Thursday, October 13, 2016

State of the Nation | Thursday, October 13, 2016 and other top stories.

  • State of the Nation | Thursday, October 13, 2016

    State of the Nation | Thursday, October 13, 2016
    ALBURY: Frustrated passengers have endured four days of travel where almost half of trains between Albury and Melbourne were replaced by buses. A fault ...
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  • Dreams becoming reality

    Dreams becoming reality
    Former Albury High School girls football coach Craig Day knew Gabriella Pound had something special as early as 2012. FORMER Albury High School girls football coach Craig Day knew Gabriella Pound had something special as early as 2012.EXCITED: Chelsea Ehlers, 14, Macy Hullick,15, Chelsea Hargraves, 15, Charlotte Beavan, 14, Charlotte Towner, 15, and teacher Craig Day. Picture: ELENOR TEDENBORG Coaching the now Carlton star in a schools competition, Day was forced to shift Pound to..
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  • Border to host first pink tournament

    Border to host first pink tournament
    Border golf is turning pink. Border golf is turning pink.PRETTY IN PINK: Golfers will dig out their pink clothing later this month for a major women's tournament. The event will raise funds for the Albury-Wodonga Regional Cancer Centre.The three venues will stage the inaugural Pink on the Green Border Women’s Golf Classic later this month.“Wodonga has previously raised funds for the McGrath Foundation,” Wodonga Golf Club’s Jenny Garner said.“But we wanted to keep the money totally..
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  • Lisa Mitchell on country town upbringings, cats and Warriors

    Lisa Mitchell on country town upbringings, cats and Warriors
    Lisa Mitchell wowed us on Australian Idol at the tender age of 16. Now ten years later, she’s about to release her third album Warriors – a inspired and a reflection on her younger years. I sat down with Lisa and spoke about cats, growing up and country towns. Why did you decide to make “The Boys” the first single? “The Boys”, it’s a light beginning and one of my favourite songs. I think it’s also got a similar theme in being a bunch of friends. One of my boyfriend’s mates’ Dad passed away, so..
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  • Beechworth Barrowthon helps raise funds for boy with rare genetic ...

    Beechworth Barrowthon helps raise funds for boy with rare genetic ...
    Beechworth Barrowthon helps raise funds for boy with rare genetic disease Posted October 13, 2016 15:51:06 What started out as a sporting bet between two friends 80 years ago has now become a unique community fundraising event for mates to push themselves for a good cause. This weekend the annual Beechworth Barrowthon will see 24 teams push wheelbarrows 88km over two days from the Victorian town of Beechworth to Mount Buffalo.The idea was inspired by an outrageous 20-..
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  • Big wet claims another victim

    Big wet claims another victim
    CRICKET Victoria has abandoned next weekend’s Premier Bush Bash matches across the Border and North East CRICKET Victoria has abandoned next weekend’s Premier Bush Bash matches across the Border and North East.Clashes set down for Lavington, Wangaratta, Yarrawonga, Benalla, Port Fairy, Bendigo, Ballarat, Swan Hill, Horsham, Leopold and Churchill have been called off due to heavy rain over the past two months.Former East Albury cricketer James McNeilWhile several venues including L..
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  • First train leaves Wodonga's new SCT freight hub at the Logic ...

    First train leaves Wodonga's new SCT freight hub at the Logic ...
    First train leaves Wodonga's new SCT freight hub at the Logic industrial centre New platform: Wodonga mayor Anna Speedie and SCT chief Glenn Smith with guests at the launch of the first train from the freight terminal.A NEW chapter in Wodonga’s railway history has unfolded with the first freight train departing the city’s Logic industrial estate.The 225-metre long train, carrying groceries and Mars pet food, left SCT Logistics’ rail-truck terminal at 11.45am on Thursday bound for ..
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  • First drive: Hyundai Elantra SR Turbo

    First drive: Hyundai Elantra SR Turbo
    It's not a hot hatch, but Hyundai has warmed up the Elantra. The small sedan has been re-worked and re-tuned to make it faster, sportier and more fun to drive to create the Elantra SR Turbo, as the South Korean brand prepares to launch its N Performance brand. And if this is a sign of things to come from N Performance, and Hyundai's sporty cars in general, the future looks promising. Having said that, it is important to remember the Elantra SR isn't a hot hatch, or hot sedan, and isn't trying t..
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  • Penalty fitting for crime?

    Penalty fitting for crime?
    The world of motorsports must sit and wait while the appeal against the 15 second penalty is decided. The motorsport world may have to wait until November until the result of the appeal by Triple Eight Racing on the 15 second penalty given to Jamie Whincup in the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000.THE RIGHT CALL?: People have been divided on whether Jamie Whincup's penalty was fair regarding his Bathurst 1000 incident with Scott McLaughlin (pictured) and Garth Tander. Photo: GETTYThis ..
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  • South Australia's First Timber Apartment Building Under Construction

    South Australia's First Timber Apartment Building Under Construction
    South Australia’s trendy city fringe suburb of Kent Town will soon be home to the state’s first timber apartment building. The building, Verde, has slowly started to take shape as the huge engineered timber structure is put into place.But this building is not only noteworthy in South Australia. While it is set to become the first timber apartment building in the state, Verde will also become only the second Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) multi-level apartment building to be constructed in Australi..
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Man charged with online grooming in Albury .First Australian Indigenous-language video game offers new platform for ancient culture .
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