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How one woman's art transformed a yoga studio and inspired a town
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (603+ words) It is not the Sistine Chapel, but the striking murals transforming the walls of a local yoga studio have emerged as a community masterpiece. Exchanging her precision tools for paintbrushes, local cosmetic tattooist Linda Titlow has volunteered her time to…...
Climate change stinging bees without cool homes
7+ hour, 38+ min ago (397+ words) Housing choice is everything when it comes to bee-ting the heat. From Adelaide to the tip of Cape York in far north Queensland, evolutionary physiologist Carmen da Silva has been busy catching native bees from flowering plants in elongated butterfly…...
Norwegian crown princess' son found guilty of rape | Great Lakes Advocate | Forster, NSW
20+ hour, 43+ min ago (372+ words) The stepson "of Norway's Crown Prince Haakon "has been found "guilty of two counts of rape and other crimes and "will be sentenced "to "four years "in prison, an Oslo court ruled. Marius Borg Hoiby, "29, who "joined "the royal family…...
Hannah Cunningham: Forster woman banned again, facing mental health fight | Great Lakes Advocate | Forster, NSW
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (1004+ words) Multiple drivers have faced steep fines and fresh driving bans after facing Forster Local Court on a single day. A Forster woman has been fined a total of $800 and disqualified from driving for three months after being caught behind the…...
Sir Rod Stewart falls ill, forced to nix California gig
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (341+ words) Sir Rod Stewart has cancelled a gig at short notice after falling ill. The 81-year-old rocker could not perform at Chula Vista, California's North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre on Friday because he is battling laryngitis, a condition where the voice box…...
Swiss vote on proposal to cap population at 10 million
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (459+ words) Swiss voters will decide on whether to back a "proposal to cap the country's population in a referendum likened to Britain's Brexit vote, which could have far-reaching consequences for the economy and Bern's relations with the European Union. Driven by…...
From the Top End to tinny trips: the hottest winter escapes (minus the jet lag)
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (880+ words) It's around this time of the year that many of us start looking to the north for possible escape routes from the wintry weather. For some, that often means Europe or North America, but there are plenty of reasons you…...
Greyhound racing news from around the NSW regions | June 12
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (473+ words) If history again repeats, the chances are the winner of this year's $40, 000 Ladbrokes Thunderbolt at Grafton on June 20, will be either Mc Keon, Solar Spectrum, Shorty Boy or Tornado Ethics. They were the heats winners at last Sunday's Grafton meeting,…...
Socceroos boss makes call on post-World Cup future
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (432+ words) Socceroos coach Tony Popovic has extended his contract on the eve of Australia's World Cup campaign. Popovic, who was contracted until after the World Cup, has re-signed until after next year's Asian Cup, due to take place in Saudi Arabia…...
Another win for trainer Jack Smith but this was a special one
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (279+ words) Trainer Jack Smith doesn't get too emotional when his greyhounds win feature races. And it's fair to say that they have won plenty over the years. But you could tell the victory of Master Mc Graw in last weekend's $40, 000 Chief…...