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No other option but prison for Ballarat burglar
A 28-year-old man continued to re-offend despite his image being shared around Ballarat as part of a "most wanted" Crimestoppers campaign, a court has heard. Read more.
$8 million worth of kinder revamps underway
Five kindergarten upgrade projects are underway in the Ballarat region, to the total value of $7.9 million. Read more.
Sweeping changes stir up North Ballarat
Chairman Jenny Bromley has stood down and general manger of football Gary Buckenara been told his job is no longer in a dramatic turn of events at North Ballarat. Read more.
More Vietnamese nationals charged after marijuana raid
Two men charged over an alleged $600,000 grow house in Delacombe have been remanded into custody until next year. Read more.
Council pull plug on $1 million water slide
Ballarat City Council has pulled the plug on a proposal for a $1 million indoor mega water slide. Read more.
Weather
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Regional
DUBBO | Dubbo clubs grieve after death of Sam Fraser
Teammates and friends of Sam Fraser are struggling to come to terms with his death after he drowned while swimming at Churchies Reserve on Monday afternoon. More here.
NEWCASTLE | Hunter TAFE student bypasses Higher School Certificate to achieve study goal
COURTNEY Hardwick will never forget the disapproving looks and comments she received after she announced she was leaving her selective high school in year 10. Watch here.
LITHGOW | Lithgow's mental health resources at a crisis point
LITHGOW City council has held its first mental health summit. The summit took the form of a panel discussion, with Dr John Dearin facilitating the event. More here.
National news
NSW | Police top brass Nick Kaldas and Catherine Burn criticised in bugging report
Former deputy NSW police Commissioner Nick Kaldas may face criminal charges for allegedly giving "false and misleading testimony" in a secret hearing over a police bugging scandal, while his one-time rival for the top job Catherine Burn engaged in "unreasonable" and "unlawful" conduct. More here.
ACT | Gunman holds up Calwell Club, stabs patron who tried to stop him
A club patron who wrestled a masked gunman to the ground was repeatedly stabbed and remains in hospital with serious injuries. More here.
Warilla woman handed good behaviour bond for using dead dad's money to pay for tattoos
A Warilla grandmother has been convicted of fraud after she withdrew money from her father’s bank account in the days after he died to pay for tattoos and Christmas presents. More here.
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International news
RUSSIA | As Russia's ambassador was assassinated, a photographer witnessed it all
WARNING: Some readers may find the photographs appearing in the story distressing.
When a neatly dressed man fired at the Russian ambassador to Turkey, a veteran photographer covering the "routine" event thought it was a "theatrical flourish". More here.
BALI | Police in Ubud detonate backpack containing fireworks with sign saying 'Bomb'
Bali police have detonated a backpack containing fireworks after it was found with a sign attached that said "Bomb" in the popular tourist village of Ubud this morning. More here.
GERMANY | Berlin stunned into silence after truck rams through Christmas market
"It doesn't sound like it was deliberate to me. It couldn't be, could it?"
The words of an American woman pricked my interest as I walked into my hotel foyer, having just arrived in Berlin from Amsterdam on Monday evening. More here.
On this day | December 21
1913 - Arthur Wynne published a new "word-cross" puzzle in the "New York World" in England. The name was later changed to "crossword."
1937 - Walt Disney debuted the first, full-length, animated feature in Hollywood, CA. The movie was "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs."
1968 - Apollo 8 was launched on a mission to orbit the moon. The craft landed safely in the Pacific Ocean on December 27.
1972 - In Chicago, IL, 10 people were killed when a Delta Air Lines flight was hit by a North Central Airlines flight that was trying to takeoff. Ten people, out of a total of 45, aboard the North Central flight were killed. All 88 people aboard the Delta flight survived.
The faces of Australia: Marg Callaghan
Marg Callaghan’s house, garden and shed give the impression she has been handcrafting furniture for decades. So it’s difficult to believe it was only this time last year the 81-year-old completed her first piece.
“I just came out one morning and decided I would have a go at something,” she said. Read here.