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Enjoy some of the best photos that helped tell the news across the nation this week.

MANDURAH: Mandurah’s foreshore precinct came to life on Tuesday morning as the energetic Yamato drummers got passers-by into the groove. Photo: Marta Pascual Juanola

NEWCASTLE: Fire fighters Dean Russell, Matthew Russell, Chris Baggs, Simon Rostron and Luke Russell prepare for their climb.

FORBES: Blake Morrison, 12, "Hillcrest", Forbes, during his school holidays helping his family with shearing. Photo: Rachael Webb

ALBURY: Leigh Ricardo, Leigh Parkinson, Carolyn Corcoran and Nerida Lindholm are participating in Border Relay for Life. Photo: MARK JESSER

ALBURY: The final salute of respect for much loved police officer Gavin Frew. Photo: MARK JESSER

BODALLA: A plaque recognising the Olympic gold medal winner Neale Lavis was unveiled

BOOLAROO: Mark Hambier is stuck with tonnes of disturbed lead-laden dirt and grass in the yard of his Fifth Street, Boolaroo, property after authorities refused to accept it at the tip. Photo: Marina Neil

DANDALOO: Jason Firth, "Westholm", Dandaloo, full time employee with (right) Greg Broughton, "Jamea", Dandaloo, pictured with (bottom left) Ben Wright, Central West Contracting, Dubbo, and Greg's son, Luke, 13, in the middle of baling Victory variety canola for silage. Photo: Rachael Webb 

DUBBO: Hay Baling contractor, Keith Sayers, Dubbo, checking canola being cut for hay by Operator, Tony Evans, Dubbo, with his 31" Krone butterfly mower conditioner for the Watt family at Peak Hill. Photo: Rachael Webb

FORBES: Three generations of Morrison men, (centre) Chris Morrison, TC Morrison Partnership, "Hillcrest", Forbes, his father, Trevor, and one of his sons, Blake, 12. Photo: Rachael Webb

FORBES: Toohey watches his owner Greg Briggs of Briggsys Shearing, Forbes, busy with shearing for the Morrison's of TC Morrison Partnership, "Hillcrest", Forbes. Photo: Rachael Webb

FORSTER: A young whale gets in some breaching practice. Photo: Judith Conning

KEMPSEY: Dr Carol Booth urges people to vote yes for marriage equality. Photo: Callum McGregor

KIAMA: A bit of bright colourful beach fun at Surf Beach Kiama. Photo: Hayley Warden

LAKE MACQUARIE: Aaron Dalley, 42, was expected to undergo surgery at Royal North Shore (RNS) Hospital, seven weeks after first displaying mild flu-like symptoms.

LAKE MACQUARIE: He's going to be missed by everyone ... Lake Macquarie father-of-three Allan Newling was killed in a workplace accident at Thornton on Wednesday. Photo: Sage Swinton

LAKE MACQUARIE: The inaugural 2017 Lake Macquarie Personal Watercraft (PWC) Race will feature both endurance and circuit formats, and will be the first event on the 201718 Australian racing calendar.

LAKE MACQUARIE: Two members of the Wangi Artists group currently have their works on exhibition at local cafes.

LAUNCESTON: Art exhibition by Shija Mathew at West Tamar Community Centre. Picture: Neil Richardson

LAUNCESTON: Mollie Free performs her solo at the Festival of Dance. Photo: Neil Richardson

LAUNCESTON: St Andrew's church on St John Street. Photo: Phillip Biggs

LAUNCESTON: Test Drive a Guide Dog program for vision impaired Tasmanians. Photo: Paul Scambler

LAUNCESTON: The Ravenswood studio of Fakington Wilde. Photo: Phillip Biggs

MANDURAH: Dudley Park resident Morewenna De Luis, member for Canning Andrew Hastie, federal minister for aged care and indigenous health Ken Wyatt and Specsavers audiology expert Jieun. Photo: Marta Pascual Juanola.

MANDURAH: Minister for culture and the arts David Templeman and Mandurah mayor Marina Vergone during the official launch of the Country Arts Summit. Photo: Marta Pascual Juanola.

MARGARET RIVER: Debbie and Michael Neat first met on the set of dating show Blind Date 26 years ago this week. Photo: Nicky Lefebvre

MUDGEE: Gavin Swords and his partner, Carina Bunting, (Laraben Poll Merinos), "Laraben", Mudgee, in a paddock of 2-5 year old, commercial flock ewes. Photo: Rachael Webb

NEWCASTLE: A man has been jailed for three months for throwing an eight-week-old kitten at a wall, breaking its leg, eye socket and teeth.

NEWCASTLE: A snake in the car park at Marketown Newcastle.

NEWCASTLE: Alex Lahey began her I Love You Like A Brother album tour in fine form at 48 Watt Street. Photo: Josh Leeson

NEWCASTLE: Brooklyn Eather, 6, of Elermore Vale. Photo: Marina Neil

NEWCASTLE: Denise Pederson suffered horrific injuries to her neck, hands and face after she was brutally attacked in her own home by William Sampson.

NEWCASTLE: Residents said two burnt cars had been sitting on the sports field for two days. A third was torched on Tuesday night

NEWCASTLE: The Very Reverend Katherine Bowyer became the 16th Anglican Dean of Newcastle on Wednesday night. Photo: Simone De Peak

NOWRA: Jim Hindmarsh at the Nowra Sale Yards. Photo: Hayley Warden

NOWRA: Shoalhaven residents are faced with being charged to use sports grounds. Photo: Rebecca Fist

PORT LINCOLN: Candii Gaslevich from the Hotel Boston is the fourth UGLY bartender in town joining the cause to raise funds for the Leukaemia Foundation. Photo: Casey Treloar

PORT MACQUARIE: More than 100 kids attended the Neighbourhood Centre Family Fun Day. Photo: Matt Attard

PORT STEPHENS: Century 21 Novocastrian (Newcastle) has been enlisted to sell the privately owned Tanilba House, which was built by convicts in 1831.

PORT STEPHENS: Raymond Terrace firefighter Isabel Rios is taking part in the Fire Fighters Climb for Motor Neurone Disease on October 14.

PORT STEPHENS: The medallion presented to Lot Bishop who owned the Muree quarry that produced the world's best Freestone in 1893.

PORT LINCOLN: Zelma Broadfoot, pictured with daughter Cadence, whose project about postnatal depression is a finalist in the 2017 South Australian Community Achievement Awards. Photo: Casey Treloar

SUSSEX INLET: Sophie Berriman, Diesel Thompson, Xavier Berriman and Summer Thompson enjoyed the new track for hours on Thursday, their parents couldn't tear them away. Photo: Rebecca Fist

TAREE: Anglican Care Auxiliary Manning president George Hoad, Storm Village residential care manager Karen Freeman and Auxiliary secretry Margaret Carey at the opening of the garden. Photo: Rob Douglas.

TAREE: Superintendent Kam Baker spent over a month in Canada fighting fires. Photo: Rob Douglas

TILBA: Property owner Ron Snape with some fireweed killed by mystery aphids

ULLADULLA: John Hopoate and Nathan ‘The King’ Bell square off ahead of their November bout in Ulladulla

TILBA: South Coast Knife Show organiser Iain Hamilton shows off his winning hunting knife

WARRNAMBOOL: Port Fairy Seagull's Sam Rudolph will play his last match at this years HFNL grand final. Photo: Christine Ansorge

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Dan Berryman and son Charlie. Picture: Les Smith

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Each year, 100-year-old Ruth Phillips travels to Melbourne from her Northern NSW home in Gleniffer to celebrate the Jewish festival Passover. Picture supplied

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The week in pictures: October 1-6, 2017