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Tech school’s electric 4×4 goes on show

IT may be a classic Range Rover but one vehicle at Australia's biggest electric car show is being overhauled in an unusual way by...

Town by town snapshot Elmore

Elmore is approximately 135.3 square kilometres and has four parks covering nearly 0.1 per cent of total area. The population in 2016 the population was...

Housing squeeze pushing country people to other regions

REGIONAL Australians are moving further away from capital cities, likely pushed out of some country areas by the housing squeeze and soaring rents, a...

A beginners guide to property depreciation

So you've decided to buy an investment property, keen to get a good rental yield and hopefully see the value of the apartment or...

Fire-safe cladding could solve recycling headaches

Durable fire-resistant cladding could boost safety while reducing the amount of glass sent to landfill. Scientists from Melbourne's RMIT University and technology company Livefield have...

Botic-Prijovic strikes pay off for Western United

WESTERN United coach John Aloisi has said he believes wily veteran Aleksandar Prijovic can help get the best out of boom youngster Noah Botic...

David King’s top eight for the 2023 AFL season

NORTH Melbourne premiership great David King has tipped his top eight finishers for AFL season 2023 with only one change from last year, with...

Bontempelli on being considered the AFL’s best

THERE is little doubt that Western Bulldogs captain Marcus Bontempelli is in the top echelon of the AFL’s best players.

With four All-Australians, an AFLCA...

Selwood returns to Geelong in new role

GEELONG premiership captain Joel Selwood is set to return to Kardinia Park in a new role. After a 16-season playing career, Selwood will now move...

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Geelong Travel and Viking Cruises reach new heights

FAMILY-owned award-winning business Geelong Travel is thrilled to be reaching new heights with Swiss cruise line Viking Cruises in 2023, by offering exclusive deals...

Howloooo, my name is Big Ned!

Allow me to introduce myself, I’m an adorable three-year-old American staffy mix affectionately known in these parts as Big Ned. I grew up in these...

Suburb by suburb snapshot Spring Gully

Spring Gully is approximately 7.8 square kilometres and has four parks covering nearly five per cent of total area. The population in 2016 was 2994...

Australians urged to embrace architectural roots

AUSTRALIA should be ditching designer 'cookie cutter' houses and re-embracing its regionalism if it wants to be resilient to increasingly catastrophic weather events, according...

‘Cooked from above’ in shoddy housing amid energy shock

THE combined stresses of the rising cost of housing, energy bills and summer heat in substandard housing are having a physical and mental toll...

First home buyer lending hits six-year low

INTEREST rate hikes and the rising cost of living are starting to bite Australians seeking their first home. The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported on...

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Regional cities brace for Comm Games costs

Five Victorian regional hubs are jumping at the chance to host Commonwealth Games events in 2026 despite concerns over the likely costs. City of Greater...

Piastri reveals key to staying unaffected in rookie F1 season

AUSTRALIAN Oscar Piastri has brushed off any external pressure for him in his maiden Formula 1 season. The former F2 champion got his McLaren career...

Botic nets again as Utd move up ALM table

WESTERN United coach John Aloisi has said it’s important not to weigh rising striker Noah Botic down with any expectation-laden comparisons. The call came after...

The star ‘Pie that could become an All-Australian

KANE Cornes is backing Collingwood forward Jamie Elliott to have a big year. Coming off a 2022 season where the small forward established himself as...

RBA fires off another rate hike to tackle inflation

AUSTRALIA'S central bank has bumped up interest rates by another twenty-five basis points, taking the official cash rate to 3.6 per cent. The 0.25 percentage...