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Albury tabbed NAIA Scholar-Athlete

PIPPA PASSES - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced Wednesday that 402 softball student-athletes had been named 2015 Daktronics-NAIA Softball Scholar-Athletes. Alice Lloyd College senior pitcher Whitley Albury was ... >> view original

Albury's Bainbridge prepares for World Duathlon Championships

Duathlete Matthew Bainbridge got his first taste of international competition after competing in the European Championships. The 33-year-old from Albury finished 19th out of 30 in his age group (30-34) in the sprint distance in Alcobendas, Spain. And ... >> view original

Dancers across the region heading to Albury

Three school groups from the area are heading to Albury on Friday June 5 for the Riverina Dance Festival. Groups from Billabong High School, Holbrook Public School and Jindera Public School will dance with the best in the state. The Riverina Dance ... >> view original

Housing bubble just popped: Why one family decided to pack their bags

So the born and bred Sydneysiders are packing up their bags and moving some 550 kilometres south-west to the regional city of Albury. "We could afford to buy in the Sydney market but we don't want to over extend. We kind of want to have a bit of ... >> view original

Taronga Zoo moves into the ice age

Dora the one-horned rhino's sperm has been collected and frozen to be used to create offspring. Picture: Toby Zerna. THERE is one sure way to save a species from extinction — freeze it. Such a drastic measure may just help ensure the future of everything ... >> view original

Frogwatch head says cane toad numbers in Darwin are at record levels

CANE toads will completely overrun Darwin within in the next two years unless urgent action is taken to halt the current explosion in their numbers, an expert says. Frogwatch head and former lord mayor, Graeme Sawyer, said cane toad numbers in Darwin ... >> view original

Tourism operators buoyed by reef reprieve

Queensland tourism operators are banking on UNESCO's decision not to put the Great Barrier Reef on its world heritage "in danger" list to revitalise tourism in the region. The Queensland Tourism Industry Council hosted a reef forum at the Brisbane Sofitel on ... >> view original

KABC's giant oarfish story discussed on 'Kelly and Michael' - KABC

Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan discuss the 15-foot oarfish that washed ashore on Catalina Island. Embed. <iframe width="476" height="270" src="http://abc7.com/video/embed/?pid=768630" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>. KABC. Friday, June 05 ... >> view original

How to make a meal in zero gravity

June 07, 2015: Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti shows how to whip up a brown rice and turmeric chicken dish aboard the International Space Station. ninemsn. It's not all "cubes and tubes" cuisine at the International Space Station. Astronauts have to eat their ... >> view original

New Fossil Pushes Back When Animals Emerged Onto Land

The moment when the first four-limbed vertebrates – tetrapods – moved onto land was a key moment in evolution. Yet precisely how and when this momentous event occurred remains obscure due to a lack of fossil evidence. A recent study of a 333-million ... >> view original