Infrastructure returns fall down

Disillusioned investors in infrastructure stocks might have good reason to remain wary of the sector with a new index showing that historical returns in this space have not only lagged behind the broader market but their international peers as well.

Selby Hits The Summit

ILLAWARRA Academy of Sport graduate Leif Selby won the biggest title of his career when he captured the World Champion of Champions singles in Aberdeen, Scotland on the weekend.

Runners On Track Despite Typhoon

TYPHOON Kammuri has come and gone, but the impact is still apparent on the tracks Benita Johnson, Victoria Mitchell and Mitch Kealey are following through the Aberdeen Country Park in Hong Kong.

Storming Into Games

TYPHOON Kammuri has come and gone, but the impact is still apparent on the tracks Benita Johnson, Victoria Mitchell and Mitch Kealey are following through the Aberdeen Country Park on Hong Kong's Peak.

Where Festivals Never End

THEY love a good shindig in the Upper Hunter. Merriwa's Festival of the Fleeces, the Aberdeen Highland Games, Murrurundi's King of the Ranges Stockman's Challenge and the Scone Horse Festival are the type of community events that play a big part in the social fabric of this rural shire. The Upper Hunter is the most western local government area in the Hunter Region, a shire of about 13,000 people spread across 8000 square kilometres of largely farming land and national park.

Investors Like Goodman's Sale Of Gpi

INVESTORS have welcomed Goodman International's sale of its wholly owned subsidiary Goodman Property Investors and its associated investments in GPI managed funds to Aberdeen Asset Management PLC.

Flouting Road Law

A MAJORITY of motorists are speeding through Aberdeen, with some completely ignoring speed restrictions along parts of the New England Highway.

Mystery Death A Shock

CHAMPION British cyclist Bradley Wiggins has expressed his sadness and shock over the suspicious death of his father Gary, who died after being found unconscious in an Aberdeen street eight days ago.

Man Died From Head Injury, But Mystery Lingers Still

AN autopsy has confirmed Gary Wiggins, the former cycling star who died after being found unconscious next to an Aberdeen road, died of a head injury, police said yesterday.

Mystery In Death

POLICE have formed Strike Force Durbin to investigate the mysterious death of a 55-year-old man who was found unconscious in an Aberdeen street.

Engines For Regional Development

REGIONAL universities have a unique and important role in Australia's higher-education sector. Unlike the experience overseas, where the oldest universities are often in regional centres (think Oxford and Cambridge in England, Glasgow and Aberdeen in Scotland, Heidelberg in Germany), Australia's oldest universities are in the state and territory capitals.

Thrilling Grand Final A Knockout

AN awesome second-half comeback was not enough for San Clemente's under-14 rugby league team during its Knights Knockout grand final appearance against St Joseph's, Aberdeen.

Search On Again

ABERDEEN'S dream of having its own doctor may be in tatters but members of the community plan another campaign to replace Dr Collins Oku-Oleng.

Pipeline Proposal Approved

THE proposed water pipeline and associated treatment works for Scone and Aberdeen recently received funding as part of the State Infrastructure Strategy, announced in the State Budget.

Bounding Into Adventure

ST JOSEPH'S HS, Aberdeen, adopts innovative approaches to aid the development of its students.

Links Forged To Save Rural Heritage

THE unique Hunter Valley Museum of Rural Life may be exhibited in purpose-built centres at Scone, Aberdeen and Denman.

Cause Of Death Not Determined

HUNTER Valley detectives are investigating the death of a 39-year-old Aberdeen woman at Muswellbrook yesterday.

Warning Of Road Delays

WORK on the construction of a bridge and realignment of the New England Highway at Halcombe Hill, near Aberdeen, could create traffic delays from this week.

Company Fined Over Foreseeable Fatality

DAVID and Vicki Sullivan, of Aberdeen, take cold comfort from NSW Industrial Court decisions this week imposing $125,000 fines against two companies after the death of their son in 2003.

Youths Charged Over Car Theft And Chase

TWO youths aged 15 and 16 will appear in Tamworth Children's Court today after allegedly leading police on a 20-kilometre car chase through Scone and Aberdeen yesterday.