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Covering the fairways – July 14, 2026
After a grim week of weather last week, the courses have been soft and hard to score on within the area, but it won’t stop us from writing this...
Around The Grounds with Michael Thompson – July 14, 2026
WHICHEVER way you look at this weekend, it was one where teams across the league paid tribute to Nathan Fitzgerald around the grounds, as the football community across the...
Kilmore up against ladder-leaders
AN exceptionally youthful Kilmore outfit fought hard against Ivanhoe, before the ladder-leaders flexed its muscle in the second half to win by 83 points.The Blues came into the game...
High-quality encounter
IN a terrific game, Kilmore fell just short of toppling ladder-leaders Ivanhoe in the Northern Football Netball League division two women’s competition.It was a stand-alone game which proved to...
Two from two for Majors
THE charge towards the Melbourne Winter Baseball League finals is heating up and the Mitchell Majors have brought a flamethrower, snaring a 13-run win on the weekend to put...
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Gone but never forgotten
A plaque was placed at the Mernda train station last week for 22-year-old Aidan Becker.He died trying to help a 14-year-old from an alleged robbery and machete attack on March 6,...
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Six-decade connection
IN the times when take away food entailed taking your saucepan to the local Chinese café to fill; a young bride brought her husband and week old daughter to Forest Street Whittlesea.It began a...
Eagles’ wings clipped
THE landscape of the Northern Football Netball League competitions shifted dramatically on Saturday, with mixed results reshaping the ladder for the Whittlesea area’s teams.Whittlesea is on the brink of not only missing the division...
Around The Grounds with Michael Thompson – July 7, 2026
IT was a weekend where we were all reminded it is just a game of football.The incredibly sad news surrounding Epping’s Nathan Fitzgerald entering end-of-life care after a freak accident in the Lalor v...
Colours lowered for Eagles and Power
LOSSES to both Laurimar and Whittlesea were served up in the division three Northern Football Netball League women’s competition.Laurimar played St Mary’s 2 on Friday night at Laurimar Reserve.Despite losing, the Power put in...