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• Mixed farming property Clover Park, Lexton, for sale through...

  

  Mixed farming property Clover Park, Lexton, for sale through Landmark Ballaratby:COLIN TAYLORFrom:The Weekly TimesNovember 11, 201512:00AMFamily home: The 1970s brick-veneer home has four bedrooms, a study, living areas, undercover deck, double-glazed windows, ducted evaporative cooling and wood heater.Source:The Weekly TimesRolling hills: Clover Park is offered as a whole or in two lots of 263ha and 516ha.Source:The Weekly TimesPoll Herefords: David and Jacinta Jolly run a vealer breeding and f..

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• Ballarat Cup 2015 hit out for Prince Cheri | Sports News Australia

  Prince Cheri could figure in a change to trainer David Vandyke’s end-of-spring plans for the accomplished stayer.RACING OFFER:ÂSign-up at Sportsbet.com.au via this link for a $501 BONUS BET!A barrier trial winner on Monday, Prince Cheri is firming to run at Rosehill on Saturday, putting in doubt a start in the Ballarat Cup.Vandyke took advantage of an extended deadline for nominations for the Sydney meeting after Prince Cheri caught him off guard in a Warwick Farm trial.“I was q..

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• Melbourne family reunited with 100yo WWI heirloom found in...

  

  Melbourne family reunited with 100yo WWI heirloom found in Canberra rubbish tipPostedNovember 11, 2015 15:08:28 A Melbourne family has been reunited with a precious 100-year-old heirloom which was found at a rubbish tip in Canberra.A Bible that once belonged to the father of Beverly Batters, 91, has been returned a century after it was gifted to him on his departure for World War I.The pocket-sized Bible was discovered in Canberra at the Mitchell Green Shed recycling facility, where thousand..

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• Legal opium poppies blooming across Victoria

  

  Legal opium poppies growing in Victoria.Photo: Victorian Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and ResourcesLegal opium poppies are blooming across Victoria, with farmers embracing the crop in growing numbers in just its second year of commercial production in the state.Potato farmers from near Ballarat, and canola, wheat and barley growers from the north and west of the state are among those growing legal opium poppies in their paddocks this year.Harvest will commence soon near Bo..

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• A small act to give abused children a voice

  

  TheRoyal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuseis shifting its attention from Brisbane Grammar toSt Paul’s School. In two weeks’ time, the commission will return to issues in Melbourne and Ballarat. Anglican, non-denominational and Catholic institutions in different states are being scrutinised.The adults who survived the abuse finally get the opportunity they were denied as children: to describe the abuse, after years of being silenced, and to identify the perpetrators an..

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• Darren Weir back in Berriwillock

  

  Prince Of Penzance in Berriwillock (Image: Darren Weir Racing) The boy from Berriwillock has gone home, asDarren Weir'swin withPrince Of Penzancein theEmirates Melbourne Cupwas celebrated in the Mallee region town on Wednesday.The Victorian premiership-winning trainer has supported local racing throughout his famed career, and things have not changed after Prince Of Penzance's stunning win in the $6.2 million feature.Prince Of Penzance, himself, was in attendance too, the six-year-old g..

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• Key forward closing in on a return for Lions

  

  Ready to roar again ... Michael Close is on the way back from a full knee reconstruction after rupturing his ACL in round two last season. Photo: Getty ImagesRobert PreziosoHe's the forgotten man of the Brisbane Lions, but Michael Close is hoping to remind all of his ability come the start of the 2016 season.Earmarked for one of the team's key forward posts, the strapping 21-year-old suffered a season-ending knee injury (ruptured ACL)  when he landed awkwardly on the Etihad Stadium surface in ro..

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• The Coffee Ride #88, with Reece Homfray

  

  The peloton makes its way past the grandstand at Victoria Park during round one of the CIC Cervelo Super Series. Picture: Chameleon Photography.AUSSIE CYCLING FRESHLY BREWED EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING, EXCLUSIVE TO ADVERTISER.COM.AUYoung Australian cyclist Campbell Flakemore. Picture: TDWsport.FLAKEMORE POISED TO QUIT BMCAUSTRALIAN under-23 time trial world champion Campbell Flakemore has walked away from his WorldTour contract with BMC.The Tasmanian who graduated from Cycling Australia’s WorldTour..

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• Tigers have a major goal

  

  WE CATCH up with new Noosa Tigers coach Sam Faure about his recent posting and what he intends to bring to the club.Faure hails from country Victoria and played his first senior game at just 15 before going on to play for North Ballarat in the VFL.He moved to Queensland in 2009 and played 130 games for Morningside, claiming three premierships.What brings you to Noosa Sam?"I got offered assistant coach at Morningside and I did a bit of consistent coaching with the forward line there this year. I ..

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• Keeping businesses on the road

  

  byJason CloutCorporate payment business WEX Australia will continue to expand its services by helping businesses simplify their record-keeping.Wex started as a fuel-card operation but has already expanded to provide other corporate payment solutions, such as a card that enables employees to make purchases other than fuel.Commercial director at WEX Australia Andrew Reszka says some SMEs might require staff to pay for accommodation or car servicing."A business might have one of their tradesman hea..

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