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Queen Elizabeth II: A timeline in coins
QUIZ: How well do you know Valentine's Day?
Interactive: Fire season in Victoria 2012
Evacuation notices for NSW North Coast

Queen Elizabeth II: A timeline in coins


Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her 60th year as monarch this week. Here, we celebrate the diamond jubilee with a timeline of the Queen's appearance on our coins.

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QUIZ: How well do you know Valentine's Day?


Do you consider yourself something of a Casanova? Reckon you know the history of Valentine's Day better than anyone else? Then take the quiz!

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Interactive: Fire season in Victoria 2012


Acts of arson, lightning strikes and machinery are all to blame for a busy start to the fire season in Victoria.

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Evacuation notices for NSW North Coast


Evacuation notices for the NSW North Coast

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INTERACTIVE: Cyclone Yasi one year on
Australia's 2012 One-Day International cricket squad
Newspapers in Education
Oscar-nominated movies

INTERACTIVE: Cyclone Yasi one year on


A look back at the events before, during and after Cyclone Yasi.

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Australia's 2012 One-Day International cricket squad


Get to know each player by reading about them here.

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Newspapers in Education


What is Newspapers in Education? Click here to find out.

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Oscar-nominat ed movies


Oscar-nominat ed movies for the 84th Academy Awards taking place next month.

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Australia Day in Ballarat
A Date with Denise
VTAC 2012 round one offers
Victorian floods: One year on

Australia Day in Ballarat


Find out what's happening on January 26th in Ballarat & surrounding towns.

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A Date with Denise


YOU are invited to help celebrate International Women's Day with The Courier.

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VTAC 2012 round one offers


Round one university course offers from the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre.

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Victorian floods: One year on


It's now one year since floods devastated Victoria. Here, we show the extent of the floods, and remember the spirit of those who were affected.

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How Australian are you? Take the quiz!
Top ten New Year's resolutions
Boxing Day Movies
Nominate for Ballarat Achievers 2011

How Australian are you? Take the quiz!


So you think you have the right to toss a snag on the barbie on Australia Day? Take the quiz to find out.

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Top ten New Year's resolutions


It's that time of the year when we stop and take a good hard look at ourselves.

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Boxing Day Movies


Trailers for Boxing Day releases

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Nominate for Ballarat Achievers 2011


Do you know someone who has achieved something great in Ballarat this year? Nominate them for Ballarat Achievers 2011.

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Think Big Ballarat - replay our live blog
Destination Victoria Summer Getaways
Murray Darling Basin draft release
Interactive guide to the Murray-Darling Basin draft plan

Think Big Ballarat - replay our live blog


REPLAY our live chat with North Ballarat Roosters coach Gerard FitzGerald. He spoke about plans for Eureka Stadium, the idea of Eureka Station and airport upgrades.

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Destination Victoria Summer Getaways


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Murray Darling Basin draft release


Live coverage of the draft plan release, including reaction and comment.

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Interactive guide to the Murray-Darlin g Basin draft plan


The draft Murray-Darlin g Basin plan explained, with interactive maps of water cuts, river health.

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Out & About Summer 2011-2012
Coal Seam Gas in NSW
Ern Overall
AFL 2012 match guide

Out & About Summer 2011-2012


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Coal Seam Gas in NSW


This interactive map shows all areas in NSW that are licenced for coal seam gas production and exploration

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Ern Overall


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AFL 2012 match guide


Sort out all the matches you want to see by team, date, venue, and more with this interactive guide to the AFL 2012 season

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The Ballarat Cup 2011 Live Blog
Victoria's Wild Weather
Blog: 2011 VCE exam and study tips
Melbourne Cup guide

The Ballarat Cup 2011 Live Blog


JOIN our live blog of the 2011 Ballarat Cup, from Dowling Forest. The Courier news and online team will be updating you throughout the day.

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Victoria's Wild Weather


KEEP up-to-date with weather activity around the state today via our regional live blog. Join via Twitter hashtags #VicRains and #VicFloods.

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Blog: 2011 VCE exam and study tips


Blog with La Trobe University Associate Lecturers in Academic Language and Learning, Marie Bonne and Jan Counsell on Friday, November 4, 2011, from 12.30pm.

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Melbourne Cup guide


Our guide to the right has all you need to know about the horses on the day and fashions on the field

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Videos and Multimedia
First @ 4
HINTS AND TIPS: Year 12 exams
MAP: New NBN sites announced

Videos and Multimedia


Video and Multimedia from the Ballarat Courier

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First @ 4


Daily news bulletins from the Ballarat Courier

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HINTS AND TIPS: Year 12 exams


HERE are the 2011 VCE study guides as featured in The Courier on Wednesday, October 19.

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MAP: New NBN sites announced


This map shows the new sites scheduled for development this year, sites where the NBN is already available, and where construction has already begun.

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Money takers: Poker machine profits in NSW
Talk the Toll Down
Magpie swoop map
Submit your magpie swoop location

Money takers: Poker machine profits in NSW


Net annual poker machine profit for clubs by local government area.

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Talk the Toll Down


It's one of the most important resolutions you can make for 2012 - be a safer driver.

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Magpie swoop map


The magpie swooping season is in full flight! Steer clear of troublesome birds with our magpie swoop map.

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Submit your magpie swoop location


Tell us where you were swooped

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Submit to Our Babies 2011
Guide to V8 supercars at the 2011 Bathurst 1000
World air pollution mapped
Spring Racing Carnival 2011

Submit to Our Babies 2011


If your child was born in 2011, it's time to celebrate. On Wednesday, January 25, 2012, The Courier will publish a special colour keepsake welcoming your bundle of joy to Ballarat and district.

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Guide to V8 supercars at the 2011 Bathurst 1000


Interactive guide to V8 supercars at the 2011 Bathurst 1000

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World air pollution mapped


This heatmap shows average air pollution for 91 countries all over the world.

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Spring Racing Carnival 2011


Racing tips direct from the horse's mouth!

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2011 Country Victoria Football Finals Action
2011 Country Victoria Netball Finals Action
BFL grand final 2011 live scores
AFL Grand Final 2011

2011 Country Victoria Football Finals Action


The best of the best in footy finals photos from across regional Victoria.

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2011 Country Victoria Netball Finals Action


The best of country netball in pictures from central, west south-west Victoria.

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BFL grand final 2011 live scores


THE Courier sports and online team brings you the latest results from the Ballarat Football League grand final at Eastern Oval.

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AFL Grand Final 2011


Live coverage and galleries leading up to the AFL Grand Final 2011

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NRL Grand Final 2011
R U OK day
Rugby World Cup 2011
Dramatic shrinking of Greenland glacier

NRL Grand Final 2011


Live coverage, forum and galleries leading up to the NRL Grand Final.

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R U OK day


Thursday 15 September, 2011 is R U OK? Day. It’s a national day of action which aims to prevent suicide by encouraging Australians to connect with someone they care about.

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Rugby World Cup 2011


Live coverage of Australian matches in the Rugby World Cup, galleries, and more!

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Dramatic shrinking of Greenland glacier


A Welsh scientist has taken these dramatic before and after photos of a shrinking Greenland glacier.

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Victoria shines at 2011 Farmer of the Year Awards
INTERACTIVE: September 11 as it happened
Ballarat Football League best and fairest live blog
Ern Overall

Victoria shines at 2011 Farmer of the Year Awards


Three Victorians have won accolades in the 2011 Farmer of the Year Awards, held last night in Sydney.

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INTERACTIVE: September 11 as it happened


This year marks the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. See how the events unfolded with this interactive map.

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Ballarat Football League best and fairest live blog


REPLAY our Ballarat Football League Henderson Medal live blog.

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Ern Overall


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Black hole swallows star
INTERACTIVE: The Block before and after
INTERACTIVE: Rise of the McMansions
Rainbow Cafe

Black hole swallows star


For the first time ever, astronomers say they've borne witness to a supermassive black hole consuming a star

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INTERACTIVE: The Block before and after


See how The Block contestants went from shabby to chic with this interactive image slider.

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INTERACTIVE: Rise of the McMansions


Australia has the biggest houses in the world. See how our house size has changed over the last ten years with this interactive map.

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Rainbow Cafe


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CHFL Best & Fairest vote count live blog
INTERACTIVE: Mapping the UK riots
Snapshot of Australia: Census 2011
Splendour in the Grass in pictures

CHFL Best & Fairest vote count live blog


DID you miss our 2011 CHFL Best & Fairest vote count live blog? Click here to replay.

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INTERACTIVE: Mapping the UK riots


Watch how the riots spread out from London with this interactive map.

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Snapshot of Australia: Census 2011


The sixteenth Australian Census marks 100 years of insight into the population of Australia. See how our country has changed with this snapshot of census data.

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Splendour in the Grass in pictures


Bands, dust, and festival food pics from the 2011 music festival in Woodford, Queensland

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Stressed? Burst away the blues
Carbon tax calculator
INTERACTIVE: Declining tuna stocks
INTERACTIVE: Victorian floods

Stressed? Burst away the blues


Today is Lifeline's Stress Down Day. Take a few minutes out of your day to relaxe and have fun.

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Carbon tax calculator


Use the Household Assistance estimator to determine the impact the carbon tax will have on your household.

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INTERACTIVE: Declining tuna stocks


Overfishing has caused a massive decline in various species of Tuna and Mackerel.

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INTERACTIVE: Victorian floods


See how the January floods affected towns throughout central Victoria on this interactive map.

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Who has the cheapest groceries?
REACTIONS: Melbourne earthquake
Jason Richards disappearance
The J File - junior sport portal

Who has the cheapest groceries?


Fairfax has conducted a survey of supermarkets in NSW, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, and Western Australia to compare the price of a set basket of groceries in different regional areas.

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REACTIONS: Melbourne earthquake


A 4.4 magnitude earthquake south-east of Melbourne has prompted a barrage of concern, confusion, and jokes on social media.

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Jason Richards disappearance


Click the link to see where the search is continuing into missing Ballarat man Jason Richards. Click on the images for details.

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The J File - junior sport portal


CLICK here to enter The J File, Ballarat's online junior sport zone, featuring stories, photos and results.

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INTERACTIVE: Inside St Paul's Cathedral
Wild weather in NSW and Victoria
Supanova Sydney 2011 cosplay gallery
Latest Harry Potter trailer

INTERACTIVE: Inside St Paul's Cathedral


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Wild weather in NSW and Victoria


Snow in NSW and storms in Victoria, as wild weather lashes eastern Australia

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Supanova Sydney 2011 cosplay gallery


Photos of cosplayers from the Sydney 2011 Supanova pop culture expo

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Latest Harry Potter trailer


The latest trailer for the final Harry Potter instalment.

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INTERACTIVE: Flying violinist wows shoppers
REACTION: Government to ban live export of livestock
The planets align in morning sky
Budget Explorer 2011

INTERACTIVE: Flying violinist wows shoppers


Interactive panorama Leader of the Stunt Orchestra, Shenzo Gregorio, dangles precariously from the dome of Sydney's QVB without missing a note on his violin.

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REACTION: Government to ban live export of livestock


The Gillard government has slapped bans on live cattle exports to almost a dozen Indonesian abattoirs - and is not ruling out ending the trade altogether - after a furious Labor backbench demanded stronger action than an inquiry.

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The planets align in morning sky


Jupiter lined up with Venus, Mercury and Mars in the pre-dawn sky this morning. See the stunning images here.

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Budget Explorer 2011


See exactly where the Government has been spending your money with this series of interactive graphs

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Australia's Got Talent: Chooka a star
Osama bin Laden dead: Reactions
I'm Not Like Paris - out Wednesday!
Express Yourself

Australia's Got Talent: Chooka a star


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Osama bin Laden dead: Reactions


US news agencies are reporting Osama bin Laden is dead, with the US President Barack Obama about to make a live announcement.

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I'm Not Like Paris - out Wednesday!


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Express Yourself


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Livestream: Osama bin Laden Dead
Sign up: Express Yourself
Royal Wedding livestream
Royal Wedding live blog

Livestream: Osama bin Laden Dead


U.S. President Obama speaks from the Whitehouse.

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Sign up: Express Yourself


Show your support for a faster train service between Ballarat and Melbourne by signing the petition

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Royal Wedding livestream


Live coverage from London, UK, of the marriage between Prince William and Kate Middleton

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Royal Wedding live blog


Follow and discuss the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton - live!

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Stawell Gift 2011 live blog
Gravity's impact on Earth revealed in brilliant colour
Earth hour 2011: before and after
Send us your Earth Hour photos

Stawell Gift 2011 live blog


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Gravity's impact on Earth revealed in brilliant colour


A European spacecraft has mapped the Earth's gravity with unrivalled precision - a feat that may ultimately help scientists predict earthquakes.

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Earth hour 2011: before and after


Amazing before and after image sliders of landmarks around Australia and New Zealand.

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Send us your Earth Hour photos


Are you having an event or party for Earth Hour? Got some great pcis to share? Send us your photos for our national gallery.

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Are you a friend of The Courier on Facebook?
The McDonald's Online Footy Tipping competition
I'm Not Like Paris 2011
Gallery: Stars rehearse for the Oscars

Are you a friend of The Courier on Facebook?


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The McDonald's Online Footy Tipping competition


Register now for this year's McDonald's Online Footy Tipping, for your chance to win $5000.

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I'm Not Like Paris 2011


See this year's I'm Not Like Paris team on Facebook.

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Gallery: Stars rehearse for the Oscars


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Bryant's mother defends her son
Oscars red carpet: replay the live blog
Oscars red carpet live blog
Where is the love? Photo Competition

Bryant's mother defends her son


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Oscars red carpet: replay the live blog


Follow Canberra Times' fashion writer Claire Low live coverage of the Oscars red carpet from 10am today. You too can join the conversation via our website or Twitter, following the trending topic #oscarsfromoz .

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Oscars red carpet live blog


Follow Canberra Times' fashion writer Claire Low's live coverage of the Oscars red carpet from 10am Monday.

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Where is the love? Photo Competition


Upload your photo showing the love for your chance to win a double pass to Gold Class at the Regent Cinemas.

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Bring Wills to Ballarat Facebook page
Cyclone Yasi Live Blog
Victorian flood crisis map
Queensland Floods Timeline

Bring Wills to Ballarat Facebook page


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Cyclone Yasi Live Blog


Cyclone Yasi Live Blog

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Victorian flood crisis map


The latest information on the Victorian flood crisis in Victoria.

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Queensland Floods Timeline


How the Queensland flood crisis unfolded.

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Live Queensland floods reaction
Brisbane River tracker
Summer snaps
My Bad Hair Day: enter here

Live Queensland floods reaction


Live Queensland floods reaction from Twitter

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Brisbane River tracker


Height and projections for the Brisbane River.

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Summer snaps


Submit a picture of your summer holidays here.

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My Bad Hair Day: enter here


Upload your "bad hair day" photo below to be in the running for one of five double passes to Hairspray, the Musical.

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Floods of 2010
Holidays Away
State election 2010: Candidate videos
Ballarat Cup 100 Best Dressed

Floods of 2010


If 2009 was a year where our nation was scarred by deadly bushfires, 2010 will go down as the year when the drought broke ... and then came the floods. We look back on some of the biggest downpours of the year from around the country.

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Holidays Away


The premier holiday and travel magazine in regional New South Wales

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State election 2010: Candidate videos


State Election 2010: Candidate videos

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Ballarat Cup 100 Best Dressed


Voting in the Ballarat Cup 100 Best Dressed is now closed. Don't miss The Courier on Wednesday when we reveal the winner.

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The Courier Weddings
The Courier Christmas Lights Competition
Footy Fanatics
Finals Fever

The Courier Weddings


Submit your wedding photo for publication in The Courier's Unwind magazine.

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The Courier Christmas Lights Competition


Voting is now open in The Courier Christmas Lights Competition.

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Footy Fanatics


ARE you a fanatical footy follower? The Courier wants to find the region’s most parochial footy fan.

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Finals Fever


DO you have footy finals fever? Today, The Courier is launching two great ways to get involved in the AFL finals — and two opportunities to win great prizes.

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Footy Folklore
Follow The Courier on Facebook and Twitter
Domain.com.au Inspection Planner
Winter pictures: click here to submit yours

Footy Folklore


THE footy finals are where champions become legends. Where myth becomes reality. The Courier wants to hear the best stories about your footy finals experiences.

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Follow The Courier on Facebook and Twitter


You can now follow The Courier on your favourite social networking sites Facebook and Twitter.

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Domain.com.au Inspection Planner


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Winter pictures: click here to submit yours


IT's official — winter has arrived.

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Travelways - Tasmania
See Canberra
Women Get Elected Candidate Survey
Ballarat City Council Candidate Videos

Travelways - Tasmania


Discover Tasmania on your next holiday.

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See Canberra


As the days are set to heat up so too are Canberra's many summer events.

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Women Get Elected Candidate Survey


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Ballarat City Council Candidate Videos


Twenty-nine of your Ballarat City Council candidates tell you why you should vote for them.

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North East Victoria
Report on the investigation into Ballarat City Council
Great Southern Tourist News
Junior Sports Star of the Week

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Report on the investigation into Ballarat City Council


THE report on the investigation into Ballarat City Council by the inspector of municipal administratio n, David Clements.

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Great Southern Tourist News


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Junior Sports Star of the Week


Do you know someone who’s kicking goals in their particular sport? Nominate them for The Courier/Sport sbiz Sports Star of the Week.

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Holidays Away
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MyCareer.com.au

Holidays Away


The leading holiday and travel site for regional Australia.

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