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Ballarat's Party Spirit

31 Dec 06 | NEW Year's Eve celebrations were relatively low key in Ballarat last night, with many people leaving the city to see off 2006.

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Our Brockie suits circuit

31 Dec 06 | BALLAN galloper Our Brockie shows a definite liking for New Year's Day at Burrumbeet.

Sport - General

31 Dec 06 | NATHAN Dixon is aiming to "sneak" into today's Maryborough Gift final. The Ballarat sprinter is primed to race after putting the finishing touches on his preparation while coach Rob Lehmann has been interstate.

Sport - General

Club stays optimistic over future

31 Dec 06 | THE FUTURE of the Mt Xavier Golf and Bowls Club is bright, despite expectations of challenging times ahead, the club's president says.

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Ballarat ahead of the rest

31 Dec 06 | A STATEWIDE ban on the sale of paint spray cans would simply formalise what was already happening to tackle graffiti in Ballarat, Cr Des Hudson said yesterday.

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Cut to waiting times is city's new year target

31 Dec 06 | SPEEDING up the processing of planning applications for e properties under heritage controls will be one of City of Ballarat's main focuses this year.

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Year's 301.6mm lowest on record

31 Dec 06 | BALLARAT has registered its lowest annual rainfall on record with only 301.6mm of rain falling on the city during the year.

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Fires, drought aid increase in Ballarat visitor numbers

31 Dec 06 | BALLARAT tourism operators and accommodation providers say the city is bucking the tourism trend with visitor numbers up from the same time last year.

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Let the games begin

29 Dec 06 | OFFICIALS are working overtime to ensure Princes Park will be in a suitable condition for the running of the prestigious Maryborough Gift on Monday.

Sport - Other

Little Mister No-Name needs to know who he is ...

29 Dec 06 | THIS little baby boy wombat is looking for a name.

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Wind farm faces storm of protest

29 Dec 06 | MOORABOOL residents could be building up to blocking a third wind farm proposal for the shire.

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Police on foot to watch for strife

29 Dec 06 | EXTRA police will be rostered on in Ballarat on New Year's Eve in a bid to ensure the night is trouble-free.

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Outbreak of gastro hits hard in Ballarat

29 Dec 06 | GASTROENTERITIS has hit Ballarat hard with almost triple the number of people presenting at the emergency department with the infection this month.

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Water Wallies cut to a trickle

29 Dec 06 | BALLARAT water wasters could have their water flow restricted to a trickle if they repeatedly breach restrictions.

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City's birthrate rises

29 Dec 06 | BALLARAT is in the midst of a baby boom, with the number of births at Ballarat Health Services Base Hospital increasing by almost 12 per cent in five years.

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Miners and Lady Miners pursue more recruits

28 Dec 06 | BALLARAT Basketball Club is scouring the NBL and WNBL to bolster the Miners and Lady Miners player rosters for the 2007 South East Australian Basketball League season.

Sport - General

Council acts on grass

28 Dec 06 | THE City of Ballarat is helping clear Lake Burrumbeet's fairy grass, in time for Monday's Burrumbeet Cup.

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Saleyards Relocation- LEAG backs ward site

28 Dec 06 | A LOBBY group which foiled the relocation of the Ballarat saleyards to Learmonth has supported plans to build the facility at a location in its council ward.

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Assault on boy at toilet

28 Dec 06 | A 10-YEAR-OLD boy was indecently assaulted by a man in a public toilet at Stockland Wendouree yesterday.

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New facade by mid-year

28 Dec 06 | WORK on a controversial bank revamp in central Ballarat has been earmarked to begin as soon as March in the new year.

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Oberon SES to celebrate its 30th birthday

4:41 PM AEST | DURING the week I attended a meeting with members of the local State Emergency Service (SES), Craig Gibbons, local controller, Alan Sharp, deputy local controller and Craig Ronan, the regional controller.

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