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Flashback Friday | Ballarat social snaps from August, 2008
Our ever popular social snaps gallery is back for another week.
Historic Ballarat mine rapist guilty again
Notorious predator Anthony Pitt raped at least two more teenage girls in the 1980s.
Governor praises our culture
VICTORIAN governor Linda Dessau says Ballarat as a multi-skilled leader to drive this state forward
City's new chief vows to rebuild broken trust with community
The city’s new chief has vowed to do whatever it takes to rebuild broken trust between the Ballarat ...
Jen’s salon spotlight
A post welcoming Jenna Rathgeber to the team at her sister’s new salon has gone gobally viral
Tributes flow in for priest
Tributes have flowed in for one of Ballarat diocese’s longest serving and much-loved Catholic priests, Father Brendan Davey.
Bus service similar for west areas
IGA stocks local milk
IGA supermarkets are stocking locally-supplied milk in a marketing campaign to support dairy farmers in the region.
Dumped vehicles a costly eyesore
Ratepayers are footing the bill for the nearly 200 unregistered cars that have been dumped and abandoned in ...
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Jen’s salon spotlight
A post welcoming Jenna Rathgeber to the team at her sister’s new salon has gone gobally viral
Peters suspended for high hit on Sullivan | video
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Powerful song wins prestigious award
Rapper Briggs has won a prestigious music award for his song Children Came Back starring Ballarat’s Samara Muir.
BFL round 16: North Ballarat City and Lake Wendouree power to victory | videos
HERE'S what happened in all nine senior matches in the BFL over the weekend.
The pubs that shaped Ballarat; then and now
Check out these historic photos of Ballarat pubs and see what remains nowadays.
Flashback Friday | Ballarat social snaps from August, 2008
Our ever popular social snaps gallery is back for another week.
Throwback Thursday | Ballarat sport in August, 2008
We have more than 120 of Ballarat's sporting scene in August, 2008.
On this day in Ballarat | August 10
Five photos from every year for the past 15 years. Check them out.
Local Sport
Rio Olympics 2016: Team Ballarat HQ
Your one-stop shop for Ballarat's Olympic journey.
Submit sports details online
A new easy way to submit your scores, draws and teams.
Tallent’s golden omen?
Jared Tallent has won gold again and he is yet to even compete in Rio.
BFL and CHFL - how they line up in round 17
See all the ins and outs in the BFL and CHFL for Saturday.
BFL round 17 previews | all you need to know
BFL has two home and away rounds to play and the pressure is right on for some.
Burra re-signs Goodes
Brett Goodes has re-committed to Sebastopol for another year in the BFL
Rebels roll out season’s best side
North Ballarat Rebels will field arguably its strongest line-up for the season against Northern Knights on Saturday.
Semi-final loss but the future in good hands
Sovereigns 19/under team has been knocked out of the Victorian Netball League following its 60-51 semi-final loss to ...
Rattas ready for final
Ballarat Rattas aren’t shying away from the challenge that awaits against minor premier Melton in Saturday’s division 2B ...
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Regional Focus
Accused murderer 'obsessed' with on-off girlfriend: court
NSW: She was the trusted best friend called upon to perform the "boyfriend test" - and she didn't ...
Exposing dark secrets of a killer
NSW: Discovery of Carly McBride's remains off an Upper Hunter road has uncovered vital clues to who is ...
State buys back BHP Billition's Caroona coal mine
NSW: The rich black soils of the Liverpool Plains will be protected from one of the world’s biggest ...
Fairfax Front Pages | Friday, August 12, 2016
Fairfax front pages from across the nation.
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National
Homeless people and supporters to rally in Bendigo Street, Collingwood on Friday
Supporters of the homeless are being urged to gather in Collingwood on Friday afternoon, to show support for ...
Man carjacked while unloading shopping outside his house in Hallam
Two balaclava-clad thieves ambushed a man outside his house in Melbourn's south-east on Thursday afternoon.
Melbourne Express: Friday, August 12, 2016
Kick-start your day with live news, travel updates, weather and more.
'Please, buy us': Yarraville homeowners ask Transurban to buy them out
A group of homeowners has issued an emotional plea to Transurban, or the state government to buy them ...
Australian tobacco executive bashed and stabbed in attempted kidnap
Crime syndicates are hitting back at efforts to combat the booming illicit tobacco trade.
Tax men swoop on dodgy firms
Up to 120 Australian Tax Office and Australian Securities and Investment Commission investigators yesterday raided 13 Melbourne and ...
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Community
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
Criminal Minds actor Thomas Gibson suspended after 'altercation' with writer
Gibson, 54, has been suspended from his lead role on the US series Criminal Minds following what is ...
Getting to know the world's newest eligible bachelor, Duke of Westminster Hugh Grosvenor
He's 25, super private and is now the UK's third richest man.
Litbits August 13-14 2016
Literary news and events in Canberra.
J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and The Cursed Child is the fastest selling book in nearly a decade
It's official: Harry Potter and The Cursed Child Parts One and Two by J.K. Rowling is the fastest-selling ...
Life & Style
Rate your wealth: are you as financially stable as you think?
Many Australians are not as wealthy as they think they are.
University students, you are being watched
Students of Australia, you are being watched. Not only in the lecture hall, but every time you log ...
Lead teacher's troubled past behind her as she receives top education award
Donna Loughran knows the challenges facing her students better than most.
Ron Barassi memorabilia auction garners attention
Football legend Ron Barassi, who turned 80 this year, is selling off his collection.
Patients' 'lives at risk' as ambulance service swamped
Patients were left waiting up to an hour for emergency care when demand for ambulances suddenly peaked.
Aboriginal patients have different experience of hospital, especially in country
An annual survey of admitted patients in NSW has indicated "clear areas for improvement".
Opinion
Views crucial to the shaping of legal aid
Vital lesson not worthy of over reaction
EDITORIAL If a degree of competence is the problem with the blunder over the code of conduct, it ...
Letters to the Editor
Olympics going swimmingly
What are my favourite things about the 2016 Olympics?
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
South street shines with Chopin
Travel
Narrowboating in Yorkshire: The world's slowest boat is the best way to experience Yorkshire
There is nothing quick about narrowboating and that's how it should be.
Travel deals: Save $3000 on AAT Kings' 21-day Spirit of New Zealand cruise holiday
Grab a last minute deal and save a massive $3000 a couple on select departures of AAT Kings' ...
Travel deals: Westin Resort Nusa Dua Bali package includes up to $2250 in bonus value
Couldn't you do with a little Nusa Dua? This package includes up to $2250 in bonus value.
Travel deals: Save more than $500 on a five-night Fiji holiday
With a 45 per cent discount on accommodation, this deal represents savings of more than $500 a person ...