10:52 AM AEDT | ONE of Victoria’s most experienced barristers has lashed out at delays of more than five years in cases caught up in a clogged justice system. Daryl Wraith, a barrister for more than 40 years, yesterday described the delays in the Bendigo County Court as “disgraceful”.
Vote on Aspinall Street block’s fate
10:45 AM AEDT | THE fate of the controversial Aspinall Street site will be decided by Greater Bendigo Council tomorrow night. It will vote on a recommendation to approve a 78-lot subdivision and the removal of native vegetation at 134-166 Aspinall Street, Golden Square. Cr Peter Cox of Eaglehawk ward urged people to attend the council meeting to hear the debate.
10:32 AM AEDT | THE Foundry Hotel has made a bid for 30 poker machines. It has lodged a proposal with the Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation for a share of the city’s 547 poker machines. Foundry Complex owner Mike Kuchel said the application was socially responsible.

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10:27 AM AEDT | THE Bendigo Football Netball League will host an inter-league gala day at the QEO on May 22. The BFNL’s scheduled clash with West Gippsland Latrobe will now be a twilight fixture, after the BFNL was allocated an under-18 carnival and another senior inter-league match between Bellarine and the Murray leagues.
Guernsey's best enjoy challenge
10:55 AM AEDT | IN matching guernseys and hailing from Guernsey, Ali and Ian Merrien are set to take on the world’s best at this month’s Australian Open bowls championship. Ali and Ian, who are ranked number two and number 12 in the world respectively, both received wildcard entries into the singles draw of the prestigious Shepparton tournament, which will begin a three-month Australian stint for the pair.
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8:47 AM AEDT | BEIRUT: In a possible move to deflect attention from Iran's political woes, the President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has ordered the nation's atomic energy agency to begin enriching uranium from 3.5 per cent to 20 per cent purity to serve as fuel for a Tehran medical reactor.
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06 Feb 10 | TOMORROW’S first anniversary of the Black Saturday fires will see many public memorial services held around Australia, as a nation pauses to reflect upon that day when a hell-like fury was inflicted upon so many Victorians and their families. In the lead-up to what will inevitably be a difficult day for many Victorians, it’s worth noting that for those closest to the tragedy and destruction, Sunday February 7, 2010, will be just one more day of immense pain and sorrow.
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