Father-son handball
By RUSSELL BENNETT
"YOU’RE only born with two kidneys so you can give one away."
Six weeks on from giving his son Michael a life-saving gift,...
Young gun makes mark on debut
REIGNING Morrish Medal winner and former Gippsland Power midfield gun Nick Graham made his long-awaited AFL debut for Carlton in the big showdown against...
Turning fortunes
By RUSSELL BENNETT
FOR cricket in Emerald, the equation is a simple one.
"Without Milo Cricket, we’ve got no juniors. Without juniors, we’ll ultimately have no...
Buried in enemy territory
By RUSSELL BENNETT
YARRA VALLEY MOUNTAIN DISTRICT FOOTBALL LEAGUE
AN UNDERMANNED Gembrook Cockatoo side was obliterated by 144 points against Wandin on enemy soil on Saturday.
The...
Fierce competition between friends
By JARROD POTTER
ALANA Field has made her name known throughout the junior cycling ranks, winning a Victorian state title in Wangaratta last month.
Field, 13,...
Parting party spoiler
By DAVID NAGEL
HAMPTON Park can provide its departing coach John Holden with a precious send-off gift on Saturday when the Redbacks host ROC in...
Dore among country racing’s elite
By DAVID NAGEL
PAKENHAM Racing Club’s long serving committee member George Dore was recognised for his services to racing at the Country Racing Victoria Awards...
Emerald gets promise for home-ground fix
By RUSSELL BENNETT
LAST year, key Emerald Football Club members were embarrassed by their own Chandler Reserve home.
But now the Bombers could be on the...
Teams’ diverging paths
By RUSSELL BENNETT
YARRA VALLEY MOUNTAIN DISTRICT FOOTBALL LEAGUE
GEMBROOK Cockatoo and Emerald have continued along two very different paths at the tail end of the...
If it ends in 3… you’ll see Stars
By RUSSELL BENNETT
GARFIELD footballing immortality will converge on Beswick Street this Saturday to celebrate the good old days, when they - and their best...
Open for league jump
By DAVID NAGEL
TOORADIN president Derek Genoni has tentatively rolled out the welcome mat, opened the door, and invited the seven Ellinbank and District league...
Still ready if needed
By RUSSELL BENNETT
IF GIPPSLAND footy legend Paul Alger had it his way, his senior games tally would end on 498.
He made his senior debut...
400% rate hike
Officer South’s Meat Me at the Gate has seen a 400 per cent hike in its rates in just four years, revealing the dire...
