
Melanie Whelan
Sports Columnist at The Courier (Ballarat, VIC)
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Sports columnist at The Courier, Ballarat. Tracking all Ballarat's sporting heroes...
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Oct 7, 2024 |
thecourier.com.au | Melanie Whelan
Robert Pattie-Smith is a candidate running in the Buninyong Ward in the City of Ballarat council elections. Picture by Kate HealyThe Courier will be interviewing each candidate for the local government election. Candidates will all be asked the same series of questions about the issues in Ballarat and how they'd take action as a councillor. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
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Oct 1, 2024 |
bendigoadvertiser.com.au | Melanie Whelan
Daylesford's Raman Richards, pictured in the newly renovated and re-opened Daylesford Hotel bistro, is rallying awareness and support for mental health the best way he knows how - with his mum's cooking. Picture by Kate HealyDELICATE is how Raman Richards describes the vibe about Daylesford. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
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Sep 27, 2024 |
thecourier.com.au | Melanie Whelan
Daylesford's Raman Richards, pictured in the newly renovated and re-opened Daylesford Hotel bistro, is rallying awareness and support for mental health the best way he knows how - with his mum's cooking. Picture by Kate HealyDELICATE is how Raman Richards describes the vibe about Daylesford. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
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Sep 25, 2024 |
thecourier.com.au | Melanie Whelan
Miners Rest's Rory Smith is among a growing generation of Ballarat youngsters throwing their support behind AFL club Western Bulldogs. Picture by Kate HealyDOWN the Midland, they have an entrenched history with their AFL team to which we could never measure up. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
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Sep 25, 2024 |
mailtimes.com.au | Melanie Whelan
Miners Rest's Rory Smith is among a growing generation of Ballarat youngsters throwing their support behind AFL club Western Bulldogs. Picture by Kate HealyDOWN the Midland, they have an entrenched history with their AFL team to which we could never measure up. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
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