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East Gippsland's biggest short story competition

Entries are now open for the biggest short story competition in East Gippsland. The EJ Brady short story competition has been running for 17 years and it's named in honour of the poet Edwin James Brady.

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Chubby Fingers workshops

It was a case of "pick me, pick me" when actor Marcus Graham and writer Troy Cartwright put a call out for local actors to help them workshop a script based on Cartwright's short prison story "Chubby...

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You are invited: Morning Show broadcast from Albury Train Station

You are invited to join us at the Albury Train Station on Wednesday, July 27th for a special Mornings Show broadcast.

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All aboard for a regional book launch in Albury

Rail enthusiasts have crowded the platform of the historic Albury Train Station for the launch of a new book devoted to all things rail. 'Trains Unlimited' by Tim Fischer builds on the stories...

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Chef launches Write around the Murray Festival

Chef Chris Badenoch has launched this year's Write around the Murray Festival in Albury. During the September festival Badenoch is keen to get people to embrace the wood-fired oven and go beyond...

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Memories of Red Dog

Echuca's Peter Isaac fondly recalls seeing Red Dog while working in West Australia in the 1970s. Isaac says everyone knew of Red Dog and is glad his story is now being shared on the big screen.

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How to make a book

Find out why these local handmade books should be judged by their covers.

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Ray's favourites

Ray Martin shares an insight into some of his favourite interviews at the Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre tonight from 7:30.

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Iconic animals - the horse

The Australian horse - the waler, the stockhorse - is one of our iconic animals immortalised by poets like Banjo Patterson and seized on by Australian novelists, movie makers, and artists.

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A small boy made good

When Vince Vincitorio decided to write a book about his family's journey from Italy to Australia in the 1950's and starting a new life in the Goulburn Valley, he envisaged it would just be a keepsake...

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Turning over a new leaf

2012 is the Year of Reading. What's your favourite book? Have you ever read something that's changed your life?

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History's page hails Tungamah

A page in literary history was written at Tungamah this week with the opening of Australia's first free outdoor library, one of many planned for the Goulburn Murray and beyond.

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So what do the Poles think of possums?

When you think of possums, do you think of that pesky animal that goes bump in your roof at night or maybe you have a vision of one destroying your vegie patch? Like children's author Mem Fox, student...

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A story that had to be told

A journal written in the trenches of Gallipoli and a fateful meeting with a publisher inspired one local writer to share her family's wartime past.

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Wordsmiths and bookworms take to the airwaves

A group of locals craft their very own documentaries for ABC radio

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Remembering Furphy

September 13th, 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the death of Such is LIfe author Joseph Furphy.

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Characterising Victoria's towns

ABC Victoria asked listeners if their town was a character in a book, who would it be? Hundreds of entries later, read and hear some of the fabulous descriptions of towns from Mildura to Morwell,...

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On a wing (and a prayer) with aviation's 'early birds'

The author of new book on the early history of aviation says the Goulburn Murray played a big part in the story of flight, with "barnstormers" regular visitors to our region and locals happy to pay a...

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Forgiving myself for Vietnam

It wasn't until Vietnam veteran Barry Heard started writing about his experiences at war that he finally realised he had no reason to feel guilty.

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The Silver Brumby Centenary remembered

2013 marks 100 years since the birth of woman who created the much loved Silver Brumby series, author Elyne Mitchell.

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Youth homelessness matters

"Young people do hold hope and they do want better things for themselves. They may not always chose the right things but they want a brighter tomorrow." Former homeless youth Jasmine Mohr. Many young...

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Captain Pete inspired by fungus research

Bethanga author Peter Klein's latest children's book was inspired by his work for a micro-fungi company.

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Rosalie rapt with star signing

When Rosalie Ham wrote her first novel she was told it would never be published. More than a decade later the former Jerilderie woman's book "The Dressmaker" is not only published, it's about to be...

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Libraries read mood of digital age

In the age of e-books and high-speed WiFi, what cultural importance do libraries hold in Australia?

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Beechworth's 'social butterfly' lands on the page

Beechworth centurion Pat Maher's fascinating life as a psychiatric nurse led to her being included in a new book of Australian stories.

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Art meets reading in Wodonga CBD

Three Albury-Wodonga artists hope a new installation in Wodonga's CBD will encourage locals to read and exchange books.

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Stories Lally Katz will tell you

Young Australian playwright Lally Katz discovered a new appreciation for acting in her solo show 'Stories I Want To Tell You In Person'.

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Live rats star on-stage in dystopian '1984'

Live rats will feature in a theatre adaptation of George Orwell's '1984' playing in Wodonga this week.

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Sci-fi meets memoir in challenging new play

A memoir describing life as a young, gay, African-American science fiction writer growing up in New York forms the heart of a new play premiering at Wodonga's HotHouse Theatre.

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French literary classic arrives in north-east

Anais Lellouche has grown to love Les Miserables, despite not being exposed to musical theatre as a child in France.

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Earls urges writers to harness technology

Brisbane author Nick Earls was concerned enough to think about visiting his physiotherapist after he noticed a strange clicking sound coming from his hip when he walked.

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Biting the writing bullet to treat depression

When Hayden Bradford starts to fall into "that black hole", he takes himself away to his bedroom and lies down on the bed.

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Brisbane theatre at home in Albury farmhouse

A secluded farmhouse outside Albury in southern New South Wales has proven to be a creative gathering place for Brisbane artists.

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Once bittern, twice shy for endangered bunyip bird

A Riverina ecologist has started crowdfunding in the hope of raising enough money to use satellite tracking on the endangered 'bunyip bird'.

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Jazz: the ultimate rescue remedy

It was 2001 and writer publisher Miriam Zolin admits she was in a pretty bad space. The rescue remedy came from left field, in the form of jazz, an experience she still remembers vividly.

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Paper says Ned Kelly's final words were not Such is Life

It has been claimed that Ned Kelly's last words were not "Such is Life".

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Howard on Lambie and ABC funding cuts

Former Prime Minister John Howard says that a government can have harmony in the Senate even if it doesn't hold the balance of power. Mr Howard also says in a time of economic challenges the ABC should...

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Being an extra in a Kate Winslet movie

A stint as an extra in the new Kate Winslet film has been an amazing experience for a local high school student who aspires to a career in film and television.

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The joys of fly fishing, just don't get hooked

There's a lot of things you associate with fly fishing; the calmness and being close to nature but there are also hazards including getting hooked - literally.

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Untold stories of women from Yarrawonga and District

The Yarrawonga and Border CWA are uncovering some remarkable stories about local women as part of their 100 Untold Stories of Women project.

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Words on plaque inspire book on Albury's World War l effort

A simple plaque that hangs on the wall of the Albury Art Gallery was the inspiration for a new book paying tribute to the war effort of Albury and surrounds during World War l.

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New book calls for recognition of Ned Kelly's victims

A new book urges revision of the behaviour and worship of Australia's most famed outlaw.

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Artists interpret words that matter to them

When the Wangaratta Art Gallery was looking for a new exhibition to showcase local talent, they decided to go with a display based on words that matter to people.

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Depression from a teenager's point of view

On what she has called the ten worst days of her life, then 17-year-old Samantha Little could no longer talk to family or friends about the "fog" or "haze" she was experiencing so she wrote down her...

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The tenth (almost) Doctor Who in Albury for writers festival

He has the TARDIS and looks a lot like the tenth doctor but Robert Lloyd is not David Tennant, however Lloyd is an actor and Doctor Who fan who co-stars in a play paying homage to the British sci-fi...

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Book inspires Merton local to walk US Appalachian Trail

It was no Walk in the Woods but Bill Bryson's exploration of the Appalachian Trail, inspired a North East woman to complete her own hike. At the end of this month Siobhan Sheridan will be able to cross...

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La Trobe University writing course immerses students into festivals

Students will delve deeper into three regional Victorian writers' festivals as part of a university subject dedicated specifically to the craft.

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Children's author writes book from perspective of autistic son

An Albury mother writes a children's picture book to raise awareness of autistic children.

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Dyslexia tackled as Mitchell Shire Council buys special books

The Mitchell Shire Council invests $5,000 towards books for people with dyslexia.

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Paragliding World Cup shows Australian pilots can soar with the best

Four years ago Australia's paragliding squad ranked 36th in the world, but today it's a very different story with the best in the business competing at the highest level.

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