Lavington woman, 23, dies after three-car Rutherglen crash and other top stories.

• Lavington woman, 23, dies after three-car Rutherglen crash

  

  A victim being flown to hospital after the three-car crash in Lilliput last Wednesday. Photo: Border Mail A NSW woman died in hospital on Saturday after a three-car crash in the state's northeast last week.Three cars collided on Springhurst-Rutherglen Road in Lilliput, south of Rutherglen, about 6.35am last Wednesday.Police believe a car travelling north collided with two cars going in the opposite direction.A 23-year-old woman, from Lavington, near Albury in..

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• Saints too slick in the wet

  

  The Saints notched their fifth win of the season with an impressive 14-point salute over Wodonga SHORT NOTICE: Will Quirk was a late inclusion for Myrtleford, but the 15-year old made the most of it in torrid conditions. Picture: JAMES WILTSHIREMYRTLEFORD threw its name firmly into the top five mix when it defeated Wodonga on Saturday afternoon.The Bulldogs would have fancied their chances in the miserable conditions at John Flower Oval, but a barnstorming second quarter from the ..

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• Grafton carnival keeps with tradition with Rural and Association plates

  

  Tradition: Pacific Dancer scores in the 2004 Grafton Cup. Photo: Grafton Daily Examiner Wizard of Odds: Live Odds, Form and Alerts for all RacingClarence River Jockey Club chief executive Michael Beattie is taking the July Grafton carnival back to the future with a Rural Plate and Association Plate to again be part of the two days of racing."They are set-weights races, which were the backbone of country racing for a couple of decades. It is a nod to the past ..

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• Learning in caring for others

  

  Albury’s Mercy Health Palliative Care Centre has acknowledged Pam McFarland for 10 years’ service as a volunteer SELFLESS: Palliative care volunteer Pam McFarland has been commended for 10 years' work with Albury's Mercy Health, after originally training as a nurse there 50 years ago.Albury’s Mercy Health Palliative Care Centre has acknowledged Pam McFarland for 10 years’ service as a volunteer. Ms McFarland did training with Mercy 50 years ago to be a general nurse and, upon reti..

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• X-factor returns for Pigeons

  

  Fresh Xavier Leslie to kick-start a big second half of year for Yarrawonga. TOP-NOTCH PIGEON: Yarrawonga star Xavier Leslie will play his first match in six weeks when the Pigeons take on Wangaratta Rovers. Picture: MARK JESSERYARRAWONGA co-coach Chris Kennedy hopes a six-week lay-off for Xavier Leslie will kick-start a big second half of the year for the Pigeons.Leslie has been sidelined since picking up a knee infection in the Pigeons’ one-point win over Wodonga on April 16 but ..

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• Dogs up for fight against Saints

  

  Wodonga coach Dean Harding has a simple message for the Bulldogs – it’s time for action. Lachie Dale tries to evade Joel Heiner when Myrtleford and Wodonga met in round one.WODONGA coach Dean Harding has a simple message for the Bulldogs – it’s time for action.The Bulldogs are ninth on the ladder but only one win shy of fifth-placed North Albury and they can go a long way towards staying in the finals race with victory against a resurgent Myrtleford on Saturday.The clash with the ..

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• Two tribes can work as one

  

  Rutherglen will be back in the Ovens and Murray Football League spotlight after nearly 40 years BACK TOGETHER: Ewart Henderson, front, and Corowa-Rutherglen players in 1979 from, left, Wayne Mills, Mick Livingston, Mark Mills, Anthony Carroll, Gerald Ward and George Tobias. Picture: ELENOR TEDENBORGIMAGINE being involved in a football club stripped of any hope of one day being successful and winning a flag.Something has to give.This was the lay of the land in the towns of Corowa ..

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• Rain forces many race meetings off

  

  Rosehill has opened its gates but has not been spared by the weather. (AAP)The east coast's big wet has washed out at least half-a-dozen race meetings, with tracks from Brisbane to the NSW/Victoria border deemed too dangerous and visibility poor.Meetings at Kembla Grange, Albury, Gilgandra and Lismore in NSW and Queensland's Gold Coast and Goondiwindi were abandoned on Saturday.In Brisbane, a dumping of around 70mm on Eagle Farm since midnight forced the abandonment of the Queensland Oaks meetin..

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• Allen's legacy lives on

  

  Big game for the Bandits as they pay tribute to their greatest ever player BIG GAME: Jessy Wilson and Jack Duck look forward to the Bandits' clash with Sandringham on Saturday night. Picture: ELENOR TEDENBORGTHE Albury-Wodonga Bandits will have the legacy of a club legend in the back of their minds when they hit the court at Lauren Jackson Sports Centre on Saturday night.They’ll take on Sandringham in the Allen McCowan Memorial game.Outside of the finals, coach Brad Chalmers can’t..

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• Art revives creativity

  

  Lyla Richards, 91, from Baranduda's Westmont Aged Care has regained concentration and coordination from adult colouring COLOUR MY WORLD: Lyla Richards, 91, discovered adult colouring at Westmont Aged Care, Baranduda, which has helped herself and other residents to exercise their minds and give them a creative outlet. Picture: ANNIE BROWNLyla Richards never thought an activity as simple as colouring would help her take back some of her independence while living in aged care. At 91,..

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