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Local children swim in the Batlow pool.

Swimming pool opening times slashed by cash-strapped councils

Families across the state are facing a summer with less pool time and fewer swimming lessons, in a development that has experts worried.

  • Catherine Naylor

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on Hill with his son Ryan Hill on their potato farm in Wildes Meadow in NSW. They will be participating in the Robertson Potato Festival.

Goodbye music festivals, hello food festivals? Where to plan your next regional road trip

From truffle foraging, to potato sack fashion parades, regional food festivals have a lot to offer – and they’re booming. Here’s our pick of five to visit this autumn and winter.

  • Bianca Hrovat
Merimbula rents have risen over the past year.

Unexpected NSW regional towns where rents rose most

Instead of moving to big name coastal hotspots for the lifestyle, a wave of city dwellers are moving to under-the-radar towns due to the cost of living.

  • Sue Williams
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While quaffing with Solar Panel Pat.

When a win is a kick in the backside: Premier Dominic Perrottet and Willoughby candidate Tim James can claim a victory, but the swing against the Liberal Party is shaping up to 18 per cent.

Why the hardest lesson for Liberals is in Willoughby, not Bega

Don’t fall for the traditional wisdom that state byelections have no implications for federal elections. While the Liberals will retain Willoughby, the huge swing against them is a sign of the damage that strong independents can do in the party’s heartland seats.

  • Michael Yabsley
“Bad day at the officer:” NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet said the result in Bega was disappointing.

NSW Premier blames byelection loss on local issues

Dominic Perrottet insists his handling of the pandemic is not to blame for major swings against the government.

  • Lucy Cormack
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Premier Dominic Perrottet with the Liberal’s Willoughby candidate Tim James on Saturday.

Coalition on track to lose Bega, suffers swing against it in Willoughby

Dominic Perrottet has conceded the Liberals will lose Bega, while his government has suffered a swing against it in Gladys Berejiklian’s former seat in Saturday’s byelection.

  • Alexandra Smith and Tom Rabe
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Battle for Bega: Angry South Coast electorate ready to punish politicians

Senior NSW Liberal figures are worried they could lose Bega for the first time in history.

  • Tom Rabe
NSW by-elections could be delayed until March amid ongoing problems with iVote and the spread of COVID-19.

Doubts over byelection date due to COVID, digital voting concerns

The NSW Opposition has written to the NSW Parliament Speaker urging him not to delay looming byelections amid concerns over the Omicron outbreak.

  • Tom Rabe
Batemans Bay, on the NSW South Coast.

South Coast doctor backed as Labor candidate for Bega byelection

The state of the South Coast healthcare system is set to become a key focus of the looming Bega by-election, with Labor leader Chris Minns backing a Moruya obstetrician to wrestle the regional seat off the Coalition.

  • Tom Rabe

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