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The northern New South Wales town of Tamworth is looking for a new town crier as Errol Bourne bows out after delivering his final address to the city as part of its Australia Day civic ceremony.

The missing Beaumont children.

The location in Glenelg where the children were last seen.

The case notes filed on the disappearance of the Beaumont chilldren.

Missing persons poster issued for the Beaumont children by SAPOL.

Beaumont children photographed at the Twelve Apostles.

Beaumont children listed in $1 million reward cases of unsolved disappearances.

A Google Earth image creaetd by SAPOL shows the current view of Glenelg Beach.

Regional Australians are recognised for their contributions to industry and community, in this year's Australia Day Awards.

An environmental bio-security advocate, a wine industry strategist, and a community health supporter are honoured in the Australia Day Honours List.

Police are searching for two men after a man was shot in the leg in Braybrook in Melbourne's west.

Tom Fawcett from Adelaide River in the Northern Territory has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for his service to the livestock transport industry.

Former Gold Coast MP and international rugby league player Mick Veivers admits he is embarrassed to receive an Australia Day gong.

Western Australians from diverse backgrounds are recognised in national Australia Day honours, including an Aboriginal health campaigner, botanical painter and shire president.

A Vietnam veteran and advocate for post-traumatic stress disorder receives an Australia Day honour.

An Aboriginal leader from Leonora receives a Member of the Order of Australia for her work in child ear health and language preservation.

From a list of songs in a textbook to a record 300,000 voters, triple j's Hottest 100 proves its place as "the world's biggest music democracy".

A new book, Kitchener's One Hundred, recognises the work and bravery of 100 young doctors from Australia who served in WWI.

2016 Australia Day honours recipients, from left, viticulturist Peter Hayes, rural health advocate Jenny Treloar and biosecurity researcher Ron Sinclair.

A mariner from Newcastle has been recognised in the Australia Day honours for his years of service to the maritime transport industry.

A marine biologist, based in Bunbury, warns feeding dolphins encourages beggar behaviour and puts them at risk.

Work is being carried out to fix a website that published incorrect information about air quality in the Latrobe Valley, in Eastern Victoria, the Environment Protection Authority says.

Gloucester Council will meet with a New South Wales Government delegate this week to discuss plans for an amalgamation with Dungog Council.

World number two Andy Murray backs Bernard Tomic to reach the top 10, saying he thinks the Australian "gets a bit of a hard time".

A woman from Broken Hill in far-west New South Wales charged with murdering her partner last year is granted bail.

Nic Marchesi and Lucas Patchett from Brisbane have won Young Australian of the Year for Orange Sky Laundry, a free mobile laundry service for the homeless. The world-first concept has now expanded to five vans which operate across five cities, run by more than 270 volunteers.

Three people have been refused bail over an alleged armed robbery at a bottle shop in Orange.

Tennis greats Rod Laver and Lleyton Hewitt are among the Australian sports stars to receive Australia Day honours.

A severe storm sweeps across the ACT, prompting hundreds of calls for help and putting a dampener on the Australian of the Year ceremony.

Canberra's burgeoning music scene has fostered a new wave of successful musicians, getting noticed both here and overseas. You asked us to find out more.

Police expect designated drinking zones at Perth's Australia Day Skyworks show will reduce the amount of trouble on the streets.

An email sent from the office of Ipswich Mayor Paul Pisasale warns community groups they could miss out on "donations" if the Mayor and current crop of councillors are not re-elected.

Aussie-born Brit Johanna Konta is through to the Australian Open quarter-finals after a three-set thriller against Ekaterina Makarova.

Former premier Mike Rann headlines the list of South Australians recognised in this year's Australia Day honours, which also includes London bombing survivor Gill Hicks and tennis champion Lleyton Hewitt.

A women's sports advocate, publishers of children's books and a singer-songwriter are among Victoria's recipients of this year's Australia Day Honours.

Doctors, community leaders, creative minds, sporting personalities and the leaders of small communities are being recognised across NSW in the 2016 Australia Day honours list.

One of the stars of Here's Humphrey and Fat Cat and Friends is recognised for her decades of service to the television industry and community work.

Australia's top family law judge has used an Australia Day honours acceptance to highlight how he says the court system is leaving women vulnerable and children at risk.

Jackie French, Brendan Nelson and Diana Abdel-Rahman are among the Canberrans recognised in this year's Australia Day honours.

Alcohol and dangerous surf conditions are expected to make Australia Day particularly challenging for surf lifesavers in south-east Queensland.

Andy Murray ends home hopes at the Australian Open for another year with a hard-earned straight-sets fourth-round win over Bernard Tomic.

Melbourne City keep alive their Premier's Plate hopes with a 3-1 thumping of Wellington Phoenix at AAMI Park.

Andy Murray proved too classy for a spirited Bernard Tomic, winning in straight sets. Relive the action as it happened in Grandstand's live blog.

An elderly woman dies after being hit by a car moments after stepping off a bus in Lismore.

The Bolte Bridge in Melbourne reopens after authorities remove a rolled-over truck that caused major peak hour traffic disruptions.

A severe storm sweeps across the ACT, prompting hundreds of calls for help and putting a sdampener on the Australian of the Year ceremony.

A man who allegedly stabbed an 18-year-old before fleeing down a major Perth road covered in blood is charged.

Power is returned to homes in the Perth suburb of Sorrento after it is established a suspicious package near a transformer is not a bomb.

After a full day searching, rescuers fail to find any sign of a swimmer who went missing in rough seas off Teewah Beach, north of Noosa, on Sunday.

Melbourne City qualifies for the W-League grand final after a dramatic penalty shoot-out win over Brisbane Roar in the semi-final.