Shock for armed robbers who try to hold-up plain-clothed police ...
The police officers were driving an unmarked car in a state forest in Canadian, near Ballarat, Photo: Supplied If you go out in the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise. Especially if you're a gang of armed robbers who try to hold-up plain-clothed police.The police officers were driving an unmarked car in a state forest in Canadian, near Ballarat, when they were boxed in by four males in two cars about 11.10am on Wednesday.A 16-year-old boy from one of ..>> view originalBallarat breakfast report | Thursday, January 21, 2016
Your morning news snapshot from around Ballarat, regional Australia and beyond. Good morning Ballarat and happy Thursday. We've got all the news headlines you need in one spot right here.Teen charged over alleged attempted armed robbery of a police officerA 16-year-old teen allegedly attempted to hold police at knife point while demanding cash in an attack in the Canadian State Forest.The alleged armed hold-up led to a full scale police operation when three men fled the scene in ..>> view originalPlain-clothed police robbed at knifepoint in Canadian State Forest
Police are still hunting men who tried to rob them at knifepoint this morning. ON THE LOOKOUT: Police at the intersection of Hertford Street and Sutton Street, Delacombe. Picture: Kate Healy.FULL STORY A 16-year-old teen allegedly attempted to hold police at knife point while demanding cash in an attack in the Canadian State Forest.The alleged armed hold-up led to a full scale police operation when three men fled the scene in two separate vehicles.Plain-clothed police were patroll..>> view originalChance meeting sparks rally to assist homeless man
A nameless, homeless man receives community support after a social media shout-out. A late night stroll around Lake Wendouree has led to a chance meeting between a Ballarat woman and an unnamed homeless man – and sparked a social media rally to assist him.Community aid: Brooke Wright and Julie Allan of the Ballarat East Bowling Club with some of the goods donated for the unknown homeless man. Photo: Caleb CluffAlfredton resident Brooke Wright saw the man about 1am on Wednesday lyi..>> view originalHow decades of neglect ran the V/Line network off the rails
V/Line V/locity trains Photo: supplied Under the Bracks government's Regional Fast Rail initiative between 2000 and 2006, train lines to Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo and Gippsland received a once-in-a-generation upgrade, defying the neglect that had plagued public transport for decades. V/Line trains could go faster but, more crucially, run more often – from a few trains a day to about one every hour or better. Patronage on intercity lines boomed, exceeding all..>> view originalWoman charged over New Year's fatal crash appears in court
A Ballarat woman charged with culpable driving has faced court this morning. A Ballarat woman charged with culpable driving over a New Year's Eve fatal crash has appeared in court.Gemma Sargent, 19, appeared at the Ballarat Magistrate Court on Thursday morning.Sargent is accused of driving offences including culpable driving resulting in the death of 19-year-old Nathaniel Merritt-Price, who was a passenger in the car she was alleged to have been driving.Wearing a neck brace and re..>> view originalWe have fire and drought, but beware the flood plan and its effect on ...
THEY are the unholy trinity of rural Australia — drought, fire and flood. And each is playing a major role at the moment, either by the hand of nature or that of man.Drought continues to spread its tentacles across Australia, particularly our pocket of the nation. There is no part of Victoria now untouched by dry.Even the usually damp pocket of the southwest is in a fight to survive. There are farms near Camperdown that now face the prospect of running out of water to give to their cattle. We ar..>> view originalRiverina brekkie wrap | Thursday, January 21, 2016
BALLARAT: A 16-year-old teen allegedly attempted to hold police at knife point while demanding cash in an attack in the Canadian State Forest. Read more.>> view originalState of the nation
Your morning news snapshot from around regional Australia and beyond. dolsenphotography On the Road Again #oxleyhighway #longflat State of the nationNot involved: following a court appearance on Wednesday, Port Macquarie's Paul Bickford says he had "absolutely nothing at all" to do with William Tyrrell's disappearance. Pic: NIGEL MCNEILPORT MACQUARIE: A convicted paedophile denied his involvement in the disappearance of William Tyrrell while expressing sympathy for the missing boy..>> view originalBorder breakfast wrap-up | Thursday, January 21, 2016
Your morning news snapshot from around regional Australia and beyond. Our photo of the day comes from @connoris2002 who posted this pic under the caption "the Weir in Albury was so fun!!! I want back #weir #lake #albury #nsw #Australia #friends #family"7.00AM: Good morning and welcome to the Border Breakfast Wrap-Up. Over the next few hours we will be bringing you as much information as possible from across the Border region and nationally.Weather, road conditions, breaking news,..>> view original
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
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