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Guns fired inside Ballarat East home: court
A man woke early one morning to find two men inside his Ballarat East home with shotguns, who later fired shots at the ceiling and front window. Read more.
Victims forced to ‘run the gauntlet’ at court
Family violence victims will no longer be forced to “run the gauntlet” when giving evidence under plans to upgrade Ballarat Magistrates’ Family Violence Court. Read more.
Mair Street change positive for business
Mair Street businesses have responded positively to a state government announcement that 600 jobs will be moved to the Ballarat Civic Hall site. Read more.
Police hunt 26-yo missing since April
Ballarat Police are hunting for a 26-year-old man who failed to appear at Ballarat County Court in relation to a series of armed robberies. Read more.
New bar to help rejuvenate Camp Street
As part of the revitalisation of Camp Street culture, a new bar is opening in the art precinct. Read more.
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Regional news
ACT: If sitting in your lounge room watching The Exorcist just doesn't cut it anymore, maybe being let loose in Fairbairn Pines with 60 zombies is just the thing to get your heart racing...Get ready for Operation Shit Your Pants.
NSW: The Tamworth Regional Art Gallery have removed 12 artworks from display after becoming aware of his controversial nature of the artist...read on.
VIC: Brendan Farrell is teeing off on a special crowd-funding project for one of the towns on his recent hay run north. With the gradual demise of local polocrosse, rugby and other sporting clubs, golf is about all that’s left in the tiny township, he said….“Golf provides great social interaction for farmers.”
National news
►A firebrand Coalition MP has urged younger Australians to address the causes of their obesity as early as possible, after revealing he had 85 per cent of his stomach removed after his own weight reached the "point of no return".
►Country communities are reeling at the devastating news that dairy processor Murray Goulburn will close three factories across Australia with the loss of 360 jobs...read the full story.
► High-fee private schools in Sydney's wealthy northern suburbs dominate the list of schools set to have have their federal funding cut next year...read on.
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►May the 4th be with you when you attempt the hardest Star Wars quiz ever...go for it here.
World news:
►Ugg boots have been described as being just as Australian as Champagne is French. Catch up on the latest developments as the battle to use the term 'ugg boots' continues in US court...read on.
►The US Drug Enforcement Agency tipped off authorities about an Australian woman potentially smuggling drugs out of the country...full story here.
FACES OF AUSTRALIA | Quaden Bayles
Not many six-year-olds can count NRL superstar Johnathan Thurston and pop music maestro Guy Sebastian among their biggest supporters.
Quaden Bayles isn't any ordinary kid though.
The Murri boy and his mother Yarraka are leading a new wave of support and education surrounding achondroplasia, the most common form of dwarfism, which Quaden was diagnosed with at birth.