Saturday, August 27, 2016

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  • World game brings cultures together

    World game brings cultures together
    Soccer tournament aims to encourage inclusiveness and diversity. World game brings cultures together | Photos exitSOCCER is the world’s most popular sport, played and watched by people in just about every country.This shared interest has been harnessed by Bendigo Community Health Services with its multicultural soccer tournament, a way to not only get people physically active during Men’s Health Week, but also foster inclusiveness within the community, parti..
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  • Guide Dogs Victoria's annual graduation day celebrates achievements

    Guide Dogs Victoria's annual graduation day celebrates achievements
    IMAGINE the excitement in the room as almost 60 enthusiastic labradors and their proud handlers gathered for Guide Dogs Victoria’s annual graduation day.Lynda Christensen, 66, travelled from Ballarat to Kew for the ceremony and couldn’t contain her pride as she heard her dog’s name called out.“I’m just so proud of Chime. She’s so clever and I never stop being surprised at how clever she is,” Ms Christensen said.When Ms Christensen began losing her sight through macular degeneration two years ago..
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  • Debut winner for Leticia Griffin

    Debut winner for Leticia Griffin
    Apprentice jockey Leticia Griffin (Image: Racing Photos) After five years of working as a strapper for Ballarat trainer Dan O'Sullivan, Leticia Griffin enjoyed the perfect start to her riding career when she won her first race ride at Donald on Saturday. Claiming four kilograms, Griffin guided $4.20 chance Captain Crackerjak to a narrow victory in the Benchmark 58 race over 1000 metres. WATCH: Leticia Griffin's debut winner O’Sullivan said that Griffin's background is in showjumping, ..
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  • VFL stand-alone clubs set to make impact in finals series

    VFL stand-alone clubs set to make impact in finals series
    Stand-alone clubs Collingwood, Footscray, Geelong and Essendon are set to play a major part in this year's VFL finals series, in what is expected to be a somewhat changing of the guard.While VFL stand-alone club Williamstown won a breakthrough flag last year and Port Melbourne did so in 2011, the sudden impact of stand-alone clubs that have slowly been introduced since Geelong's breakthrough flag in 2007 – and again in 2012 – has begun. More Sport Videos Previous slide Next slide ..
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  • Walsh finally finds luck of the Irish on Honey

    Walsh finally finds luck of the Irish on Honey
    STAR Irish rider Katie Walsh enjoyed a welcome change of luck on her Australian adventure at Morphettville yesterday when Honey Steel’s Gold claimed a thrilling Australia v Ireland Hurdle. Walsh, a younger sister of champion jockey Ruby Walsh, fell twice and another of her mounts failed to finish in four rides at last Sunday’s Ballarat meeting. Her best result was on Black Tie, the last horse to finish in a maiden hurdle.MEMSIE: BART AND WEIR SIMPLY BOMBPROOFRUN TO THE ROSE: NEW KING ON THE BLOC..
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  • BFL: Cobras swamp Lakers to charge into second semi-final

    BFL: Cobras swamp Lakers to charge into second semi-final
    Bacchus Marsh is within one win of its first grand final appearance in 17 years after a relentless 41-point win over Lake Wendouree in the Ballarat Football League qualifying final. Bacchus Marsh is within one win of its first grand final appearance in 17 years after a relentless 41-point win over Lake Wendouree in the Ballarat Football League qualifying final.The Cobras kept the minor premier goalless in the second half as they took complete charge at the Eastern Oval on Saturday..
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  • Blackwood's spooky past

    Blackwood's spooky past
    VIC: A country pub is sold to two newcomers who discover all is not as it seems at the historic establishment. Bump in the night: Paranormal investigators Sam Gray and Deb Robinson at Blackwood Hotel. They believe the pub is haunted. Picture: Luka Kauzlaric It’s a story that reads like a horror movie script. A country pub is sold to two newcomers, who go on to discover all is not as it seems at the historic establishment.Doors open and close of their own accord. Taps turn on and o..
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  • Mahuta "schooled" morning of Memsie

    Mahuta
    Mahuta. (Pic: Getty) Mahuta was "schooled over the logs" at Ballarat on Saturday morning in preparation for a tilt at the Group 1 Memsie Stakes at Caulfield. Trainer Darren Weir told Bruce Clark on G1X's EON Sports Radio program Three Wide No Cover that a regular Saturday morning at Ballarat included trotting his runners and sending a few over the jumps. But Weir said there was extra emphasis switching on Mahuta ahead of the feature race at Caulfield. "We were always going to school Mahuta this ..
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