08 Feb 10 | A POLICEWOMAN was allegedly bitten and other officers were spat on and punched during a wild brawl at a 16th birthday party in Griffith on Saturday night.
08 Feb 10 | LOCAL grape growers are determined to remain positive throughout the 2010 vintage despite plunging prices and production halving across some varieties.
08 Feb 10 | A GRIFFITH man who claimed he grew $280,000 worth of marijuana "out of curiosity" has narrowly avoided jail.

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SPORT

08 Feb 10 | CARRATHOOL Jockey Club officials have vowed the show will go on after they took the unprecedented step of postponing the iconic race meeting on Saturday, as a result of a freak storm that turned the track and surrounds into a quagmire.
08 Feb 10 | A HALF-century to Damien Hill and a destructive effort with the ball has seen Exies score an easy 120-run win over Leagues at Collina Oval on Saturday.
Council's fountain overhaul
GRIFFITH City Council is set to spend nearly $250,000 restoring the derelict Nancy Blumer ...
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