Umpires strike brings league crisis

05 Jul 09 | WEB LATEST: THE Western Region Football League has been plunged into crisis after an unprecedented strike of umpires led to the cancellation of all games in the division 1 and 2 senior and reserves competitions on Saturday.

Real picture 'rewarding'

Real picture 'rewarding'
30 Jun 09 | KEILOR Downs resident Amor Deng, a Sudanese widow with six children, is slowly adapting to Australian society thanks to the assistance of volunteer Barbara Anderson.

Up in smoke

Up in smoke
30 Jun 09 | THE owner of a car wrecker's yard in Sunshine North is counting the cost after a blaze destroyed 60 cars last week.  | VIDEO: Up in Smoke
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MULTIMEDIA

VIDEO: Suburban pictures of the week

Suburban pictures of the week
01 Jul 09 | The best pictures of the week as taken by Fairfax Community Network Photographers
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SPORT

Cats charge into top three

Cats charge into top three
30 Jun 09 | PREMIERSHIP aspirant Albion is back on track for a top-three finish in the Western Region Football League's division 1 competition.  | VIDEO: Suburban pictures of the week

Cavs get mojo back

Cavs get mojo back
30 Jun 09 | THE Green Gully Cavaliers are gunning for a top-three finish after grabbing a stirring 1-0 win over the Melbourne Knights in a blockbuster at Mansion Stadium in North Sunshine on Friday night.
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Stayin' alive

Stayin' alive 

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Government forced to step in to prop up Expo

12:00 AM AEST | THE Federal Government has added $12 million to funding for Australia's pavilion at the World Expo in Shanghai next year amid reluctance from business and state and territory governments to pay for the showcase.
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UN chief rebukes Burma

12:00 AM AEST | RANGOON: Burma's opposition party says the failure of the United Nations chief, Ban Ki-moon, to meet its imprisoned leader Aung San Suu Kyi during his visit to the military-ruled nation was a great loss.
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Sets appeal: tennis and physical appearance

Sets appeal: tennis and physical appearance
30 Jun 09 | Beauty aces talent: A spokesman from the All England Club, Johnny Perkins, acknowledged "box office appeal" was one of 28 points considered when courts were allocated. What do you think about the decision to take into account a female player's looks in a tennis game?
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