Friday, January 22, 2016

'Lock up your car': police and other top stories.

  • 'Lock up your car': police

    'Lock up your car': police
    POLICE are alarmed by the disturbing trend of young thieves stealing motor vehicles and letting them burn out. POLICE are alarmed by the disturbing trend of young thieves stealing motor vehicles and letting them burn out.Ballarat Inspector Bruce Thomas and Ballarat City Council’s mayor and head of the safety committee Des Hudson have both warned car owners to lock their vehicles amid a spate of thefts in the city.Inspector Thomas labelled the significant increase in vehicles being..
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  • The week in pictures - January 23, 2016 | Photos

    The week in pictures - January 23, 2016 | Photos
    WALLENDBEEN: A fire that burnt through 130 acres on a Wallendbeen property is believed to have started by a spark from passing trains about 5pm on Monday. Photo Cootamundra RFS.ARMIDALE: 12 motorcycle riders from Armidale are preparing to travel to Dubbo in April to participate in reclaiming the world record for largest all-female motorcycle meet. Photo Armidale Express.BALLARAT: Fraser Ridgeway, 7, and Ella Ridgeway, 9, cool off at Creswick's St George's Lake. BALLARAT:Tess Forbes enjoys an ic..
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  • Michelle Payne: The Australian's Australian of the year

    Michelle Payne: The Australian's Australian of the year
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  • World class commentator supporting Ballarat institute

    World class commentator supporting Ballarat institute
    Only a month to go to the Cycle Classic, the Fiona Elsey Cancer Research Institute's major fundraiser for the year Cycling commentator Matthew Keenan has good reason to support the good work of the Fiona Elsey Cancer Research Institute. SUPPORTER: Matthew Keenan's family has been hit hard by cancer, and he is an ambassador for FECRI's 2016 Cycle Classic. PICTURE: Jesse MarlowHis family has been hit by one type alone. “I lost my mother to breast cancer, my aunty had breast cancer a..
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  • Even before the auction action begins for 2016, one industry insider ...

    Even before the auction action begins for 2016, one industry insider ...
    Even before the auction action begins for 2016, one industry insider says some markets are cooling. Picture: Alison WyndTELL ’EM they’re dreaming.It’s the sentence plenty of potential buyers could be saying this year as sellers suffer from price point jetlag after 2015 dished up a hot real estate market in some corners of the country.Just six months ago when prices were riding high in Sydney and Melbourne, sellers were setting the price agenda. But those vendors who took their time deciding to s..
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  • A million reasons why the coast is hot

    36 Eleventh Ave, Anglesea, is a short walk from the beach and is a rare offering from the Point Roadknight area.WITH thousands of holiday makers and locals expected to head to the coast in the lead-up to Australia Day, a bumper auction weekend is set to test the top end of several seaside hamlets.At least six million-dollar offerings are scheduled to go under the hammer across tomorrow and Sunday, and many of the agents handling the sales are quietly confident the coming days could define how th..
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  • Melbourne weather: Storms and flash flooding set to hit city ...

    Melbourne weather: Storms and flash flooding set to hit city ...
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. Storm creates 'shelf clouds' west of Melbourne Bacchus Marsh residents captured clouds as storms headed toward Melbourne. Weatherzone meteorologist Guy Dixon explains what causes the formations and looks forward to the rest of Friday's wet weather. PT0M57S 620 349 After a dark and rainy Friday, Melbourne's skies have begun to clear, with light showers and a slight chance of a thunderstorm forecast for this evening."There's still some showers arou..
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  • Racing: New trainers' association chief Andrew Nicholl says ...

    Racing: New trainers' association chief Andrew Nicholl says ...
    Hoping for gloom to lift: horses are put through their paces in foggy conditions at Caulfield. Photo: Vince Caligiuri Cobalt cases, drug infractions and the subsequent banning of a handful of trainers, pending appeal, have ensured that it has been a nightmare 12 months for the Victorian training fraternity.Inevitably the publicity that has accompanied the slew of high-profile cases, none more so than the headlines this week involving multiple group 1-winning ..
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  • Potting mix: cheap doesn't mean cheerful for plants and gardeners

    Potting mix: cheap doesn't mean cheerful for plants and gardeners
    Potting mix: cheap doesn’t mean cheerful for plants and gardenersHelen YoungThe AustralianJanuary 23, 2016 12:00AMSavePrint Lifestyle columnistSydney Sydney gardening expert Tim Pickles has experimented with a variety of potting mixes.The prize for this month’s best question.I’m always campaigning about not using cheap potting mixes because plants cannot grow well in them. Tim Pickles, owner of multi-award-winning Tim’s Garden Centre in Sydney, is on the case too. He runs simple trials by plant..
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  • Bendigo Beer to meet GTM at the bar

    Bendigo Beer to meet GTM at the bar
    Regional craft beers will feature at this year’s Groovin the Moo music festival. ENJOYMENT: Bendigo Beer's Alyssa Tucker, Hamish Riley and Jo Doye are excited to listen to some great music while enjoying a tasty craft beer. Picture: NONI HYETTRegional craft beers will feature at this year’s Groovin the Moo music festival.Bendigo Beer will set up a craft beer and cider bar that will showcase four local beers and a cider at the national festival in May.Bendigo Beer treasurer Jo Doye..
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