Dale Webster
ANZ's bid to outsmart Suncorp contract reaches new low
ABOVE: From ANZ's response to a customer complaint over the Katoomba closure dated September 6, 2024. JUST when it seemed ANZ’s attempts...
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Dale Webster
- Sep 2
- 5 min
ANZ blows up 'legally binding' Suncorp deal over Katoomba branch
ABOVE: ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott after telling Economics Committee chairman Daniel Mulino for the second time that ANZ had...
Fran Cleland
- Aug 22
- 2 min
'Queenie' shows off her diva moves to take the sashes
FOAL shows fill the time after the big autumn shows stop and finish just before the breeders decide which of their “ducklings” will...
Ty Manning
- Aug 22
- 2 min
Dream surface, inviting courses make Mount Gambier a winner
THE Mount Gambier Horse Trials has once again proved to be a highlight of the South Australian eventing calendar, attracting top riders...
Fran Cleland
- Aug 21
- 2 min
From the flamboyant to fluffy, dressage gets its spring on
SPRING is in the air and with the Olympic dressage watched and rewatched, inspiration has flourished. New, young horses and ponies are...
Karen Cook
- Aug 19
- 6 min
Showies soldier on as rain pays a surprise visit to the Ekka
THE Royal Queensland Show copped a drenching this year but this did not deter equestrian competitors who simply pulled on their oilskins...
Ty Manning
- Aug 9
- 2 min
Welsh breed goes on show at an event enjoyed by all ages
THE elegance and versatility of Welsh ponies and cobs has been showcased at the South Australian branch of the Welsh Pony and Cob Society...
Ty Manning
- Jul 30
- 2 min
Currency Creek on the money with new, growing event
WHILE the world’s eyes have been on Australia’s event riders at the Paris Olympics, eventing action at home hasn’t stopped. The Currency...
Fran Cleland
- Jul 7
- 2 min
Phoebe fights back from injury to be part of team representing Australia
PHOEBE Roche has been chosen as part of the eight-person team to compete at the 2024 Virtus Open European Equestrian Championships in the...
Fran Cleland
- Jul 7
- 2 min
Interschool finals a grass-roots showcase of future stars
THE dressage and showjumping grand finals for this year’s Victorian Equestrian Interschool Series have been held over two huge days at...
Dale Webster
- Jun 30
- 23 min
A win for the people as Australia's big banks finally go too far
IT is impossible to pinpoint an exact time when Australia’s big four banks turned on their regional customer base but May 24, 2024 will...
Dale Webster
- Jun 16
- 3 min
When money changes hands, independence is out the window
THE Commonwealth Bank has marked the Sunshine Coast again being named the fastest growing regional migration destination in Australia by...
Fran Cleland
- Jun 14
- 3 min
Clubs head north to celebrate 70 years of championships
THIS year’s Pony Club Victoria state championships was very much a big sky event, with competitors and their crews heading north to...
Fran Cleland
- Jun 14
- 3 min
Battle on this weekend for a ticket to ride at Paris Olympics
THE dressage world is bubbling with excitement with the Olympic Games just weeks away and the final CPEDI qualifier in Australia begins...
Dale Webster
- May 25
- 3 min
Banks blow their chance to self-regulate by betraying trust
IT may have taken 20 years but a Federal Government inquiry has finally made good on a warning that if the 'big four' banks did not...
Dale Webster
- May 24
- 4 min
Report signals party is over for Australia's big four banks
OFFICIAL recognition of banking as an essential service, the end of self-regulation of the banking industry and a pathway forward for the...
Dale Webster
- May 14
- 4 min
Trust is something that is hard to win but easy to lose
COMMENT IF there was ever a time to take a close look at the relationship Australia’s major banks have with the word “trust” it is now....
Dale Webster
- May 8
- 2 min
Horse owners to gain greater protection on Victorian roads
HORSE riders and drivers will be officially recognised as vulnerable road users in Victoria if recommendations from a state government...
Fran Cleland
- May 8
- 2 min
Carriage driving dressage 'like ballet on wheels'
CARRIAGE driving is one of the most beautiful equestrian disciplines and viewing it live for the first time is a special experience....
Fran Cleland
- May 8
- 2 min
Middleton all smiles after 24-year gap between wins
THE 2024 Adelaide Equestrian Festival has again lived up to the hype, with record-breaking crowds and some of the finest displays of...
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