MEGA GALLERY: Best snaps from regional Australia

Updated August 25 2013 - 4:55pm, first published August 24 2013 - 11:30am
King Rugaruza and David Shyaka Sekunzi. David arrived in Newcastle on Thursday on a relative orphaned visa. Picture: Natalie Grono
King Rugaruza and David Shyaka Sekunzi. David arrived in Newcastle on Thursday on a relative orphaned visa. Picture: Natalie Grono
A spectator watches on at the Red Bull Storm Chase at Temma in Tasmania.
A spectator watches on at the Red Bull Storm Chase at Temma in Tasmania.
Wagga taxi driver Joseph Smith took his parking fine fight to a hearing at Wagga Local Court on Tuesday and won. The fine was dismissed. Picture: Addison Hamilton
Wagga taxi driver Joseph Smith took his parking fine fight to a hearing at Wagga Local Court on Tuesday and won. The fine was dismissed. Picture: Addison Hamilton
Artist Kim Barter at her exhibition opening in Castlemaine, Victoria. Picture: Julie Hough
Artist Kim Barter at her exhibition opening in Castlemaine, Victoria. Picture: Julie Hough
Bailey, 10 (centre) joins the drumming chorus at a multi-school African drumming rehearsal this week in the Illawarra. Picture: Andy Zakeli
Bailey, 10 (centre) joins the drumming chorus at a multi-school African drumming rehearsal this week in the Illawarra. Picture: Andy Zakeli
A spectator watches on at the Red Bull Storm Chase at Temma in Tasmania.
A spectator watches on at the Red Bull Storm Chase at Temma in Tasmania.
A firefighter at work at Macedonia Park in Berkeley on Saturday morning after a large scrub fire was whipped up by wild winds. Picture: Robert Peet
A firefighter at work at Macedonia Park in Berkeley on Saturday morning after a large scrub fire was whipped up by wild winds. Picture: Robert Peet
Hercules the Himalayan rabbit knows what is good for him and is more than happy to pose to promote Cup Cake Day, the RSPCA fund-raiser. Picture: Grant Wells
Hercules the Himalayan rabbit knows what is good for him and is more than happy to pose to promote Cup Cake Day, the RSPCA fund-raiser. Picture: Grant Wells
Angela Castles of Hobart went to university at age 17 and has never looked back. Picture: Grant Wells
Angela Castles of Hobart went to university at age 17 and has never looked back. Picture: Grant Wells
Sadie, british bulldog, at All Breeds Championship Dog Show at Horsham Showgrounds.
Sadie, british bulldog, at All Breeds Championship Dog Show at Horsham Showgrounds.
 Breast cancer survivor Joy Dance of Griffith, NSW with her granddaughter Abby Butcher, 6, are supporting Daffodil Day.
Breast cancer survivor Joy Dance of Griffith, NSW with her granddaughter Abby Butcher, 6, are supporting Daffodil Day.
A reader photo submitted by Matt Chapman from Transit Hill on Saturday of fires burning in the Port Macquarie region.
A reader photo submitted by Matt Chapman from Transit Hill on Saturday of fires burning in the Port Macquarie region.
A landslip near the Bogong Village on Friday forced the road to Falls Creek to be closed overnight. Picture: Philip van Gent
A landslip near the Bogong Village on Friday forced the road to Falls Creek to be closed overnight. Picture: Philip van Gent
Warrnambool artist Alex Rees is putting on a solo show at ArtLink, with proceeds going to Peter's Project and rural children in Ghana. Picture: Rob Gunstone
Warrnambool artist Alex Rees is putting on a solo show at ArtLink, with proceeds going to Peter's Project and rural children in Ghana. Picture: Rob Gunstone
A troupe of gorillas is now on public display at Mogo Zoo in NSW. Picture: Clive Brookbanks
A troupe of gorillas is now on public display at Mogo Zoo in NSW. Picture: Clive Brookbanks
Police divers hunt for clues connected to the disappearance of Dubbo man Alois Rez. Photo: Belinda Soole
Police divers hunt for clues connected to the disappearance of Dubbo man Alois Rez. Photo: Belinda Soole
Cattle move through flooded paddocks near Nirranda, Victoria, looking for drier pastures following big downpours. Picture: Rob Gunstone
Cattle move through flooded paddocks near Nirranda, Victoria, looking for drier pastures following big downpours. Picture: Rob Gunstone
This photograph by Scott Rumens of Bunbury, WA was awarded the people’s choice award in the What’s Your ING Thing competition.
This photograph by Scott Rumens of Bunbury, WA was awarded the people’s choice award in the What’s Your ING Thing competition.
 Ambassador for the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre Imogen Bailey stands in front of The Hot Potato van at the Farmers Markets in Mudgee. Imogen and the Hot Potato van will travel to Brisbane to bust several widely held asylum seeker myths.
Ambassador for the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre Imogen Bailey stands in front of The Hot Potato van at the Farmers Markets in Mudgee. Imogen and the Hot Potato van will travel to Brisbane to bust several widely held asylum seeker myths.
It's the fifth year Geoff Bowyer from Yankalilla in South Australia has sold his homegrown daffodils to raise money for Daffodil Day. Picture: Alice Dempster
It's the fifth year Geoff Bowyer from Yankalilla in South Australia has sold his homegrown daffodils to raise money for Daffodil Day. Picture: Alice Dempster
The driver of this truck is believed to have suffered a medical episode, causing him to veer off the Hume Freeway between Albury and Wodonga on Friday night. Picture: Peter Merkesteyn
The driver of this truck is believed to have suffered a medical episode, causing him to veer off the Hume Freeway between Albury and Wodonga on Friday night. Picture: Peter Merkesteyn
 Over the past few weeks, the Mid Lachlan Valley Team of the Rural Fire Service has taken delivery of more than $2 million worth of new and second hand fire appliances.
Over the past few weeks, the Mid Lachlan Valley Team of the Rural Fire Service has taken delivery of more than $2 million worth of new and second hand fire appliances.
Former Gunns chairman John Gay leaving the Launceston Supreme Court on Thursday, after being fined $50,000 for insider trading.
Former Gunns chairman John Gay leaving the Launceston Supreme Court on Thursday, after being fined $50,000 for insider trading.
Victor Harbor's Georgia-Grace Fulton, 6, had her wish for a pink castle granted by the Make A Wish Foundation. She is living with a living with a degenerative lung disease.
Victor Harbor's Georgia-Grace Fulton, 6, had her wish for a pink castle granted by the Make A Wish Foundation. She is living with a living with a degenerative lung disease.
A 23-year-old man was tragically killed in Portland, outside of Lithgow in NSW on Tuesday afternoon after an accident with a tip tray on a truck.
A 23-year-old man was tragically killed in Portland, outside of Lithgow in NSW on Tuesday afternoon after an accident with a tip tray on a truck.
Jess Moraschi and Beth Huxely get ready to remove St Patrick School year 6 teacher Peter Moraschi's beard for charity in Griffith, NSW.
Jess Moraschi and Beth Huxely get ready to remove St Patrick School year 6 teacher Peter Moraschi's beard for charity in Griffith, NSW.
Football management in Wagga, NSW has refused to shift this weekend's finals from the mud bath that is McPherson Oval. Picture: Alastair Brook
Football management in Wagga, NSW has refused to shift this weekend's finals from the mud bath that is McPherson Oval. Picture: Alastair Brook
Rough seas at the Bay of Martyrs, Peterborough, on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria. Picture: Rob Gunstone
Rough seas at the Bay of Martyrs, Peterborough, on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria. Picture: Rob Gunstone
DUBBO: The Nationals leader Warren Truss cutting the ribbon to officially launch Member for Parkes Mark Coutlon's election office. Picture: Abanob Saad
DUBBO: The Nationals leader Warren Truss cutting the ribbon to officially launch Member for Parkes Mark Coutlon's election office. Picture: Abanob Saad
Monarto Zoo in South Australia held a first birthday party for Zuri the chimp on Wednesday. She is the first chimp born at the zoo in its 30-year history. She is pictured with mum Zombi.
Monarto Zoo in South Australia held a first birthday party for Zuri the chimp on Wednesday. She is the first chimp born at the zoo in its 30-year history. She is pictured with mum Zombi.
Kanahooka High School students Jayden Dudek and Bill Khumkhrong learn some plumbing skills from Peter Merryfull. Picture: Andy Zakeli
Kanahooka High School students Jayden Dudek and Bill Khumkhrong learn some plumbing skills from Peter Merryfull. Picture: Andy Zakeli
Workers clean up after a truck crash east of Dadswells Bridge in Victoria's Wimmera region early Thursday morning. The truck was carrying alcohol and potato crisps. Picture: Paul Carracher
Workers clean up after a truck crash east of Dadswells Bridge in Victoria's Wimmera region early Thursday morning. The truck was carrying alcohol and potato crisps. Picture: Paul Carracher
ABC TV crews filming scenes for season two of The Doctor Blake Mysteries in Sturt Street, Ballarat. Picture: Jeremy Bannister
ABC TV crews filming scenes for season two of The Doctor Blake Mysteries in Sturt Street, Ballarat. Picture: Jeremy Bannister
Small bar and restaurant, the Laundry Cafe, in Busselton, WA is shaking up some CinefestOZ-inspired cocktails, named after films on the French-Australian film festival's program.
Small bar and restaurant, the Laundry Cafe, in Busselton, WA is shaking up some CinefestOZ-inspired cocktails, named after films on the French-Australian film festival's program.
Foreign Affairs Minister Bob Carr answers questions from St Joseph's students in the Illawarra. Picture: Andy Zakeli
Foreign Affairs Minister Bob Carr answers questions from St Joseph's students in the Illawarra. Picture: Andy Zakeli
Police restrain a suspect outside Centrelink in Bendigo on Friday who allegedly threatened staff with a large meat cleaver. Picture: Jim Aldersey
Police restrain a suspect outside Centrelink in Bendigo on Friday who allegedly threatened staff with a large meat cleaver. Picture: Jim Aldersey
Dapto adaptation of Mem Fox tale wins at Wakakirri Festival in NSW. Pictured are Kasey Harford, Katie Haldane, Talia Rogan, Holly Severn, Alexia Favi and Tahlia Young. Picture: Andy Zakeli
Dapto adaptation of Mem Fox tale wins at Wakakirri Festival in NSW. Pictured are Kasey Harford, Katie Haldane, Talia Rogan, Holly Severn, Alexia Favi and Tahlia Young. Picture: Andy Zakeli
Margaret South, 50, of Woonona has survived pancreatic cancer for eight years. Picture: Sylvia Liber
Margaret South, 50, of Woonona has survived pancreatic cancer for eight years. Picture: Sylvia Liber
Pat Morrison handles a one-off 1905 Royal Doulton vase with extreme care at the Chiltern Antique Fair. Picture: Ben Eyles
Pat Morrison handles a one-off 1905 Royal Doulton vase with extreme care at the Chiltern Antique Fair. Picture: Ben Eyles
Police suspect fatigue was to blame for a Hume Freeway crash on Thursday morning at Fifteen Mile Creek on the Wangaratta bypass. The driver, from Narrandera, was pulled from the cabin through the shattered windscreen.
Police suspect fatigue was to blame for a Hume Freeway crash on Thursday morning at Fifteen Mile Creek on the Wangaratta bypass. The driver, from Narrandera, was pulled from the cabin through the shattered windscreen.

Take a look at how regional and rural Australia saw the news in pictures this week. Pictures are courtesy Fairfax reporters and journalists across the country.

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