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Kindergarten fundraising progressing well
FUND-RAISING for the new Koroit Kindergarten is progressing well as the start of construction of the new building ...
Beach monitoring continues
MEMBERS of the Port Fairy Community Coastal Challenge group is continuing its efforts to monitor the sands along ...
Koroit Theatre gets a freshen up
AN interior facelift for the Koroit Theatre has produced sparkling results with the town's main hall getting a ...
Butterflies take flight
SOME very special visitors have taken flight and landed on Port Fairy's Griffiths Island.
Chapman recalls his school days
The Chapman family have heeded the old adage that when you are on a good thing then stick ...
Koroit library still brings them in
POPULAR children's reading groups and the ability to embrace new technology has the Koroit Library maintaining its place ...
Windfarm grants set to open
Local community input is being sought to help allocate $50,000 from the Pacific Hyrdo Codrington/Yambuk Sustainable Communities Fund.
History centre set to get tick of approval
THE Port Fairy History Centre in Gipps Street is set to again get the tick of approval from ...
A costly cattle crusade
WHEN Port Fairy's Lisa Pulham decided to do a good deed and put some of her farming skills ...
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Death of an icon: A Ford fan's lament
BALLARAT: In 20 years we will say, remember those Falcons? Gee they were great cars.
Election 2013: Hot or Not?
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You want caustic soda with that?
BUNBURY: Eleven people sick after caustic soda reportedly mistaken for salt at chicken takeaway shop.
Local Sport
Eagles to take on the best
A CLASH with top-of-the-ladder Woorndoo Mortlake will mean Hawkesdale Macarthur's A grade netballers will not have long to ...
Saints on top of the heap
THE view from the top is a familiar one for Koroit and one they will enjoy over the ...
Saints on top of their game
KOROIT'S senior footballers will put their feet up this weekend content with a flying start to the season.
Win on the cards for Eagles
HOPES will be high for Hawkesdale Macarthur supporters that their team can break a four-game losing streak this ...
Seagulls outlast Eagles
AN upcoming encounter with reigning premiers and league powerhouse Koroit will mean Port Fairy has plenty on its ...
Seagulls suffer heavy loss
It is very difficult to write something positive about last weekend's 158-point loss to the North Warrnambool Eagles, ...
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GALLERY: Ford to shut Australian plants
Terror in London: UK soldier hacked to death in street
British police have shot and wounded two men after a man thought to be a serving soldier was ...
A big drop, but Rinehart is still richer than everyone else
Gina Rinehart's personal wealth has shed a staggering $7 billion in the past 12 months, but even her ...
Drugs regulator could tighten Xanax rules
Experts urge action to counter the abuse of anxiety and insomnia drugs.
2500 jobs lost as cleaner goes bust
Major cleaning company Swan Services has gone out of business, putting 2500 cleaners across Australia - and an estimated 800 ...
Air safety body slammed over air ambulance crash investigation
The country's air-safety investigation bureau has been castigated in its handling of an inquiry into the ditching of ...
Women
Carving a new career in hospitality
Writer Donna Kelly chats with scholar Jackie Airey, from Victoria, who took on a unique tree change.
Bianca’s an inspiration
Cyclist and Cerebal Palsy sufferer Bianca Woolford is doing herself and her family proud.
Lorna shocked by her garden award
Surprise award for keen gardener, Lorna Reynoldson from New South Wales.
Art exhibition is all in the family
Distance is no barrier for Alex Hibble's family who will join from parts of Australia to present an ...
More than just scones
The CWA is busy building a place in the hearts of the younger generation.
How to have a functional family
Having a connected family is beneficial to a child's sense of identity and the parents and the extended ...
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Murray to Moyne a huge success
THREE cyclists would have had very tired legs after cycling 20 kilometres in the wrong direction en route ...
New leadership team for Murray to Moyne
Killarney connection for singer
A TRIP to Killarney is high on the to-do list of Scottish singer Sandi Thom when she visits ...
Koroit Lions Club dinner
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A roaring good show: nice work Baz, old sport
In New York they draped feather boas from crystal chandeliers at The Plaza hotel, in Cannes they sipped ...
Tabloid tale a real page-turner
Two editors vie for the supremacy of their titles in Paper Giants: Magazine Wars.
Funds must be assured
It's time public broadcasters were left to make the shows audiences so clearly want to watch.
Pay TV show of the week: Bates Motel
This prequel sets about explaining how Norman Bates became the monster of Psycho.
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Daily horoscopes: Thursday, May 23
Read Alison Moroney's daily stars for Thursday, May 23, 2013.
Feeding the soul gives new hope to anorexics
Weight can become the whole world in anorexia, with every gram lost and gained the subject of intense ...
Bouris fired up over low-fee super
Mark Bouris' Yellow Brick Road is hoping to capture a slice of the $1.5 trillion in superannuation savings ...
It's official: Women <i>can</i> manage their money
Experts in personal finance say that the differences in how men and women deal with finances have been ...
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The changing football landscape
Did Port Fairy's trees have to die?
Permeate ads do more harm than good
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Live life to the fullest
Funerals can be wonderful celebrations of life, writer Donna Kelly shares.
Labor sets a booby-trap as it heads for the door
Trap. Wedge. Trick. Ploy. All these words have been used to describe Wayne Swan's latest federal budget.
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Airline offers free air miles for doctors on board
Turkish Airlines has become the latest carrier to reward doctors with free air miles if they identify themselves ...
Qantas aims to close fuel surcharge loophole
Savvy frequent flyers are avoiding as much as $610 in fuel surcharges on Qantas international flights by exploiting ...