WHITE Ribbon Day yesterday began the 16 Days of Activism against gender violence. This is an international campaign to raise awareness about violence against women, and its impact on a women’s physical, psychological, social and spiritual well-being. Human rights cannot be universal without rights for women. On November 25 we remember the three Mirabal sisters, [...]
IT’S off to the polls in the state of Victoria tomorrow (Saturday). Voters will have the opportunity to either vent their anger at John Brumby’s Labor Government and say it’s time for change after 11 years in office or, in turn, endorse it for another term. Many are predicting a cliff-hanger election, much in the [...]
REFLECTING as we come to the end of another parliamentary sitting year, it seems events relating to weather and water have again dominated the landscape and headlines in 2010. The drought, which defined so much of inland NSW for the past decade seems to have finally broken and with that, delight that the dust, crop [...]
WODONGA Lady Wolves have taken their third win of the season to remain undefeated in the Victorian CBL competition. The solid 71-60 win at Wodonga depicts a strong result, but the Wodonga girls had it anything but easy. Echuca Pirates certainly made the trip with every intention of a win. A tight first term set [...]
A TEXT message from Brad Jones Racing’s Jason Richards to his replacement driver, Andrew Jones helped to buoy the team’s spirits while their Team BOC spearhead driver lay in a hospital undergoing treatment for an abdominal tumor. And while Andrew Jones quite capably slots into the driver’s seat, the car set up was always Richards [...]
REBECCA Allen returned a faultless performance at the Border District Showjumping Club’s world cup qualifying event at the Wodonga showgrounds over the weekend. A capacity crowd packed the venue to witness some of the best jumping seen in the region and weren’t disappointed with the action on offer. The difficult layout of the course tested [...]
BORDER racer, Matt Chahda is on the fast track in the motor sport game. He currently leads the club championship in his division at the Albury Wodonga Kart club, the final round being contested this weekend, and in a Mark Webber style scenario, Matt needs to win to ensure he takes out the title. Of [...]
A full Lake Hume is attracting extra attention this year from water sports enthusiasts of all shapes and sizes. With about six times more water than Sydney Harbour there’s always a nice spot to enjoy a bit of fun in the sun. These children were captured jumping into the cool waters of the lake from [...]
ALBURY Police worked to break down cultural barriers with dozens of refugees this week when the group was given an insight into Australian laws and the role of police. The message from Sen-Constable Matt Barnes was that the police are here to help, not to harm. “It’s just about breaking down any barriers that may [...]
FRIENDLY rivalries over Christmas light displays often surface as the holiday season approaches, but it’s going to be hard for anyone to top Kurt Hickling’s home in Chiltern this year. Kurt started putting up decorations in October, and will have spent about 120 hours transforming his home in Albert Road into a Christmas wonderland when [...]