THE Wickid Force Breakers dance troupe has performed alongside the biggest names in popular music, with names like The Black Eyed Peas, Run DMC, Macy Gray and Hilltop Hoods on the group’s impressive resume. The eight-piece group has also performed live on Rove and at the Grand Prix, and represented Australia at the premier international [...]
NEWS this week that Wodonga is to have two ambulance stations is a great development for the city. Wodonga is a growing major centre in the North East of Victoria and, as such, demands on emergency services are increasing as the city limits continue to expand. The current station in South Street was to be [...]
THE Commercial Club Albury has come to the assistance of the Albury Wodonga Yacht Club in their endeavours to run the Sailability program on Lake Hume. The program caters for handicapped members of the community wanting to enjoy sailing. Commercial Club secretary, Ted Landon was on hand on Saturday to officially hand over a new [...]
JAMES Rendell has sprinted away from Clint Roberton on the final climb of the Albury Wodonga Cycling Club’s road racing championships on Sunday at Bethanga. After breaking away from the main group around the half way mark the pair then held a comfortable gap to the finish. The finish line was strategically positioned at the [...]
The Mini Minor has been revered in racing circles the world over, their exploits at Bathurst testament to that. And they’re still being punted around circuits in Australia. Locally the Albury Wodonga District Car Club have a couple of Minis running in their motorkhana events and they’ve proven to be two of the quickest vehicles [...]
IT’S kick off time for the Ovens and Murray footy season and for our tipping competition. And it all looks similar to 2010, in both, at least at the top end of the field. All money seems to be on Albury Tigers taking another flag but three in a row will certainly be a tough [...]
OH to have a fig tree in the garden! Sadly, I don’t but fortunately friends do. Plump luscious figs are a treat and birds love them too, hence the necessity to net trees completely when the fruit plumps up and begins to ripen. To remove figs, twist them gently at the stem end and beware [...]
LAST week beginning a compost heap was discussed. You can get rid of so much material that would otherwise need space in your rubbish bin. Fruit peels and cores, vegetable peelings, flowers and prunings cut into small pieces, contents of vacuums and fireplaces can all go into the compost. It is best to never put [...]
THE Child Bride and I are currently planning a walking trip to Spain later in the year. Not unreasonably, I looked very closely at the wine regions surrounding the trail, to ensure adequate supplies in the evening after a hard day on the pins. My research reminded me of the diversity of this wonderful wine [...]
A crowd of more than 18,000 people attended the Gold Cup last Friday. Check out BLAIR THOMSON’S pictures from the day below.