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If approved, it could be one of the first high density buildings.

Plans submitted for $11-million co-living development near Tamworth CBD

Emma Horn

Bec Pridham

LONG-COVID: Surveys of COVID-19 patients around the world indicate a stronger link between some genetic precursors and long-COVID development. Picture: FILE

Preliminary surveys suggest there are a few indicators of whether you might develop long-COVID.

Who's most likely to end up getting long-COVID symptoms?

Melissa Kehagias

The garage comes with a roller door - that rolls up, and rolls down. Not bad for $500,000. Pic: Supplied

Why car spaces are the new investor favourite.

'Future proofing': single car garage with power sells for $500k for EV use

Tess Kelly

Four teenagers have been arrested in Gunnedah after an alleged carjacking. Picture file

The woman was blocked by another car while trying to reverse.

Four teens arrested after allegedly wielding knife during carjacking

Ben Silvester

Australian teenagers are 3.4 times likelier to end up in hospital from self-harm than adults, and four in five patients are girls.

'The governments are basically doing nothing about it.'

'Perfect storm': data reveals Australia's youth self-harm crisis

Dwell, Dwelleth, Rodel, and Lourdes Rimandiman receive their Australian citizenship certificates from Tamworth mayor Russell Webb. Picture by Peter Hardin 

'We're very proud you are becoming Australians today'.

New Aussies welcomed in Tamworth's latest citizenship ceremony

Bluey's first 28-minute special was the ultimate wedding television

Carla Mascarenhas

NSW Premier Chris Minns signs a condolence book whilst visiting a memorial to the victims who lost their lives in Saturdays knife attack at Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre. Photo by AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi

Members of the public joined politicians for a reflection day.

'We are very proud': hero guard remembered as Bondi Westfield reopens

Jess Layt

Justin H Min and Lucy Boynton in The Greatest Hits. Picture Searchlight Pictures

Turning the idea of auditory nostalgia into a literal thing.

The Greatest Hits is a simple and sweet look at grief and romance

Pride of Jenni demolished the field at Randwick last week. Picture Getty Images

Peter Snowden was in awe of Pride of Jenni last week.

'Up there with Winx': Trainer's stunning reaction to race that shocked everyone

“It’s like looking through a window into hell.” Russell captured this car fire after the vehicle was stolen from a Wodonga building site and torched. Pic: John Russell, Border Mail

QVMAG Exhibitions Co Ordinator Alisanne Butler.  Pic: Paul Scrambler, The Examiner, Launceston.

Regular swimmers at Newcastle baths - Margaret Bull of Elermore Vale and Sherlie Jennings of Redhead. Pic: Ryan Osland, The Herald, Newcastle

Brothers Damon, 8, and Kyle Shoard, 7, from Yass, joined 3209 others in their blue singlets as the Deniliquin Ute Muster celebrated its 16th year. Pic: Dylan Robinson, The Border Mail, Wodonga

Crusoe College Year 10 Formal and Graduation at the Capital Theatre. Pic: Dylan Robinson, Daily Advertsier, Wagga Wagga

White Hills' Rhys Irwin and Gareth Davies play some underwater cricket. Pic: Jim Aldersey, Bendigo Advertiser

 'Tha Monster' Jesse Williams holds Vienna Woods State School grade 2 student Desmond Watego aloft as other students hearing the " Deadly Choices" message look on. Pic: Chris McCormack, Redland City Bulletin

Firefighters battle the blaze in Ballarat's CBD. PIC: Lachlan Bence, The Courier, Ballarat

The Cleaner Longford celebrations - Beryl Perry (white) and Maree Chugg (blue) watched the race in Longford. Pic: Mark Jesser, The Examiner, Launceston

Retro living. Pic: Geoff O'Neill, Northern Daily Leader

Thousands of people turned out for the Anzac Day dawn service. Pic: Jeremy Bannister, The Courier, Ballarat

Angry shop owner chases knife-wielding bandits with big stick. Pic: The Courier, Ballarat

August snow in Ballarat. Pic: The Courier, Ballarat.

Nicholas Zounis at the area in state forest near Smythesdale he has tried to claim as his own. Pic: Adam Trafford, The Courier, Ballarat.

Miss Muddy 2014 held at Creswick. Pic: Jeremy Bannister, The Courier, Ballarat

SES, Police and Ambulance officers assist Paul Shipp up the steep rough side of the George, after he slipped and dislocated his shoulder. Pic: Mark Jesser, The Examiner, Launceston

Snow in Ballarat. Pic: The Courier, Ballarat

Cole Woods 16 of Ravenswood will be showing off his magic tricks at 'Fiesta on George'.  Pic: Mark Jesser, The Examiner, Launceston

NTFA Div 2 Grand Final - Old Scotch v St Pats. Pic: Mark Jesser, The Examiner, Launceston

Phyllis Rabe of Fred French Nursing home, feeding Poppie the lamb. Pic: Mark Jesser, The Examiner, Launceston

Launceston Bridal Expo - 'The Fun Bus' - Genesis Hair Model Sara Slater. Pic: Mark Jesser, The Examiner, Launceston

Breath of Life 2014. Music Festival. Pic: Mark Jesser, The Examiner, Launceston

Launceston Zombie Walk - Elka McColl, Dylan Barker and Georgia McCord 11 of Launceston. Dylan has done all there special effects make up.. Pic: Mark Jesser, The Examiner, Launceston

Cheamside" the B&B property on Main Road , Exeter, with a fallen gum tree through the house. Pic: Paul Scrambler, The Examiner, Launceston.

Three baby meerkats at Hunter Valley Zoo, Nulkaba. Pic: Jonathan Carroll, The Herald, Newcastle

Junior cricketers cool down. Pic: Barry Smith, Northern Daily Leader

 David Lake of Longford. Pic: Paul Scrambler, The Examiner, Launceston.

Day on the Green - Hunters and Collectors, singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Seymour. Pic: Paul Scrambler, The Examiner, Launceston.

. mmersive Global Learning Environment (IGLEw) Grammar student , Joe Crawford inside the IGLEw. Pic: Paul Scrambler, The Examiner, Launceston.

The late model Ford Falcon sedan on Poatina Road. Pic: Paul Scrambler, The Examiner, Launceston.

Red Hot Summer Tour - Suzi Quatro.  Pic: Paul Scrambler, The Examiner, Launceston.

Four-year-old Joey Caris at enjoying the snow at Mt Buninyong. Pic: Lachlan Bence, The Courier, Ballarat

“I like the fact this bloke was fighting a fire while he had a lit cigarette.” Thorpe raced to a house fire in Wodonga after seeing a billow of black smoke. He says the house was engulfed when he arrived but couldn’t see much because of the location and asked to come into a neighbour’s backyard to take photographs. “In the process he lit up a cigarette and grabbed a hose to douse the flames on the neighbour’s building.” Pic: David Thorpe, Border Mail.

A B-Double truck ended up stopping in a small lake after a crash near Rhynie, in South Australia's Mid North.

A fire in the Southern Flinders Ranges, near Port Pirie, burnt through more than 23,000 hectares. Pic: Andrew Ward.

Mid North shooters, David and Hayley Chapman were selected to represent Australia at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

Shawn Grear committed to restoring the PS Tarella, a riverboat that has spent the past 66 years lying idle in shallow water upstream of Mannum.

Simon Schinckel used an old ute to promote events happening around Naracoorte and road safety messages - all in the name of a bit of fun.

The Whyalla Surf Life Saving Club will see an increase in funding over the next four years thanks to a move by the state government. Happy to receive the funding were 11-year-old Surf Life Saving Club nipper Ryan Braithwaite and Whyalla Surf Life Saving Club publicity/junior activities officer Kate Brocklehurst.

Young Murray Bridge girls, like 12-year-old Emma Judd, are being targeted through a new state government body image campaign, which her mother Nicky believes is a positive step.

Runners stream through Launceston's Civic Square passing the Town Hall and Post Office Tower for the Womens 5km Walk/Run. Pic: Scott Gelston, The Examiner, Launceston

 Newly elected Tasmanian Premier Will Hodgman fronts his party faithful after winning the state election in March. Pic: Scott Gelston, The Examiner, Launceston

Daybreak on the Manning. Pic: Carl Muxlow, Manning River Times

Gary Ablett lays face down as his Suns are overrun by the Hawks at Aurora Stadium in June. Pic: Scott Gelston, The Examiner, Launceston

Mowbray's Judy Gill has been cared for by her husband Ron for the past 30 years, and together they have dealt with Judy's epilepsy and recently the onset of dementia. Pic: Scott Gelston, The Examiner, Launceston

Prue Brew - 2014 Meredith Music Festival. Pic: Justin Whitelock

Courtney Love in her element on stage at Wrest Point in Hobart. Pic: Scott Gelston, The Examiner, Launceston

Peter Cundall at home in his veggie patch in the Tamar Valley. Pic: Scott Gelston, The Examiner, Launceston

Coach Zane Littlejohn enjoys a hard earned beer after his Northern Bombers defeated Western Storm at Aurora Stadium during the TSL Grand Final in September.  Pic: Scott Gelston, The Examiner, Launceston

The process of sorting and storing the valuable barrels of Sullivans Cove's spirits takes place in late May as they move to their new home in Cambridge. Pic: Scott Gelston, The Examiner, Launceston

Australia Day Awards reciepient Ivan Heazlewood feeds some 6 month old lambs on the farm at Whitemore. Pic: Scott Gelston, The Examiner, Launceston

Launceston 10 winner Liam Adams on the East Tamar Highway. Pic: Scott Gelston, The Examiner, Launceston

Water turned into an icy wonderland on an early morning assignment at the Allans Flat strawberry winery. Picture: John Russell, The Border Mail, Wodonga

Bridestowe Estate's Chloe Bishop and Leanne Steer wander through the fields of purple. Pic: Scott Gelston, The Examiner, Launceston

OL's Jacob Smyth keeps his eye on the ball as the Old Scotch interchange watches on. Pic: Scott Gelston, The Examiner, Launceston

Devonport Triathlon - The elite men set off against the backdrop of the Devonport Bluff. Pic: Scott Gelston, The Examiner, Launceston

Tasmanian Roar v Queensland Fire WNCL Cricket Womens - 1 minute silence for Phil Hughes.  Pic: Scott Gelston, The Examiner, Launceston

International cruise ship Volendam, from the Netherlands, peaks out from behind a wood chip pile at Burnie Harbour. Pic: Neil Richardson, The Examiner, Launceston.

General Metal Products employees Phil Marshall and Kevin Weldon had to physically restrain the company's roof from blowing away during a wild weather event in July. Pic: Neil Richardson, The Examiner, Launceston.

 An angry ratepayer says he wants council to change the speed limit on Springacre Road and so he stands in line at the council with a dead koala. Pic: Redland City Bulletin

Evi Baumgartner, 20 and Elia Salcher, 22 of Bolzano, Italy cool off with a splash at Thompson Beach, Victoria Point. Pic: Chris McCormack, Redland City Bulletin

 Dunwich under the smoke haze from the North Stradbroke Island bushfires. Pic: Stephen Jeffrey, Redland City Bulletin

Luke Murrell nuzzles his prize ­possession – the 2014 Melbourne Cup – as wife Sharyn watches on. Pic: Cath Bowen, Maitland Mercury

Maitland Mercury Sportsperson of the Year winner waterskier Garry Barton. Pic: Maitland Mercury

Country kids. Pic: Barry Smith, Northern Daily Leader

Eyes up. Pic: Barry Smith, Northern Daily Leader

A swing and a hit. Pic: Barry Smith, Northern Daily Leader

Cooling down in the back of the ute. Pic: Geoff O'Neill, Northern Daily Leader

Festive fun. Pic: Geoff O'Neill, Northern Daily Leader

World Cup fun in Tamworth. Pic: Geoff O'Neill, Northern Daily Leader

A long lunch: Pic: Geoff O'Neill, Northern Daily Leader

Book Week in Port Macquarie. Pic: Peter Gleeson, Port Macquarie News

A Paralympian in prospect. Pic: Peter Gleeson, Port Macquarie News

Austrtalian cricketer Phillip Hughes is driven one last time through the streets of his hometown, Macksville. Pic: Peter Gleeson, Port Macquarie News

All the fun, frivolity and music from day one at Falls Festival at Marion Bay. Pic: Scott Gelston, The Examiner, Launceston

Kimberley "Kimmy Kaboom!!!" Swan, Bobs Farm. Pic: Marina Neil, The Herald, Newcastle

Sydney visitors Paul Haidary, backflip, Francois Makhlouf, left, and Alan Smith, at the ocean baths. Pic: Max Mason-Hubers, The Herald, Newcastle

Samantha Monds reading in the sun at Merewether Baths. Picture: Ryan Osland, The Herald, Newcastle

Meet 'professional hugger' Heidi McAlpine, who charges $100 an hour for a cuddle. Picture: Dylan Robinson, The Border Mail, Wodonga

Deni Ute Muster tags. Pic: Dylan Robinson

Stephen Hucker sports his 30-year-old hat. Pic: Dylan Robinson, The Border Mail, Wodonga

The true scale of destruction caused by the Minjary and Sturgess fires is apparent from above. Pic: Daily Advertsier

Police on scene at the Boree Creek property where the bodies of a woman and three children were found on Tuesday. Picture: Laura Hardwick, Daily Advertsier, Wagga Wagga

Plenty of curiosity has landed Elle Weissel, 11, with an award as the best in a state science competition. Pic: Dylan Robinson, The Border Mail, Wodonga

Matt Csuba came prepared for the Hellfire wing challenge. Pic: Perry Duffin, MAitland Mercury.

Para runners participate in the 800m relay at the School Sports Australia national under-12 athletics national championships at Penguin Athletics Track. Picture: Katrina Docking, The Advocate, Burnie

Uncle Ken Murray was one of the three artists involved with the Maya fish trap, part of the Wagirra Trail. Pic: Dylan Robinson, The Border Mail, Wodonga

atman takes time out of his busy schedule to meet navy personnel at HMAS Albatross on Thursday. Belinda Payne, Kristi Hoffman and Christine Stone couldn’t resist a quick pic of the dark knight. Pic: South Coast Register

Strathfieldsaye's Lachlan Sharp. Pic: Jim Aldersey, Bendigo Advertiser

Freeze frame ... a hectic scene at a single vehicle accident in Wodonga, this shows the moments of preparation between crews arriving and setting up for safe extraction. Pic: John Russell, Border Mail

Max Kinniburgh stands with the Springbank boys during the post match ceremony of the 2014 CHFL Grand Final at Eureka Stadium. PHOTO: ADAM TRAFFORD, The Courier, Ballarat

Legana Presbyterian Care nursing home resident Nella Groves shows off the nude calendar the nursing home has produced. Picture Mark Jesser, The Examiner, Launceston

Eric Platt of Newcastle soaking up the rays at Bar Beach. Photo Simone De Peak, Newcastle Herald

Macksville Public School mourns the passing of Phillip Hughes. Pic: Guardian News, Nambucca

Rushing to an incident in Lavington in October, Merkesteyn found a man on a roof. “He got attention from most of the street and later he took off his shoe and cut his feet,” he says. Merkesteyn says this is a true news picture. Pic: Peter Merkesteyn, Border Mail

“I’ve never seen a performer get so involved with the crowd,” Thorpe says. He says this shot of Michael Franti showed a real connection because he kept coming into the audience. “It was an incredible performance and people absolutely loved it,” he says. Pic: David Thorpe, Border Mail

2014: What a year that was | Photos

Just a small sampling of some of the images from Fairfax photographers this year.

2014: What a year that was | Photos

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