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BRAIDWOOD: In pool years, the Braidwood Memorial Pool is ancient. Built in 1966, it hit 50 last year, and the plumbing has lasted well beyond its normal lifespan.
Sitting underneath the pool is a mire of corroded core plumbing cast iron pipes, causing the pool to leak a large amount of water each day. As they are integral to the pool, the pipes will be impossible to replace without major works. Read more.
BOWRAL: The woman who was in a critical condition at Royal North Shore Hospital has passed away.
The 61-year-old from Rockdale passed away early Thursday morning. Read more.
QUEANBEYAN: Queanbeyan Palerang Regional Council has pledged $10,000 to its Carwoola bushfire appeal and offered to postpone rates to residents affected by the disaster.
The donation, declared at the council’s Wednesday meeting, has pushed total donations above $50,000 since the fund was established on Saturday. Read more.
GOULBURN: Luke Moore has led a charmed life, so much so they now want to make a movie about him.
He has signed to Creative Artists Agency in LA, one of the largest celebrity management agencies in the world.
The 29-year-old knock-about Goulburn man lived the high life of a millionaire after a bank error allowed him to overdraw an account, which he did – to the tune of $2.1 million. Read more.
YASS: It’s not just people looking for a tree change that like Murrumbateman, but even foxes. Or, rather, what they can scavenge inside it.
The European or red fox is quite a handsome creature, but the crafty interlopers are wreaking havoc on locals and threatening the local native biodiversity. Read more.
CANBERRA: There are milestones in a person’s life, usually related to arriving at a significant age, when you sit back and wonder what you have achieved in your life.
T2: Trainspotting is a film that encapsulates John Lennon’s lyrics, “Life is what happens when you’re making other plans,” although it might be better summed up by The Sex Pistols: “No future/No future for you/No future for me.” Read more.
Roads and rail:
The Southern Highlands rail line is running on time this morning and there are no delays on the roads.
Weather:
Regional
A man who brutally bashed a kangaroo to death with a crowbar with another man near Bunbury will spend almost a year behind bars.
Luke Moore has led a charmed life, so much so they now want to make a movie about him.
He has signed to Creative Artists Agency in LA, one of the largest celebrity management agencies in the world.
The impending closure of Victoria’s Hazelwood Power Station will affect electricity prices in Tasmania.
National News
Planning is under way for Malcolm Turnbull to stand side by side with Donald Trump on the deck of a battleship in New York Harbour to affirm the solidarity of the Australia-US alliance.
The RSL's largest state district representing nearly 5000 members has pleaded with NSW Veterans' Affairs Minister David Elliott to step in and dissolve the state council in the most substantial grassroots revolt yet over the financial scandals plaguing the leadership.
Hundreds of thousands of Australians who work on Sundays will have their take-home pay slashed after a landmark ruling by the national workplace umpire.
National weather radar
International news
A Vietnamese woman accused of poisoning King Jong-nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, posted Facebook photos of herself attending parties, in hotel rooms and blowing kisses.
The Australian government is being sued for $103 million for allegedly jailing Indonesian juveniles for people smuggling in adult prisons or holding them in immigration detention between 2008 and 2012.
A former war correspondent arrested in Bali for allegedly possessing hashish has revealed his former employer - international news agency Reuters - has agreed to pay for his post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment when he is released from the notorious Kerobokan jail.
On this day | February 24
1854 – A Penny Red with perforations was the first perforated postage stamp to be officially issued for distribution.
1917 – World War I: The U.S. ambassador Walter Hines Page to the United Kingdom is given the Zimmermann Telegram, in which Germany pledges to ensure the return of New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona to Mexico if Mexico declares war on the United States.
1989 – United Airlines Flight 811, bound for New Zealand from Honolulu, rips open during flight, blowing nine passengers out of the business-class section.
2007 – Japan launches its fourth spy satellite, stepping up its ability to monitor potential threats such as North Korea.
2008 – Fidel Castro retires as the President of Cuba and the Council of Ministers after 32 years. He remains as head of the Communist Party for another 3 years.
The faces of Australia: Ben Keenan
A 32-year-old former Bridgetown resident has proved that his disability will not stop him from learning new skills, such as how to shear sheep.
As a person living with Down Syndrome, Ben Keenan has shown his perseverance when it comes to overcoming obstacles or achieving goals. Read more.
