Picture by Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com – 09/11/2013 – Rugby League – Rugby League World Cup – England v Fiji – KC Stadium, Hull, England – Balls. Rugby union star Shaun Stevenson came very close to a move to rugby league going into 2023. The pacey winger nearly joined the Dolphins in 2023 as they began their … [Read more…]
Happy Thursday everyone Thursday lite this week as my actual paying job takes precedence. On an aside I liked Falou Faingaa’s chat it was good gas and helps sell the game. Interesting the Will Skelton is getting MOM plaudits for his game against Ireland OOPS Leinster on the weekend. Looks like one of Eddies three. … [Read more…]
A 45-year-old Oakey man has been charged with two counts of attempted murder following investigations into the serious injury of two police officers at Meringadan yesterday. At 1.20pm on May 24, officers will allege they identified a Hino truck which had been stolen along with a Hilux ute about 4am on May 24. Police will … [Read more…]
ARTWORKS woven from creatives’ imaginations will soon be on display as part of a decades-old craft group’s annual exhibition. The Robert Clark Conservatory is set to be filled with interwoven works of textiles, fabric and wood by members of Craft Council Ballarat, as they’ve done nearly every year for more than two decades. With its … [Read more…]
Story Links Tweet #LOYALandTRUE CHARLESTON, ILL — Eastern Illinois women’s basketball head coach Matt Bollant has made another addition to the roster with forward Georgia Cox, who will join the team for the upcoming 2023-24 season. Cox hails from Ballarat, Victoria, Australia where she played club basketball for Ballarat Rush. She helped lead … [Read more…]
Queensland’s electricity grid is a step closer to being connected to the largest wind farm in the southern hemisphere, with Powerlink successfully installing the 100th transmission tower. Powerlink’s on-ground work for the MacIntyre Wind Precinct has now progressed past the halfway point in delivering 65km of 330kV transmission line, 167 towers and two switching stations. … [Read more…]
The truck driver was arrested following the dramatic incident north of Toowoomba after police tried to intercept the vehicle about 1.30pm on Wednesday. Police said two officers pulled up beside the truck in Meringandan and got out to arrest the driver when the truck rammed them and their vehicle. The two men were seriously injured, … [Read more…]
BRISBANE Auxiliary Bishop Ken Howell has been appointed the next Bishop of Toowoomba by Pope Francis today, the feast of Our Lady Help of Christians. Bishop Howell, who has been a priest of Brisbane archdiocese for 40 years, said he was humbled to be called by Pope Francis to shepherd Toowoomba diocese. He said he … [Read more…]
By now, all IndyCar fans know that Will Power, the man from Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, is one of the best drivers of his generation. He’s won two IndyCar titles (2014 and 2022), won the Indianapolis 500 in 2018 and is one of the top winners on the circuit. What fans may not know, unless they … [Read more…]
Geelong United’s men’s and women’s teams will have one thing on their mind when they travel to enemy territory to take on the Bendigo Braves. A transgender athlete hoping to play semi-professional basketball in Victoria has had her application rejected by Basketball Australia. The panel found Lexi Rodgers ineligible to play for the Kilsyth Cobras … [Read more…]