Nolan's double a real eye-opener
AFTER years in the wilderness, the one-time powerhouse nursery of Toowoomba is back in the main game and in-form trainer Michael Nolan has tipped the trend to continue. A Nolan double with Catseye Surprise and Angel Dancer, plus a longshot winner for Rex Lipp’s In The Genes, continued a big recent run of success for horses either trained at Toowoomba or coming off a lead-up run at Clifford Park.After the advent of the Cushion track, Toowoomba form virtually became irrelevant in Brisbane, but tha..>> view originalCruising Speed picks up the pace
SAVABEEL filly Cruising Speed is rewarding connections for their patient approach and according to co-trainer Chris Meagher, the best is yet to come. Cruising Speed made it three wins in five starts when producing a powerful finish to land the Class 3 Plate at Doomben on Saturday.She counts Emancipation as her third dam and was an $80,000 purchase out of New Zealand for Grant Morgan’s On-Track Thoroughbreds.“I thought we stole her at the time and the pedigree has improved further since,” Morgan ..>> view originalAkavoroun should stay in Brisbane: Meagher
Mark Oberhardt Brisbane Saturday 23 July 2016, 5:10pm Melbourne trainer Ciaron Maher will be asked to leave Akavoroun in Brisbane after the gelding broke his long winning drought at Doomben.Akavoroun ($5) scored his first victory in 741 days when he beat Brettan ($8) by 1-1/2 lengths in the Listed Tattersall's Mile (1600m) on Saturday.The gelding was Maher's first winner this winter but he did have several stakes minor-placed horses, including his mare Azkadellia in the Group One Doomben 10..>> view originalWhale carcass removed as sharks move in
A 12-METRE humpback whale carcass is being removed from Shoalwater Bay, south of Perth, as sharks are drawn to the area. A shark advice warning has been issued for waters in Shoalwater Bay after the carcasswas reported by the Department of Parks and Wildlife on Friday.A DPAW spokesman said department staff was working on Saturday morning to remove the carcass from the water.It’s estimated the carcass will be removed by mid-afternoon. The carcass and removal operation is reportedly attracting cro..>> view originalRough sleepers say Melbourne best city in Australia for homeless
Herbert recount set to continue
A recount is expected to continue on Sunday in the last federal seat of Herbert, where Labor is holding on to a narrow lead.Labor's Cathy O'Toole led sitting coalition MP Ewen Jones by nine votes in the contest for the Townsville-based north Queensland seat, as of around 6pm Saturday.But it appears likely Labor or the Liberal National Party will end up taking the final result to the Court of Disputed Returns arguing for a fresh election.It's been reported as many as 85 of the 628 army members w..>> view originalHighest French honours for Aust couple
Australians Barry Gracey and Yvonne Gracey-Hall have been awarded France's highest honour for their work in a small French village where Australian diggers fought and died in their thousands in World War I.They are believed to be the first married couple to be awarded the Legion of Honour since Napoleon Bonaparte instituted the award in 1802.The couple received the award in the village of Pozieres in France on Saturday on the 100th anniversary of the Australian attack on German positions there ..>> view originalMerrylands Police Station incident: Man charged after burning car set alight
Merrylands Police Station incident: Man charged after burning car set alight Updated July 23, 2016 09:52:32 A man has been charged over a dramatic incident in which a car he was driving was set alight in the driveway of the Merrylands Police Station in Sydney's west.The interior of the 61-year-old man's car was on fire before he drove it into the roller door of the station's underground car park on Thursday night, police said.Police ruled out any link to terrorism but s..>> view originalDecorated paramedic stabbed by woman demanding drugs on Fraser Island
An injured Queensland paramedic had to call Triple Zero for himself after being stabbed on the job by a woman seeking drugs.Philip Switzer, 56, a paramedic on Fraser Island, is recovering in a Brisbane hospital an attack that left him unconscious and with a stab wound to his abdomen. A helicopter was sent to the island while locals rushed to the ambulance station to help Mr Switzer, a long-serving Queensland Ambulance paramedic and decorated member Royal Australian Air Force. Happy Valley build..>> view originalBomb scare closes city loop
A man has been detained by police after a bomb scare shut down trains in part of Melbourne's city loop on Saturday.Trains, which have since resumed, bypassed Melbourne Central station and people were evacuated due to a police operation in response to bomb fears. Trains are being diverted away from the city loop. Photo: Craig Abraham Twitter user Linton Wood said a man had climbed onto a moving train and left a bag on its roof.Ed Brunetti said an announcement at Parliament indicated there..>> view original
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