Local councils will be able to apply for money to make swimming pools, sporting grounds and courts more energy efficient under a $100 million federal fund. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the Community Energy Upgrades Fund in a speech to the nation’s councils on Friday. Under the scheme, councils can upgrade pool heating systems, lighting … [Read more…]
Hoosier Tire California Speedweek Entry List Exceeds 100 The entry list for the 2023 Hoosier Tire California Speedweek has topped 100 entries, with 101 paid entries for the golden state Micro Sprint spectacular set for June 30-July 4. Drivers will battle for the $54,000 purse and the coveted carved wooden bear trophies. The current field … [Read more…]
.22 caliber handgun seizedphoto credit – Anne Arundel County Poice Department GLEN BURNIE, Md – On June 13, 2023, at approximately 9:50 p.m., officers stopped to speak with a group of teenage males in the 6600 block of Ritchie Highway. During the interaction, officers received consent to search one of the individuals, leading to the … [Read more…]
Warwick Smith/Stuff Many Countdown supermarkets now contain a pharmacy. The High Court has ruled Countdown pharmacies have been operating unlawfully because the Ministry of Health granted licences that were invalid. The New Zealand Independent Community Pharmacy Group (ICPG), a group of community pharmacists, submitted a request for a judicial review of the decision by the … [Read more…]
Police are appealing for information after a man was assaulted and robbed in the South Lismore area in March. Police have been told a 48-year-old man was walking along Union Street, South Lismore, about 1.45am on Saturday 18 March 2023, when a group of three males and a female approached him. The man was assaulted … [Read more…]
TEN weeks into the NBL1 South competition for 2023, Ballarat Miners players are reflecting on the season so far. After some disappointment, import Tyler Rudolph said the men will aim to keep their eyes forward, and push for success in the coming weeks. “You can’t dwell on any one game for too long because you’re … [Read more…]
Hummock Road safety works are currently underway. Throughout May Bundaberg Regional Council undertook several works across the region including road surface repairs, bus shelter installations and replacement of pathways. The Avoca and Duffy Street intersection upgrade through the Blackspot Program was started in May, while a number of major projects, including Barber Street footpath and … [Read more…]
Nelson Viltz Sr. Published 3:14 pm Thursday, June 15, 2023 Nelson Viltz Sr. Nelson Viltz Sr., 96, passed away peacefully Friday, June 2, 2023, at his residence. Nelson, affectionately known as “Bay-Bay,” was born on November 10, 1926, in Ridge, LA to Alzenia Cobb and Dennis Viltz. He was a resident of Port Arthur since … [Read more…]
The free event forms part of the capital’s three-day Festival of Migration and will see members of the public encouraged to “grab a cuppa” and borrow a human ‘book’ from a selection of ‘titles’. “It’s a radical concept because it is both deeply profound and incredibly simple,” said Katy Jon Went, UK coordinator of the … [Read more…]
A proposal to create another new primary school in Portlaoise to meet urgent demands, has been rejected by the Department of Education, at least for several more years. Instead prefab classrooms are to again become a norm for the town’s schoolchildren. Portlaoise’s rapid growth has meant that the town’s six recently built mainstream primary schools … [Read more…]