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State-of-the-art community space set to open in early 2024

INGENIA Lifestyle Parkside Lucas is a welcoming and relaxed over-fifty-fives community in the Ballarat region. Already home to 60 residents, it’s soon to become home...

US burger chain Wendy’s squares up Australian market

AMERICAN fast food chain Wendy's will soon be slinging burgers on Australian shores after the company announced its intention to develop 200 restaurants by...

RBA backs supply, not rent controls, to ease price pain

THE answer to Australia's housing crisis is more supply, says the head of the Reserve Bank, rather than short term fixes such as rent...

Kerr coy on fitness after making Matildas return

AUSTRALIA'S superstar striker Sam Kerr is keeping her fitness status close to her chest after coming through unscathed in her return from injury for...

Pies called out for arrogant approach

KANE Cornes has called out Collingwood for their decision to let Hawthorn captain James Sicily do as he pleased in last Saturday’s thirty-two-point loss...

Walls pleased Carlton backed Voss but…

CARLTON legend Robert Walls was glad that the Blues stood firm amidst calls for Michael Voss to be sacked mid-season. Walls was one Carlton figure...

MGH digital edition, 11 August

Full digital edition, 11 August

Give the gift that lasts a lifetime…peace of mind

FOR Anna Gray, Dying to Know Day on 8 August is an annual reminder of her brush with death on her family’s farm at...

Golden Plains and Ballarat golf results for 10 August

Ballarat Golf Club Tuesday, 8 August - Open stableford A Grade - 1st - C Beggs 5/32, 2nd - M Fryar 8/32, 3rd - J Robertson B...

Price rises hitting hard at the checkout

Dear Editor, Supermarket prices are continuing to bite all Victorians right when they can least afford it. Victorian families are struggling to put food on the...

Matildas buy Sam Kerr an extra time to prove fitness

MATILDAS superstar Sam Kerr has until early next week to prove her fitness for the Women's World Cup knockout stages but can take heart...

Greene powers Giants to stunning comeback win over Dogs

A STUNNING four-goal third quarter from GWS superstar Toby Greene has powered the Giants to victory on Mars Stadium, leaving the Western Bulldogs to...

Cook says Roos and Eagles should fix self-inflicted woes

ONE of the game’s longest-serving and most respected administrators isn’t a believer in AFL assistance packages to clubs. Carlton CEO Brian Cook has aid both...

Questions asked after head clash

THE AFL will be asking questions of Port Adelaide following the sickening head clash between Power teammates Lachie Jones and Aliir Aliir in Saturday’s...

MGH digital edition, 4 August

Full digital edition, 4 August

Cooking with gas no more as state heads for net zero

GAS connections will be banned in Victorian homes built from next year in a move that's divided providers, environment groups and other stakeholders. All new...

Golden Plains and Ballarat golf results for 3 August

Ballarat Golf Club Tuesday, 1 August - Open stableford A Grade - 1st - R Goodwin 5/40, 2nd - J Carr 15/38, 3rd - P Kiely...

Voter numbers reach record highs

A RECORD number of Australians are enrolled to vote ahead of the upcoming referendum on the Indigenous voice to Parliament. The estimated national enrolment rate...

Multigenerational musical blooms

AT a sneak peak of his new musical Bloom, Tom Gleisner is nothing if not topical. "If Dan Andrews had anything to do with this,...

Weeks of wrangling to settle Games bill

VICTORIAN taxpayers could wait weeks to find out how much it will cost the State to pull out of hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games. Lawyers...

Premier not set on inquiry

PREMIER Daniel Andrews and his deputy Jacinta Allan are not volunteering to face questions from a Federal inquiry over cancelling the Commonwealth Games. A Senate...

Abbott warns voice no campaigners against complacency

TONY Abbott is urging the campaign against an Indigenous voice to Parliament not to become complacent, warning the yes side will try to "buy"...