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Local News
New council candidate vows to abolish parking metres
Ballarat's North Ward has a new council candidate who wants to abolish parking metres in the city's hospital ...
Committee backs fed help on rail
Tributes flow for trio
A TRIBUTE dance will be held for three Central Victorians who lost their lives in a tragic crash ...
Creating care change
Family milestone cut short by shock theft
IT WAS supposed to be a fun milestone celebration after a trying week for a young family. Instead, ...
Search for X-Factor in Ballarat
New life for ghost ads
New CEO for Committee for Ballarat
Waubra wind farm site manager Melanie Robertson will start on May 2
Funds boost for improved resident care
A FUNDING injection for BHS residential aged care facilities will deliver special care equipment and additional staff training
Top Stories
More newcomers named for Roosters
NORTH Ballarat Roosters have selected another three new faces to play against Essendon in the VFL at Bendigo ...
Premiership defence begins on high note
Reigning premier Darley crushed Melton South to open its BFL season.
Radio Dave memories
A Ballarat institution, David Gamble, or Radio Dave as he was known, was larger than life
‘For Christian’ – video shows wave of support
The flood of support for 36-year-old Christian Ashby, who was severely injured in an alleged hit-run on Good ...
Ballarat in Autumn photo competition
Who took the best autumn photo in Ballarat? The choice is yours.
Ballarat weekend in sport, April 16 and 17 | photos
Check out our mega gallery of all the Ballarat sporting action over the weekend.
Flashback Friday | Ballarat social snaps from April, 2008
See who was floating about in The Courier social pages in April, 2008.
Throwback Thursday | Ballarat sport in April, 2007
There are two players that went on to play AFL in this photo. What other faces can you ...
Local Sport
Footy HQ season previews
Check out every team in profile as part of our complete season preview.
Submit sports details online
A new easy way to submit your scores, draws and teams.
Brothers gear up for the States
Forest cements top spot
Centenary celebrations to hit Creswick Golf Club
Regional Focus
Australia's best toilet: Ringwood flushed with success
Welcome to Australia's best toilet, and we're not taking the ..., well, we're not kidding.
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard biosecurity video 'review'
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard: Australian biosecurity is a triumph of minimalist cinema.
‘He was like a Coke can with arms’
NSW: Not even the April 2015 superstorm could stop Tyreece from making a grand entrance.
AFL 2016: The best of Round 4 | photos
Check out some of the best photos from the fourth round of AFL competition.
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National
VicRoads finds West Gate Bridge lacks strength to carry heaviest trucks
A VicRoads restriction means the biggest B-double heavy vehicles must use Melbourne's inner-city roads to move goods in ...
Teenage footballer Patrick Cronin dies after violent pub brawl
Police investigating a violent pub brawl that claimed the life of a teenage footballer have released CCTV images ...
Melbourne Express: Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Kick-start your day with live news, travel updates, weather and more.
Australia's best toilet: Ringwood flushed with success
Welcome to Australia's best toilet.
Governor-General Peter Cosgrove blanks Labor's Tanya Plibersek
Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove has apologised to Deputy Opposition Leader Tanya Plibersek after being accused of snubbing her ...
Heart Foundation puts health budget case for cardiac rehabilitation funds
Millions of dollars could be saved from the state health budget if more heart attack survivors attended cardiac ...
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Community
Ballarat Weddings 2015 | photos, submission form
Submit your 2015 wedding here to feature in The Courier.
Beekeeping field day at Mount Rowan
Budding beekeepers and accomplished apiarists meet to share experiences
Foods that could help fight the flu
Little shop providing much more than gifts
Kerry Robson's shop in Doveton St Sth is trying to help charities in Ballarat
Entertainment
Malcolm Turnbull did a deal to become prime minister, John Hewson tells Q&A
'Look, obviously Malcolm did a deal to get there,' the former Liberal leader says.
Q&A recap: Panel ponders where the old Malcolm Turnbull has gone
On Monday night, Q&A began by setting itself and the rest of us the question: "Wherefore art thou, ...
Johnny Depp dogs case: Amber Heard pleads guilty
Amber Heard expresses remorse in video shot with Johnny Depp.
60 Minutes: Sally Faulkner to seek bail at hearing on Monday, lawyer says
A lawyer for the mother-of-three held in a Lebanese jail over the alleged kidnapping of her own children ...
Life & Style
Go your own way
Reflect on a life well lived and plan for a farewell that mirrors your own unique adventure.
The new, fit face of King's Cross
Once called the 'suburb for junkies', The Cross is going on a detox.
The Game of Thrones workout
So here we go - shoulders back, chest up, arms by my side and a 20 kilo dumbbell ...
Shares Race: Mining stocks deliver gold (and iron ore) for standout racer
The cream is rising to the top in week three of the shares race. Unless one of private ...
Market's small fry do better than blue chips
Despite the Australian sharemarket being dragged down by the banks and miners the market's newbie listings are flying ...
'Dark thunderclouds on the horizon': The end of the Age of Antibiotics is looming
A Canberra doctor has some bad news about modern Australian medicine.
Opinion
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
90 deaths in four months is 90 too many
A myth that clothing choices lead to rape
Travel
Highclere Castle: The real-life Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey is ending but the show's spirit will endure in the bucolic English countryside.
Navigate New Zealand in style
From the majesty of Milford Sound fjord to the cosmopolitan buzz of Auckland, New Zealand is a spectacular ...
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Advice on travelling for the disabled
What are some good ways to travel while disabled?