Five Reasons to Leave Melbourne for the Ballarat Beer Festival This ...
Ballarat is a long way to go for a beer. This festival makes it worth the drive.It takes an hour-and-a-half to drive from Melbourne’s city centre to the Ballarat Beer Festival – and that’s without traffic.Melbourne is hardly short of craft beer. So why should we travel 120 kilometres to wrap our lips around a craft brew?The fifth annual Ballarat Beer Festival returns this Saturday. Here are five reasons why it’s worth the trip.1. Ballarat is the home of Australian home brewing“It’s home to three..>> view originalBallarat breakfast report | Friday, January 15, 2016
Two Ballarat police officers accused of using excessive force against vulnerable women are taking the state's anti-corruption body to the High Court next month.>> view originalBallarat police take IBAC to High Court
Two Victorian police officers accused of assaulting a mentally ill woman at a country police station are taking the state's anti-corruption body to the High Court.The male and female officer from Ballarat are accused of kicking and stomping on a woman arrested for public drunkenness in January 2015, and say any possible future trial against them by the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission could be prejudiced if they are forced to give evidence in public hearings.The officers, ..>> view originalPlanning hurdle overcome for Ballarat's proposed $21m saleyards ...
BALLARAT’S proposed new $21 million saleyard development has overcome an important planning hurdle.Victoria’s Labor Government has approved changes to the Ballarat Planning Scheme that will facilitate the relocation and development of a new $21 million state of the art livestock exchange facility near Ballarat.The planning scheme amendment included rezoning of the proposed Miners Rest site from farming zone to special use zone to allow development of what will be calle..>> view originalBallarat police officers take anti-corruption case to High Court
The police officers want to avoid a public hearing over allegations they used excessive force on women.Photo: Scott BarbourTwo Ballarat police officers accused of using excessive force against vulnerable women are taking the state's anti-corruption body to the High Court next month.It will be the first time the core function of the Independent Broad-Base Anti-Corruption Commission will be tested at such a level since it was set up in 2012.The two officers, a man and woman from the country Victor..>> view originalBallarate residents to pay for green waste service
BALLARAT residents will have to fork out for the incoming green waste service which is due to begin in July this year.BALLARAT residents will have to fork out for the incoming green waste service which is due to begin in July this year.Picture: Jeremy Bannister.While the City of Ballarat received $500,000 from the state government in 2014 to deliver the service, acting chief executive Natalie Reiter confirmed there would be an additional charge for ratepayers.The council is currently encouraging..>> view originalTour of the Gildfields run its race
The pin has been pulled on the NRS women's cycling event, the Tour of the GoldfieldsNO MORE: riders contest the first stage of last year's Tour of the Goldfields - a criterium in Victoria Park.BALLARAT has lost a national women’s cycling event.The Tour of the Goldfields, which was part of the National Road Series, has been discontinued.Ballarat Regional Tourism’s Robbie Burns said it had been a mutual decision between BRT and Cycling Victoria to call it day with the three-day event in October.He..>> view originalBendigo Ultimate Frisbee club set for home soil clash
Bendigo Ultimate Frisbee club set for home soil clashJan. 15, 2016, 10:53 a.m.Bendigo to host Ultimate Frisbee action on Saturday.FRISBEE FUN: Bendigo Ultimate Frisbee Club members Brendan Rayson, Nathan Twigg and Julia Birchall. Ultimate Frisbee matches will be played at Epsom-Huntly Recreation Reserve on Saturday. Picture: NONI HYETTTHE Bendigo Ultimate Frisbee Club will be hoping to capitalise on home ground advantage on Saturday.The final two rounds of the inaugural Victorian Ultimate League..>> view originalCountry trainer Darren Weir boosted by Western Australia's finest
Melbourne Cup winning trainer Darren Weir at his base in Miners Rest.Photo: Jesse MarlowThe appeal of having a horse prepared by Melbourne Cup winning trainer Darren Weir has spread as far as Western Australia after it was announced that the cream of that state's best race horses would be joining Australia's most successful country stable.Just seven days after winning two Magic Million races on the Gold Coast, one of Perth's most influential owners has announced that two of his vast and successf..>> view originalV-Line to run shorter trains, replace services with buses after finding ...
V-Line to run shorter trains, replace services with buses after finding wheel wear fault in V-locity trainsPostedJanuary 14, 2016 18:22:48 Regional rail operator V-Line will run shorter trains and replace some services with buses after identifying a fault with its fleet of V-locity trains.The operator is inspecting all 59 of the trains and will undertake maintenance on those not up to standard after finding higher-than-usual wheel wear.A number of services were cancelled on the Geelong, Ball..>> view original
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