Border breakfast wrap-up | Thursday, January 21, 2016
Your morning news snapshot from around regional Australia and beyond. Our photo of the day comes from @connoris2002 who posted this pic under the caption "the Weir in Albury was so fun!!! I want back #weir #lake #albury #nsw #Australia #friends #family"7.00AM: Good morning and welcome to the Border Breakfast Wrap-Up. Over the next few hours we will be bringing you as much information as possible from across the Border region and nationally.Weather, road conditions, breaking news,..>> view originalMr Fluffy house demolitions expected to start in NSW this year
Mr Fluffy house demolitions expected to start in NSW this year Posted January 21, 2016 08:28:24 It is expected the demolition of New South Wales homes, contaminated with Mr Fluffy asbestos, will start this year.Fair Trading has confirmed 84 houses in 27 local government areas contain the loose fill insulation containing asbestos, which was used in the 1960s and 1970s.Twelve are in the Berrigan Shire, three are in Greater Hume, and there is one each in Narrandera and A..>> view originalH2 blow lands woman in court
A woman was fined $600 for attacking a bouncer with a water bottle at an NT nightclub. PICTURE: SuppliedA YOUNG woman attacked a bouncer with a water bottle after her boyfriend allegedly smashed a glass bottle over the same man’s head as they were being kicked out of a nightclub.Kaliyah Bretherton, 24, admitted assaulting Discovery nightclub security guard Christopher Albury with a weapon – “namely, a full water bottle” – when she faced Darwin Magistrates Court.Defence lawyer Sheetal Balakrishna..>> view originalAustralia Day Celebrations
Your comprehensive guide to Australia Day celebrations around the Border region Find out what's happening near you with our comprehensive guide to Australia Day celebrations around the Border.AlburyFlag raising, Albury City Band, Citizrnship Cermony, children's entertainment, off Wodonga Place, Albury. Announcement of Albury Awards 2016 Witness and celebrate Albury's heroes at the announcement and presentations of the Albury Awards 2016: Citizen of the Year, Young Citizen of the ..>> view originalPurvis-Masters' tour, award nod
When the Australian Junior Country Cup began in Albury last week, Bathurst Goldminers official Sue Purvis-Masters was excited just to be a part of the management of the talented NSW Waratahs girls’ under 16s side. GREAT ACKNOWLEDGMENT: Sue Purvis-Masters was appointed to manage a touring team to New Zealand, as well as being given a major award at the conclusion of the Australian Country Championships in Albury last weekend. Photo: CHRIS SEABROOK 012411csusanBASKETBALLWHEN the Aus..>> view originalTRUCKIN ON THE BORDER: Mad Cow Mud Run for a mission
MOST nights on Victorian highways the immaculate Kenworth T908 driven by Stuart Donnelly for Gattuso Transport is a familiar sight travelling from Shepparton to Melbourne and back to Albury-Wodonga on his nightly express freight run. But in March Stuart will make a run of a different kind to raise money for a charity close to his heart. Stuart is getting together a team to race in the 2016 Shepparton Mad Cow Mud Run, a 12km Tough Mudder-styled obstacle and endurance event to be held on ..>> view originalMechanic of nearly 50 years hands over keys
Kevin Tankard is retiring after working in Albury as a mechanic for 47 years. Change of handsKevin Tankard had no idea when he met Phill Bullivant – who was doing maintenance for Cleanaway at his workshop – that he would be the one to take Kevin Tankard Motor Repairs off his hands.MOVING ON: Kevin Tankard is retiring after 47 years, handing over his business to Phill Bullivant, who wants to honour "old-school" customer service. Picture: MARK JESSERMr Tankard said he had retireme..>> view originalTweaks made to hotel, car park plans
November completion the goal for two major projects in central Albury PRIME SPOT: A seven-storey hotel will be built between the ATO headquarters and multi-deck carpark in Volt Lane.REVISED plans for the Kiewa Street multi-deck car park and $30 million Smollett Street hotel development have been submitted to Albury Council.The development application for the two projects to be carried out by Volt Lane Pty Ltd was lodged with council this week and will again need the approval from ..>> view originalWe could reduce pest carp in Australian rivers using a disease that ...
Everyone wants to give Australian carp the herpes virus. That’s right, introduced carp are a serious pest species and research suggests that a viral control agent may be the most effective solution. I love stories like this one, where groups that would normally disagree come together in an “unlikely coalition”. That is to say, fishers, conservationists, irrigators, scientists and farmers agree on the desirability of an environmental release of the carp-specific virus. After all, it worked fo..>> view originalCompo 'six years' too late
ENDURING BATTLE: Bill Traill says it was "amazing" to see the government act immediately after a few days of train problems in Melbourne, but pay little attention to the North East line. Picture: JAMES WILTSHIREA NORTH East solicitor says passengers may have a case for class action when it comes to ongoing issues with V/Line train services.For more than six years, the Southern Cross to Albury line has experienced service delays, changes, bus replacements and cancellations.Aged rolling stock, mai..>> view original
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