Collingwood News
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Saturday January 17, 2009
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WHERE Off the Kerb Gallery, 66B Johnston Street, Collingwood
WHEN Today and tomorrow (open Saturdays and Sundays noon-5pm, Thursdays and Fridays 12.30-6pm) 9077 0174, www.offthekerb.com.au; www.whitelion.org.au
COST FreeTime To Throw Another On The Barbie
Tuesday January 6, 2009
Jonathan's of CollingwoodBuckley Endorses Maxwell As The Pies' New Captain
Thursday December 18, 2008
COLLINGWOOD has opted for a no-frills appointment for its 45th captain, announcing that defender Nick Maxwell will assume the mantle vacated by Scott Burns at the end of last season.Magpies Aim For U18 Team In Sydney
Wednesday December 10, 2008
A COLLINGWOOD bid to field an under-18 team in the Sydney football competition in a joint venture with Sydney University is being considered by the AFL.Those Prepaid Taxi Fares Aren't Fair For Passengers
Tuesday December 9, 2008
IT'S time to see how prepaid taxi fares are improving the lot of drivers and not their passengers. A reader named Emma reports that her partner jumped into a cab at Federation Square about 3.30am and asked to be taken to Collingwood. The cabbie told him to cough up $20, but the passenger protested that the fare is usually a bit over $10. Remember, the cabbie is supposed to "estimate" the fare at the start of the trip. Arriving home, the meter was around $12, but the driver refused to give any ...North-south Road Tunnel Next On Employers' List
Saturday December 6, 2008
A POWERFUL employers group has announced its wish list of transport projects for Melbourne, including a road tunnel from Hoddle Street in Collingwood to CityLink in South Yarra.Mcguire's Board To Be Unchanged
Thursday December 4, 2008
EDDIE McGuire's Collingwood board will not be challenged in an election this year, with two directors set to be elected unopposed.New Magpie Shows Stamina
Tuesday December 2, 2008
TWO days after his name was called out, Collingwood's first draft pick Steele Sidebottom has confirmed that he has one outstanding athletic trait - stamina.The Victim Recalls A War Crime
Saturday November 29, 2008
My Story: The Tale Of A Terrorist Who Wasn't
By Mamdouh Habibwith Julia Collingwood
Scribe, 272 pp, $32.95Magpies' Profit Stung By $1.5m Hotel Losses
Thursday November 20, 2008
COLLINGWOOD'S disastrous foray into hotel ownership can now be quantified, with the club confirming yesterday the two pubs it recently committed to sell had cost it $8 million in just two years.Redflex Speeds To Big Profit
Thursday November 20, 2008
WHEN the chairman's starting spiel includes teasing a fellow board member for being a Collingwood supporter, and thanking New Zealanders "for infecting me with this lurgy", there's a clear message for investors - this is a company confident about the road ahead.Ex-roo Tries Out With Pies
Sunday November 16, 2008
DISCARDED Kangaroos defender Leigh Brown is training with Collingwood, hoping to trade blue stripes for black through the national draft.Matthews To Be A Magpie Lifer
Friday November 14, 2008
MORE than 18 years after he coached the Magpies to their drought-breaking 1990 premiership, AFL legend Leigh Matthews will finally be made a Collingwood life member.Afl Keen To Join Magpies At New Waterfront Home
Thursday October 30, 2008
VFL GAMES by the Yarra River look set to become one feature of Collingwood's new training ground at the Olympic Park site under a proposal by the Magpies that is being supported by the AFL.Magpies Out Of Cousins Race
Friday October 17, 2008
COLLINGWOOD has withdrawn from the race to recruit Ben Cousins, leaving St Kilda as the hot favourite to secure him if the AFL clears him to resume his career.Parting Shaw Urges Pies To Forgive Brother
Sunday October 12, 2008
AS HE contemplates a fresh start in Sydney, Rhyce Shaw hopes his beloved former club Collingwood allows younger brother Heath to start next season with no lingering internal suspicions following his mid-season suspension.Swan Sees Rocca As Interim Skipper
Sunday October 5, 2008
DANE Swan, voted Collingwood's best-and-fairest player this year, has named young Pies Scott Pendlebury and Travis Cloke and veterans Anthony Rocca and Shane O'Bree as potential captaincy candidates in what is widely considered a two-horse race between Josh Fraser and Nick Maxwell.Habitat
Sunday October 5, 2008
HABITAT
Utopian Slumps, 25 Easey St, Collingwood. utopianslumps.org. Oct 11-Nov 1, Fri-Sat noon-6pm.Storm Gets Nsw Heartland Off Side
Saturday October 4, 2008
Going for Manly in a grand final is like going for Collingwood. Fans want Bellamy to pay.Burns Tipped To Head West
Thursday October 2, 2008
WEST Coast appears to have won the race to acquire retiring Collingwood captain Scott Burns as an assistant coach.