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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2026
HAVE YOUR SAY ON BASIN REVIEW
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Inspiring
Numurkah coach nominated for two Victorian Sports Awards By Aaron Cordy ALANA Baldi has dedicated more than 15 years to supporting people with a disability connecting and enjoying sport. Taking life of cricket knowledge, she was one of 44 participants to take part in women’s leadership program called, Project Inspire. Through the project, she setup an all abilities program at the Numurkah Youth Club Cricket Club Continued Page 10 (NYCCC).
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Friends take flight for ultimate 10,000km aircraft adventure AIRBORNE OVER AUSTRALIA... Local pilots have departed Wahring Field for a two-week Big Lap by air, set to conclude in Perth, WA. Paul Phillips and Neil Campbell (pictured) are flying a Cessna 182 Skylane. The 10,000km journey includes highlights such as the Bungle Bungles, Horizontal Falls and Ningaloo Reef. Photo: Deanne Jeffers
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By Deanne Jeffers TOURING the country is often regarded as the “Great Australian Dream,” with many thousands of Aussies heading out with their caravan or four-wheel drive to see the outback. T h is week, a g roup of locals a re embarking on a similar Big Lap of their
own, except instead of taking to the wideopen road, they are flying light aircraft through the big blue skies. Paul Phillips and Neil Campbell departed Wahring Field on Monday in a Cessna 182 Skylane, heading for Stonehenge, Queensland. From there, they will continue to Dunmurra in the Northern Territory,
where they will meet Andrew and Sharon Clement, who left Wahring on Saturday in their Victa Airtourer and have travelled via White Cliffs in central New South Wales as part of their own detour. Over the next two weeks, the group will cover significant ground, ultimately ending Continued Page 4 up in Perth.
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