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A whole new ball game
Trevor Chappell recalls how he once played basketball with Chicago Bulls and Boomers legend Luc Longley - and how Luc helped save the day.
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Sammy J’s Missing Moments
The General Achievement Test, or GAT, is the jewel in the crown of every VCE student’s calendar. Forget school formals or 18th birthdays - the GAT is where it’s at. But then lockdown six came along and cancelled this week’s GAT. Or did it?

Sammy J invited along a special guest to resurrect his Missing Moments segment and give three students a chance to put their GAT swotting to the test.
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Life’s small joys
Covid lockdowns have hit Melbourne hard. The city’s bookshops are among the many businesses to find the going tough over the past 18 months.

To give them a helping hand, the Melbourne City Reads initiative is running until November, focusing on four exciting new books by Melbourne-based authors.

The first Melbourne City Reads book is a debut novel by local writer Allee Richards called Small Joys of Real Life. Set in Melbourne, Allee’s book will be available at a special reduced price in the participating bookstores.
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‘All you need is a shoe’
Olympic Games competitor and Melbourne-based track speedster Peter Bol says anyone can be a runner. 

He told Raf Epstein on Drive that a mixture of pride and disappointment came with his fourth placing in the Tokyo Olympics. And he’s hungry to do more on the track.
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Be a super star 
While you might review your super fund performance, few people are likely to check what insurance they hold through their super fund. 
 
ASIC’s Jane Eccleston told Raf Epstein that many Australians are not even aware they hold insurance through their super fund. 
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A lucky dish
This traditional braised pork hock recipe is regarded as bringing luck and good fortune. All it takes is blanching, frying and braising, plus a little patience.

Trentham cooking school owner Tony Tan shared this recipe on Drive's Foodie Tuesday.
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