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All party, no responsibility

1:00 AM | NOBODY likes cleaning up after a party, but it has to be done and it’s particularly necessary when you have hired a ratepayer-funded venue. Albury Council ratepayers can rightly feel irked

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1:00 AM | IN the next few months, many Border public hospital patients will meet and be treated by some of the doctors who will spend a large part of this year in the region as part of their specialist training

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Take action on black spot now

06 Feb 12 | TRAVELLERS throughout Australia these days rely on having efficient mobile telephone services to provide them with a means of contact should an emergency situation arise, particularly in more remote l

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New offices taking shape

06 Feb 12 | PROGRESS on Albury’s new Tax Office building in Smollett Street has accelerated in recent weeks, following last year’s completion of the adjoining multi-deck council car park. Builder

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Salute one, salute all

04 Feb 12 | DETECTIVE Sgt Peter Revell this week marked 40 years in the Victorian police force, more than half of that at the head of Wodonga’s criminal investigation unit. His career as a detective ha

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A worthwhile investment

04 Feb 12 | THE $10.5 million redevelopment of the Albury Art Gallery promises to build on the cultural heart of the city, generating new tourism business and enhanced facilities to display visiting exhibiti

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We want rail work finished

03 Feb 12 | THE Australian Rail Track Corporation has moved to reassure Border passengers that work to improve the Albury to Melbourne rail line will not close the line to train services. It’s good new

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Give Daniel’s mum peace

03 Feb 12 | DONNA Thomas has lived a nightmare since her son Daniel disappeared from the home of his baby-sitter at Myrtleford in October 2003. More than four years after he went missing, his remains were fo

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Skipping jury is shameful

02 Feb 12 | SHAME on the people who didn’t turn up for jury service in Albury yesterday. A criminal trial was held over because too few prospective jurors answered the official summons. As a resul

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Churches need support

02 Feb 12 | CHURCHES that were once pillars of communities are closing everywhere. The plight of Tallangatta’s Anglicans who are contemplating giving up the struggle to keep their church open typifies

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No place for Rudd at top

01 Feb 12 | PRIME Minister Julia Gillard might have stumbled last week, but she isn’t going to fall from power any time soon. Those who think that Labor’s poor ratings in the opinion polls will f

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Major steps on rubbish

01 Feb 12 | BORDER ratepayers are about to see major changes in the way household food waste is collected with the introduction of a charge for a weekly organics collection in Albury and Wodonga. And one of

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Cash can help win weed war

30 Jan 12 | AGRICULTURE plays a huge role in the Victorian economy. The productivity and profitability of the farming sector has long been recognised with the government taking action to ensure its continuin

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Let’s not get carried away

30 Jan 12 | IT has been a case of mixed fortunes in the just completed Test cricket series between Australia and India. India arrived here in December rated one of the top two teams in the world, brimming wi

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Fev would be great for footy

28 Jan 12 | NEWS that AFL star and bad boy Brendan Fevola is considering a move north to the Ovens and Murray competition will spark interest among those who follow football. It may spark even more interest

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Message lost in ugly scenes

28 Jan 12 | LONG after Australia Day’s celebrations are forgotten, it will be remembered as the day Julia Gillard lost her shoe. What happened to the Prime Minister in Canberra was disgraceful by any m

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Road a long, hard process

27 Jan 12 | THE Omeo Highway from the Mitta Valley to Gippsland winds through some of Australia’s finest scenery. Its poor condition has long been a disgrace, a hindrance to locals and a deterrent to v

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Republicans risk blowing it

27 Jan 12 | US President Barack Obama opened his 2012 re-election campaign with a State of the Union address on Tuesday. Come November he will face a strong challenge from a Republican candidate. In mid

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Times have changed but nation’s spirit is still strong

26 Jan 12 | THE Song of Australia composed in 1859 gives a wonderful description of a delightful land. “There is a land where summer skies are gleaming with a thousand dyes” are the opening words

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Spats will sink basin plan

25 Jan 12 | SOUTH Australia looks set to reject the Murray-Darling Basin plan before it is even finalised. Premier Jay Weatherill says river flows allocated to the state in the draft plan are woefully inadeq

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