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It's definitely a key time to 'play like our girls'
PLAY LIKE A GIRL: A then-16-year-old Zoe Hives had made her first Australian Junior Fed Cup team and her Australian Open junior singles debut. Wimbledon was a dream. Picture: Adam Trafford
Opinion
This is no token gesture. This could be one of the greatest sporting comebacks
POTENTIAL: Global basketball legend Lauren Jackson, aged 41, is back in the mix for Australian Opals' World Cup selection in a call-up to a training camp - nine years after she last pulled on the green-and-gold. Picture: The Border Mail
Opinion
You would barely notice Sarah, but our sport needs more people like her
HONOURS: Ballarat athletics official and mentor Sarah Davis, pictured with fellow official Christine Christie, says the past two years have been tough on volunteers but they have worked hard to support each other on the sidelines.
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Le Tour is re-launching equality, but Ballarat has already taken a cycling lead
FOCUS: Nicole Frain is back on the world tour after winning her green and gold stripes in Buninyong on the back of a bruising Paris-Roubaix Femmes finish last year. Picture: Getty Images
Opinion
This is Abby; an inspiration to keep clubs kicking in tough sporting times
READY: St Arnaud footballer junior Abby Weir was last month given the green light to play with her hometown under-14 boys.
Opinion
Farewell to Roughy; the Ballarat boy who is so much more than just a footballer
RETURN: Jordan Roughead hangs out with grade four pupils Cayden Geljon, Ella Gleeson, Kate McClure and Reuben Haase at Villa Maria, St Francis Xavier Primary School, where he went to school.
Opinion
Just a whistle? This is a critical point in how we want our footy to play out
BORDER LINE: The pandemic is exacerbating a cultural endemic in our game when it comes to low umpire numbers. This is a crucial time to offer more umpire support if we want our game to bounce back strong. Picture: Adam Trafford
Opinion
We have the legacy - so, why would let others claim this epic Comm Games chance?
PROUD: Ballarat's Shane Nankervis, far right, runs in the green-and-gold along Flinders Street in the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games. Picture: Lachlan Bence
Opinion
Fitzy and North - finally back together again
FAREWELL: North Ballarat Roosters players and staff form a guard of honour for decorated coach Gerard FitzGerald in his final match as a Victorian Football League coach in 2015. Picture: Kate Healy
Opinion
Time to pick up where we truly left off - hit that re-set button now
STELLAR: East Point's Mickitja Rotumah-Onus was best on ground as East Point captured back-to-back senior flags. Three years later the 'Roos renmain vying for a third-straight title. Picture: Adam Trafford

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