A Melbourne man is fighting for life in Thailand after competing in a martial arts fight last year. Sy Leafa, 23, has been in hospital since September 9 after a muay thai bout in Bangkok’s Lumpinee stadium ended with him getting hit by an elbow to the head in the …
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Tyrepower Manjimup Speedway roars into life this weekend with the biggest event the club has ever hosted and members are preparing the grounds for the occasion. From Friday to Sunday, the club will host the AVEG Street Stock State Titles, which will see a field of 73 drivers take to …
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Boyup Brook has a new recycling hub at the Community Resource Centre, putting a colourful face to their efforts to encourage recycling. Trainee Sharon Lampard was inspired to create the new hub by a piece of unused furniture. “It’s upcycling at its best, because it was a piece of old …
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The Boyup Brook Shire Council has started 2020 with a new chief executive at the helm. Chris Smith came to the shire from the Franklin Harbour council in South Australia, having served as the chief executive there since 2015. “I looked around and there were a number of CEO jobs …
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Australia have found Tim Paine’s successor’s successor, with Steve Smith confident Josh Philippe has the potential to pad up for the Aussies in all three formats. Smith will play his first game alongside Philippe for the Sydney Sixers on Thursday night against Brisbane Heat, 15 months after convincing the young …
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Yellow Wiggle Greg Page has been discharged from hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest during a fundraising concert for bushfire victims. The Wiggles shared the news through their official Twitter account on Wednesday afternoon. “Thank you all for your questions and concerns about Greg,” the statement read. “We are happy …
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Australian sprint star Caleb Ewan made up for his team’s tactical error on stage one by claiming stage two of the Tour Down Under with an incredible burst of speed and power. Ewan (Lotto-Soudal) grabbed the overall leader’s ochre jersey as he narrowly beat two-time defending champion Daryl Impey (Mitchelton-Scott) …
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WA veteran Shaun Marsh will miss the remainder of the Big Bash after sustaining a right hamstring injury in Tuesday night’s narrow loss to Hobart. Marsh, who has scored the second-most runs this season, underwent scans this morning which confirmed the grade one tear. The Renegades announced the injury will …
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Ashleigh Gardner will enter next month’s Twenty20 World Cup in cracking form, having posted her maiden one-day hundred to deliver NSW a 24-run win over Queensland in Canberra. Gardner blasted seven sixes and 13 fours in Wednesday’s knock of 136, which came off 108 balls and lifted the Breakers to …
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There is a threat to homes and lives due to an out-of-control and unpredictable bushfire raging just outside the Nannup townsite. The 4.10pm update on the Emergency WA website said the Watch and Act alert was now in effect for people in the area bounded by Brockman Highway, Gypsum Road, …
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