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Your vocation can change society

THERE might have been dozens of people at a dinner in Creswick this week who would have liked ...

Huge shift in attitude needed to deal with drugs in sport

IT would be naive at best to think that illicit drug use in young footballers – who fall ...

Becoming a regional university

OPINION: Why the University of Ballarat's merger with Monash Gippsland requires a name change.

Wise words from ancient philosopher

TO the proponents supporting the view that the name of the current mayor should not be removed from the M.A.D.E ...

Farm sector safety made a priority

Regional Victorians understand all too well how farm deaths and injuries can devastate families, livelihoods and entire communities.

Spare a thought for heritage precincts

spare a thought for heritage precincts which are in grave danger of being eroded?

Coverage shows biasagainst government

There is going to be a $46.4 million expansion of the Ballarat Health Services, which includes a multi-storey car park ...

Pressure on Abbott to avoid Labor’s budget booby traps

OPPOSITION leader Tony Abbott is likely to face more scrutiny than normal tonight when the federal Coalition delivers its budget ...

Same-sex marriage referendum needed

Same-sex marriage - who should make the decision?

New network for mental health services

less than 50 per cent of the 600,000 Australians who have a serious mental illness are even receiving treatment.

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Your vocation can change society

THERE might have been dozens of people at a dinner in Creswick this week who would have liked ...

Huge shift in attitude needed to deal with drugs in sport

IT would be naive at best to think that illicit drug use in young footballers – who fall ...

An end to hospital parking woes will not be without pain

Plans for the helipad at the base hospital are moving ahead, and Ballarat will greet the news with ...

Ballarat must present a united front for project funding

The question the Ballarat community might ask of the state and federal governments is not which projects they ...

No beacon project for Ballarat in a steady state budget

THE steady-as-she-goes government presided over by former Premier Ted Baillieu was reinforced with what can only be termed ...

NDIS has bi-partisan support, now it’s time for action

THE federal opposition has finally said it is prepared to support an increase in the Medicare levy to ...

Blogs

In the Kitchen: Country Style Smallgoods

THIS week, Suzi Fitzpatrick snagged a chat with Country Style Smallgoods’ Sebastian Jurcan.

In The Kitchen at Lydiard Wine Bar

SUZI Fitzpatrick quizzes what The George Hotel's head chef Liam Downes has in store for Mother's Day at ...

The sober truth

FEATURE STORY: Three months without booze. Could you do it? Kim Stephens did. Find out how she went.

In the Closet: RES denim

Inside the Ballarat fashion scene with Alicia Thomas

Letters to the Editor

Live opera needs more support in the country

I HAVE just attended a screening of the Met Opera Live in HD at Her Majesty's Theatre, Ballarat. ...

Don't forget those who suffered in other ways

I FULLY support the idea of a memorial for those who were abused as children in institutions or ...

Still more bickering in health funding debate

I WRITE in response to Paul Jenkins' letter (February 10).It is hardly surprising that a former state Liberal ...

Opposing views in the letters section

Was it a coincidence to have two such profoundly different views juxtaposed in today's (February 25) letters?

Coverage shows biasagainst government

There is going to be a $46.4 million expansion of the Ballarat Health Services, which includes a multi-storey ...

Wise words from ancient philosopher

TO the proponents supporting the view that the name of the current mayor should not be removed from ...

Polls

Pot for terminally ill has multiple backers

HUNTER: Man who used cannabis to battle HIV backs recommendation to give terminally ill access to the drug.

BUDGET 2013: Full coverage

INTERACTIVE, VIDEO, POLL: Key regional independent MPs back the budget

Logging looms in national parks

NSW: Barry O'Farrell urged to "rein in his cowboys" after inquiry recommends logging in national parks.

A day for love, not breakfast

TAMWORTH: Looking to spoil mum today? Breakfast in bed might not be the way to go.