Rate pain looms in Hepburn

30 Jun 09 | HEPBURN Shire ratepayers face the second highest rate hike in the state.

Hepburn councillors gagged: Mayor

30 Jun 09 | MAYOR Bill McClenaghan has told a public meeting that councillors are effectively gagged when it came to speaking to council officers.

Questions over proposed Creswick industrial site

30 Jun 09 | A CRESWICK resident has raised doubts about the proposed site for Creswick's Industrial Park.
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SPORT

Chance to play with the best

Chance to play with the best
30 Jun 09 | A DAYLESFORD basketball player has an opportunity to join the nation's elite when she plays with the Ballarat Miners under-14 girls team in the Australian championships in September.

Creswick from behind in two-point win

Creswick from behind in two-point win
30 Jun 09 | CRESWICK notched up its second win in a row coming from behind with an amazing victory against Ballan. Creswick went into its home game against Ballan as slight underdogs.
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Bullarto's wheel appeal

Bullarto's wheel appeal 

THERE'S only one thing for certain at Bullarto Primary School and that is unicycling rules.
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Sets appeal: tennis and physical appearance
30 Jun 09 | Beauty aces talent: A spokesman from the All England Club, Johnny Perkins, acknowledged "box office appeal" was one of 28 points considered when courts were allocated. What do you think about the decision to take into account a female player's looks in a tennis game?
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