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Portraits of Mark Stapleton,the new Parramatta Council CEO and his family, taken in  Prince Alfred Square, Parramatta, on July 6th 2018. With him is wife Diana and children Russell (3) and Elena (4). (AAP Image / Julian Andrews).

Meet the new Parramatta CEO

Six months is a long time in the council, and Mark Stapleton has been through plenty in his year in Parramatta, but now he is in the top role as chief executive and said those rocky days are well behind him.

Sport
Larry Cassidy winning Race 5 on

Race that started it all for legend Winx

AHEAD of her return to the track, an exclusive extract from Trevor Marshallsea’s book Winx: Biography of a Champion, reveals the drama behind the then struggling mare’s win that started her incredible 25-race unbeaten streak.

Special feature
Anglela Mealing's cousin Jade Dibben and Angela's  sister in law Kelly Mealing with her children Jack 1,   Aleea 2, and Kye 4  at the Cairns Esplanade PICTURE: ANNA ROGERS

Family carries lasting pain

Kellie Mealing holds her daughter Aleea close. The two-year-old is fast resembling her aunt Angela, who died in 2000 under suspicious circumstances that continue to haunt the Far North.

Crime in Focus
Police handcuffing three prison escapees who were captured on Birdsville Track on Sep 14 1970.  Men had taken Monica Schiller hostage after escaping from Cadell Training Centre.  kidnapping prison escapecrime 1970s

Gunfight on the Birdsville Track

THREE desperados on the ground, cops with guns drawn and a terrified girl rescued from the back of a car. This is the moment a perilous outback manhunt ended in a police ambush and shootout.

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