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Bernie savours the good life

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:00:00 +1000

WHEN Bernie Furness' blood pressure hit the dangerously high level of 220 over 180, he realised he needed to slow down.

All manor of plants

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:00:00 +1000

A SEASIDE manor is a refuge for rare, heritage plants, writes SARAH HUDSON

Houdini's flight into history

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:00:00 +1000

�ONE hundred years ago tomorrow, Harry Houdini undertook the first powered flight in Australia. Here is The Weekly Times first-hand account, from March 19, 1910

Kennett: bad policy kills

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:00:00 +1000

FORMER Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett has blamed policy failure by both sides of politics for contributing to rural depression and suicide.

Victoria's rural woman of the year

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:00:00 +1000

A BEEF farmer from Benalla is Victoria's rural woman of the year award.

Wonthaggi mine celebration

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:00:00 +1000

YOU'LL want to be at the coal face of Wonthaggi's Whopper Weekend, writes SARAH HUDSON

Houdini's flight, 100 years on

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:00:00 +1000

MOST people remember Harry Houdini for his death-defying escapes from chains and padlocks, often while trapped under water.

Wind turbines in the clear

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:00:00 +1000

WIND farms are not bad for your health. That is the official opinion of Victorian Chief Health Officer John Carnie.

Bid for young farmers contest

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:00:00 +1000

ONE of Australia's leading Angus breeders and an agribusiness marketer are making a bid to establish an Australian young farmers' contest.

Banana underwear for aussieBum

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:30:00 +1000

BRINGING new meaning to the term banana hammock, swimwear company aussieBum has developed the world's first briefs made from banana plants.

Perry puts Wagyu on menu

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +1000

PERTH might be on the brink of another boom, but its punters are not ready to pay $110 for a wagyu steak when Neil Perry launches his Rockpool Bar & Grill at Burswood.

Marine life in good hands

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:00:00 +1000

MARINE researchers spend their days diving, wetsuit clad, in Victoria's seaweed forests, foraging among fish and crustaceans, and dodging hungry sharks, right?

A guided tour of Queenscliff

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:00:00 +1000

LET SARAH HUDSON take you on a guided tour of Queenscliff's iconic main street.

Railway Hotel on track

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:00:00 +1000

IT TAKES just a band of locals and the odd stray to drive the old Railway Hotel, writes SANDRA GODWIN

Alpaca lot into a busy life

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:00:00 +1000

DOWNSHIFTING careers has paid a creative dividend, reports MAREE WALLACE