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• Off to the Deni Uke Muster

  

  Albury Wodonga ukulele group grows bigger and betterByAnnie BrownNov. 20, 2015, 7:15 p.m.The Albury Wodonga ukulele group have grown from a small circle into a room full of uke loversBack: Mary-Jane Jaksetic, Mike Waters, Bob Haanstra, Axel Jaksetic, Robyn Parker, Faye Marks. Front: Mark Cowie, Tony Wright and Ted Woodbury from the Albury Wodonga Ukulele group. Picture: ANNIE BROWNALBURY Wodonga’s Ukulele group has gone from strength to strength over the last four years.What started out as six m..

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• Aussies can't get enough of Ikea

  

  Inside and outside are catered for at Ikea, which has opened a new store in Australia.LAST Monday Ikea opened its 377th store — in Canberra. People travelled far and wide to make it to the opening of the Majura Park store. Hopefully they wore their walking shoes.The store is 26,000sq m in size, including the showroom and market hall, with a restaurant to seat more than 340 people and an internal childcare facility.Not a bad effort for a company that really shouldn’t be in Australia at all. Happy..

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• Jonathan Brown backs Jason Akermanis coaching bid

  

  Former Brisbane Lions legend Jonathan Brown has endorsed his former teammate Jason Akermanis in his pitch for a role as development coach at Essendon, while defending current Lions coach Justin Leppitsch.Akermanis had been pointedly critical of the Lions, whom he fell out with in 2006, in employing "rookie coaches" who had not yet run their own teams, a clear reference to Leppitsch and his predecessor, Michael Voss.Akermanis has spent the last three years coaching North Albury in the Ovens and M..

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• Aker would be a 'fantastic' coach: Brown

  

  Aker would be 'fantastic': Brown backs ex-teammate's coaching pushMichael WhitingNovember 20, 2015 6:01 PMJonathan Brown thinks ex-teammate Jason Akermanis would be a 'fantastic' coachJONATHAN Brown has thrown his support behind former teammate Jason Akermanis as the 2001 Brownlow medallist pushes to crack the AFL's coaching ranks.Akermanis, the outspoken Brisbane Lions triple-premiership player, interviewed for a development role with Essendon this week after three years coaching Victorian coun..

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• Loved Up wins SDRA Horse of the Year

  

  Loved Up wins SDRA Horse of the YearByMatt MaloneNov. 20, 2015, 9:30 p.m.Loved Up named Southern District Racing Association (SDRA) Horse of the Year.WINNERS: Gerald Judd (left) and David Hush (right), with Albury trainer Brett Cavanough, enjoy Loved Up's win on Friday. Picture: Laura HardwickALBURY mare Loved Up enjoyed her final racetrack accolade when she was named Southern District Racing Association (SDRA) Horse of the Year on Friday night.Loved Up appeared the standout of the nine finalist..

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• Radio Work Experience.. that's the swing

  

  Coast FM's Monkey & The Bigfella got pro golfing great Marc Leishman in to join them On-air this morning– all good so far. But somehow they then got outside ...

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• Bark-eating koalas chewing on gumtrees near Canberra puzzle wildlife researchers

  

  Bark-eating koalas chewing on gumtrees near Canberra, wildlife researchers sayUpdatedNovember 21, 2015 12:33:59 A small population of bark-eating koalas in forests between Canberra and Cooma have caught the attention of wildlife researchers with their unusual eating habits, after they developed a taste for more than gum leaves.Koala numbers have been falling since Europeans arrived in Australia, and according to some estimates there may be less than 100,000 left in the wild across Australia...

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• Shark spotted in waters off Huntington Beach

  

  Posted:Friday, November 20, 2015 1:09 pm|Updated: 4:00 pm, Fri Nov 20, 2015.Shark spotted in waters off Huntington BeachAssociated Press|HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Authorities have spotted a 7-foot shark in the waters off Huntington Beach but say there is no immediate danger.The Orange County Register reports (http://bit.ly/1lzqUOm) the juvenile great white shark was seen Friday morning in the waters near Beach Boulevard by an Anaheim police helicopter.An online service is needed to view ..

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• UA astronomers capture planets in formation

  

  Using telescopes in North and South America, University of Arizona astronomers have taken the first images of planets in formation around a distant star.In addition to the sheer thrill of capturing the first images of planets being born, the imaging of three planets around a star 450 light-years away will help define theories of solar system formation, saidStephanie Sallum, a graduate student at the UA Department of Astronomy and Steward Observatory.It’s also a testament to advances in technolog..

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• Ancient forest linked to climate shift

  

  DENNIS SHANAHANChristian leaders fear being blocked from recommending persecuted people to be part of the Australian intake.Paul KellyThe former prime minister wants to be a rallying point in the current world crisis.Douglas MurrayAfter Paris, we can no longer afford to promote the myth of multiculturalism.The UN Security Council has authorised countries to “take all necessary measures” to fight the Islamic State group.John SimpsonAged just 11, Hasna Aitboulahcen shocked her foster mother as she..

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