
Here are some great Christmas reading for gift ideas. Photo Shutterstock
Advice
What's the deal with ethical investing? Here's what you need to know
Ali and Gaby Rosenberg
Sisters Ali and Gaby Rosenberg are co-founders of the Blossom micro-investing app.

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World
Giuliani faces damages for poll worker fraud claims
Rudy Giuliani will have to pay two election workers he falsely accused of fraud. (AP PHOTO)
Andrew Goudsward • 1hr ago
Zelenskiy urges Congress not to play into Putin's hands
Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali • 1hr ago
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has addressed US army officers at the National Defense University. (AP PHOTO)
Guyana, Venezuela leaders to meet amid territorial row
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Guyana President Irfaan Ali says he is sure "good sense will prevail" in relations with Venezuela. (AP PHOTO)