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Road closed after serious collision
PART of the Midland Highway has been closed after a serious collision near Bannockburn.
Luxury vehicles stolen from property
POLICE are searching for two luxury Mercedes stoles from an Alfredton address in the late hours of Friday ...
Motoring through the ages | video, photos
RICH colours, smooth curvaceous bodies and plush, soft leather. A display showcasing more than 100 years of motoring ...
Knights do battle over Easter
Stawell Gift Carnival – Day 1 live updates
LIVE updates from Stawell Gift Carnival opening day on Saturday
Adopt a ‘great’ hound
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Tallent family jubilant
The golden glow around the Tallent family extended to his mother Kathy late on Thursday night at her ...
Horror start to weekend
A CYCLIST is continuing to fight for his life after a horrific head on hit-run on Good Friday.
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Dramatic Ballarat car chase ends in citizen’s arrest
Delacombe mechanic poses for trophy photo after hunting down alleged car thief.
Ballarat ready to support diversity
THE debate over Ballarat’s position on multiculturalism has been reignited over the weekend as hundreds came together for ...
Reflecting on the landscape
Two artists using sculpture to see the land differently
Nigel Short triumphs
One of the world's best chess players routs 30 Ballarat opponents at one time.
Throwback Thursday | Ballarat sport in March, 2004
We've wound the clock back 13 years to March, 2004 this week.
Ballarat weekend in sport | March 19 & 20
ALL the photos from the weekend's sporting action in Ballarat.
Throwback Thursday | Ballarat sport in March, 2007
This time we've wound back the clock nine years to March, 2007.
Local Sport
Footy HQ season previews
East Point and Gordon feature in today's season preview.
Submit sports details online
A new easy way to submit your scores, draws and teams.
Winners and Losers – Rebels
Ballarat regional sports wrap
Stawell Gift Carnival – Day 1 live updates
LIVE updates from Stawell Gift Carnival opening day on Saturday
Stephenson to miss Roosters practice match
NORTH Ballarat Roosters have lost experienced ruckman Orren Stephenson for their last practice match of the VFL pre-season.
Moody closes with group 1
HIGH profile trainer Peter Moody has left racing on a high note with a group 1 win.
Coach call-up signals football’s culture shift
AFL TRACKER – ROUND 1 – who’s in the news
See which of Ballarat's graduates to the AFL are making news
Gold! gold! gold!
History re-written, Jared Tallent will be Olympic gold medallist
Regional Focus
Naked driver with sex toy stopped by police near Orange
A DISQUALIFIED driver travelling near Orange has failed a police roadside drug test while in Dubbo three children ...
The week in pictures | Photos
The week as it happened through the lens of Fairfax Media photographers.
Body found in search for missing SA nurse
SA: The body of a woman believed to be that of missing health worker Gayle Woodford has been ...
Stawell Gift 2016 | your photos
Couldn't get to the 2016 Stawell Gift? No problems, you can share the experience here.
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'Far too much for any mother to bear': Caroline Lovell's mother speaks of her grief
Caroline Lovell's death after childbirth must not be in vain, writes her mother, Jade Markiewicz.
'I put a needle in my arm and there was nothing left inside of me' David Vandyke
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Rosie Batty named as world great
Famed business magazine Fortune has named domestic violence campaigner Rosie Batty one of its top 50 world's greatest ...
Cut-price smokes 'reprehensible'
Some stores are stocking cut-price brands made in Ukraine.
Man drowns jumping in to save struggling seven-year-old
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Ballarat Weddings 2015 | photos, submission form
Submit your 2015 wedding here to feature in The Courier.
Six beginner camping tips
A general guide on how to make camping a bit easier on yourself if you are just starting ...
Entertainment
Jimmy Fallon reduces Coldplay's Chris Martin to his pianist on cover of David Bowie's Life on Mars
Jimmy Fallon is sometimes accused of being a lightweight host in an era of brilliant American talk show ...
Charlotte Wood a natural winner in Indie Awards
Much admired and shortlisted, Charlotte Wood often hears herself described as an "award-winning novelist". But until now her ...
Exclusive: Peter Rabbit movie to shoot here and more news from Australian film
Short Cuts column on what's happening in Australian film this week.
Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice review: whingey, unheroic sequel disappoints
The oft argued playground battle doesn't get anywhere close to Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight, but one star ...
Life & Style
Capital Life: What's on in Canberra's arts scene from March 25
What's on in Canberra's arts scene from March 25
Fitness wearables v going to the gym: will technology kill the personal trainer?
As fitness tech becomes smarter will people stop going to the gym?
NSW preschools most expensive and least attended in Australia
Sydney's preschools are the most expensive and least attended in the land despite them giving more 'bang for ...
How to beat health insurance price hikes
People with private health insurance will be hit from April 1 with another round of big premium rises, ...
What's the deal with negative interest rates?
Negative interest rates could be good news for your mortgage, but bad news for your job, writes Jessica ...
Rock-star fund managers mostly yesterday's heroes
It doesn't seem all that long ago that some fund managers had almost rock-star status, at least among ...
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Rare sandpipers visit the lake’s new islands
Coach call-up signals football’s culture shift
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Travel
Australian tourists finally granted free entry to Indonesia
Believe it or not, after years of policy backflips, Australians are finally to be granted free entry to ...
The only time it's OK to talk on a plane
I don't want to talk on a plane. I don't want to get to know anyone. But there ...
London named best city in the world for travellers in 2016 TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice awards
Pack an umbrella: TripAdvisor names the best city in the world for travellers in 2016.
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A trip to Europe need not be a drain on your wallet. Here are 10 Aussies can get ...