
TAX officers yesterday raided a Eurobin farm seizing and destroying “ornamental” tobacco plants. Workers emptied the contents of one of two hothouses on the property by mid-afternoon

WHEN Albury Sgt Peter Seidel remembers how Australia’s biggest blitz on drink-driving started on the Border he is overcome with pride. The Albury officer of 30 years says in the early 1990

ALBURY Taxis hope an in-car security camera will help police catch a thief who torched a cab after taking it for a joyride. The taxi was stolen from under the carport of a driver’s Logan Ro

THE president of the Northside Chamber of Commerce says there’s no need for the proposed options for the Lavington Library’s future to be mutually exclusive. Dr Arthur Frauenfelder,

TWIHARDS sunk their teeth into The Twilight Saga: New Moon in Albury last night, selling out a special midnight screening of the second instalment of the hit vampire series. Five hundred tickets

TOWONG Council is inviting residents to cool off within its air-conditioned community centres and council offices as part of a heatwave strategy it will activate today. The council’s acting

A WOMAN, 55, died yesterday after she lost control of her car on a bend east of Wangaratta. The resident of Markwood, south-east of Milawa, died when her car crashed on the Glenrowan-Myrtleford r

THE records have been rewritten and the worst is still to come but the Border’s November heatwave is set to be ended by overdue rain this weekend. A total fire ban has been declared for tod

A DISABILITY support group has had its prayers answered after sealing a deal with Wodonga Council for a permanent home. Cooinda Family Care, which advocates and supports almost 600 Border familie

ONE of the Border’s leading nurserymen wants Albury Council to make its website-listed water restrictions simpler to understand. George Benyon, who operates Peards Albury nursery, distribut

A BARNAWARTHA cancer survivor has thanked vets for healing the cat that watched over her through her battle with the illness. Jane Gusew watched helplessly as her cat Remmy was run over after esc

GREATER Southern Area Health Service is calling for expressions of interest for the development of a facility incorporating up to 20 rooms which will provide accommodation for patients and carers on s

A CHANCELESS, unbeaten century from Nat Sariman dug Belvoir out of a massive hole against East Albury at Alexandra Park on Saturday. Sariman chose a perfect time to strike his first senior ton, h

COMMERCIAL Albury and Howlong appear set to play off for another MDGA scratch pennant crown after posting comfortable victories in their respective matches yesterday. With in-form skipper John Ba







