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The best photos from Fairfax Regional Media this week.&nbsp;

BOWRAL: Love starts at any age, just ask Violet Fitzsimons (7) and Finn Moore (7) who met at Bowral Public School. This Valentines Day, make sure you find someone, four-legged or human, that makes your world go round and tell them you love them. Photo by Megan Drapalski Southern Highland News 

BAROSSA: John Geber, owner of Chateau Tanunda is out on the recival area taking in the juice of the first Barossa Shiraz with Ben Edwards, assistant winemaker, left.

BEGA: At the Ability Links launch are Bega Valley Shire Council access committee chair Ron Finneran,  WorkAbility patron Junee Waites and Nathan Johnston of the BVSC access committee. Photo Albert McKnight 

BEGA: Ominous thunderclouds gather above Bega's main centre. Photo Albert McKnight.

BEGA: Young filmmaker Gary Lonesborough enjoys a summer break at home in Bega after an award-winning year at Sydney Film School. Photo Alasdair McDonald.

BEMBOKA: Bemboka Public SchoolÔÇÖs principal Jan Rogers greets new teacher Chris Reeve. Photo Albert McKnight.

ONLY IN BRAIDWOOD: Braidwoodians celebrate the opening of a second pedestrian crossing. Or hould that be zebra crossing. Photo Alex Rea. Braidwood Times.

CESSNOCK: CessnockÔÇêPerforming Arts Centre staff Rosemary Garner, Amy Cox, VickiÔÇêSienczuk, Ainslie Rommell, Beverly Hannay and volunteer Grant Pateman at the centre's season launch. Photo by Sage Swinton.

CESSNOCK: Dancers from Kirsty Gunther Academy of Dance at the Cessnock Performing Arts Centre season launch. Photo by Sage Swinton.

CLARE: Peter Burner, picking supervisor from Kilikanoon Wines, oversees the early morning harvest of Riesling grapes, which are destined for the company's reserve label. PHOTO Keira James. 

COBARGO: Richard Tarlinton and eight cousins set off on pack horses along the historic WD Tarlinton Track from Braidwood to Wandella. 

COOTAMUNDRA: Julisia Cross, Simon Sutherland and Janine Ricketts are ready to see all their hard work pay off tomorrow for the 15th Coota Beach Volleyball carnival. 600 tons of sand are needed to transform Murray St into Coota Beach. Photo: Cootamundra Herald.

CROOKWELL Three generations of Arnall family shearers in action. The Arnall family members Bert [Pop] 88, John [Johnny] 64, and Shane 31, all shearing together, all at once! It's by no means a flash shed, but the ‘boys’ get the job done and the wool comes off with no fuss.

GOULBURN: Blues comes in all shapes, sizes and sounds. In Australian it can have one or two unique quirks, including sometimes a didgeridoo - as used here by Doggn It at the Austrlian Blues Music Festival last weekend. Photo Antony Dubber, Goulburn Post.

GOULBURN: Workers Staggs second grade cricketers will be painting the town pink this weekend, or at least parts of Carr Confoy Park, when they play Hibo Gold on Pink Stumps Day for the Jane McGrath Foundation. Goulburn Post.

PORT LINCOLN: Variety Bash team the Runaway Brides Jemma Bishop, Sandra Lukin, Deb White and Shelley Fiegert on the Port Lincoln airport runway, which will play host to the first ever Port Lincoln airport open day this weekend in support of sick and underprivileged children.

PORT PIRIE: Deb Hollitt has her eyes set on July when she is due to finish her treatment for breast cancer with her last phase of chemotherapy. PHOTO Hollie Joyce.

TAILEM BEND: Coorong Mayor Neville Jaensch looks out over Tailem Bend, a town injected with newfound enthusiasm as the redevelopment of the SA Motorsport Park inches closer.

TATHRA: A huge crowd turns out for pig racing at the Tathra Beach Country Club. Photo Alasdair McDonald.

WAGGA: John Wish holds on tight at the Wagga Pro Rodeo/

WAGGA: Will Voss 9, Maggie Lawrence 11, Haydn Pearce, 10, and Ben Kennedy, 11, get behind the green machine at the Henschke Primary School swimming carnival.

WARRNAMBOOL: Sungold Field Days. Pictured - Jack Win, 3 of Coleraine, checks out the new 4 wheelers at the Field Days. Picture ROB GUNSTONE

WARRNAMBOOL: Warrnambool Pony Club is celebrating 65 years this weekend, pictured l-r is Laura Lafferty on Ballysteen, and Marissa McKenzie on Cee Cee  Picture AARON SAWALL.

WARRNAMBOOL: Will, 3, and Luca Chisholm, 1, of Warrnambool, enjoying their time in their vegetable plot at the Warrnambool Community Garden. Picture ROB GUNSTONE.

WARRNAMBOOL: Aaron Wilson, Bart Gane, Niall Shiells and Tom Richardson wanting to start back Warrnambool Surf Riders Group. They are pictured at Logans beach. 150209DW13 Picture DAMIAN WHITE.

WHYALLA: Vandals have damaged a cancer memorial at Mount Laura Homestead Museum. Pictured was disheartened caretaker Phil Fisher.

BATHURST: These kangaroos were captured on one of 20 motion-sensitive cameras placed around Mount Panorama for the Bathurst Kangaroo Project. Western Advocate.

BELMONT: The final Miss Surfest heat was held at Belmont Sporties on Thursday. Pic Dean Osland. Newcastle Herald.

BURNIE: Burnie International tennis Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) plays a backhand return during her match against Alison Bai (AUS). Picture Grant Wells

BURNIE: Indiana King with her new companion dog Jill. Picture Jason Hollister.

COMET BAY: Australia’s strongest man Nathan Baxter visited Comet Bay College on Tuesday to give students a fun lesson in physics. Photo Mandurah Mail.

COWRA: Punters at Cowra's inaugural Baby Boomers Festival shake, rattle and rolled their way through three days of fun.

LEETON: Brandon Adams with some of the Adam's Produce fruit he brings over from Leeton for Eat Local Thursday. Picture Kieren L Tilly

LITHGOW: The world-famous Hydro Majestic Hotel at Medlow Bath hosted another historic milestone when 360 costumed dancers high kicked their way into history to smash their own Guinness World Record at the launch of the annual Roaring 20s Festival and all that Jazz on Saturday.

MERREDIN: An Erickson Air-Crane water bombing helicopter, the Gypsy Lady, made a stop off in Merredin to re-fuel on its way home after helping fight WA's recent bushfires. Photo: Courtney Madigan/Merredin-Wheatbelt Mercury.

NAMBUCCA HEADS: Members of Fire and Rescue Nambucca Heads cordoning off the burnt wreckage of a the stolen Ford Falcon. Pic Nambucca Guardian News 

NOWRA: Kangaroo Valley residents Julian George, Chad Pinney and Brad Harvey invite anglers to join Kangaroo Valley’s first carp fishing competition in March.

ORANGE: A middle-aged woman and her flying instructor were lucky to escape serious injury when the dual-control helicopter they were flying crashed at Orange airport this morning.

ORANGE: The early completion of contracts at Cadia Valley Operations has left hundreds of mine workers unsure of their futures, according to the Central West Community Union Alliance.

PARKES: A Parkes woman has set herself a mammoth task - to take a photo of a cow for every day of the year. Joanne Strom only arrived in Parkes with her husband Eric a couple of years ago.

PORT MACQUARIE: Catherine Gilliand took these incredible photos of a large seal eating a jewfish off the breakwall in front of the Marine Rescue building.

REDWATER CREEK: Redwater Creek Steam and Heritage Society vice-president Mark Beach-Ross and Rini Puccetti dress to impress for the popular chinese travel show that will feature Sheffield. Picture Katrina Docking.

ULLADULLA: The boys from Chuparosa will get everyone on the dance floor on Saturday night, February 14 at the Commercial Hotel.

WAGGA: Aelijah Holmes, 12, and Bailey Cox, 12, at the Wagga Christian College swimming carnival held on February 6. Picture Laura Hardwick.

WAGGA: Emily Rennick, Chloe Presage, Mikaela Schofield, Nat Creed, Jess Tinning, and Jade Bekker at the Wagga High School swimming carnival. Picture Laura Hardwick.

WINGHAM: Bob Clarke from Wingham at Wingham Memorial Swimming Pool. Pic Manning River Times.

The best photos from Fairfax Regional Media this week.&nbsp;<br>

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