This week, I step up as President of Country Press Australia (CPA), ostensibly to represent the best interests of independent regional newspaper publishers. But the responsibility is far greater than that. The future of regional news publishing is inextricably linked to whether regional communities will…
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About Town: The Carleen quaddie and boom gates gone
The ‘Carleen quaddie’ Pakenham-based jockey Carleen Hefel is coming off a red-letter week. She single-handedly rode all four legs of the quaddie at Ballarat last…
