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RMIT helps find perfection on the run
LOCAL academics are putting the “love” into the perfect running shoe – using athlete’s emotions. They are using the Japanese Kansei engineering method of tapping…
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Spending a penny to costly for new Whittlesea estates
WHITTLESEA’S new estate parklands have everything a nature lover could want – unless they have a call of nature themselves. For all the wide open…
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Plenty of prangs in Bundoora
NEW statistics have highlighted Plenty Road, Bundoora, as an accident hot spot. Most accidents involved cars hitting other vehicles from behind, according to car insurer…
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CD review: Liquid Swords
LIQUID SWORDS By GZA Getondown.com, $20 The reissue of Wu-Tang Clan member GZA’s seminal 1995 solo album Liquid Swords – complete with a chess set…
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Kerbside recycling to be expanded to Whittlesea commercial, industrial properties
Whittlesea council proposes to expand its kerbside recycling to include commercial and industrial properties to recover 1000 tonnes of material each year. The proposal is…
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Whittlesea grants to help groups help vulnerable
Single parents, the elderly and the young are among those to benefit under the Whittlesea council’s $130,089 community development grants for this financial year. The…
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It’s a family affair for Whittlesea councillor Kris Pavlidis
It’s a family affair Whittlesea councillor Kris Pavlidis had inside knowledge when she was elected in 2005 – she already worked for Whittlesea council. Pavlidis,…
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The numbers game: council of women
Women make up more than half our population, so why are there so few sitting on local councils? Alana Schetzer investigates In 1920, Mary Rogers…
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South Morang teens go the distance
With 22 junior teams at South Morang Junior Football Club, it can be hard for young players to stand out But there are no such…
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TV: Howzat! Kerry Packer’s War
Wasn’t it a relief that, having had promos shoved down our throats for the past two months, Channel Nine’s big budget mini series Howzat! Kerry…
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Film: Bully
Award-winning documentary maker Lee Hirsch tackles a thorny issue close to many families in recent Melbourne International Film Festival highlight, Bully. Gaining access to several…
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Book review: Gone Girl
GONE GIRL By Gillian Flynn Weidenfeld & Nicolson, $29.99 There’s a reason this book is hovering near the top of the New York Times bestseller…
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