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Ballarat breakfast report | Thursday, June 2, 2016
Taxi centre workers hit out
Workers at the Ballarat taxi call centre have said management’s claims of support are not right
Uniting together to end violence
A new strategy will promote gender equality and denounce violence against women in Ballarat.
Political play for postal votes
Postal and pre-poll voting could decide the election weeks before July 2
Fed Debate at Mr Rede
BRIEF: Candidate debate Thursday night
Embrace an active winter regime
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Historic corroboree a chance to learn
Surgeons repair Beaufort man’s chainsawed face
Doctors who pieced a Beaufort man's face back together after he almost sliced it in half with a ...
Confusion over union push
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Matildas target top-three world ranking
THE Matildas broke new ground when they forced their way into the top five in the world senior ...
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A new easy way to submit your scores, draws and teams.
Driscoll guest player
Bill Driscoll is heading interstate to play football in a guest role.
BFL to add to hall of fame
BALLARAT Football League will add to its hall of fame this year.
By George!
SCOTTISH Premier League experienced player Paul George is in the running to make his debut with Ballarat Red ...
Matildas target top-three world ranking
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Facility eye-opener for national coach
MATILDAS head coach Alen Stajcic has described the Ballarat Regional Football Facility as world class.
Chance to shift attitudes
Matildas out and about
THE Matildas have been getting out and about in the community since arriving in Ballarat on Monday for ...
Format change sparks new life
AN all new scratch racing format has breathed new life into the Fred Icke road cycling event.
Yoa has sights set on Lake Wendouree XCR’16 event
DUER Yoa has the form to give the Athletics Victoria XCR’16 Series 15km event at Lake Wendouree on ...
Regional Focus
Robotic legs help paraplegics take giant steps
NSW: Dubbed "Hellen", she is allowing Hunter paraplegics to walk again.
Queensland Maroons win game one over NSW Blues
New faces, but it was the same old sorry story for NSW. Good, yes. But once again, not ...
Surgeons repair man’s chainsawed face
VIC: Doctors who pieced a man's face back together after he almost sliced it in half with a ...
Fairfax Front Pages | Thursday, June 2, 2016
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'Aussie guts' saves Victorian man after chainsaw slices open his face
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Open Day at Bot Gardens
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Richard Flanagan, Tom Keneally tussling with paper tigers
Leading authors concerned about cuts to copyright don't seem to have done their homework.
Dear Johnny Depp: We need you back on the rails so we can enjoy your movies again
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Chris Evans, the new host of Top Gear, concedes that, in the wake of the succession of scandals ...
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'Cold-pressed raw milk' method wins regulatory approval
A newly approved process will allow unpasteurised milk to be sold in Australia.
Canberra's arts diary from June 3
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Online markets create new breed of alternative investments
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Australia's median age is revealed as 37
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