The mayor of Griffith and the Federal Member for Riverina have thrown their full support behind a proposal by a RAAF Flight Lieutenant to establish an Airforce Cadet Squadron in Griffith.

RESTRICTIONS EASED

Council has voted to relax laws that confine shopping and sex work to specific areas of Griffith. It was proposed sex workers should be allowed to work from brothels or homes throughout most of the CBD, while the amendment altering retail trade will ratify a controversial decision to grant Ferraro Foods permission to build a shop on Blumer Avenue.

SWANS GUN FOR LIONS

Still smarting from last week's 146-point hiding at the hands of Mangoplah, the Swans are desperate to atone for arguably their worst performance of the season when they run out against GGGM.

TOASTING SUCCESS

Griffith - an area once scoffed at by wine snobs - is on the brink of becoming the biggest wine-producing region in the nation. Industry analysts say if current projections hold, our region will become the biggest wine-producing area in Australia within a few years.

SACKINGS TO HURT CITY

Baiada Poultry's decision to skin almost 60 jobs at Bartters just days after seizing control of the company has sent shockwaves through an unsuspecting Griffith community.

BLACKS PICK UP THE PACE

Griffith coach Ashley Gunn has praised his side's ability to refocus after a sluggish start, to again put the Leeton Phantoms to the sword with a huge 78-5 win. The 73-point victory means the Blacks have scored an incredible 185 points against their neighbours this season.

'CUTS WILL STEAL OUR DIGNITY'

A move to slash funding from the Post School Options program will strip some of the city's most disadvantaged people of dignity and make them 'handicapped outcasts', according to a furious Bilbul resident.

REFS NO LONGER NEED SECURITY

Security guards will not be required at any further Group 20 matches after the stand-off between Group 20 and its referees was put to rest. It was decided that one club official from each team would escort the referees from the sideline to the sheds at game's end and half-time.

HEELERS EXTEND FREAK STREAK

Unbeaten Yenda took on West Wyalong at Wade Park yesterday and came away victors 52-32, after scores were deadlocked at 26-all with half an hour to go.

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