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Malcolm McClarty is urging other men to get tested for prostate cancer. (HANDOUT/MALCOLM MCCLARTY)

Australian men are being urged not to neglect their health after a squash coach who thought he had a sports injury was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer.

'Get tested': how hip pain led to late cancer diagnosis

NIAS CEO Shona Eichorn (left) and sports programs manager Nicole Wong (right) are excited to be bringing the Academy Games to Tamworth for the next three years. Picture by Peter Hardin

Tamworth is locked in to host for the next three years.

'A tremendous honour': Which 'prestigious' event is headed our way?

Three weeks after a man was shot and killed in Melbourne, a 40-year-old has been charged with murder (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Homicide squad detectives have charged a 40-year-old man over the shooting death of a 33-year-old outside shops in Melbourne's north.

Man charged over 'targeted' fatal shooting at shops

Traditional and modern techniques are being combined to track animals in the Tanami desert. (HANDOUT/CENTRAL LAND COUNCIL)

Indigenous rangers are using ancient tracking techniques and modern technology to find native animals after developing bilingual training resources.

Rangers use new tech for tracking animals in the desert

Soundmerch record store owner Tim Everist says vinyl provides the ultimate listening experience. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Video may have killed the radio star but it seems nothing can stop records spinning, with vinyl enthusiasts gearing up to gather at stores across the country.

Spinning around: record stores stand the test of time

Buying off the plan may have become more risky amid builder insolvencies. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

As construction businesses continue folding in their thousands, an expert warns one of the more accessible paths into home ownership could become risky.

Builder insolvencies may upend home buyer plans: expert

A TK Maxx store has been ordered to be of good behaviour for breaching child employment laws. (AP PHOTO)

A retail chain with more than 80 stores across Australia showed "disregard" for child labour laws and the wellbeing of its young staff, a regulator has found.

Regulator blasts 'disregard' for child employment laws

Anna Houlahan

Who championed Parental Advisory stickers on albums? Was it Tipper Gore (left to right), Barbara Bush, Nancy Reagan or Lady Bird Johnson? Picture AP Photo/LBJ Library

Nancy Reagan, Tipper Gore, Barbara Bush or Lady Bird Johnson?

Who championed Parental Advisory stickers on albums? Take our quiz

Should I invest directly, or try a managed fund?

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Ali & Gaby's quick tips for big wins in understanding your money

Rachel Clark

Manilla Historical society members were recognised for their work to preservr the iconic wooden viaduct. Picture by NDL

Awards recognise those who have preserved the region's heritage.

Manilla's campaign to save iconic viaduct recognised at heritage awards

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BALLARAT: Blossom the staffy tastes a cupcake for RSPCA Cupcake Day with shelter supervisor Claire Cooper and Pets Place assistant manager Lyn Zboril. Photo: Luka Kauzlaric.

BENDIGO: Cage fighter Richard Ivory is to compete for a professional cage fighting title on Saturday. Picture: GLENN DANIELS

BENDIGO: Chloe Long and Daniel Roberts from Sydney Dance Company running a workshop for Bendigo students. Picture: JODIE WIEGARD

BENDIGO: Co-Stars and co-directors John Jarratt and AFI nominee Kaarin Fairfax were in Bendigo to promote their new film Stalk Her. Picture: JODIE WIEGARD

BENDIGO: Kate Prendergast Francis Bush and Ned Middleton are off to India for the World Downs Syndrome Congress. Picture: GLENN DANIELS

BENDIGO: Mark Coffey with Argentinain Wine maker Sebastian Mendoza ahead of Saturday's Wine Expo. Picture: DARREN HOWE

BENDIGO: Monika Bell and Alex Campbell-Smith recently got engaged and are waiting for the law to change to marry. Picture: DARREN HOWE

DUBBO: Volunteers with a fraction of the rubbish they collected from during a clean-up of the Macquarie River in Dubbo.

INVERELL: Abi Beckhouse waits her turn on stage at 4Ever After. Photo: Michèle Jedlicka

INVERELL: Mahalia and Cadence Rynne and Lizzie King in their taffeta dresses. Photo: Michèle Jedlicka

INVERELL: Tori Allison dancing in the 4Ever After show. Photo: Michèle Jedlicka

NAMBUCCA: Bowraville Goannas rugby players stood up against domestic violence, with temporary symbolic neck tattoos.

NAMBUCCA: Residents at Missabotti staged a protest over plans to establish a shooting range. Photo: Ute Schulenberg

NAROOMA: The Southern Jimble (Carybdea rastoni) is a member of the box jellyfish family and are swarming at Narooma.  Photo: Georgia Poyner

NARROMINE: Amy and Murray pictured with their daughter Matilda, and friends after completing the 2015 City2Surf in Bondi on Sunday, August 9. 

NYNGAN: Luke Harrison, Suzannah Dewhurst, Jenny Whalan, Alicia Harrison, Mal Donald, Ali Bath, Rachel Dewhurst, Helen Irving McIsaac and Lincoln Ryan ought a small silver lining to a tragedy when they topped the charity charts at a Sydney fun run.

PORT MACQUARIE: Hastings Valley Vikings captain Andrew West is, like his team, having a cracking season in 2015.

PORT MACQUARIE: MacKillop sleepout students Brayden De-Casto, Brenden Grainger, Molly Kalchbauer and Diana Smith.

PORT MACQUARIE: The Rural Fire Servide hazard reduction burn program is ramping up for summer.

TASMANIA: Maddison Woods is celebrating her heartiversary (12 months since open heart surgery). Photo: Grant Wells.

DEVONPORT: Roller Derby hit Devonport. Photo: Katrina Docking

BURNIE: Young snooker star Cale Barrett gets in some practice ahead of the weekend's state championships in Burnie. Photo: Jason Hollister

TILBA: South Coast Cheese employees Haylee Dart and Chrissy Lansley with award winning products from the Royal Melbourne Fine Food Awards. Photo: Stan Gorton  

WAGGA WAGGA: Newly named celebrity donkey 'Forrest' with StarFM's breakfast duo Michael Whitto Whittington and Pip Enscoe.

WELLINGTON: Sophie and Coco Tomkins with the famous dairy shorthorns.

PORT MACQUARIE: Surfers Mitch Howlett and David Long on Town Beach believe the ocean habitat can be enjoyed safely without impacting on the creatures living within it.

NAMBUCCA: Children from The Red School wowed parents, storekeepers and shoppers with their Book Week parade through the Nambucca Heads CBD. Photo: Christian Knight

LAURIETON: High Tea By The Sea event at the Camden Haven Surf Life Saving Club raised $2000 for the club and for Motor Neurone Disease research. Photo: Michelle Garvan

LAURIETON: King of the Mountain fun run is being held this weekend. Participants have been encouraged to dress up, show up and raise funds for the Camden Haven Surf Club and Cystic Fibrosis NSW. Photo: Kate Dwyer

WAGGA WAGGA: Wagga RSL sub-branch committee members Bob Toose (left) and Reg Hearne remember World War II fallen at Wagga's Sandakan Memorial ahead of Saturday's service. Photo: Kieren L Tilly

WAGGA WAGGA: Charlie Hamilton, Kate Vickers, Ed Wright and Myles Stewart will join more than 150 riders at the NSW Junior State Championships in Tamworth this weekend. Photo: Laura Hardwick

WAGGA WAGGA: Brad Fewson (second right) with Patriots Australia Riverina members Lee Mottee, Mick James and Brendon Heape. The military motorcycle club's Riverina chapter is organising a poker run. Photo: Kieren L TIlly

RIVERINA: Hugh Zhen, Borambola Wines managing director Tim McMullen and Kangaroo Fresh chairman Simon Lam show off local product that will be sold at a purpose-made club in Shenzhen. Photo: Kieren L Tilly

NAROOMA: The RV John Young and the Marine Rescue Narooma Jet-skis head out the Narooma bar on a mission to scatter the ashes of outgoing commander John Young.

DUBBO: Superintendent Lyndon Wieland explains the new computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system that was rolled out to the Orana RFS region this week. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

DUBBO: Dubbo College Senior campus Year 11 students Anna O'Dell (left) and Amberlilly Gordon share a moment with Andrew Morley ahead of his talk to the students about ReachOut on Tuesday. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

VICTOR HARBOR: Victor Harbor's Jo Lines (pictured with her 10-month-old son, Alex) received a kidney from an anonymous donor in 2012, and has since recovered and started a family with her husband, James.

MURRAY BRIDGE: A 46-year-old Murray Bridge man faced court for allegedly hijacking a car and attempting to hijack a second car when he crashed the first. Photo: Dani Brown

WHYALLA: An Aboriginal netball team and football team have a new uniform for when they represent Whyalla at a state sporting carnival later this year. Pictured were players Josh Smith, Myles McNamara, Courtney Gollan and Tegan Gollan.

BUNBURY: Stunning Bunbury photographs will be sent to Japan to be displayed in a prestigious exhibition as part of a City of Bunbury photographic competition. Pictured is open division winner Matt Blakers' entry Under Over. 

MANDURAH: Chris Mawson wrote about his struggle with post traumatic stress disorder after working as a paramedic. Photo: Richard Polden

SOUTH WEST WA:  Lulu McAllister, Chelsea Coleman and Gretchen Buck teamed up to take on the South West as a part of the second annual Sommelier Scavenger Hunt, recruiting acclaimed sommeliers to form groups and set out to find wines that would become the “future classics”.

ILLAWARRA: Agent Trever Molenaar outside the house overlooking Little Austinmer beach that sold for a record $3.5 million. Photo: KIRK GILMOUR

WOLLONGONG: Port Kembla grandfather Domenico Notarianni owes his life to an organ donor, but he never thought he'd have to make the same heart-wrenching decision to donate the organs of the one he loved. Grieving husband and liver transplant recipient Domenico Notarianni with granddaughter Alessia Nisyrios. Photo: SYLVIA LIBER

NEWCASTLE: Wallsend residents have labelled Newcastle City’s Council’s decision to sell three of the suburb’s older properties in one package as a ‘‘tragedy’’, saying it will favour developers over buyers willing to restore the homes. Wallsend Heritage Group members at 1 Longworth Ave Wallsend which is one of 3 connected blocks up for sale simultaneously . From left, Norm Martin [treasurer] , Kavil Martin [President] and Ian Sherman [Vice President ]. Photo: Peter Stoop

NEWCASTLE: Newcastle Local Studies librarian Sue Ryan seen here with the family portraits of early harbour pilot William Eckford and his wife Mary. Photo: Max Mason-Hubers

BALLARAT: Hilda and Harold Biggs still make each other laugh after 70 years of marriage. They will celebrate the anniversary of their Ballarat war-time wedding this week. Photo: Lachlan Bence

BALLARAT: Ballarat mother Deb Harris has a pink wheelie bin outside of her house, but it’s not for rubbish or recycling. Ms Harris has launched the successful Share the Dignity campaign in Ballarat to help provide comfort for homeless women during that time of the month. Picture: Kate Healy.

MAITLAND: Dylan Parker spreads the paper plane message to Hunter Valley Grammar School Year 2 students. Photo: CATH BOWEN

LAUNCESTON: Tasmanian Devil Imps Zookeeper Elisha Palfreyman with a female baby devil. Photo: Paul Scambler

The week in pictures | August 15, 2015

Photos from across Fairfax Regional newspapers for the week ending August 15, 2015.

The week in pictures | August 15, 2015

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