ATO to cut hundreds of casuals from Albury office and other top stories

ATO to cut hundreds of casuals from Albury office

Hundreds of casual Australian Tax Office workers in Albury will lose their jobs as the site winds down its paper processing, according to the public sector union. The ATO announced it would begin outsourcing paper processing from September this year ... >> view original

Teenage girl allegedly raped at knifepoint after being followed by three men ...

A teenage girl is in hospital after she was allegedly followed by three men and raped at knifepoint in a random attack in Albury, in southern New South Wales, police say. The 17-year-old girl told police she was walking along the Dean Street overpass ... >> view original

Albury policeman posts selfies on FACEBOOK page of woman who lost her phone

A lost iPhone was reunited with its owner after police posted a series of bizarre photos on the woman's Facebook page in a bid to track her down. The phone, which belonged to Bella Crooke from Melbourne, was handed in to Albury Police Station on the ... >> view original

Police plead for clues to missing Albury man Charles Joseph after possible ...

Police are investigating a possible sighting of a missing Albury man at a business in Hay in south-west New South Wales. Charles Joseph, 59, from the Albury suburb of Lavington, was last seen by his wife last Wednesday at a house they are renovating in ... >> view original

On Rachel Rampleman's Girls Girls Girls

Rachel Rampleman introduced me to the NYC-based, all-ladies Mötley Crüe tribute band, Girls Girls Girls one Saturday night in early 2014 during a visit to her Brooklyn studio. The band was getting ready to play their last show at the Bowery Ballroom ... >> view original

Albury dawn service set to be biggest in years

ALBURY's Anzac Day dawn service tomorrow will be the city's biggest in years. The 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli landing has generated unprecedented interest. Albury RSL vice-president Mark Dando said up to 800 people had attended last year's ... >> view original

Words on plaque inspire book on Albury's World War l effort

It reads: "The tablet was erected by the returned Soldiers and Sailors of Albury and the District as a record for ever (sic) of their deep gratitude and ever lasting (sic) appreciation, of the very noble work done by the women of Albury and District on ... >> view original

Coach blasts Albury-Wodonga Lady Bandits after mauling from Geelong Lady ...

ALBURY-Wodonga Lady Bandits coach Michael Brookens has lambasted his players' efforts following a brutal 88-47 road defeat to the Geelong Lady Supercats on Saturday night. The hosts made a complete mockery of Brookens' prediction of an ... >> view original

Albury: The wild life

At this time of year in Vermont, you see a great amount of wildlife. I was relating to a friend that I had recently encountered a skunk waddling across the street during my drive to work, and that I also saw numerous turkeys on my front lawn. This ... >> view original

Albury SES crews join the storm fight in Sydney and Newcastle

ALBURY SES crews were doing their bit yesterday to deal with the enormous storm damage in the Sydney-Newcastle region. They set off for the storm area early on Tuesday after a callout from state headquarters. A punishing east-coast low dumped up to ... >> view original