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| UpdatedSt Patrick's College in Ballarat, infamous for its history of child sexual abuse, is determined to make amends and become a leader in child protection.
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| UpdatedA Bendigo man admits to corruptly paying a former Ballarat council worker thousands of dollars in exchange for employment contracts.
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| UpdatedThe Catholic Church reveals which schools and children's homes had more than 20 claims of child sexual abuse — one institution alone faced 219 accusations.
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Ballarat Indigenous arts collective Pitcha Makin Fellas will return to Melbourne's White Night festival for 2017 and then continue on appear at the Ballarat event, the first White Night in regional Victoria.
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The Ballarat Indigenous arts collective's politically charged works tackle "black face" and the hundreds of nations hidden in Australia's history.
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Two police officers are charged over an alleged assault on a female former police officer in custody at the Ballarat police station two years ago.
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Des Bettany arrived in Singapore in 1941 carrying a kids' art set and a talent for cartoons which carried him through his years as a POW.
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A senior Ballarat criminal lawyer warns the Coalition's proposal to crack down on disrespectful behaviour in the courts could inadvertently give future governments a new tool to further their political agenda.
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| UpdatedA trail bike rider is caught on camera jumping for his life from rail lines in Victoria seconds before a train speeds past.
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| UpdatedGovernor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove praises the courage of Australia's veterans and prisoners of war during a commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the seminal moment when Singapore fell to the Japanese in 1942.
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Museum volunteer David Mark and WWII veteran Dick Udy speak about the Lake Boga flying boat base. Read more
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| UpdatedDuring WWII, a small town in Victoria's Mallee was on the front line in the defence of Australia.
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