ALCOHOL and violence has certainly been in the public eye for some time now. I wonder how many of you are just as stunned as me that people continually choose to ignore all the warning signs about how too much alcohol causes anti-social behaviour. How horrific for the family of the man at Corowa who [...]
ONE of the most important events on the Border’s calendar will take place this Sunday. And it is significant in many ways. Yes, the 2011 Brave Hearts annual Dragon Boat Regatta at the Gateway Lakes on the Lincoln Causeway will attract 150 visitors to the region … generating additional income to the Albury and Wodonga [...]
A TOP medical recruitment agency will be broke by June without local support, according to Border Medical Recruitment Taskforce spokesman Dr Pieter Mourik. The organisation has recruited about 60 specialist and general practice doctors to the region since its creation in July 2006 and relies on local businesses and Albury and Wodonga councils for the [...]
GUIDE Dogs NSW/ACT is playing an integral role in the life of eight-year-old Brocklesby Public School student Sarah Benoy. Sarah’s vision is affected by a condition called Achromotopsia, which means she has difficulty seeing in lighted areas. But with the help of the Guide Dogs office in Albury over the past two years, she is [...]
PLANS for a $765,000 upgrade to the James Scott Memorial Skate Park have received the tick of approval from current users of the Willow Park site. Scooter user Dakota Wright said the new concept plans would be a much needed improvement to the current skate park. “It’s a bit rough,” he said. “There are chunks [...]
JENNY Black’s heart goes out to the people of Christchurch. It’s the city of her birth and a city she still holds close to her heart. While Jenny and husband, John, have called Wodonga home since 1988, the majority of their family live in Christchurch … the New Zealand city devastated by the 6.3 magnitude [...]
GRAHAM Docksey is going above and beyond the call of duty in his bid to trace Albury’s military past. The retired Major, now the 2/23rd Battalion honorary historian, recently travelled to war cemeteries in Libya, Egypt and Papua New Guinea to photograph the graves of soldiers from the Albury’s Own battalion. He has so far [...]
THE purchase of the Oolong Hostel by United Protestant Association Murray River Region has been completed. Approval was granted by the Commonwealth for the transfer of the bed licenses from Greater Hume to UPA. “We are delighted to be able to provide high quality care to the residents at Oolong Hostel at Howlong,” District Executive [...]
MORE than 400 competitors, representing 19 teams, will feature in the 2011 Brave Hearts annual Dragon Boat Regatta at the Gateway Lakes on the Lincoln Causeway this Sunday (February 27). This fun and competitive regatta once again has been organised by Brave Hearts on the Murray and is supported by Dragon Boat Victoria, Albury and [...]
THE king of Elvis impersonators comes to the Albury Entertainment Centre on Tuesday, March 8, with a different take on the famous performer’s life. Mark Anthony presents the life of The King in documentary style with a big band, several dancers, images and narrative. The show, Elvis: If I Can Dream, looks at some of [...]