Opinion

Open book for the future of Civic Hall

WE were thinking of asking Gai Waterhouse’s son Tom if he could provide a betting market on the ...

Communities need to unite for their health

Many in the Stawell community have expressed their concerns about what is perceived as a decline in the effectiveness and ...

Council must get its priorities right

What a strange world we live in.

Heritage Weekend better with Auslan

The City of Ballarat and deaf access Grampians has done it again!

Death of an icon: A Ford fan's lament

COMMENT: THE Courier motoring writer and die hard Ford fan Gav McGrath reflects on the closure of Ford.

Facts important but so is bigger picture

Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka

Not possible for steam train to stop at Lal Lal

Lal Lal station as it exists today is not recognised as working rail infrastructure.

First step in fight against inappropriate betting on sports

THE pervasive and persuasive nature of sports betting might not be stopped by governments at either state or ...

Gay marriage debate about equality, not political games

AUSTRALIANS will probably look back in a decade and wonder what all the fuss was about.

Another lake tragedy could happen here

Frail man slipping on a lake bank in Ararat

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Open book for the future of Civic Hall

WE were thinking of asking Gai Waterhouse’s son Tom if he could provide a betting market on the ...

First step in fight against inappropriate betting on sports

THE pervasive and persuasive nature of sports betting might not be stopped by governments at either state or ...

Congratulations and thanks to our wonderful volunteers

SOME of Ballarat’s finest unsung heroes were recognised at the weekend for helping to make the city a ...

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 ...

Blogs

More than just scones

FEATURE STORY: The CWA is busy building a place in the hearts of the younger generation.

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.

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?

Heritage Weekend better with Auslan

The City of Ballarat and deaf access Grampians has done it again!

Communities need to unite for their health

Many in the Stawell community have expressed their concerns about what is perceived as a decline in the ...

Polls

POLL: ‘Education not more probation’

ALBURY-WODONGA: Instructors dispute suggestion extending probationary licences to seven years is the best way to cut road toll.

POLL: NSW bill to ban 'anti-vax' kids

Move to ban unvaccinated kids from preschools and childcare centres isn't about discriminating against children of vaccine refusers, state opposition ...

POLL: Pie slip costs hotel $500k

ILLAWARRA: Woman who slipped on a party pie awarded almost half a million dollars in compensation.

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.

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