The lure of lore – Victoria – Australia – Travel – theage.com.au
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- The lure of lore – Victoria – Australia – Travel – theage.com.au
- Motorsport.com: News channel
- Surface tensions shatter valley calm
- Basketball: Ready to bite the Bullets
- Fate is uno with the celebrities
The lure of lore – Victoria – Australia – Travel – theage.com.au
The Age – Feb 23, 2008
Itis home to many talented artists and has more than 30 communitygroups with interests ranging from fishing to the arts —there’s even a yachting squadron, all within a population of 700. The historic town is classified by the National Trust and there arestately buildings with elaborate facades that date back to the1800s gold rush days. Australia’s first home-grown governorgeneral, Sir Isaac Isaacs,was born in Yack in 1855. The son of a tailor, he went to theYackandandah School, where he was the first pupil to be registeredin 1864. There’s been hot debate over the years about the meaning ofYackandandah – some say it comes from Aboriginal words meaning rockand water hole, while others claim it means country of hills. Where to stayMaple Grove B&B has five deluxe rooms with great views toprivate courtyards and secluded gardens and two rooms includekitchenettes. Beechworth Road, phone (02) 6027 0830, seemaplegrovebb… On BackCreek Road. EventsYackandandah’s Folk Festival, March 14-16, is a celebration ofmusic, song and dance and it attracts national and internationalartists. John Dermer Pottery has an Easter exhibition from April 7-9.
Motorsport.com: News channel
Motorsport.com – Feb 23, 2008
While the final make-up of the new-look series is yet to beannounced, Hooton said he and event Chairman, TerryMackenroth, will be heading the US next week to meet with thenew organisation. That trip will be pre-empted by a meeting with V8 SupercarsChairman Tony Cochrane to discuss the continued equal billingof both V8 Supercars and the new open-wheel series on theGold Coast program. The Champ Car Series has shared equal billing withAustralia’s home-grown V8 Supercar Series for the past sixyears on the streets of the Gold Coast and the two havecombined to provide one of the world’s great on-trackprograms. The event had been constantly referred to as the ‘crownjewel’ of the now former Champ Car World Series for severalyears and has become a ‘must do’ on the list of motorsportfans worldwide. “There is no doubt that this is a fantastic day foropen-wheel racing and I believe will provide a new era forour event,” said Hooton. “Despite the obvious implications of the split over the last12 years our event has continued to grow and become a trueworld-class spectacle. “All indications during the unification talks were that theGold Coast Indy 300 would be a part of a unified series andwe look forward to having those discussions in the US in thenext week.
Surface tensions shatter valley calm
The Age – Feb 23, 2008
But residents in this picturesque valley in Melbourne’s eastclaim their drinking water and local creek are being contaminatedwith pesticides, dust and earthworks run-off from neighbouringstrawberry farms. They say the dust plumes and pesticide drifts are so bad thatthey cannot leave their windows open at night. They have startedbuying drinking water and no longer eat home-grown fruit andvegetables. The residents also claim they have felt intimidated by one ofAustralia’s leading strawberry marketing and distribution companiesfor raising their concerns about water and air pollution. “There are plenty of residents, including smaller strawberrygrowers around here, who are intimidated by these people and aretoo scared to talk about it,” said local resident Rob Baines. “There has been a lot of intimidation going on around here,perceived and actual. Mr Baines is leading a campaign to change the farming practicesof Oz Fresh Pty Ltd and a Perth-based managed investment scheme,Rewards Group.
Basketball: Ready to bite the Bullets
New Zealand Herald – Feb 23, 2008
The usually laid-back Bradshaw also weighed in after the match, saying he and his family had been hurt by the ad and accusing the Breakers of “crossing the line”. Among Bradshaw’s complaints were that the Breakers had persisted in “throwing pennies at me” during his US college career. What the Breakers saw as a sensible policy of keeping in touch with a potential home grown star, Bradshaw seems to have viewed as a threat to his NBA ambitions. “Eventually they offered me more money than the Bullets but by then they’d shown they didn’t really care about me,” he said. General manager Richard Clarke played down the antagonism between the teams ahead of tonight’s match but club insiders confirmed that Bradshaw had angered many at the club by putting the boot in after the last match instead of saying how he felt before it. “It is just another game,” Clarke said. “We are pretty comfortable with the way we went about trying to recruit Craig.
Fate is uno with the celebrities
Belfast Telegraph – Feb 23, 2008
uk Fate is uno with the celebrities [Published: Saturday 23, February 2008 - 09:43] By Emily Moulton Comedian Ruby Wax, tennis legend John McEnroe and the cream of Ulster’s home grown talent were in Belfast last night for one of Northern Ireland’s most glittering awards ceremony. The annual Fate Awards, which honour the province’s entertainment and hospitality industry, were held at the Waterfront Hall – and judging by the numbers of famous faces who strutted their stuff down the red carpet last night – it was a glittering success. Celebrities such as Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody, James Nesbitt, Ronan Keating, Sweeney Todd star Jayne Wisener, former Miss World Rosanna Davison, controversial models Sophie Anderton and Danielle Lloyd were just some of the guests who jetted in for the popular event. Music label Good Vibrations founder Terri Hooley received the new Oh Yeah Legend Award for his years of service to the industry. He was presented with the award by Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody and local writer Glenn Patterson… The annual Fate Awards, which honour the province’s entertainment and hospitality industry, were held at the Waterfront Hall – and judging by the numbers of famous faces who strutted their stuff down the red carpet last night – it was a glittering success. Celebrities such as Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody, James Nesbitt, Ronan Keating, Sweeney Todd star Jayne Wisener, former Miss World Rosanna Davison, controversial models Sophie Anderton and Danielle Lloyd were just some of the guests who jetted in for the popular event. Music label Good Vibrations founder Terri Hooley received the new Oh Yeah Legend Award for his years of service to the industry. He was presented with the award by Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody and local writer Glenn Patterson. The Apartment took Best Overall Venue, Pete Snodden was awarded Best Northern Ireland Media Personality and chef Andy Rea from the Mourne Seafood Bar was named Best Chef. Following the awards, guests were treated to a live performance of Teenage Kicks by the Panama Kings, one of the eight unsigned acts selected to record an album – Carling Supports the Oh Yeah Sessions – which is due to be released in March. Michael Bell, joint publisher of FATE Magazine said this year’s event was even bigger than last year.