Melbourne wingman Lachie Hunter has been sanctioned by the AFL after a bizarre incident while he was on the interchange bench on Saturday. Hunter has been fined $1500 for conduct deemed by the league to be unsportsmanlike behaviour during the second quarter of the Demons’ 54-point win over Hawthorn at the MCG. The 28-year-old was … [Read more…]
Chevron’s flagship carbon capture and storage project faces years of work to hit full capacity, underscoring the challenge of a technology seen as necessary to help the world hit climate goals. The Gorgon CCS project, one of the largest of its kind in the world, needs investment to boost performance and will be stuck at … [Read more…]
Gloria Shae died following a blackout in the central west of NSW earlier this month. Brian Shae said his 80-year-old mother was found “on the floor, leaning against the bedside tables deceased” on the morning of May 8. Mr Shae said she was a registered life support customer with Origin Energy and Essential Energy when the … [Read more…]
Gloria Shae died following a blackout in the central west of NSW earlier this month. Brian Shae said his 80-year-old mother was found deceased on the floor while attempting to reach her store of bottled oxygen on the morning of May 8. Mr Shae said she was a registered life support customer with Origin Energy … [Read more…]
Padding softly into the front room, the alpaca stood quietly by the couch as we watched the TV. I stifled a laugh. ‘Hello Hephner,’ I grinned. Our whole family loved Hephner. He was the most mild-mannered alpaca we had at our farm, Fletchers Ark. Nothing fazed him. In 2016, we’d got Hephner, then 12 months … [Read more…]
Home gyms are a good idea for people who work out a lot and take their fitness seriously. Picture Shutterstock Building a home gym is a considerable investment of time and money. If you do it the right way, however, it’s worth every minute and penny spent. Let’s clarify upfront that sticking an elliptical machine … [Read more…]
Sydney coach John Longmire has revealed Lance Franklin spent two days in bed sick before last week’s loss, but forced himself to play due to his side’s injury crisis. Longmire says expectations “have to be adjusted” for the 36-year-old forward, who was held goalless for a second consecutive week in the 17-point loss to Fremantle … [Read more…]
Orange City Council has welcomed the decision by the Western Regional Planning Panel (WRPP) to give planning approval to Orange’s first medium-rise apartment block. The apartments at 103 Prince Street are set to be built on the western end of the site of the former Orange Base Hospital, next door to the DPIE head office. … [Read more…]
Australia’s wine exports to China could take years to recover fully after any easing of steep tariffs, the head of Penfolds owner Treasury Wine Estates said, as frosty ties between the two countries show signs of thawing. “It’s going to take us two, three, four years to really start building up the Australian side of … [Read more…]
Fire destroys a number of headers each year, with this one at Maaoupe in SA’s South East a recent casualty. Headers are not the only cause of fires in grainbelt, but harvesting in hot and windy conditions is recognised as a significant fire risk Photo: Rachel Guy, SACFS A CHANGE in the parameters used to … [Read more…]