Let's get CBD revitalisation plans rolling

11 Mar 10 | IF ever there was a need for some expediency from Ballarat council, we have found the issue. Yesterday, the council announced it was beginning work on plans to revitalise Sturt St and Bridge Mall.

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A reminder of our duty to all animals

08 Mar 10 | AN ORDER restricting the number of dogs allowed on a Beremboke property at the centre of a raid by animal welfare advocates is a welcome one. |

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Ballarat thankful for rain's sound, spared the fury

07 Mar 10 | DOROTHEA Mackellar got it right when she described Australia as a land "of droughts and flooding rains".

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Getting a step ahead of a violent trend

04 Mar 10 | BALLARAT does not have the problem that Melbourne does with the illegal carrying of knives, according to local police, however new laws aimed to change a growing "knife culture" will still be welcomed here.

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Can Rudd deliver on such a big promise?

03 Mar 10 | THE stated objective of the Federal Government's overhaul of Australia's health system - to deliver better and more efficient health care - is a noble one.

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Please, look out for fire trucks

03 Mar 10 | The CFA today asks motorists passing its Sturt St fire station to watch for exiting trucks.

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As the lake dries up, so does our tourism money

28 Feb 10 | BALLARAT'S Head of the Lake continues to be run and won on a river elsewhere, but the time is surely drawing near when competitors will be back on home soil (or water, as the case may be). |

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No sense in the Cafe BEST decision

24 Feb 10 | SOME government decisions just don't make sense. Like the one that has seen Ballarat's Cafe BEST close its doors, forcing its special needs workforce onto pensions.

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Common sense may prevail with licensing laws

23 Feb 10 | PREMIER John Brumby's announcement yesterday morning that he would seek a watering-down of new liquor licensing laws is a win for common sense.

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Turnbull's turmoil is no help to his party

23 Feb 10 | Speculation that Malcolm Turnbull might quit politics will please some his colleagues in the Liberal Party. Mr Turnbull is reportedly considering whether to stand again at this year's federal election.

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Labor in denial about Ballarat police numbers

21 Feb 10 | VICTORIA'S Labor Government is in denial if it believes Ballarat has enough police to provide this city with the policing it deserves.

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Bring the politicians to the people, so we can be heard

18 Feb 10 | IT WAS a relaxed and cheery Kevin Rudd who arrived in Ballarat yesterday, apparently keen to make the most of his visit to a city that hasn't seen a Prime Minister for more than a decade.

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A club's good name is worth more than one player

17 Feb 10 | LIKE anyone charged with a criminal offence in this country, footballer Andrew Lovett is innocent until a court finds him otherwise.

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We deserve more police in Ballarat

16 Feb 10 | IT IS unacceptable that one of Ballarat's most senior police officers has had to perform court duties when his priority should be managing the operations of our police station.

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Labor will heed warnings from by-election victory

14 Feb 10 | THE State Government went into Saturday's Altona by-election publicly saying it was expecting a swing against it. In doing so, it was insuring itself against the negatives that would come with a too-confident approach going in when the inevitable swing was known.

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Warning bells should have rung for Garrett on insulation scheme

11 Feb 10 | THERE was nothing Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett could say this week that would make the controversy over his insulation scheme go away. Four people have died and an unspecified number of houses have caught fire since Mr Garrett launched the rebate program last year.

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