30 Dec 05 | One hour, 16 minutes and 21 seconds was all that separated Bargo hotelier, Peter Calligeros, aboard yacht Alfa Romeo from victory at the conclusion of Wednesday's Rolex Sydney to Hobart yacht race.
30 Dec 05 | Twelve players chosen from the Southern Highlands' under 16s cricket teams are about to embark on a tour including an historic annual match to keep control of the Bradman letter.
30 Dec 05 | Not content to spend their annual holidays lazing about, Bowral husband and wife eye-care practitioners Grant and Thao Hannaford have their sights firmly set on working in Mongolia in the new year.
30 Dec 05 | Member for Southern Highlands Peta Seaton wants the Department of Education and Training (DET) to reconsider the demographic information it used to rule out building a second primary school at Bowral.
30 Dec 05 | When her eldest son was three, Leanne Dole moved to the Southern Highlands from Sydney because it was easier to access the specialist early intervention and pre-school needed for his autism than it was in the city.
30 Dec 05 | Record numbers of movie-goers packed the Empire Cinema at Bowral earlier this week on traditionally the biggest day of the year for Australian cinemas.
30 Dec 05 | Unless major work is carried out soon, Bowral Hospital's children's ward will fail accreditation next year and paediatric services will be relocated to Campbelltown, a former NSW Health administrator has revealed.
28 Dec 05 | A 28-year-old skydiver has died after a heavy landing at a skydiving centre at Wilton on Monday.
28 Dec 05 | Mittagong Highway Patrol has applauded Southern Highlands motorists for their conduct on the roads over Christmas, but are warning drivers not to become complacent in the lead-up to the New Year.
27 Dec 05 | Peter Calligeros is just as likely to be found at the helm of a 98-foot yacht as he is behind the bar. The owner of the historic Bargo Hotel has set sail in his eighth Rolex Sydney to Hobart yacht race - confident that 2005 could be his year.
27 Dec 05 | Wingecarribee reclaimed the Waratah Cup in the annual touch football match against northern neighbours Wollondilly, with an emphatic 8-2 victory.
27 Dec 05 | The Southern Highlands Division of General Practice has joined forces with Wingecarribee Shire Council to work with schools to combat the growing national problem of childhood obesity locally.
27 Dec 05 | The long wait is almost over, with Wingecarribee Shire Council's new general manager Mike Hyde set to start at the end of January.
23 Dec 05 | Burradoo Polocrosse Club's Kylie Goatham has been selected as a member of the Australian squad for 2007 World Cup Series.
23 Dec 05 | He's now ranked the number one junior fencer in Australia and has 17 international medals to his name, but when Joe Slowiaczek first stepped into the international fencing arena he was told he would not win a single bout.
23 Dec 05 | The delaying effects of the heavy November rains on the bushfire season have run their course, with Wingecarribee Rural Fire Service (RFS) strongly urging locals to prepare for a long, dry, hot summer and the associated fire risks.
23 Dec 05 | The preference of the Bowral Primary school community is clear: if it is a choice between rebuilding or relocating the school, then the overwhelming majority say "relocate".
23 Dec 05 | Wingecarribee Shire Council has welcomed the freeze on new self-care retirement developments near country towns and villages, announced by NSW Minister for Planning Frank Sartor last week.
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22 Dec 05 | Having danced since she was three years old, Bowral High graduate Liesel Zink cannot wait for what lies ahead.