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12 courses to do in 2012

12 great courses to do in 2012

WHETHER it's building a fence or making your own wine, here are 12 courses that will put you on the right path this year.

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Rochford set for big future

Connor Rochford

SCHOOL and now university scholarships have allowed Connor Rochford to notch up remarkable achievements.

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Carrathool off and racing at new pub

Carrathool pub

MICK Lucas recalls brawling for a full hour as a teenage shearer outside the old Carrathool pub before resuming drinking.

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Opportunity in scholarships

Geelong Grammar scholar Caitlin Byrne

STUDENTS need a wide range of skills to win scholarships to the top schools, writes JEANETTE HILL

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Relishing the city

Joshua Hardy

JOSHUA Hardy loved his school in Darwin, but was often frustrated by the lack of opportunities compared with his big city counterparts.

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Cooks put Whorouly on map

Nora Spitzer and Kay Menzies

THE tragedy of Black Saturday was the catalyst for a new business venture, writes SARAH HUDSON

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Chris Rule

Just a Minute - Chris Rule

THE great mystery began innocuously enough when I got up for a drink of water at 5am and found a candle burning on the table.


Vincent: Peaches

Peaches

SUMMER means stone fruit, and peaches are one of the season's highlights.

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Wok'n roll

LEAVE your wok out at all times so it's convenient. If you don't see it, you don't use it.

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Kinglake-350

Kinglake-350

ADRIAN Hyland can take you to the brink of the cauldron and give you a terrifying glimpse into the molten abyss.

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The Retro Cookbook

The Retro Cookbook

IT WAS the decade of the Korean War, TV coming to Australia and Melbourne holding the Olympic Games.

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Cundall: Brutal pruning

BLACKCURRANTS and other plants, such as hydrangeas, can be treated with almost savage brutality

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Cundall: Hazelnuts

Pete Cundall

A HAZELNUT tree gave a huge crop after a bit of fertilising

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Miranda

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Childcare halting careers

Kate Sykes co-wrote a book called Career Mums to help mothers to return to work.

CHILDCARE is prohibitively expensive, but can young mothers afford to be out of the workforce for long?

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Keeping communities alive

Keeping communities alive

SMALL communities are rallying to keep businesses in their town and to keep on providing services

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Win tickets for Tim McGraw and Faith Hill

Tim McGraw and Faith Hill

COUNTRY music's reigning king and queen, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, will tour Australia together for the first time in March.

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Baking kit up for grabs

SPRINGHILL Farm in Ballarat has released a gluten-free baking kit for kids.

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