Berry set for Albury and other top stories.

• Berry set for Albury

  

  Tommy Berry set to launch the Albury Gold Cup carnival. Tommy BerryTOP Sydney jockey Tommy Berry will be the special guest at the launch of the Albury Gold Cup carnival.Berry will be a special guest at Albury Racing Club’s business luncheon at the Albury Commercial Club on February 26.“We always try to get a big racing name,” Albury Racing Club chief executive John Miller said.“We’ve had some pretty good guests in the past and we are rapt to have Tommy on board this year.”

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• Australia Day Honours 2016: the full list

  

  Video will begin in 5 seconds. 2016 Australians of the Year honoured This year's recipients include Professor Gordian Fulde, Dr Catherine Keenan, Nic Marchesi and Lucas Patchett. PT2M49S 620 349 COMPANION (AC) IN THE GENERAL DIVISIONDr Susan Marie ALBERTI AO, Wheelers Hill, Vic Advertisement For eminent service to the community, particularly through philanthropic and fundraising support for a range of medical research, education and sporting organisations, as an advocate for ..

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• Riverina brekkie wrap | Tuesday, January 26, 2016

  

  ALBURY-WODONGA: After spending hours by her 15-year-old daughter's side in hospital, an Albury mother put her hands to her face before trying to put her ...

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• Chief Judge John Pascoe uses Australia Day honours to highlight ...

  

  Chief Judge John Pascoe uses Australia Day honours to highlight family court resourcing By Emily Laurence Updated January 26, 2016 11:09:40 Australia's top family law judge has used his Australia Day honours acceptance to highlight how he says the court system is leaving women vulnerable and children at risk.Federal Circuit Court Chief Judge John Pascoe has been made a Companion of the Order of Australia for his service to the law and judiciary, including through ..

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• Top ten Aussie destinations for 2016

  

  AUSTRALIANS love to travel and with a backyard as big as ours, the options for domestic trips are endless. This Australia Day, Flight Centre has crunched the number of bookings in 2015 to see what places around the country make Aussies pack away the passport for a holiday on home soil. These are the top ten Aussie destinations Australian travellers are loving at the moment. 1. FREMANTLE Topping the list of trending destinations in Australia, Fremantle's popularity has risen an impr..

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• Aaron stamps arrival

  

  A move to Albury has helped New City uncover a promising young gun PROMISING PROSPECT: New City junior Aaron Green AT just 14, Aaron Green has already stamped himself as a player to watch in the future.After his family moved to Albury from Wangaratta, Green has become one of the strongest players in both the under-14's and C-Grade teams for New City.His development only continued at the NSW U14 State Challenge in Dubbo last weekend.A lengthy path through the Cricket Albury-Wodonga..

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• Love and laughter the key for TV host

  

  Wangaratta needed a reason to laugh and Greg Evans was the real perfect match for the occasion LIFE OF THE PARTY: The council's chair of administrators Ailsa Fox welcomed former television host Greg Evans to Wangaratta's King George Gardens on Tuesday.The community of Wangaratta needed a reason to laugh on Australia Day, and Greg Evans was the real perfect match for the occasion.The former dating show host and gold logie nominee had a crowd of about 200 chuckling at his stories.“W..

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• Armed man tasered to stop ice rampage

  

  Benjamin Ian Mather's freedom short-lived after wild meth and alcohol bender A KNIFE-wielding ice user who went on a rampage in North Albury had to be tasered by police amid fears he would slash his own throat.Benjamin Ian Mather’s demeanour in Albury Local Court on Monday was in stark contrast to his wild behaviour at the weekend.He sat calmly while handcuffed in the dock, appearing sedate.The 24-year-old had been sentenced to seven months in jail on Wednesday for affray and char..

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• GALLERY: Hundreds came home for reunion weekend

  

  Forbes Sport and Recreation Club was the place to be on the weekend as hundreds of people travelled back to Forbes for the biggest reunion in decades. GALLERY: Hundreds came home for reunion weekend Forbes’ Denise and Michael Jelbart (centre) caught up with Maree Harpley (nee Davey) from Young and Brian Huggett from Coffs Harbour. 0116backtoforbessat(9)Joan and Jim Smith, Peter Corliss, Kim Smith and Matey Field had a great time on Saturday night. 0116backto..

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• Flemington return for Signoff?

  

  Signoff (green cap) claiming the Lord Stakes (Image: Bruno Cannatelli) Signoff has been nominated to run in an $80,000 handicap over 2000m at Flemington on Saturday. Whether or not the star six-year-old accepts and takes his place remains to be seen, however, after trainer Darren Weir was forced to scratch from his previous second-up target – the Piping Lane Handicap - after the horse returned a positive to Ibuprofen. That positive was returned following Signoff's stunning first-up win in ..

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A Berry special guest in town for Gold Cup .	A Berry special guest in town for Gold Cup .
Death and the macabre at Sideshow Alley at the National Portrait ... .	Albury jockey Simon Miller joins Barbara Joseph and Paul Jones ... .