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Russell: Once abandoned, now everybody’s favourite
Russell was looking pretty chuffed this week as he sat surrounded by the spoils of Whittlesea council’s Whittlesea Loves Pets competition. The one-year-old Tibetan-cross moggie…
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NFL: Thomastown keeps division 2 target within sight
Thomastown was hoping to win five to six games this season to ensure it stayed in the Northern Football League’s division 2 for the near…
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NPL Hume City played out a 0-0 draw with Melbourne Knights on Saturday in the National Premier League. City had the best of the opportunities…
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Decanter: The cork lives on
By Ben Thomas When was the last time you used a corkscrew? Do you still own one? I was given two last week by French winemakers. The…
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A natural at the hoops
Maya Dove’s dexterity with a basketball was not lost on a scout from the Australian women’s wheelchair development squad. Despite taking up basketball just a…
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Brothers banned for chook cruelty
Two brothers who were directors of a Thomastown chicken feed processing company have been banned from poultry farming for a combined total of 17 years.…
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Epping: St Monica’s College hands out a lesson in Fair Trade
The canteen at St Monica’s College in Epping serves a great Fair Trade cafe latte. The students kick around Fair Trade soccer balls on the…
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Gift that keeps on giving
Achieving the daily dose of two serves of fruit and five serves of vegetables for a healthy diet is getting easier in Hume. The council…
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Oaklands Junction tip operator signals truck surge
A Campbellfield construction company wants a tenfold increase in the number of trucks coming and going from a landfill site in Oaklands Junction. Winslow Constructions…
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Brush eases bitter blows
By Lexi Cottee When Karen Robinson’s husband was diagnosed with cancer in 2008, she decided to pay her local artist supply shop a visit. As…
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Epping: Growers dump market move over rent hike
The saga of Victoria’s wholesale produce market’s relocation from Footscray to Epping drags on, with growers, wholesalers and retailers battling red tape, rising costs and…
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More dough helps mill rise
Bread is on the bake again at Tullamarine after a $21 million upgrade to the Allied Mill Bakery. The Tullamarine Park Drive manufacturer ceased operating…
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