My Place: a journey of discovery at Ballarat Station
Ballarat Railway Station Photo: SUPPLIED Any transport hub can be a place of joyful reunions and fond farewells, but for me, Ballarat Railway Station is all of that; and so much more.Ballarat Station, a wonderful architectural wedding cake, was opened, in its current incarnation, in 1889. One can only imagine the scenes of jubilation for the ever burgeoning and prosperous city's population, when the long route via Geelong was curtailed by the opening of the d..>> view originalFilm reflects our own dark past
The parallels between Oscar frontrunner film Spotlight and Ballarat are as profound as they are harrowing. POWERFUL: Michael Keaton, Liev Schreiber, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, John Slattery and Brian d’Arcy James on the set of Spotlight.“If it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a village to abuse one.”The words of clergy sexual abuse victims attorney, Mitch Garabedian, in the film Spotlight are as harrowing as they are true to Ballarat. The film details a real-life Puli..>> view originalDarley captain Heath Pritchard snares nine wickets to put Lions on ...
Heath Pritchard took nine wickets on Saturday for Darley. Picture: Mark Wilson.DARLEY captain Heath Pritchard bowled the Lions to within one win of a place in Ballarat Cricket Association finals on Saturday, snaring nine wickets against Ballarat-Redan. The experienced seamer was in unstoppable form, making the most of bowler-friendly conditions at Darley Park.Pritchard finished with 9-19 as the visitors folded for 48 after being 2-20 heading into the second day of the match.“Conditions were bowl..>> view originalMelbourne weather: soggy week ends with more rain
Hundreds of Melburnians faced a day of cleaning up after a sleepless night of severe thunderstorms, which brought a soggy - and noisy - end to a week of rainy weather.The large band of heavy rain, thunder and lightning had tracked across the northern and western suburbs overnight.The storms then continued moving west across Victoria and are forecast to hit drought-affected regions in western and northern parts of the state later on Sunday.Residents across Melbourne, however, reported flooded ro..>> view originalMelissa Houston TV previews: First episode of X-Files disappoints
Gillian Anderson as Dana Scully and David Duchovny as Fox Mulder in the X-Files. Photo: Supplied THE X-FILES New series ★★★ Sunday, Monday 8.30pm, Ten Oh man. I so wanted this X Files reboot to be great. But the first episode, at least, doesn't quite match the (admittedly exalted) expectations of fans. Written and directed by Chris Carter it's a disconcertingly plodding affair with a messy structure and a decided lack of zing. It's wonderful to see our old friends back on screen, of course. ..>> view originalLennytheshark upsets near perfect night for Kiwis in Australia
Lennytheshark upsets near perfect night for Kiwis in Australia MAT KERMEEN Last updated 12:15, January 31 2016 Stuart McCormick A sharp front running drive from Chris Alford has helped Lennytheshark beat Smolda in the Group I Victoria Cup. Interdominion champion Lennytheshark has downed Smolda to win the Group I Victoria Cup.Smolda was unable to hold the lead off the gate as Lennythes..>> view originalMonbet digs deep to record great win
Harness racing trainer Greg Hope knew in his heart this week that his star young trotter Monbet would face a much stiffer challenge in the final of the Australasian Trotting Championship Final at Tabcorp Park Melton than he had in his heat win at Ballarat a week ago.With all of his competition having a 20 metre start over Monbet, you didn't have to be a rocket scientist to deduce that the front markers would try to make his task as hard as possible by keeping the pace as hot as possible through..>> view originalBar baron Burgess sells up
Queenstown bar baron Mike Burgess has shed two of his outlets. Burgess is best known as the co-owner of The Mall's Winnies pizza joint and The Ballarat Trading Co bar/restaurant. He and his business partners have sold both The Buffalo Club backpackers bar in Brecon Street and Gypsy Kitchen fast food outlet on Searle Lane. Brecon St beckons: Publican Chris Buckley's new bar Burgess says the The Buffalo Club, which he'd co-owned since 2003, was a great performer. "But our interests..>> view originalFirst residential Tesla Powerwall installed in Australia
Australia is the first country to have the Tesla Powerwall Home Battery installed, giving a significant boost to its renewable energy sector. The Powerwall Battery stores solar energy during the day through rooftop solar panels, and enables residents to utilise the energy at night. It promises to reduce electricity bills and lessen homeowners' dependency on the electrical grid by utilising the stored energy at times of need. Natural Solar is one of the first installers to bring the Tesla Power..>> view originalMelb's busy Punt Road to become a clearway
Traffic snarls on one of Melbourne's busiest roads will be eased under a state government plan to end on-street parking on the thoroughfare.More than 40,000 vehicles travel along Punt Rd, Melbourne's major north to south corridor, everyday, with on-street parking clogging the street, resulting in traffic jams for drivers.Speaking at Punt Rd on Sunday, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and Roads Minister Luke Donnellan announced Labor's plan to scrap on-road parking on Punt Rd between the Yarra R..>> view original
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