Roy Ward
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- Sep 13, 2026
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Motorcycle club president dies after hitting pothole on weekend cruise with a mate (opens the original)
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A 71-year-old man died after reportedly hitting a pothole on the Western Highway and crashing his motorcycle just outside the town of Beaufort on Sunday. Emergency services responded to the stretch of highway near Trawalla Road after Peter Mason, known as Tiki, lost control of his motorcycle just before 12.50pm. Police confirmed he died at the scene and investigations are continuing. The retired Ballarat spray painter had been the president of the social motorcycle club, Eureka Social Riders, si
‘Hit even harder’: The viral video that shows the 49ers’ quarterback is in for a torrid time at the MCG (opens the original)
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Brock Purdy was once dubbed “Mr Irrelevant” but the San Francisco 49ers quarterback will be anything but that when he takes to the MCG on Friday morning. The 26-year-old playmaker is in the second of a five-year, $US265 million contract ($367m) with $US182m ($253m) guaranteed, and he will be in the sights of LA Rams defensive end Myles Garrett. Defensive tackle Aaron Donald won’t make the trip to Australia. Garrett and Donald are known for ruthlessly “sacking” quarterbacks like Purdy – that is,
Shooter remains at large after man gunned down in Melbourne’s north (opens the original)
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Police are searching for a gunman after a man was shot dead near a football club in Melbourne’s north on Sunday night. Homicide squad detectives arrived at the scene near HR Uren Reserve on Victoria Drive in Thomastown following reports that a man had been shot about 7.30pm. The man, believed to be in his early 20s according to reports by Nine News, died at the scene despite efforts to revive him. The shooter is believed to have fled, and no arrests had been made as investigations continued on M
Putting prisoners to work: The radical plan to fix Victoria’s pothole crisis (opens the original)
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Prisoners will be put to work on Victorian road maintenance, freeing up resources to fix potholes as part of a Labor plan to lift the standard of the state’s roads. Premier Ben Carroll will announce the move, as well as bringing maintenance more broadly back “in-house” and a new website to allow Victorians to report potholes, on Monday after announcing a $354 million increase to road funding on the weekend. Potholes have become a hot-button state election issue as motorists report car damage fro
Geelong’s injury woes deepen with Holmes, Mannagh unable to finish in win over Saints (opens the original)
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Gryan Miers made a triumphant return to AFL with a match winning performance against the Saints on Thursday night to help Geelong return to the winner’s list, but the victory may have come at a cost with star midfielder Max Holmes to have scans on a potential syndesmosis injury. Holmes’ leg folded back underneath him as he was met by oncoming traffic when he charged through a stoppage, and he had to be helped from the ground. He was on crutches and wearing a moon boot post game. Geelong coach Ch
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