Ten Australian athletes, including former Ballarat rower Lucy Stephan, have reportedly been detained by Brazilian police after allegedly ...
Rower Lucy Stephan reportedly among detained Australian athletes
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Heavenly sounds for city’s homeless
The Melbourne Singers of Gospel raised their voices for the city’s homelessness at free concert for UnittingCare Ballarat.
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A Ballarat woman was left stranded when her tyres burst and car wheels buckled after she got stuck ...
Artist’s realist view
Behind every great abstract painting is a master of realism. Or so it is with Yvonne Audette, hailed ...
Teeth a gem among stones
Giant teeth measuring more than 17 centimetres were a crowd drawer at the annual gem show.
Jared Tallent wins silver in 50km walk, then collapses
This time it was different. This time when Jared Tallent crossed the line for a silver medal he ...
DOMAIN: See inside this heritage mansion built in 1862
This manor house has been lovingly renovated to deliver drama and the unexpected.
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BALLARAT’S Jared Tallent is Australia’s most decorated male athletics competitor in Olympic history.
Spotlight on our athletes evokes pride
We check into Tallent base camp on race night
A love of the luminous: Freya Hollick
Musician Freya Hollick has the astonishing ability to draw her listeners into the light-filled journeys of her mind.
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A ‘sketchy’ proposal
WHAT is the secret to perfect wedding proposal? Josh wants to show you
Champion boxer takes to Ballarat ring
Photos, video | Former IBF world middleweight champion Sam 'King' Soliman takes on Ballarat boxers for charity
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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Ballarat’s mission to rebuild Nepal
A small house in Buninyong is leading the charge to rebuild earthquake-ravaged Nepal.
Flashback Friday | Ballarat social snaps from August, 2009
Check out this week's massive social snaps gallery from 2009.
The pubs that shaped Ballarat; then and now
Check out these historic photos of Ballarat pubs and see what remains nowadays.
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.
CHFL finals: Buninyong holds out Gordon, Daylesford streak continues
Buninyong and Daylesford produce victories on the opening day of the CHFL finals
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Ballarat regional weekend sports wrap - August 20-21
BFL round 18 wrap: Lakers finish on top, East Point miss finals | videos
After a dramatic last home and away round, see who finished on top and who finished sixth in ...
Costly bling? Hardly, for a stronger nation
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BFNL Youth Girls best and fairest count | all votes round-by-round
Welcome to The Courier’s coverage of the Ballarat Football League Youth Girls best and fairest award.
Garner clinches girls top honour
Old boys back for Redan reunions
Bill Ebery, one of the stars of Redan’s 1952 premiership and champion team, will be among former players ...
Tuscan Fire remembered
BRIEF: The late Tuscan Fire will be honoured with a special presentation by the Ballarat Turf Club to ...
Regional Focus
Aussie athletes fined after being detained
Ten Australian athletes have been fined and put on good behaviour bonds after being detained by Brazilian police.
‘The true hero is this lady’: Veteran’s tribute to wife goes viral
NSW: A veteran solider's praises his wife's courage in supporting him through mental illness.
Seven weird and wonderful homes for sale around Australia
Bored with the cookie-cutter type home? Here are seven "quirky" options.
A violin, made on a 3D printer
VIC: Ready please Mr Printer, make mine a musical instrument
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Victorian Governor to repay cost of lavish London meals
Victoria's Governor Linda Dessau will repay the cost of two lavish meals during a visit to London.
Man and woman charged over Epping murder
An Epping woman and a Port Melbourne man have each been charged with one count of murder, over the death ...
Labour force: We're moving part-time as the jobs market hollows out
An election-driven burst of part-time employment has pushed the unemployment rate down to 5.7 per cent, disguising a ...
Melbourne Express: Friday, August 19, 2016
Kick-start your day with live news, travel updates, weather and more.
Josh Frydenberg's 'delicate balance': keeping energy cheap while cutting carbon
Shifting to a low-carbon energy future while maintaining competition and reliability will be a challenge for the new ...
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Ballarat weddings 2016 | photos
View all of the wedding photos that appeared in Ballarat Bride magazine 2016.
Get your paperwork in order to avoid heartache
Nearly half of all Australians do not have a written will. It is vital that everyone make a ...
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 ...
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The Children's Book Council of Australia's Book of the Year Awards: the winners your kids must read
In a bumper year for quality children's fiction, the Children's Book Council of Australia awards has named Australia's ...
War Dogs is an astounding story about arms dealing - just don't call it a war movie
An investigative journalist exposing the workings of the US arms trade makes for a movie that tells an ...
Leo Sayer: The vines, the wines and all that jazz . . . one last time
Bookmarks: Kill Your Darlings goes online and other news and views from the book world
Kill Your Darlings exits the print world for better days online.
Life & Style
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Private health funds enjoy big profits but give less to members, APRA data shows
Health insurance policyholders are paying huge premiums but receiving less back on each dollar, latest industry figures show
Brighton Grammar expels students who created vile Instagram account
Brighton Grammar has expelled two students who set up an Instagram account that featured photos of young girls ...
Eight out of 10 patients happy with weight loss surgery, says study
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Why getting out of your comfort zone is good for you
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Costly bling? Hardly, for a stronger nation
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Letters to the Editor
The Courier has kindly published my letters on decade-apart anniversaries. I figure 2016 must be my last. In ...
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Liveability: lost illusion or calibrated plan?
The sprawling metropolis Melbourne, more liveable 20 years ago than today, has again been judged the world's most ...
Hidden meanings in movies
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Cities with altitude: The world's best cities on mountains
These high-altitude cities are breathtaking in more ways than one.
The secrets behind Robert Louis Stevenson's strange Samoan portrait
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Banyan Tree, Tamouda Bay: New luxury digs in Morocco
A new villa offers a secure and luxurious space from where you can explore Morocco.
Traveller letters: If you want to be treated like the only person on the plane, charter a flight
If you want to be treated like the only person on the plane, perhaps you should rethink flying.