LOCAL rescue groups are re-homing hundreds of dogs each year, saving the animals from being put down. Wodonga Dog Rescue has re-homed more than 350 dogs in the last 12 months, a similar number to the Albury Animal Rescue. The area’s newest group, Border Rescue, Grooming and Transport has saved and re-homed more than 60 [...]
ALBURY police say they are winning the battle against alcohol-fuelled crime in the city’s CBD. Figures obtained by NewsWeekly show police attended 549 alcohol-related incidents in Albury’s CBD in 2006, which rose to 652 in 2007. But the number of alcohol-related incidents recorded by the police has declined or remained steady each following year, with [...]
RAISING awareness rather than funds is the focus of the Ride Hard to Breathe Easy campaign. Celebrating the life of Karen Munro, the event aims to create more awareness of lung cancer. RH2BE board member and local cycling identity, Peta Stewart has been instrumental in ensuring the campaign, originally created by Karen, has continued to [...]
A LOCAL group is seeking support for a hair-raising fund-raiser for a brave young boy. Six-year-old Ethan Beyer has suffered from type one diabetes since he was a baby and must test his insulin levels between 10 and 13 times each day. He also requires injections up to five times per day, with his disease [...]
BULL riding returns to the Border on Saturday at the Albury Wodonga Equestrian Centre in Thurgoona. Competitors will ride bulls weighing close to a tonne during the Kinross Pro Charity Rodeo, competing for championship points under the Australian Professional Rodeo Association. Ben Gard,14, of Thurgoona will be one local rider looking to take out a [...]
THE Border’s Carevan service will open a branch in Blacktown, with further plans to expand the homeless charity Australia-wide. The local Carevan, started by Albury orthodontist John Brabant, served its first meal in May 2010. Run by CEO Jodie Tiernan, the Carevan Foundation serves meals to more than 200 homeless and needy people each week [...]
WHEN a 92-year old man came to podiatrist Sylvia McAra with an ulcer on his toe which wouldn’t respond to normal treatment, she knew she had to think outside the square to help him. After a lot of research, the Albury-based Charles Sturt University researcher came up with the idea of trying a glyceryl trinitrate [...]
THE head of the government body charged with revamping Wodonga’s CBD believes the community didn’t want a $110m shopping plaza on the vacant former railway land. Places Victoria CEO Sam Sangster said the development plans – which included retail stores, outdoor dining, open areas and commercial space – didn’t fit in with master plans for [...]
IN AN age where Australia is better known for what it imports rather than what it exports, it’s good to see one Albury-based manufacturer bucking the trend and showing what can be done if you think smart. Last Sunday marked the 25th anniversary of Kimberly-Clark’s Albury Mill, which manufactures the non-woven fabrics found in everyday [...]
WORKS to fix the Paddle Steamer Cumberoona are expected to begin soon. DTD Engineering is yet to sign off with Albury Council on the $200,000 deal to repair the boat’s hull. But DTD Engineering project co-ordinator David Buckley is hopeful a Tuesday meeting with the council – which originally wanted the boat running by the [...]