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Albury sailor Laura Thomson, 16, will represent her sport at the Pierre de Coubertin Awards SAILING AWAY: Albury's Laura Thomson, 16, says she was thrilled to learn of her nomination for this year's Pierre de Coubertin Awards. Picture: ELENOR TEDENBORGA TEENAGER who dreams of competing at the Olympics has been chosen for an award that honours the movement’s ideals.Laura Thomson, 16, will represent sailing at the Pierre de Coubertin Awards in Melbourne on June 23 after being nomina..>> view originalTwin cities champion passed over at MAMA
Gough Whitlam takes back seat to development corp's achievements in MAMA suite naming TICK OF APPROVAL: Farrer MP Sussan Ley and Roxy Chalmers, 4, at the official naming of the Commonwealth Growth Centre education suite at MAMA. Picture: ELENOR TEDENBORGLABOR Prime Minister Gough Whitlam has been overlooked in the naming of a suite at the $10.5 million Murray Art Museum Albury.The Coalition Government secured the naming rights with a $300,000 grant announced when MAMA was official..>> view originalFather and son team take on Novus Auto Glass franchise
Son and Father team Sam and Mark Watt at their new Novus businessTOWNSVILLE has won over father and son team Mark and Sam Watt.The Watts have launched a franchise with Novus Auto Glass at Hyde Park but it wasn’t so long ago that Mark planned to return to his home at Albury after helping Sam set up the business.Not any more. As well as investing in the business, Mark has bought an apartment in the city, his wife has taken a job at James Cook University, they are in the market to buy a new home a..>> view originalBorder breakfast wrap-up | Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Morning headlines from across regional Australia and beyond. PIC OF THE DAY: @jobertini: #beautiful #Albury preparing for my #exhibition & final instal @mamalbury #dawn #wanderlust #ruralaustralia #australianlandscape #australianartist #autumnlight #morninglight #autumncolours #lovethisplace (via Instagram)Good morning everyone.There's a 90 per cent chance of rain today:Source: WeatherzoneHere's what's making headlines:Child's finger severed at Wodonga preschoolParents have expres..>> view originalLauren Jackson hopes to create a legacy in new WNBL role as ...
Basketball superstar Lauren Jackson says she can’t wait to get started in her new executive role at the Melbourne Boomers. Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images.LAUREN Jackson hopes her new executive role with the Melbourne Boomers has a lasting impact on the club and the WNBL. Australia’s greatest ever basketballer has joined the Knox-based club as commercial operations manager under its new ownership which was unveiled today and ensures the Boomers will compete in the national league competition ..>> view originalWhat's on the Border
Your comprehensive guide to upcoming events in and around the Border region WednesdayThurgoona Toastmasters, Wednesday, May 25, 7- 9pm, Thurgoona Country Club Resort, 1 Evesham Place Thurgoona. Phone: 0408 623 887.ThursdayThe Albury Wodonga stroke Recovery Club, Thursday, May 26, 10.30am, Thurgoona Country Club Resort.Guest speaker will be Mark Cottee National Disability Coordination Officer with "The Basic Essentials to using new devices for access & Inclusion.Biggest morning tea..>> view originalBuzz about charity aid
Border Trust highlights regional causes as part of May is Giving Month FROM a talk on bee hotels to banners promoting an op shop – the causes supported by the Border Trust are nothing if not diverse.Those are among an array of activities the community foundation has funded beyond Albury-Wodonga in recent years.Border Trust executive officer Glenys Atkins has highlighted them as part of the organisation's May is Giving Month which has been designed to boost the profile of the chari..>> view originalLittle Creatures gives way to Savvy Fitzroy pub
Savvy Group's Bank on Collins bar and restaurant. Fast-growing restaurateur and bar owner Retail Savvy Group will open a new venue in Melbourne's popular Brunswick Street in space relinquished by Fremantle-based brewery Little Creatures.The Little Creatures Dining Hall at the top end of Brunswick Street will be taken over by Retail Savvy and reopened as the Fitzroy Social in July, the group's co-founder Stewart Kozaria said.Mr Kozaria, a former accountant and ..>> view originalHawks, Cats in clash of titans
Rutherglen will welcome back big guns Bobby Griffiths and Drew Cameron to tackle Kiewa-Sandy Creek. Drew Cameron will return for Rutherglen against Kiewa-Sandy Creek.RUTHERGLEN will welcome big guns Bobby Griffiths and Drew Cameron into its line-up for Saturday’s blockbuster against Kiewa-Sandy Creek.Griffiths, who won the Ovens and Murray reserves best and fairest with Albury, is yet to debut for Rutherglen after tearing his posterior cruciate ligament in the lead-up to round one..>> view originalLa Trobe to divest from fossil fuels
University signals intention to phase out investment in fossil fuels. La Trobe University has announced it will phase out its investments in listed companies with a strong involvement in fossil fuels.The university will move its investments away from the top 200 publicly-traded fossil fuel companies, making it the first university in Australia to do so.The University Council said it had endorsed a plan to fully divest from fossil-fuel related company investments over the next five..>> view original
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