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Albury crowned champs

Albury Black took out the under 14 grand final in a nail-biting affair, edging out Albury Red by two points. And Albury Red was crowned the champion team of the under 16 competition, defeating Benalla/Mansfield by nine points. In the under 14 division, ... >> view original

Eurovision counted down in Albury

Albury City's Jules Boag says the City wanted to do something special this year to celebrate Australia being a wildcard entry in the European singing competition so they decided to broadcast the show at the Library Museum. Boag invited SBS Australia ... >> view original

Bulls run riot in win over sloppy Albury

TRY TIME: Replacement Brent Snowden celebrates after charging over the line to score one of Southcity's nine tries at Harris Park. Picture: Les Smith. SOUTHCITY extracted a little grand final revenge in the 44-point thumping of Albury at Harris Park on ... >> view original

The Asian influence on food in Albury Wodonga

The Bonegilla Migrant Centre operated about 10 kilometres outside of Albury Wodonga from 1947 to 1971. The government opened it to help "populate" Australia. Over 320 thousands migrants from various countries went through the centre including Austria, ... >> view original

Farmer finds fur seal in paddock, 40km from sea

It's a mystery as to how this young sea lion wound up 40km from the South Australian coast. Photo: Murray Valley Standard. It's not every day a farmer finds a fur seal in his paddock. But for Eric Neumann, Tuesday was that day. The South Australian farmer ... >> view original

Aust to oppose Japan lethal whaling plan

The federal government will consider taking action if Japan resumes whaling in the Southern Ocean. The federal government will consider taking action if Japan resumes whaling in the Southern Ocean. The International Whaling Commission is reviewing a ... >> view original

Great Barrier Reef: Mining industry told foreign journalists ports not a danger

Foreign journalists who attended an Australian government-sponsored fact-finding tour on the health of the Great Barrier Reef were briefed by the mining industry that shipping and ports posed no danger to coral. But, with just days until UNESCO announces ... >> view original

Views of grassy rooftops boost concentration

A new study of the effect of microbreaks on productivity finds that glancing at a grassy rooftop for only 40 seconds markedly boosts concentration on attention-sapping mental tasks. green space in cityscape. The researchers say their study should spur more ... >> view original

New 2015 Toyota Aurion range released

THE new 2015 Toyota Aurion has arrived with styling updates and increased specification, but without the substantial price cuts witnessed on its new 2015 Camry stablemate. Aurion's range has been cut to three models with distinctive styling updates - AT-X, ... >> view original

Religious leaders want more climate action

Religious leaders are calling on the nation's politicians to set more ambitious post-2020 carbon emissions reduction targets. The heads of the Anglican and Uniting Churches, peak Hindu and Buddhist bodies, along with prominent leaders in the Catholic and ... >> view original