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Tender open for highway duplication
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It’s time for tradies to talk up
Breaking down the stigma mental health issues in an industry renowned for its tough and macho culture is ...
Findings into death of 16yo who set himself alight in Ballarat have been released
A report into the death of 16-year-old Kyle Sears has been released.
Review of BHS finances begins
The board of Ballarat Health Services is taking swift action to oversee changes to the service's financial protocols.
CCTV aids police in arrest
BALLARAT’S complex CCTV network helped police track down and arrest a man who witnesses reported was holding a handgun near ...
Ballarat Night Network trial extended
FedUni’s tiger project
Federation University academics have launched a crowdfunding campaign to protect the Nepalese tiger population.
Darley man found at river
POLICE are concerned for the welfare of a Darley man who has not made contact with his friends ...
Regional travel trends growing
Federation University is feeling festive
Federation University is feeling festive for the 3BA Christmas in July Appeal.
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Police chief hits back at claims from Cardinal Pell about 'leaks'
UPDATE: Graham Ashton has denied claims from Cardinal George Pell.
Melbourne awards for Ballarat director
A young Ballarat film student has won two awards for her short movie about a shoot gone wrong
Snapped in the Rat | July, 2016
Who was out and about in Ballarat in July?
A remarkable era of St Pat’s dominance | photos
Re-live the memories of one of Ballarat's most dominant sporting teams.
Flashback Friday | Ballarat social snaps from July, 2010
This week's social flashback goes back six years to July, 2010.
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Submit sports details online
A new easy way to submit your scores, draws and teams.
Queries cloud Bulldog breach
Murphy moves on from Red Devils
Spin coup
Brown Hill Cricket Club has bolstered its slow-bowling stocks with the recruitment of former Sunshine-cricketer Amal Ranawaka Arachchige.
Votes in camera for final rounds
Sovereigns look to end year on a high
Ballarat Sovereigns will play its final game of the home and away season at championship level against North ...
Olympics Games in history | photos, video, poll
From 1964 to 2012, we take you back to the Olympic Games throughout history.
CHFL round 15 | how it happened
Strikers all class against Knights
Devil calls time
Regional Focus
35,000-strong petition opposing greyhound ban presented
An estimated 1500 greyhound racing supporters gathered at Hyde Park in Sydney on Tuesday.
System ‘did not adequately protect’ teen who set himself alight
VIC: A report into the death of 16-year-old Kyle Sears has been released.
Australia’s most recalled products revealed
Cars have topped the list of most recalled products in 2015-16.
Hospital in chaos
WA: Busselton's Emergency Department looks more like a construction site than a hospital, witnesses say.
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Kevin Rudd calls Malcolm Turnbull a 'brick wall' to his advancement in UN race
Senator Cory Bernardi has also bragged Labor frontbenchers were personally congratulating him for effectively blocking Mr Rudd's global ...
Cory Bernardi's Australian Conservatives group signs up 50,000 people online
Liberal backbencher Cory Bernardi says his new Australian Conservatives group has recorded more than 50,000 registrations and raised ...
Melbourne Express: Tuesday, August 2, 2016
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Former police say insurers made their Post Traumatic Stress Disorder worse
Former police officers and their families have been put under surveillance, as well as stalked online by insurance ...
Q&A: Minister says royal commission will deliver 'real results' amid concerns about funding cuts
The minister for Northern Australia says the Royal Commission into youth detention will deliver "real outcomes" for those ...
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Ballarat weddings 2016 | photos
View all of the wedding photos that appeared in Ballarat Bride magazine 2016.
Give them their due
Two Ballarat boys killed in the First World War are not remembered in the Avenue of Honour.
Royal South Street gets underway
Some exciting new disciplines will be seen this year as Royal South Street gets performance in the public ...
Ballarat Grammar is sheepish about win
Ballarat Grammar students are leading the way in agricultural studies at a VCE level - and breeding some ...
Entertainment
Splash: Channing Tatum to take on mermaid role
Channing Tatum has been cast as the mermaid – merman? – in the Disney remake of Splash, the ...
Q&A recap: Peter Singer's views on disability and euthanasia probed on a night of contentious questions
On Monday night, Q&A came laden with worthy questions, worthwhile dilemmas, worrying propositions and an ever-warring protagonist. Welcome ...
School Magazine turns 100 with a push for new readers
The world's longest-running children's literary magazine, The School Magazine, celebrates 100 years, with a push for new readers.
The Courage to Act: Ben Bernanke's inside account of the global financial crisis
Government staff can learn much from the former US Fed chairman's memoir.
Life & Style
Sex abuse doctor Andrew Churchyard allowed to keep working by Cabrini hospital
Veteran health official Beth Wilson was floored by the response she received when she raised her concerns with ...
The role of luck in success and investing
Luck is a much underrated force in life and finances.
Principles for reforming public health insurance after 'Mediscare'
The federal government can't shy away from tackling Australia's rapidly rising healthcare costs.
Runaway flower-girl steals the show
Let a scene-stealing flower-girl steal your heart.
What Medicare should be in the 21st century: a radical blueprint for the federal government's Health Care Homes scheme
An expert report has provided a blueprint for radical reforms to Medicare.
Opioid addiction: Treatments get people off painkillers, but it is a hard road
Thousands of Australians have wound up addicted to opioids after being prescribed them to treat chronic pain.
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Single tragedy hints at wider crisis
It has all the ingredients of a murky and senseless tragedy with which the Coroner’s court is overly ...
Letters to the Editor
Concern is for possible bigger picture losses
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Organ donation needs informed discussion
OPINION | Organ and tissue donation is a deeply personal decision but is one we should all be ...
Travel
Jericoacoara, Brazil: Paradise by the sea
Paradise isn't easy to find and leaving is even harder, writes Tatyana Leonov.
Why you should put your oxygen mask on first before helping others video
The practical reason you should secure your mask first on an airplane.
Killer whale attacks sea turtle in Galapagos Islands: Video from cruise
When I hopped into our tiny inflatable boat I wasn't expecting to see this.
Holiday destination halfway between Britain and Australia
We seven siblings are spread between the UK and Australasia. Where would be best to meet up in ...