By Duane Ranger He stands at just over 6 foot 2 inches… plays in the engine room of his rugby team, and can sprint the 100m and 400m in 11.45 and 52.4 seconds respectively. But this week 16-year-old Luke Thirgood has...
By Duane Ranger St Patrick’s College First XI Cricket Coach, Trent Palmer, has been selected in the World XI, which recently kicked off at Ivor Marsden Oval in Ipswich. The World XI defeated Afghanistan by five wickets in...
By Duane Ranger in Brisbane Thomas Borcoskie’s first win at the Waimate Trotting Club’s meeting on Sunday (October 26) will forever be etched in his memory for two sentimental family reasons. Not only was it his father...
By Duane Ranger (courtesy of the Goulburn Harness Racing Club) New South Wales horseman, Grant Forrest, says he’s a lot happier now that he’s downsized his Mount Fairy stable and is now able to dedicate more time to his...
By Duane Ranger (a Dad – just too proud) Twenty-one years ago, almost to the day, my youngest daughter (of two) – Monika – accompanied me on a Waiuku Post job to nearby Taurangaruru. I was the local editor and Moni...
“Black ginger & traditional Vietnamese remedies are saving my mother’s life” – Dzu Pham
by Duane Ranger Dzu Pham believed in raw black ginger so much he recently travelled the 13,144 km round trip from Brisbane to Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon), to seek the traditional remedies to cure his ill mother...
By Duane Ranger Larger-than-life and ever-positive Queensland harness racing owner and breeder, Tony Michael Veivers, passed away in Brisbane on Monday, December 30. Mr Veivers, who was 61, succumbed to bowel...
By Duane Ranger (courtesy of the Maitland Harness Racing Club) The Lagoon (NSW) driver, Isobel Ross, has now won five Group Three races, but Saturday night’s 62nd edition of the Kirkwood’s Produce $30,000 Inter City Final...
By Duane Ranger (Courtesy of the Maitland Harness Racing Club) For Kearsley trainer, Brendon Flaherty, this Saturday night’s 62nd running of the Kirkwood’s Produce Inter City Pace is more than just a $30,000 Group...
By Duane Ranger (courtesy of the Maitland Harness Racing Club) The Maitland Harness Racing Club’s showcase event – The Group Three Maitland Inter City Pace – is about to be run for the 62nd time over two carnival-like...
