Green light in Bartters bid

03 Jul 09 | A TAKEOVER bid for Griffith's biggest employer, Bartters, is back on track after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) this week dropped its opposition to the planned buy-out. I...

Burnt out cars a mystery

03 Jul 09 | GRIFFITH police are investigating two separate incidences where cars were burnt out on Wednesday night. The first car was located in Gumnut Lane, Willbriggie, at around 6.30pm. Police are yet to co...

Rain eases allocation pain

03 Jul 09 | LAST month's record-breaking rains are set to cushion local irrigators from the savage – if not unexpected – blow of starting the new season with zero allocations. On Wednesday, the Department of W...
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Season on the rocks

03 Jul 09 | Rugby league IF THE Griffith Black and Whites are to turn around their form slump and in the process keep pushing for the finals, this weekend's game against Tullibigeal Lakes United (TLU) is the t...

Henderson thumbs his nose to pain

03 Jul 09 | Rugby league GOLD Coast Titans prop Michael Henderson will play through the pain of a broken thumb this weekend, when his side takes on the Canberra Raiders on the road in a further bid to shore up...
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Train’s path of destruction 

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