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Family 'powerless and afraid' after home break-in

Leanne Younes
2hrs ago

READY: Emergency Services commissioner Andrew Crisp at Ballarat airfield with one of the two firebombing helicopters approved to fight fires after dark. Picture: Lachlan Bence

Fire-bombing after dark gets green light for expanded trial in Ballarat

Michelle Smith

Woman taken to Base Hospital after Winter Valley rollover

Greg Gliddon
1hr ago

Slam dunk for Ballarat sport as premier promises millions

Melanie Whelan

READY: A group of The Running Company Run Club members get moving to make a difference in the inaugural Run for a Cause on Sunday. Picture: Lachlan Bence

Still time to step up: Run for a Cause

Melanie Whelan
1hr ago

Hundreds of wind turbines have begun construction across the district, adding to existing farms like this one near Mount Mercer, but a new training centre will help locals find work to build and maintain them. Picture: Luka Kauzlaric

TAFE could offer apprentices training for solar and batteries as well as wind turbines

Alex Ford

Four Ballarat Specialist School students injured in camping explosion

Ben Hopkins

‘Driving is a privilege, not a right’, magistrate tells serial unlicensed driver

Leanne Younes

Eureka Art Awards highlights the breadth of Ballarat’s artistic talent

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Mount Rowan Secondary College gets new gym and music block in funding

Small fire smouldering along Western Freeway

Young Buninyong cricketer’s dream comes true

Family 'powerless and afraid' after home break-in

2hrs ago

Why are record amounts of people voting early in Ballarat?

'It’s really frustrating': artists still unpaid after Ballarat exhibition

YOUR SAY: Welcome reversal in Food Bank funding

Wendouree candidate Amy Johnson and Ripon MP Louise Staley visit Mount Rowan Secondary College on Tuesday.

Mount Rowan Secondary College gets new gym and music block in funding

MEETING HIS HERO: Sam Williams and David Warner during Saturday's Randwick Petersham match against Southerland. Picture: Peter Bannigan

Young Buninyong cricketer’s dream comes true

Eureka Art Awards highlights the breadth of Ballarat’s artistic talent

33m ago

Woman taken to Base Hospital after Winter Valley rollover

1hr ago

Still time to step up: Run for a Cause

1hr ago

Family 'powerless and afraid' after home break-in

2hrs ago

TAFE could offer apprentices training for solar and batteries as well as wind turbines

05:00AM

‘Driving is a privilege, not a right’, magistrate tells serial unlicensed driver

20:00PM

BOYS' 16/UNDER CHAMPION: James O’Sullivan. PICTURES: Pat Johnston

Ballarat junior singles tennis champions | pictures

2yo classic shaping up well for Ballarat Cup Day

David Brehaut

Slam dunk for Ballarat sport as premier promises millions

Melanie Whelan

BOYS' 16/UNDER CHAMPION: James O’Sullivan. PICTURES: Pat Johnston

Ballarat junior singles tennis champions | pictures

IN BATTLE: Ryan Oliver (Ballarat) and Hoey Yien (Monash University) go hard at it in the Ballarat tournament: Pictures: Ballarat Kendo Club

O’Mara takes out hometown kendo title

Ballarat spreads top-end talent for annual skins

READY: A group of The Running Company Run Club members get moving to make a difference in the inaugural Run for a Cause on Sunday. Picture: Lachlan Bence

Still time to step up: Run for a Cause

Melanie Whelan
1hr ago

ORIGINAL: Annie Clayton (Night Eyes) with pieces from The Design Exchange in September. Picture: Luka Kauzlaric

Unique gifts back on exchange for early Christmas shopping

Melanie Whelan

'It’s really frustrating': artists still unpaid after Ballarat exhibition

Michelle Smith

Welcome to the new Shout – where young people can be heard

Welcome to the new Shout – where young people can be heard

A modern interactive classroom should cater to modern student learning needs, write Emily from Ballarat Grammar. Picture: Dean Osland

Need to teach skills, not age-old lessons | Opinion

A modern interactive classroom should cater to modern student learning needs, write Emily from Ballarat Grammar. Picture: Dean Osland

Need to teach skills, not age-old lessons | Opinion

FACE TIME: People may think we’re less creative because we’re always stuck behind a screen but think about what we could be doing behind that screen, writes Lexie Marrow. Picture: The Age

We sit behind screens more, but does this mean we’re a less creative generation?

FACE TIME: People may think we’re less creative because we’re always stuck behind a screen but think about what we could be doing behind that screen, writes Lexie Marrow. Picture: The Age

We sit behind screens more, but does this mean we’re a less creative generation?

Red Meat 2018: everything you need to know

Help the earth: Planet Ark found research shows that people who recycle are actually happier because they are doing their bit to help the environment.

Recycle to help save the environment

Elizabeth Habermann

SCOTTISH FLAIR: See the spectacular Royal Edinburgh Tattoo when the Celtic cruise stops in Scotland.

See the best of British and more on a Celtic cruise

Red Meat 2018: everything you need to know

Winning news: When it comes to mobile phone plans people like to know what works for others and now with referral programs becoming popular, passing on information may lead to rewards for everyone involved.

Good news travels fast

Emma Brown

A sunset bath in Botswana is enjoyed by a pair of elephants

An exhilarating brush with danger in deep Botswana

Jennie Dicker

Live happily ever after in Buninyong

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What open houses are around Ballarat this weekend?

The ideal family retreat in a tranquil setting

House of the Week

BEAUMONT: Braxton Beaumont was born on June 18 to proud Ballarat parents Nathan and Natalie Beaumont. He's a brother for Hunter, 2.

Ballarat's Babies of 2018 | Share your bundle of joy

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BEAUMONT: Braxton Beaumont was born on June 18 to proud Ballarat parents Nathan and Natalie Beaumont. He's a brother for Hunter, 2.

Ballarat's Babies of 2018 | Share your bundle of joy

Powerline on ground disrupting peak hour commute in Golden Point

SNAPPED: AIF 2nd Division soldiers, Vignacourt, 1918. Picture: AWM P10550.140

Road to Remembrance

IMPRESSIVE: Monster trucks were a new feature on the main arena this year at the Ballarat Spring Show and were a huge hit with the crowds. Picture: Lachlan Bence

Fun, colour and laughs across a bumper show weekend | Video

Credit: Skyline Drone Imaging

See the Ballarat Show as you've never seen it before | Video

Mount Prospect Tennis Association.

Ballarat Weekend in Sport – PHOTOS | November 10 & 11, 2018.

GALLERY | Fun and colour on day two of the Ballarat Show

Mark Guirguis, Anna Yates, Mark Yates and Fiona Sweet (Director, BIFB),
Photo: Steve Demeye

Ballarat’s Foto Biennale recieves new boost | PHOTOS

Greg Gliddon

Jenny Sells, Jenny Curran and Karen Simpson.

See the fashionistas at The George Hotel’s Frock & Filly Cup Day Party

See all the photos from Ballarat Football Netball League Grand Final Day

EXCITING: Ballarat Hospice Care chairman Geoff Russell, executive officer Carita Clancy, committee member Kevin Harper and engagement officer Karol Bowden on site.

Take a closer look as Hospice’s new lotus-style build starts unfurling | Photos

Melanie Whelan

OUT OF STEP: There is a disconnect between Scott Morrison's espoused beliefs and his actions. Picture: AAP Image/Ben Rushton

The PM’s personal faith and public values

Dr George Browning

YOUR SAY: Welcome reversal in Food Bank funding

Letters to the Editor

NEED: Research released earlier this year revealed about 1 in 8 Ballarat residents experience food insecurity. Picture: Kate Healy

Foodbank funding cut is simply disgraceful

Catherine King

SORE SUBJECT FOR SENIORS: From November 1 anyone aged 50 or over will have to visit a specialist to be referred for an MRI scan on a sore or injured knee.

Over 50s denied GP-referred knee MRI scans

Eileen Wood

BEST SHOT: Wilma Perkins competes in shot put - one of seven events in the heptathlon - at the World Masters Athletics Championships in Malaga, Spain. Photo: World Masters Athletics

Golden girls reign in Spain

Geraldine Cardozo

Win a NZ Holiday

Cheaper loans plan for small business

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Animal outrage on suburban Sydney bridge

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Scott Morrison will meet in Darwin on Friday.

Aust, Japan PMs meeting to focus on trade

1hr ago

POWERFUL SYMBOL: Dolly's Akubra took Albury's Mark Lloyd Riddell about 80 hours to create. Picture: JAMES WILTSHIRE

Unique Akubra supports Dolly’s Dream

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Etched in Stone co-producer Beatrice Bijon (L) spoke to Jacob Nayinggul's family about the film.

Film documents return of stolen NT bones

Greg Roberts

A report says koalas in NSW are at risk from deforestation that has decimated their habitat.

Koalas hurt by major deforestation: report

Shadow Health spokeswoman Catherine King wants the opt-out period for My Health Record extended.

Labor in bid to extend My Health opt-out

Crews will widen a search to find missing Hobart father Elson Kiddle, missing since Friday.

Search expands for missing Hobart man

Old bottles of madeira … richly flavoured and seductive.

Life is but a SeaDream

John Rozentals

The Sebel Melbourne Malvern … 17 floors with 86 apartments.

Six highlights in your travel week | 12 Nov

John Rozentals

Queenstown … kissed by snow-capped mountains.

A delightful twist and turn through Queenstown

John Rozentals

A 2013 comprehensive review of the literature on the effect of bariatric surgery on cancer outcomes suggested that the surgery did reduce cancer risk, particularly for breast and endometrial cancer in individuals who had been obese prior.

Does bariatric surgery reduce cancer risk?

Healthshare

DIY: Take on smaller jobs.

Finish your reno before Christmas

Proud Sofala locals (from left) Wayne Crow, Jodi Campbell, Sasha Wafer, front David Taylor. Photo: Sasha Cody

Tiny country cafe the Painted Horse strikes Good Food Guide gold

Gemima Cody

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