30 Aug 05 | THE renewed debate on tax reform is a positive for the nation in a number of respects.
30 Aug 05 | BALLARAT Swimming Club's Matthew Lyons and Lauren Hollioake won five gold medals each to reign supreme at the Victorian country short course championships at the weekend.
30 Aug 05 | AUSTRALIA'S Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games hopefuls will strive to shore up coveted team positions at the ANZ Australian Badminton International in Ballarat starting tomorrow.
30 Aug 05 | ANIMAL welfare groups added grunt to their campaign to ban sow stalls during a demonstration in Ballarat this week.
30 Aug 05 | BALLARAT commuters will again be forced onto buses with the Melbourne railway line likely to be closed for more than two months.
30 Aug 05 | FOOTBALL identity Danny Frawley yesterday recalled the 20 seconds of sheer fright he experienced as a passenger on a small plane that crash-landed in Tasmania on Friday.
30 Aug 05 | A MAN who burgled his late next-door neighbour's house during a four-month crime spree was jailed for at least eight months yesterday.
30 Aug 05 | PSYCHIATRIC services in Ballarat and district will be boosted following an international recruitment drive.
30 Aug 05 | BALLARAT gamblers lost a record $51.4 million on the pokies last financial year despite an overall reduction in machines.
30 Aug 05 | BALLARAT Traffic Management Unit boss Senior Sergeant Murray Rowe wants VicRoads and the State Government to come to the party and upgrade the Midland Hwy.
30 Aug 05 | A MARYBOROUGH resident who eye-gouged a man while serving a suspended jail sentence was imprisoned for 28 days yesterday.
30 Aug 05 | WATER management was one of the biggest environmental issues facing regional Victoria, according to Australian Institute of Environmental Health state president Fleur Cousins.
30 Aug 05 | SKYROCKETING petrol prices that could reach $1.30 per litre by next week are expected to drive commuters away from their cars and onto public transport.
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