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Monday, 4 July
Timely, popular musical Rent starts taking shape for likely sold-out run
FULL SWING: Scaffolding sets are up and full band rehearsals are underway for Ballarat Light Opera Company's production of Rent - and an anticipated sold-out run next month. Picture: Adam Trafford
Melanie Whelan
Builder goes into liquidation, leaving staff unpaid
File photo.
Caleb Cluff
Bulldogs to double up as Ballarat scores two AFL games
Edward Holland
BACK IN TOWN: Bulldogs' Eleanor Brown battles against Brisbane's Shannon Campbell at Mars Stadium last season. Picture: Adam Trafford.
Pivotal time in region's cancer research, says new FECRI chair
Melanie Whelan
STEPPING UP: Fiona Elsey Cancer Research Institute's new chairman Paula Nicholson says it is exciting for what the next few years might uncover in tackling cancer.
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Calls to lower age limits for fourth doses
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Lowering the age limit would help those with chronic medical conditions in their 50s and early 60s.
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We need to speed up the shift to renewables. But there are risks
Andrew Bray
The shift to renewable energy will present opportunities and challenges, particularly to regional communities. Picture: Shutterstock
How these young people turned junk into something so much more
Melanie Whelan
NEW PURPOSE: Ballarat Action Climate Co-Op's Marco Pasakos says upcycling is not only about functionality but drawing on creativity and fun, too. Picture: Lachlan Bence
Was this the best individual BFNL performance of the year?
Matt Currill
Kate's fight: Raising funds and awareness for breast cancer
Ellie Mitchell
GO PINK: Kate Treacy with her daughters, Tegan and Sasha Treacy. Picture: Lachlan Bence.
Pay equality issues turning junior doctors away from regional clinics, expert warns
CHANGES: Dr Antony Bolton said urgent reform was needed to improve employment conditions for general practice registrars. Picture: Shutterstock.
Melanie Whelan
Cat poo behind Ballarat woman's alleged threats to kill
Ellie Mitchell
The accused's five rescue cats defecating throughout the home she rented with her family was a source of tension. File photo.
Is winter colder in Ballarat this year? The data says yes
Ellie Mitchell
A frosty morning in Sebastopol. File photo.
Bombers, Burras spice it up | CHFL round 11 game-by-game review, injury latest, what the coaches said
David Brehaut
Macauley Griffiths (Gordon) and Mitchell McLaughlin( Rokewood-Corindhap) have eyes only for the football. Picture: Adam Trafford
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Jack Blackburn kicked a goal in the final minute to win the game for the Swans. Picture: Lachlan Bence
Matt Currill
More frozen fun as skate numbers more than double on rink this weekend
Melanie Whelan
FROZEN FUN: Sylvie with her mother Natalie get into Ballarat Winter Festival spirit with a turn about the ice-skating rink next to the town hall. Picture: Adam Trafford
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Empty rhetoric: how liveable will Ballarat be in 2041?
Urban sprawl: Drone image taken at Delacombe looking towards Bonshaw and Sebastopol. Photo: Adam Spencer
Maeve McGregor with Caleb Cluff
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How cartoonist Ditchy saw the week in news, June 27-July 2
Wildlife advocates call for more transparency on relocation permits
Malvika Hemanth
REFORM: Wildlife Victoria rescuer Jessica Robertson says the government needs to improve the transparency of animal relocation permits to ensure companies are held accountable for animal populations. Picture: Lachlan Bence.
Latest winter property sales for the region
Creswick residents frustrated over council's plan to remove 'bio box'
FRUSTRATED: Creswick locals Val Lawrence and Simone Broad are frustrated by the Hepburn Shire Council's decision to remove the 'bio box' as part of upgrades to the Creswick Town Hall. Picture: Lachlan Bence.
Malvika Hemanth
Six months into the trial, how are those e-scooters going?
Alex Ford
Wanna go for a ride: Neuron e-scooters around Lake Wendouree in sunnier times. File photo
Find a Carboni's slice of Italy on supermarket shelves
YUM: Irene Beghini and Donatello Pietrantuono with Carboni's Pastificio fresh fettuccine. Photos: Luke Hemer.
Ellie Mitchell
Fall dilemma: The Legros feel uneasy about making this vital call on ambulances
Melanie Whelan
CONCERN: Murray and Sheryl Legro worry about calling ambulances for falls even though this is often the only safe option. Picture: Lachlan Bence
Less empty houses, rents rising: A look at how we're growing through the census
Alex Ford
Growing: Developments under way in Ballarat's west. Picture: Adam Spencer

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