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QUE SERA: Ready to face the facts in 2014
Having signalled the need to go outside, the dog was back at the door seeking re-admission in next to no time. That didn’t take long,…
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SOCHI: Lydia Lassila aims for second Olympics gold
“I’m generally pretty fired up, so I need to bring myself down,” says Australia’s defending Olympic aerial skiing champion Lydia Lassila. “For me, it’s more…
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DONATIONS: Some joy for asylum seekers
Supporters of asylum seekers and refugees in Broadmeadows and Maribyrnong detention centres are collecting Christmas gifts for them. Jenell Quinsee, pictured with Claire, told the…
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Year in Review: Our biggest sports moments
In our year-in-review special, Weekly sports reporter Lance Jenkinson looks back at 10 big sports moments of 2013 … And after you read on, check…
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SPECIAL: Master brewer at work in Laverton
When master brewer Dermot O’Donnell says his favourite beer is his next, he’s only half joking. At 69, he’s an international beer judge and the…
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SPECIAL: Colour Box Studio thinks outside the square
“It was a bit of a dream and this place was a bit of a dump,” says Amie Batalibasi, founder and director of Colour Box…
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ANNIVERSARY: Williamstown pony club’s 50th
One of Victoria’s last suburban pony clubs, which has a unique reason for remaining barely 10 kilometres from Melbourne’s CBD, celebrates its 50th birthday this…
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BOOKS: Football history in black and white
A Victoria University lecturer is sharing the stories behind one of the AFL’s most iconic moments. Sunshine author Matthew Klugman has teamed up with writer Gary Osmond…
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FEATURE: Mums fight for their children
“We had a group who used to meet in Broadmeadows to talk about our children’s battles with drugs and there were roughly 12 to 18…
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PROFILE: Century up for splendid Vera
A life-long love of oysters and chocolate may be part of the reason Vera Grace Ewart celebrated her 100th birthday last Friday. Vera marked the…
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PROFILE: Pallavi Sharda living Bollywood dream
It could be a script: beautiful young girl chafes against the academic expectations of her high-achieving parents and runs away to become a Bollywood star.…
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PROFILE: Pallavi Sharda living Bollywood dream
It could be a script: beautiful young girl chafes against the academic expectations of her high-achieving parents and runs away to become a Bollywood star.…
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EXHIBITION: Artist has west in stitches
A Yarraville artist is bringing familiar inner-west landmarks to the wall, using tapestry with a twist. Jessie Deane has threaded more than a million stitches…
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NEWS FEATURE: Steampunk allure hits Spotswood
If any ghosts are lurking in the Spotswood Pumping Station, they probably aren’t batting an eyelid as Keira Hudson enters the cavernous space. The fashion…
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HONOUR: State says thanks to June
Cancer patients who have no support can depend on June Hansen. The 82-year-old Spotswood grandmother, who has been volunteering for more than half her life,…
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