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• Victoria Police nab wanted teen in Ballarat

  

  Wanted teen arrested in Ballarat.A TEENAGER from the Ballarat region has been arrested only hours after a warrant was issued by Victoria Police on Wednesday afternoon.On the run: Police have caught local teenager Damon Bowman.Earlier on Wednesday police issued a statewide plea for information as to the whereabouts of 19 year-old Damon Bowman, calling on anyone with information to contact Ballarat police immediately.The plea quickly spread over social media before his arrest.The photo of Mr Bowma..

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• Hometown interns hit wards

  

  BHS Base Hospital's new interns are ready to workREADY: New interns Matthew Denton, John Ford and Damian Johnson put the finishing touches on their revival technique in orientation on Thursday. Picture: Kate HealyALL the intense medical study has finally come to this moment – a chance to finally hit the wards as doctors. Ballarat Health Services Base Hospital welcomed 30 interns this week. Matthew Denton (St Patrick’s College), John Ford (Ballarat Grammar) and Damian Johnson (Ballarat Clarendon ..

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• Rohan Dennis wins men's time trial at Australian road cycling ...

  

  Rohan Dennis wins men's time trial at Australian road cycling championshipsPostedJanuary 07, 2016 20:33:36 Two years after crashing and 12 months after nearly collapsing, Rohan Dennis has realised his time trial destiny at the Australian road cycling championships in Ballarat.The reigning Australian cyclist of the year won the elite men's time trial at the national championships for the first time on Thursday, beating reigning champion and new BMC team-mate Richie Porte.Last year Dennis fini..

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• Long wait on car park

  

  COMMUTERS at the Wendouree Train Station will be waiting until the end of 2017 before they find some car parking relief.PROBLEMS: Commuters have been forced into parking in odd places because of a lack of spaces at the Wendouree Train Station. Picture: Michael Pollock.COMMUTERS at the Wendouree Train  Station will be waiting until the end of 2017 before they finally find some car parking relief.With patronage booming at the site since it opened, the government committed to a $2.5 million car pa..

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• Rochester's stolen Ned Kelly letterbox returned to rightful place on ...

  

  Ned Kelly sees the inside of a divvy van.Photo: Bendigo AdvertiserNed Kelly has finally seen the inside of a divvy van, but not as a result of his own crimes.The outlaw himself may be long dead, but a near-life-size letterbox of the notorious bushranger was stolen from Max Nelson's property on the side of the Northern Highway near the town of Rochester, north of Melbourne, early on Boxing Day.It seems some residents of nearby Echuca fancied the letterbox as an ornament for their own backyard.The..

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• Rohan Dennis wins cycling time trial title

  

  Caleb Ewan says the wind will have a bearing on his Australian cycling road championship hopes.Australian cyclist of the year Rohan Dennis has won his first senior national road title, taking out the time trial.Dennis clocked an unofficial time of 51 minutes 13 seconds on the 40.9km course at Buninyong, near Ballarat.He beat reigning champion and new BMC teammate Richie Porte by 38 seconds, with Sean Lake a surprise bronze medallist.

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• Callum beats big brother by small margin

  

  SA cyclist Callum Scotson defeats big brother Miles in tight battle at under-23 time trialCallum Scotson ... edged out his brother Miles in the national under-23 time trial. Picture: Sarah Reed.Source:Sarah Reed / News Corp AustraliaCALLUM Scotson on Thursday upstaged his big brother Miles by dethroning the defending champion in the under-23 time trial at the national cycling titles in Ballarat.Only 20 seconds separated the South Australian brothers when they crossed the line and it was Callum, ..

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• Cycling Australia Road Championships: ITT preview

  

  The 2016 Cycling Australia National Road Championships got underway on Wednesday, with the criteriums, but the first major event of the week comes today, with both the men’s and women’s individual time trials being staged.Racing will be held south of Ballarat, starting in Buninyong and heading south along hilly roads, before turning around and making their way back into Buninyong.The women head out first, and will tackle 29.3 kilometres of road, while the elite men will suffer an extra 11.6 kilo..

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