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The Queanbeyan Age is giving eight lucky readers the chance to catch the ACT Brumbies Super Rugby clash against Kiwi rivals the Hurricanes at Canberra Stadium on Friday, May 31 kicking off at 7.40pm. To enter, simply email your name, address and contact number to andrew.johnston@fairfaxmedia.com.au. Please include "Brumbies tickets" in the subject ... (more)
Toole stands tall against former club
Monaro Panthers player Jono Toole celebrated a win over his former club Belconnen United last Sunday.
Nazareth House honours a great volunteer
Thanks: Tom Donohue, among other volunteers at Nazareth House, has been honoured for his many years of service.
Paid to sniff an armpit? You bet
Mark Gooley is the owner of pet food manufacturer Huds and Toke. He is the taste tester for the pet food.
Versatile Tiger's the complete package
THAT Merrivale coach Jason Porter has headaches about where to use Josh Guiney is the first sign the small utility is in rare form.
Paul B. Farrell: $10 trillion in X-Prizes needed to save the world
Yes, X-Prize billionaires are failing their mission: "Making the Impossible Possible." Now they need at least $10 trillion to save the world, and a far grander vision, the new "10X-Prizes." And their leader, Dr.
South-west youngsters treated to insider's view on performing arts
Shane Howard performs with Warrnambool East Primary School pupil Jayden Brown , Port Fairy Consolidated's Harry Hogan and Merrivale's Davida Melis-Sharp. About 280 grade 5 and 6 pupils came together from Port Fairy Consolidated, Merrivale and Warrnambool East primary schools as part of a combined community performing arts project titled Play it ... (more)
Shepparton Safeway workers join Don't Txt-n-Drive campaign
Staff members from 18 Woolworths-owned stores across north-east Victoria raised funds and awareness for the ''Don't Txt-n-Drive'' campaign started by Mulwala's Vicki Richardson after her 20-year-old daughter Brooke died when her car hit a tree near Cobram in December last year.
Brooklyn Electronic Dance Round Up: MAY 17-19
There's another incredible weekend of dancing and relaxation ahead of us here. I've said it before and i'll emphasize it again, lineups keep getting stronger and more enticing.
Australia and PNG: maintaining the momentum
Our nearest neighbour has been treated to visits from the Governor-General, new Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs Matt Thistlethwaite, Foreign Affairs Minister Bob Carr, Prime Minister Julia Gillard and this week Queenslandpremier Campbell Newman .
'Stunning' tiles unite art and mental health
IT was time for rejoicing at the Ray Morton Park near the Riverside CafA© on Queanbeyan River this morning when community members gathered to mark the unveiling of a unique arts and mental health collaboration that has seen 200 original ceramic tiles, created by 100 people, installed on top of retaining walls in the city's soon-to-be opened ... (more)
NHILL coach Darren Weavell knows his side will have to be at its best on Saturday if it is to beat Horsham.
Recipe: forage, find it, cook it
Chef Patrizia Simone and expert mushroom forager Franca Norris collect mushrooms ahead of the High Country Harvest festival.
Miners are not your ATMs - Rinehart
Miners and other resources industries aren't just ATMs for everyone else to draw from says Gina Rinehart in her resource industry address.
Vern Eagles lands eel-tailed catfish
Stawell recreational fisherman Vern Eagles had a rare catch in the Wimmera River last weekend, landing an eel-tailed cat fish.
QT Hotels Launches Its First Ski Resort in Australia
New York-QT Hotels and Resorts announced the acquisition of Victoria's largest ski resort property, Quay West Falls Creek, which will be rebranded as QT Falls Creek and opened in time for the Australian winter season, starting June 1. Located roughly halfway between Melbourne and Canberra in Australia's southeastern state of Victoria, QT Falls ... (more)
Castlemaine mine shaft to remain unsealed
A Melbourne man aged around 70 fell about 35 metres down the shaft in the Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park, before being rescued and airlifted to hospital.
DENISON Independent MP Andrew Wilkie will introduce legislation to address ongoing incidences of horrific cruelty committed against Australian live export animals overseas.
Australian politician knocked down by kangaroo
In this photo provided by Australian Capital Territory Municipal Services Minister Shane Rattenbury, blood trickles down Rattenbury's leg after he was attacked by a kangaroo, in Canberra, Australia, Thursday, May 16, 2013.