27/08/2008 | THE Upper Hunter Shire Council has allocated land for new housing behind the rifle range at Aberdeen, but the land will remain untouched until next year.

27/08/2008 | Most statues are made to honour someone great, and usually they are only displayed after the subject has died.

27/08/2008 | THOROUGHBRED breeding is set to start on September 1 and major studs around the region have been bringing out their prized stallions for broodmare owners to consider breeding with.

2:49 AM AEST | CLYDE RATHBONE has admitted that he was "playing on one leg" from 2005-06 and should not have been picked for the Wallabies.

2:49 AM AEST | It's all hush-hush at the moment, but expect a strong push from within the Wallabies camp to convince the Australian Rugby Union of the merits of allowing overseas-based players to appear for the national team on long overseas tours.