8.31AM: Well that's a good place to finish this morning's wrap. Keep an eye on your local paper's website for breaking news and updates. Until tomorrow, goodbye.
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8.27AM: Ripped bods alert: The death of his grandfather only 10 days earlier, inspired Steve Norris to shine in his first ever physique fitness competition.
The Ulladulla athlete and McDonalds manager took out fourth place in the Clash at the Coast Physique Titles held at the Batemans Bay Soldiers Club on April 18. Find out more.
8.22AM: Things are about to start hotting up for Dale Finucane. He
knew he was in the Country side – just no one bothered to tell the Melbourne Storm forward he would be in the No. 8 jersey.
Finucane was rewarded for a strong start to the season by gaining his second Country jersey after starting from the bench last year. Full story.
8.19AM: Health and Safety would love this one.
8.15AM: Kiama is never one to be left behind. The new structure for the provision of community services in Kiama was unveiled on Monday, as Kiama council launched its new brand, Blue Haven Care. Full story.
8.11AM: Maloneys Beach has again been plunged into the dark ages as internet services went down for the third straight weekend.
This time phone services have failed as well, but Maloney’s Beach residents are not alone, as Nelligen residents are suffering the same outages. Full story.
8.01AM: Things are hotting up for day three of the Bega to Bondi saw contestants swap their surf skis and the ocean for bikes and land. Read all about it.
7.57AM: Hmmm I remember being taught not to walk behind a horse. Here's why.
7.54AM: Here's a cool cow story out of Nowra.
A Shoalhaven dairying family has established a new Australasian record for the sale of a dairy cow at auction.
Alex, Craig and Jared Cochrane of Nowra and Geelong, who run Parrabel Genetics, in partnership with Rocky Allen of Cobargo and Jeff Nelmes of the Gold Coast, sold the three-month-old cow for $112,000 at the Global Impact Sale at Lardner Park in Gippsland last week. Full story.
7.52AM: The planned teachers' strike at Catholic schools for today is off.Catholic schools in the region will operate as normal on Tuesday after a breakthrough in negotiations over a proposed enterprise agreement. Full story.
7.48AM: Good morning, sorry about the late start, we had some technical issues. This is shaping up to be a mini wrap today. But we'll find plenty more later on to fill you up.
Good news for commuters, there are no delays on the trains. On the roads it's a similar situation apart from the odd roadworks.
