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<title><![CDATA['Rolls Royce' NBN will benefit rural and regional areas]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[IT might be taken with a hint of irony that federal opposition communications spokesman Malcolm Turnbull yesterday slated the Gillard government for buying “Rolls Royce”-style satellites as part of the rollout of the National Broadband Network to regional and rural Australia.
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Eureka Stadium redevelopment is a must for city’s standing]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[THE case for a redevelopment of the Eureka Stadium reaches another important juncture today when community and sporting groups come together to discuss the project’s possibilities.
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Paying tribute to a diamond-studded sense of duty]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[DIFFERENT people will have different reactions to the 60th anniversary of the Queen’s accession to the throne today.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Deciding where to send your children to school]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[DECIDING where to send their children to school is one of the most daunting questions faced by thousands of parents every year in the Ballarat region.
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Time to take cheap politics out of the asylum seeker debate]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[IT SEEMS crazy that again Australians will wake to the news of another tragic loss of lives as asylum seekers attempt to travel by boat to Australia.
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pay-rise decision may open the doors for union claims]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[THE decision of Fair Work Australia to give a large pay rise to up to 150,000 community and social workers is a massive boost to those workers and might have implications for thousands more in other fields.
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ballarat wants honesty on lake, not distortion of reality]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[BALLARAT City Council mayor Mark Harris’ admission that Lake Wendouree wasn’t up to the required levels for the Australian canoeing grand prix event and suggestion the council will take the blame for any problems encountered during the Head of the Lake regatta in March is both worrying and confusing.
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Australia Day fallout hurts Gillard's political standing]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[THE calamitous fallout from the events on Australia Day in Canberra last week seems likely to continue for days, or even weeks.
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Drivers should shoulder the blame for the road toll]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[THE death of a woman near Bacchus Marsh on Saturday and the tragic loss of a young Miners Rest father in a fatal crash at Gippsland last weekend, have added to the escalating death toll on the state’s roads in just the first few weeks of 2012.
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<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Editorial: Council liquor decision may be a futile conscience vote]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[THIS council may have its heart in the right place in seeking to avoid the many and widespread problems associated with alcohol, by knocking back a planning application for another bulk liquor store, but it remains to be seen if it has the strength of the law on its side. 
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Civic Hall survey offers invaluable pointers for Council]]></title>
<link>http://www.thecourier.com.au/news/opinion/editorial/general/civic-hall-survey-offers-invaluable-pointers-for-council/2433006.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[THE RESULTS of the community survey on the future of the Civic Hall provides the most independent and undisputed evidence yet that the decision taken to abandon the proposed $40 million redevelopment last year aligns with popular opinion in Ballarat.
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Busy weekend shows city's the place to be in summer]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[THE weather gods shone and the best aspects of Ballarat were on show on the weekend as hundreds of local residents and many from beyond the city’s boundaries turned out for a watershed weekend of activities.
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Progress rolls on but some have to bear the costs]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Nothing can stand in the way of progress. 
The old cliché with the foreboding ring of inevitability is as relevant as ever if it happens to be you standing in its path.
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wind farm report: when spin meets research]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[THE evolution of spin and manipulation of fact reached new levels this week following the release of a CSIRO report which detailed research into community sentiment about wind farms.
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[When spin meets research]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[THE evolution of spin and manipulation of facts reached new levels of clarity this week following the release of a CSIRO report which detailed research into community sentiment about wind farms.
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Government's gambling solution will reveal attitudes]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[THE truth is out there but in the world of gaming machine reform, it’s anyone’s guess as to exactly what legislation, if any, the government will consider in the lead-up to this year’s budget.
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Kangaroos' commitment will strengthen Ballarat]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[IN PERHAPS the strongest statement of intent in recent years, North Melbourne Football Club chief executive Eugene Arocca has again fortified the commitment of his club to Ballarat.
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Australian Open serves up yet another controversy]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[AS ALWAYS, there’s more to the Australian Open than just tennis.
From the heat, to crowd clashes and the endless debate about the lack of Australians involved at finals time, the Open always throws up its fair share of controversy.
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 07:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[No easy solution to the dilemma of police pursuits]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[There has been a large amount of debate on the issue of police pursuits lately. This is not an issue that ever goes away but simply resurfaces every time there is a fatality.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 13:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Progress on increasing police is welcome and overdue]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[MORE good news on the policing front this week with extra resources allocated to the Ballarat region.
The announcement from Minister for Police and Emergency Services Peter Ryan that our city will receive the majority of the 22 extra police allocated to the Division 3 area follows an influx of senior officers following the election of the Coalition Government in 2010.
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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