Blue to let footy do talking and other top stories.

• Blue to let footy do talking

  

  Blaine Boekhorst has moved on from infamous tweet THE THEME at Carlton is to reset this season and that's exactly what Blaine Boekhorst intends to do. Boekhorst's name invokes a consistent response in football circles - relating to the now infamous tweet he sent blasting former coach Mick Malthouse and the Blues before he was drafted. The spotlight has rarely shone on an AFL newbie quite like it did on Boekhorst upon his arrival at Ikon Park back in November 2014, and the mature-age recruit'..

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• Driver takes flight after Midland crash

  

  A DRIVER involved in a two-car crash on the Midland Highway on Australia Day fled across a paddock before authorities arrived at the scene, police say.The accident between a green Jaguar sedan travelling south and a white Mitsubishi sedan travelling in the opposite direction happened about 4.25pm yesterday near Ross.Police said the driver of the white Mitsubishi left the scene before police arrived and was seen by witnesses running across a paddock.Both vehicles had two occupants, with the Jagua..

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• Riverina brekkie wrap | Wednesday, January 27, 2016

  

  LAUNCESTON: A MAN has been charged over an escaped fire that threatened homes and forced evacuations at Perth (in Tasmania) on Tuesday afternoon.

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• Local breaks record

  

  A YOUNG Bundaberg cyclist continues to shine after breaking a record during the recent Queensland titles in Brisbane. Competing at the state titles in the under-15 category Bundaberg's Liliana McLennan broke an eight-year-old record in the 2000m individual pursuit as she qualified for the final. In conditions not ideal for records, the 13-year old bucked the trend of the meet, to set a time of 2:53.4 to break the record set by current Orica Green-Edge rider Emily Roper in 2008. For M..

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• Weather promises welcome respite

  

  AU TAS: NSW Firefighters Deployed to Assist in Tasmania Bushfire Emergency January 240:11On Sunday, January 24, firefighters from the New South Wales Rural Fire Service departed Sydney for Tasmania, where they will help local forces battle more than 70 bushfires throughout the state. Some 140 people were deployed, including 100 remote-area firefighters, 35 incident management and liaison personnel and five paramedics, along with 30 trucks and two aircraft, ABC News reported. A total fire ba..

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• Border breakfast wrap-up | Wednesday, January 27, 2016

  

  Your Australia Day news snapshot from around regional Australia and beyond. Our photo of the day comes from @sid_the_basset_hound with the caption "Big brother Alf the Neo also enjoying Australia Day"7.00AM:  Good morning and welcome to the Border Breakfast Wrap-Up. Over the next few hours we will be bringing you as much information as possible from across the Border region and nationally.Weather, road conditions, breaking news, we will have it all - and we'd love to hear from you..

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• Hard toil pulls in the cash for Vlastik Skvaril

  AS VLASTIK Skvaril approached the home stretch of his epic journey, his Australian flag flew high. AS VLASTIK Skvaril approached the home stretch of his epic journey, his Australian flag flew high.Mr Skvaril has pulled a rickshaw with a 65 kilogram load on a 350-kilometre journey from Hobart to Burnie to raise money for the Make A Wish Foundation.On Tuesday he arrived in Ulverstone from Elizabeth Town.He said he stopped at Anvers Chocolate Factory for a well-deserved milkshake be..

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• Tennis comp rejects match fix smear

  

  Former professional tennis player and coach Nick Lindahl appeared at Burwwod Court charged with throwing a match in Toowoomba in 2013, where his associates bet and won thousands of dollars. Picture: CAMERON RICHARDSONORGANISERS of the Burnie International are confident their event has not been touched by the scourge of tennis match fixing, despite now self-confessed “tanker” Nick Lindahl playing there in the past.Two other players, allegedly among the 15 former and current professionals said to ..

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• Feds must act on VDL: Cameron

  

  VDL’s New Zealand owners, Taranaki Investment Management Limited (TIML), have reiterated it will be sold to Chinese interests, subject to Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) approval.TIML said it would not entertain the bid by Tasmanian businesswoman, Jan Cameron, for VDL. saying it had accepted the Moon Lake offer.But Ms Cameron said the ability to block the sale was now “firmly in the hands of our Federal Treasurer, Scott Morrison.“This is why I have pointedly sought to both meet with the M..

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• Queenstown residents celebrate Australia Day

  

  Freedom, fun and lambchops were the essence of Australia Day Celebrations at Lake Burbury Camping Ground near Queenstown. Jay Hume, 9, Malic Barry, 9 and Will Bradshaw, 8 all from Queenstown enjoy Australia Day activities with PCYC Launceston members Rachel Tunks, David Geater and Constable Sarah Rainbird at the Lake Burbury Camping Ground Picnic on Tuesday. Picture: Lucy Swinnen.FREEDOM, fun and lambchops were the essence of Australia Day celebrations at Lake Burbury Camping Grou..

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