June 19, 2013 BALLARAT has a new hat in the political mix with the announcement of Gerard Murphy as the Palmer United Party federal candidate.  

June 19, 2013 NEIGHBOURS watched in shock yesterday as a Buninyong cottage was destroyed by fire.   

June 19, 2013 THE state government and opposition have blamed each other for the shoddy condition of the Colac-Ballarat Road near Enfield.  

June 19, 2013 IBM Australia has refused to spell out how many jobs will be lost in Ballarat as part of a restructure that could result in 1500 jobs being sent overseas.  

June 19, 2013 WHILE starvation can take its toll on lambs, an even more gruesome fate awaits others during this lambing season.  

June 19, 2013 A PET alpaca was left dead with its chest torn open after a vicious double dog attack in which two other pets were also savagely killed, a court heard yesterday.  

June 19, 2013 THE young Indian restaurant owner who was racially abused and bashed earlier this month is finding it difficult to recover.  

June 19, 2013 A Ballarat hospital has ranked in the top 8 per cent in Australia for patient satisfaction.  

June 19, 2013 GEOFF Howard’s future as Ballarat East MP is up in the air after he suggested he would make a decision next year about whether to stand in the upcoming state election.  

June 19, 2013 GRANDPARENTS joined Batman, Princess Leia and the Hulk – or pupils dressed just like them – for the annual walkathon fundraiser at Napoleons Primary School yesterday.