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Expect more sailing shenanigans in season 7 of Below Deck Mediterranean. Picture: Bravo/Binge

Like fashion or film, organic farming or journalism, the 'yachting industry' is a lot less glamourous than it sounds.

Below Deck is really just the seven sins on the seven seas

Check out the video of this globally recognised wetland on the lower EP which is held in private ownership, and is the market.

Share your own private lake with prying eyes from all over the world

WEEK OF DISRUPTIONS: There will be a wave of industrial action this week by train drivers, teachers, nurses and midwives. Picture: AAP

It's been a long week of protests and strikes across the state.

Teachers, nurses, transport workers strike across NSW in week of heavy industrial action

UNIVERSAL: Spacey Jane expanded their reach on their second album Here Comes Everybody. Picture: Sam Hendel

Spacey Jane mine the anxiety of the times on album two

Spacey Jane are writing songs for Everybody

BACK AND BIGGER THAN EVER: Illustration of an influenza virus particle. Picture: Kateryna Kon / Science Photo Library / Getty Images.

The 2022 season has only just begun and already it's tracking toward a five year record. So what makes this year's flu so bad?

Is this year's flu worse than previous years?

The scale of the task of shifting from fossil fuels to renewables has been revealed in a new 30-year plan. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

The Australian Energy Market Operator's plan points to the $12.7 billion worth of investment in transmission projects needed to help power the transition from coal.

New 30-year plan to guide 'irreversible' energy shift

New track: Alfie Arcuri has just dropped his latest single, Overtime, about his experiences with anxiety. Picture: Supplied

"Anxiety is something that I've had to deal with for most of my life."

The Voice star Alfie Arcuri shines light on anxiety

BACK AND BIGGER THAN EVER: This year's flu season is on track to beating a five-year case record as vaccination numbers remain low. Picture: Shutterstock

This year's season is a stark difference to the 2021 winter sickness period, which saw very few cases recorded nationwide.

Flu season on track to hitting five year record as vaccination remains low

Natalia Cricri is set to release her short film An Eight Letter Word Starting with A. Main photo: Christopher Starnawski. Inset: Sally Flegg

Would the global conversation be different if men were the ones who got abortions?

What the abortion debate would look like if men got pregnant

Abortion rights protesters chant on the steps of the Alabama state capitol building during a rally and march on the capitol in Montgomery on Sunday, June 26. Photo: Mickey Welsh-USA TODAY NETWORK/Sipa USA /AAP Image

Australians have joined in the fight for women's rights with protests set for the major metropolitan cities.

People show solidarity and protest for women's rights

BACK IN THE DAY: Nurses attend to a patient in an iron lung in the United Kingdom, 1949. Picture: Getty Images

The virus has been nearly eradicated worldwide, but traces have been found in London's wastewater, prompting a "national incident" to be declared.

Polio has been detected in the UK: Here's everything you need to know

Builder Brendan Howe with Governor-General David Hurley and his wife Linda in their renovated Campbell home. Picture: Instagram 

The Governor-General and his wife appeared in a video spruiking the services of a Canberra-based builder in 2020.

'Spur of a happy moment': GG admits Canberra-builder plug was a mistake

The minister said the discovery was not cause for alarm.

Mite is on the move: second bee biosecurity zone set up in NSW

Grant Edwards attempted to pull a 10-tonne fire engine 50 metres to raise awareness for PTSD. Picture: Karleen Minney

How much can you lift? Because it's probably not as much as Grant Edwards.

Meet the man who pulled a fire truck for charity

Thousands protest outside the Supreme Court in Washington after Roe v. Wade was overturned. Picture: AAP

For too long, abortion has been a battleground for the far-right, conservative, anti-choice brigade.

'Our body our choice' shouldn't be just a slogan for women

Reporter Shivé Prema takes a rapid antigen test.

Everything you need to know about rapid antigen tests.

How to take a rapid antigen test properly

Varroa mite was detected in beehives around the Port of Newcastle on June 24

Natural beekeepers urge Australia to learn from the mistakes made overseas where bees have become dependent on pharmaceuticals while trying to control varroa mite.

Let them bee: Natural beekeeping teacher says miticides not the answer to varroa parasite

Each year more than 200,000 hives are required for the pollination of the Australian almond crop alone. Photo: File

The news that varroa destructor is on our shores is alarming.

There's more than honey at stake

PAWS THE GAME: Chilean goalkeeper, Christine Elder, called a stop to play when the pup ran onto the field for a tummy rub. 

Chilean goalkeeper, Christine Elder, called a pause - or a paws - to the game while giving the pup a tummy rub.

Dog runs onto international soccer field, demands pats from players

Slowdown: Wollongong train driver and Rail Tram and Bus Union delegate Rob Kennedy said this week's industrial campaign starts with a go-slow on Tuesday. The South Coast and other lines are expected to be heavily impacted this week. Picture: Anna Warr

NSW commuters could find their train to Sydney going just 10 kilometres an hour on Tuesday.

Trains at 10km/h? Rail union's go-slow day on Tuesday

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A woman and two children are in hospital after being hit by a car in Melbourne.

Woman struck by car while pushing pram

Former NSW deputy premier John Barilaro has stepped aside from his trade job in New York.

Barilaro steps away from NYC trade job

Rallen said it was concerned a gas explorer's heavy construction machinery could stress cattle.

Legal joust continues over NT station

Teachers have marched on the NSW parliament in Sydney to call for improved pay and conditions.

Striking teachers march to NSW parliament

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HARD WORK: Artists Conrad Bizjak, Christian Veins, Tayla Broekman, Camilo Refuz and led by Mike Makatron. Picture: CONTRIBUTED

"Council crews are nearly finished with laying a bluestone footpath through the walkway."

Council commissions artist to paint mural in the Barkly Breezeway

AGGRESSION: Warriors’ Leroy O’Neill attempts to bump Mounties’ Hunter Newberry away from the ball. Picture: TAMMI MUNRO.

Top of the ladder clash awaits the ADJFA in round nine

PATS: Isobel and Stephanie with Lola Haley the Labradoodle. 

School holiday fun

MARK: Captain Riley Taylor goes back with the flight to take a mark. Picture: GISELLE ALLGOOD

Ararat lose first game of the season to the Warriors

WINNER: Peter Gibson after winning the SACCC 10km race. Picture: CONTRIBUTED. 

Peter Gibson wins his first 10km club event after 36 years

EVADE: Ararat's Naish McRoberts get past a Caramut opponent. Picture: KAYE BULGER

Eagles fly to top of the Mininera League | R10 preview

 BIG EFFORT: Dynamic and District Dance dancers who particpated in 'Dance for Sick Kids'. Picture: CONTRIBUTED. 

"I am amazed at what our community in these small towns have raised in such a short period of time."

Dance studios participate in 'dance for sick kids' fundraiser

EXPENSIVE LESSON: One of the men convicted of a series of burglaries involving ATM ram-raids across western Victoria was ordered to pay compensation to the banks affected. Picture: FILE

ATM raider hit with $300,000 bill for losses and damage

PERFORM: Amy Shark performing at Rod Laver Arena. Picture: CONTRIBUTED. 

"Feels a lot more intimate and I think that's what's so special about these particular shows."

Amy Shark brings her national tour to the Wimmera

WINNER: Staff at Harris Newsagency where the winning ticket was purchased. Picture: JAMES HALLEY

Resident purchases winning lottery ticket from Harris Newsagency

The Ararat Advertiser understands that a home was lost, but no one was harmed.

Community rocked by house fire

Ararat Rural City Council brings school holiday fun this winter

Suspicious activity on highway

ACTIVATED: Ararat City Council's Tim McDougall and Ararat deputy mayor Cr Bob Sanders at the digital sign at the visitor centre. Picture: JAMES HALLETY. 

"The outdoor wayfinding digital displays found across Ararat provide regional information 24 hours a day."

Council officially activates the digital wayfinding signs

Ararat to be affected by two-week train disruption

SAD: Ryan Anderson left stranded after his bike was stolen. Picture: JAMES HALLEY

The locked and chained bike was stolen from the bus stop while the student was at school.

'Sad and upset': Moyston teenager left devastated after bike stolen

ART: Ararat Gallery TAMA visual arts coordinator Kay Mitchell. Picture. CONTRIBUTED.

"The Ararat Gallery TAMA textile art specialisation underpins its tourism drawcard."

Residents encouraged to join the Ararat Gallery TAMA Collection Working Group

RESPONSIBILITY: Environment Protection Authority recently visited Ararat businesses. Picure: FILE. 

APA claims Ararat businesses need to better understand their responsibilities to the environment.

Environment Protection Authority provides advice to Ararat business

ART: Local artist Stacey Brodie and Leading Senior Constable Grant Healey VA. Picture: CONTRIBUTED. 

Police commission local artist to create piece of art honouring the fallen

DIRE STRAITS: Historian Natasha Joyce says children were at higher risk of drowning in Bendigo than other parts of Victoria in the 19th century, thanks to mining. Picture: DARREN HOWE

A boy saved his brother's life, 100 years ago. But why was inland Bendigo such a drowning hotspot?

Hero child's tale reveals dangers that once lied beneath still water

A Hawkei prototype at the Thales factory in North Bendigo. Picture: ALEX ELLINGHAUSEN

Defence is now 'progressively accepting' the vehicles after undisclosed problem.

Hawkeis back in Defence's good graces after months of idling around

DEADLY FIGHT: Swedish Charlie legged it after breaking a man's back in a senseless fight. His friends faced charges too, as the below Bendigo Advertiser report shows. Pictures: DARREN HOWE, TROVE

What happened when a lowlife pushed a Chinese man into an open mineshaft?

'I will cut your ----- heart out': meet Swedish Charlie, thug

HISTORY: Golden Dragon Museum researcher Leigh McKinnon among the graves in Chinese section of White Hills Cemetery. Picture: NONI HYETT

'Every particle of flesh had disappeared, but the skeleton and the clothes were quite perfect.'

Why these bodies were dug up

Golden Dragon Museum historian Leigh McKinnon in the Chinese section of a Bendigo cemetery. Picture: NONI HYETT

'Every particle of flesh had disappeared, but the skeleton and the clothes were quite perfect': newspaper account, 1867.

Why gravediggers exhumed these Chinese bodies

UNSURE: Anne Webster to see how leadership vote plays out. Picture: SUPPLIED

The Nationals party will decide its direction in a party room meeting on Monday.