Fine farewell for Scaredies

ENOUGH ALREADY Rating: 4/5 Scared Weird Little Guys The Athenaeum, until April 3

Liberal behemoth rolls through Wollongong suburbs

AS Premier Kristina Keneally stopped by for what may well be her farewell tour of the Illawarra late yesterday, the Coalition was practising its victory lap.

Digger farewelled

Sapper Jamie Larcombe was a trusted soldier who fought on the front line in Afghanistan under the harshest of pressures, mourners at his funeral were told.

A right royal farewell to make La Stupenda proud

LONDON: The soaring, haunting sound of the "most glorious, most beautiful voice to be heard anywhere in the world" was to fill Westminster Abbey yesterday as Europe's arts luminaries and British royalty farewelled Joan Sutherland.

Tassie, depleted one day, bootyful the next

Farewell to old Melbourne for ever,

Pim's World Cup warm-up might be a mild Guus chase

CROATIA, Uruguay, Paraguay, Portugal and even a revenge mission against world champions Italy are all possible match-ups for Australia in a blockbuster World Cup farewell match in Melbourne next May, but the chances of the Socceroos resuming their age-old rivalry with New Zealand seem remote.

A Bare bottom's final winning hand

DAVID STRASSMAN €“ TED E BARE'S FAREWELL TOUR The Athenaeum, until December 6, $50-60. Daniel Ziffer Reviewer

WorkSafe boss says sorry for 'offensive' farewell

A SENIOR WorkSafe executive has been forced to apologise for an "offensive" speech in which he wore a blonde wig and made disparaging comments about the need for women's policy.

What a difference a year makes

Melbourne have learnt the lessons of three consecutive finals series, writes Roy Masters. A rugby league season is a prolonged battle between the forces that hold a club together and those that seek to pull it apart. Sharks coach Ricky Stuart alluded to this when he wished Storm coach Craig Bellamy the best for the remainder of the season, after a loss at Melbourne's Olympic Park in late July.

El Masri may have stage for one more magic moment

A COLD, hard fact €“ Hazem El Masri could be 80 minutes away from the end of a 14-year career.

The Bride's Farewell

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One door opens, another . . .

ON SATURDAY, Brendon Gale delivered his resignation as chief executive of the AFL Players Association to his former teammate Joel Bowden, the PA's president.

Fond Farewell For Chief

RETIRING Southern Region police commander Robert May received an emotional farewell yesterday, piped from his Wollongong office as colleagues formed a guard of honour.

It's Been Blooming Marvellous

Peter Cundall says farewell to Gardening Australia, writes Lissa Christopher.

Hodgson Gears Up To Leave Home

WESTS TIGERS skipper Brett Hodgson is preparing to farewell the place where it all began against Melbourne at Campbelltown Stadium tomorrow night.

Farewell Wave

Surfest '08 salutes two-time champion Mark Occhilupo, the Raging Bull who climbed off the couch to blitz the pro circuit again. Neil Jameson writes.

Circle At Sea Tribute

SURFERS will gather at Merewether Beach this morning to farewell surfing legend Robbie Wood.

Gilchrist Fends Off Before Reflecting On A Perfect Way To Go

On the eve of his MCG farewell, the Australian veteran defends his teammates' actions, writes Lyall Johnson.

Gilchrist Goes With Flourish

JUST to remind Australia of what it will be missing, Adam Gilchrist scored his 16th one-day century and scored half the team's runs to farewell his hometown the way he had hoped yesterday.

Ton-up Gilchrist Goes Out In Blaze Of Glory

JUST to remind Australia of what it will be missing, Adam Gilchrist scored his 16th one-day century and scored half the team's runs to farewell his hometown the way he had hoped yesterday.