THE Coal Creek Literary Festival will be running a number of writing competitions this year as part of the festival on Sunday, October 8.

“IF we treat her as a corpse, of course she will die.

BASS Coast Specialist School was presented with 15 new iPads recently.

THE Bass Coast Agricultural Show is facing an uncertain future.

In an Australian first, the ACT Government will allow free pill testing at the Spilt Milk music festival in Canberra, saying it's not about condoning drug use but keeping young people safe.

The result of this weekend's vote in Germany seems to be a foregone conclusion, with Angela Merkel tipped to win.

British music icon Elton John, who is preparing to play a series of shows in regional Australia, reflects on his love for his husband as he makes a heartfelt call for the nation to embrace same-sex marriage.

Facebook will give the contents of thousands of advertisements bought by a Russian agency to US congressional investigators, a move that could shed light on possible interference in the 2016 presidential election.