Bulldog fairytale

FORMER Langwarrin resident Kelly Bowen and her underdog American college aim to make Women's NCAA Tournament history today.

Bowen looks to Bali for help but the horizon is bleak

AS THE budget approaches, Chris Bowen might occasionally wonder about what could have been. Seemingly headed for the prestigious finance portfolio after the election, Bowen, a minister on the make from NSW, found himself landed in immigration. With constant boat arrivals and overflowing detention numbers, this is a nightmare job that seems to get worse by the week.

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Bowen, north Queensland, was hit by a cyclone that started blowing at 2.30pm from the south-east, straining several buildings till a lull about 4pm, then started from the north-west at 6pm and blew for an hour, bringing torrents of rain. The Theatre Royal in Powell Street was blown away and a building occupied by Messers Cameron and Coutts collapsed. Verandahs in Herbert Street were blown down, damaging shops, and a number of roofs were blown off, including part of the roof covering the balcony at Wissenden's Hotel.