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1. 5/16/2012 12:01:00 AM The facts on wind farms
   published by Weekly Times (Australia)
   DAVID Clarke has a tough job justifying the unjustifiable for a foreign company with an inadequate grab bag of weak assertions. Waubra Foundation challenges Acciona to fund such independent and thorough studies at your existing wind projects. At the Mortlake meeting your ultimate defence to questions was, I am told, Acciona has a permit.
   
2. 4/25/2012 12:01:00 AM Need a break
   published by Weekly Times (Australia)
   Bureau of Meteorology climatologist Blair Trewin said southwest Victoria had below average rain for January to March. On Monday afternoon southwest Victoria dairy farmer Edward Conheady remained confident the break would arrive. Mr Conheady and wife Geraldine milk 1700 cows with properties at Noorat, Garvoc and Mortlake.
   
3. 4/18/2012 12:01:00 AM This crazy unpaving
   published by Weekly Times (Australia)
   ``It looks as though they've given up trying to fix it, now we have to go backwards,'' Broadwater trucker and farmer Trevor Fry said. The Woolsthorpe-Heywood Rd has been steadily pounded to dust in the pursuit of renewable energy-- building windfarms and a gas-fired power station at Mortlake. A VicRoads responsibility, the road is a designated B-double route.
   
4. 4/8/2012 12:01:00 AM Protester jumps into Thames, halts 158th Boat Race
   published by Sunday Gazette-Mail (Charleston, WV)
   MORTLAKE, England- The Boat Race, one of England's most historic sporting events, was brought to a standstill on Saturday when a protester jumped into the River Thames and narrowly avoided being struck by the oars of the Oxford and Cambridge crews. "They almost took his head off," said Sergeant Chris Tranter of the Metropolitan Police. Hanno Wienhausen lost half his...
   
5. 4/4/2012 12:01:00 AM Boat Race training
   published by Daily Telegraph (UK)
   Cambridge rowers warm up for this Saturday's 2012 Boat Race, passing under Hammersmith Bridge, west London. The coach Steve Trapmore gives instructions to his Blue and Goldie boats ahead of the 158th University Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge, which takes place on the Thames between Putney and Mortlake. Dating to 1829, it is one of the oldest sporting...
   
6. 4/1/2012 12:01:00 AM Review: Television: Picks of the Day: Saturday 7: CHOICE: The Boat Race BBC1, 1pm
   published by Observer (UK)
   Clare Balding presents live coverage of the 158th annual Oxford and Cambridge university boat race on the Thames from Putney to Mortlake. Odds-on favourites Oxford will be looking to confirm their dominance for the second year in a row and close the gap in the overall victory tally, despite being up against a heavier, more experienced Cambridge crew.
   
7. 3/30/2012 12:01:00 AM Cattle buyers brave the rain
   published by Tasmanian Country (Australia)
   STRONG breeding lines again drew buyers from throughout the state at Cleveland Pastoral Estate's annual on-farm sale at Ouse in the Central Highlands. Tom Shoobridge said there was a strong influence from the Banquet Angus Stud at Mortlake in Victoria. ``Our breeding program gives us an animal that will perform well, from feed lot to grass-fed operations,'' Mr...
   
8. 3/22/2012 12:01:00 AM Notts girls shine on the Thames
   published by Nottingham Evening Post (UK)
   Rowing: Nottingham Rowing Club's girls' junior 18 quad produced a top performance at the Schools' Head of the River on the Thames from Mortlake to Putney. Three of the girls in the boat- coached by Claire Parnell- were under that age but still excelled. Mary Wilson, Anna Thornton and Olivia Duckworth and Livy Kay were the first club crew home in a field of 18 behind three...
   
9. 3/21/2012 12:01:00 AM Leighfest hits a big new stage
   published by Geelong News
   Mortlake dairy farmer Ray Anderson was driving through Inverleigh when he saw a billboard advertising the town festival and decided he could make a difference. This week, Mr Anderson was back in town erecting his 12 m stage on the town's modest nature reserve ready for this weekend's Leighfest 2012.. Mr Anderson's family is on the bill.
   
10. 3/14/2012 12:01:00 AM Kevin's Giant leap for football west
    published by Liverpool Leader (Australia)
    KEVIN Sheedy is considered by many as an AFL book of knowledge. Rooty Hill resident Lyn Guymer agrees after sitting beside the GWS Giants coach at a club dinner last week in Mortlake. ``It was excellent to listen to him talk; he has a lot of ideas about how to help the kids,'' Mrs Guymer said.
    
11. 3/10/2012 12:01:00 AM Long life
    published by Spectator, The (UK)
    To say that you live in south Northamptonshire doesn't usually inspire much envy. The former deer park in which the royal couple did their hunting remained the property of the crown until King Charles I gave 400 acres of it to Sir Francis Crane, a courtier, entrepreneur and founder of the Mortlake tapestry works in London, in settlement of an enormous bill for two...
    
12. 3/7/2012 12:01:00 AM Fifa kicks goals in bidding Mania
    published by Weekly Times (Australia)
    ANGUS bulls sold to a top of $25,000 and averaged $7897 at the Te Mania Angus bull sale at Mortlake last week. Top price of $25,000 was paid twice. King Island veterinarian Dr John Cleeland, a first-time buyer at Te Mania Angus, paid $25,000 for Te Mania Fifa, an 18- month-old with an excellent spread of breeding values, including a long-fed index of $138.
    
13. 3/7/2012 12:01:00 AM Lots more sell ...
    published by Weekly Times (Australia)
    Lots more sell: Auctioneer Brian Leslie calls for bids at Te Mania Angus stud's annual autumn production sale near Mortlake last week. The sale recorded a total clearance of 145 bulls to a top of $25,000. While the average of $7897 was slightly down on last year, 30 more bulls sold.
    
14. 3/7/2012 12:01:00 AM Time to scrub up
    published by Herald Sun (Australia)
    At the Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute, staff scrubbed up properly in 57 per cent of cases. Frankston Hospital had the state's third-worst result of 63 per cent. Top scorers were Terang and Mortlake Health Service and Kilmore Hospital on 91 per cent.
    
15. 2/29/2012 12:01:00 AM New clients shine
    published by Weekly Times (Australia)
    TWO of southern Australia's biggest bull vendors produced tops of $26,000 and $12,000 at feature sales last week. At the Branson family's Banquet sale at Mortlake, 145 of 147 bulls sold to $26,000 and averaged $7041. NSW breeder Doug Tozer, of the Onslow Angus stud, at Wallendbeen, bid via telephone the top price of $26,000 for Banquet Forbidabull F485, an...