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Accommodation Albury News

Mount Hotham

Sunday June 8, 2008
Expert skiing comments by Jim Darby; snowboarding by Craig Tansley; dining and accommodation by David Sly.

Faces Of Despair As Calls For Help Go Unanswered

Saturday March 18, 2006
ALMOST 90 per cent of people who applied for disability accommodation in NSW last year missed out, figures show.

Queen Of The River Queen Of The River

Sunday November 20, 2005
Albury Wodonga offers a wealth of attractions, writes Paul Edwards.

Steamy Days In The Twin City

Sunday October 17, 2004
A weekend in Albury-Wodonga will keep you busy, on the water and off, writes Paul Edwards.

It's A Twin Thing

Sunday October 10, 2004
A weekend at Albury and Wodonga means more than just the Murray. By Paul Edwards.

Rutherglen Brings Out The Young Bloods And Legends

Saturday November 8, 2003
Enjoy two days of food and wine at Rutherglen's Young Bloods & Bloody Legends Weekend in the Murray Valley, close to Albury-Wodonga.

Prices Reflect Value Of New Look

Saturday April 26, 2003
The reopening of the former Albury Hotel front bar as the new home for Puma marks a sea change for the Oxford Street retail strip. The days of drag queens and less than salubrious bars are giving way to a new era of trendy cafes and retail outlets.

Bachelor Of Health Science (speech Pathology)

Wednesday May 22, 2002
Charles Sturt University Albury Campus Phone 6051 6750 www.csu.edu.au

More Beds, Better Facilities

Wednesday February 6, 2002
THE University of Wollongong has catered for changing student needs by expanding its accommodation offerings.

Albury-wodonga Tallies Costs Of The Gas Crisis

Monday October 19, 1998
The Victorian gas crisis cost businesses in the Albury-Wodonga region up to $9 million, according to a report released by a regional economic development group last week. The report, conducted by Investment Albury-Wodonga, found that the area's manufacturing and tourism were the hardest hit, wit

Twin Cities On Steady Rise

Monday October 12, 1998
Investment in the Albury-Wodonga region was likely to be $300 million in 1997-98, the area's development body said in its annual report. Investment Albury Wodonga said the projected investment was one of its key achievements in its first year of operation. The organisation, the main economic d

Regional Eyes On Rise In Tourism

Monday September 14, 1998
With an eye on the growing importance of tourism for economic development, the Shire of South Gippsland and the twin cities of Albury-Wodonga have launched new tourism initiatives. South Gippsland has released two new quality publications, Your Touring Guide to Phillip Island Promontory Country

Corowa Beckons For Golf And Relaxation

Wednesday March 11, 1998
Corowa, a little country town of 5000 people, nestled between Albury and Yarrawonga on the banks of the Murray River, has one of the country's top 100 golf courses. Owner of Corowa Golf Club Motel is Les Thomson. His motel is situated right on the golf course. It attracts thousands of visitors

Gateway To New Life For The Dispossessed

Thursday February 6, 1997
The Bonegilla centre, which welcomed immigrants, had a chequered history, writes GRETCHEN MILLER . IT is 50 years since the gates of Albury's Bonegilla Migrant Reception Centre opened to welcome displaced people as part of the post-World War II immigration program. At 15, Mrs Tiiu Solasoo w

Brave New Gen

Thursday March 2, 1995
EVERYONE knows it - all gay men love Judy, Liza and show tunes. Lesbians are really into dogs, politics and Patsy Cline. Of course, that's utter nonsense. Even Kylie and k. d. will one day be passe'. Gay and lesbian culture is anything but static - it changes faster than an Albury drag queen betw

Taking Wine To The People

Saturday August 6, 1994
THE first Australian winery to win an international gold medal in Vienna back in 1873 now wants to become a market leader in hospitality. All Saints Estate, in the Albury-Wodonga wine-making region, has just opened $1 million extensions which include a restaurant and cellar door facility

Singles In Ivf Exodus

Sunday March 27, 1994
HUNDREDS of Victorians are crossing the NSW border to access artificial insemination programs which are outlawed to unmarried couples in their own State. The Albury Reproductive Medicine Unit has offered in-vitro fertilisation(IVF) and donor insemination programs to about 50 Victorian coup

Buying Your Slice Of Snow Country

Tuesday July 13, 1993
DRIVE out of Sydney on the Hume Highway on a winter Friday and you soon lose count of cars with skis on the roof. It is much the same heading north from Melbourne. City people head for the snow in greater numbers each year. Most stay in rented accommodation but a growing number of regular

Albury Braces For Full Fury Of Floods

Sunday October 18, 1992
Residents of the southern border city of Albury were waiting anxiously last night to see whether their worst flood in 17 years had peaked. During a weekend of heavy rains and violent thunderstorms, nine people were evacuated from their homes and about 30 houses were flooded. With mo

Losing The Golf War

Friday October 16, 1992
IF YOU want to see Greg Norman this summer you could pay around $450 return airfare to Perth to watch the Heineken Classic at The Vines in January. Add the cost of five days' food and accommodation, and you can admire the talent and drawing power of the man who is still the most charismatic and