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(Source: New Zealand Government) Fire fighters from the New Zealand Fire Service, Palmerston North City Council and Department of Conservation (DOC) were called upon to manage a fire that threatened the Manawatu Gorge Scenic Reserve on Sunday 9 December. The blaze is believed to have been started by fireworks let off from the road. The remains of spent fireworks...

(Source: State Government of Victoria) «Back to previous Friday, 14 December 2012 The newly upgraded Yea Saleyards were opened today by Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional and Rural Development Peter Ryan. Speaking at Yea, Mr Ryan said $400,000 from the Victorian Coalition Government's Regional Growth Fund (RGF) helped fund a major upgrade, enabling the saleyards to run year-round sales, bringing an economic boost to the region. "The Yea Saleyards Upgrade project has delivered a modern and up to date facility,...

(Source: The British Olympic Association) Jamieson seeks further glory in 200m December 14, 2012 07:16 am Michael Jamieson was set to take his place in the heats of the 200 metres breaststroke at the World Short-Course Championships in Istanbul on Friday morning as he looked to add to the silver medal he won in the event at the Olympics in the summer. The event at the Sinan Erdem Dome is loaded with quality with the...

(Source: Essendon Football Club) Friday, 14 December 2012 Staff writers for essendonfc.com.au Page 1 of 1 Essendon Football Club is preparing to launch phase one of its new official website, essendonfc.com.au. A rebranded site with all new exciting features, unprecedented interaction and a new design and functionality will ensure the Club continues to...

(Source: TSEC - Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation) Net income of overall securities firms in Nov.2012was NT$1,546 million. Among them, netincome of integrated securities firms was NT$1,352million, net income of securities brokerage firms was NT$194 million, and net income of FCM which engaged in securities business was NT$0.3 million. Statistics of net income/loss is shown in Table 1. In Nov.,55 firms recorded net income. Among them, 36 were integrated securities firms, 18 were securities brokerage firms, and 1 was an FCM which engaged in securities business. 27 firms suffered net loss. Among them, 11 were integrated securities firms, and 16 were securities brokerage firms. The lists of top...

(Source: State Government of New South Wales) The Hon Robyn Parker MP Minister for the Environment Minister for Heritage MEDIA RELEASE December 2012 NSW GOVERNMENT'S EUA PROGRAM MARKS MAJOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY MILESTONES NSW Environment Minister Robyn Parker today announced two major milestones in the Government's program to increase energy efficiency - the signing of the first Environmental Upgrade Agreement and North Sydney Council coming on board as the second council offering the innovative finance scheme to commercial business. Ms Parker said Parramatta City Council had today finalised its negotiations over an EUA for 10 Valentine Avenue, Parramatta, with building owner Australian Unity....

(Source: Beijing Municipal Government) Armenia's three-time champion of Chess Olympics Levon Aronian will participate in the Beijing International Chess Tournament to be held from Dec. 14-19. The Chess Federation of Armenia said Thursday that according to the...

(Source: Chelsea Football Club Ltd) Cesar Azpilicueta believes we are reaping the rewards from a new-found ruthlessness in front goal, after the Blues secured our place in Sunday's Club World Cup final courtesy of a 3-1 win over Monterrey. It's now three wins in a row, with 12 goals scored in the process, and the 3-1 defeat at West Ham United earlier this month, in which we wasted a host of chances in the first half, may well have been a turning point in our season. 'It was a good performance and...