Ballarat breakfast report | Friday, February 5, 2016
Morning headlines from around regional Australia and beyond. Good morning Ballarat and happy Friday. We've got all the news headlines you need right here.Hearing to decide George Pell fateA directions hearing to decide whether Australia’s most senior Catholic, Cardinal George Pell, is well enough to return for the third public hearing into Catholic Church authorities in Ballarat will be held on Friday. Read more.New era for troubled CBD nightclubConstruction works are underway i..>> view originalFormer AFL player Brett Goodes joins Ballarat league side Sebastopol
Ballarat base: Brett Goodes (right) has signed on to play with Sebastopol.SEBASTOPOL has scored a huge coup with former AFL player Brett Goodes yesterday signing on for the 2016 Ballarat Football League season. The former Western Bulldogs player will play under coach Shane Snibson, who was an assistant coach at VFL side North Ballarat Roosters when Goodes was a player.Goodes, who turns 32 this month, was delisted from the Western Bulldogs at the end of last season after 22 AFL games and later ap..>> view originalWhat's on TV Friday: The Doctor Blake Mysteries
Craig McLachlan in The Doctor Blake Mysteries. Those of us who were diehard Craig McLachlan fans in the 1980s could be a little surprised by the trajectory his career has taken: especially the fact it's a trajectory that involves him still having a career in 2016. Back when he was running around Ramsay Street naked and singing on the back of a truck, we had grave doubts about the long-term viability of his particular artistic niche. And yet here we are, with season four of The Doctor Blake ..>> view originalCelebrating global diversity, harmony
Flying outside the town hall is a symbol to celebrate cultural diversity this World Interfaith Harmony Week UNITED: Ballarat mayor Des Hudson and Ballarat Interfaith Network chairman Elham Jamali promote community harmony in the annual flag-raising ceremony. Picture: Kate HealyFLYING outside town hall, in the centre of Sturt Street, is a symbol to celebrate global peace and tolerance. Ballarat Interfaith Network spokeswoman Margaret Lenan Ellis said the group’s flag-raising ceremo..>> view originalAnna McGahan joins the cast of The Doctor Blake Mysteries
ARE Dr Lucien Blake and Ballarat ready for the 1960s? The ABC's popular period drama The Doctor Blake Mysteries, starring Craig McLachlan, returns for a fourth season with more cases for the police surgeon to solve as Australia enters a new decade. Anna McGahan joins the cast as the new local reporter Rose, who happens to find herself - camera in hand - right in the thick of a murder while covering the stopover of a high-profile car race. "I guess you could say Rose is a bit provocat..>> view originalWales primed for Hobart Cup
Cranbourne trainer Richard Laming is confident of a good result when Wales lines up in Monday’s Group 3 Hobart Cup, with no concerns about the horse’s wide barrier. The son of Redoute's Choice has drawn barrier 12 of 15 for the $200,000 race, something Laming believes won’t be a problem for the six-year-old. “The wide barrier draw won’t worry him. He drew wide in the Ballarat Cup and went around them wide last start, he’s actually a better horse out wide so I’m fine with the draw,” Laming said...>> view originalSouth Australian brekky wrap | Friday, February 5, 2016
Morning headlines from around regional South Australia and beyond. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN NEWSBITE► KINGSTON: Powerhouse Australian radio duo Hamish and Andy have gotten behind the campaign to save 'Larry the Lobster', launching a #pinchamate competition to raise funds for the dilapidated - but great - shellfish.Responding to an email from Kingston local Gordon Shreeves, the pair joked that “their blood ran cold” when they read about the possible demise of a tourism icon in SA’s own bac..>> view originalBallarat, Pyrenees, Moorabool councillors back cash for cans scheme
City of Ballarat, Moorabool and Pyrenees shire councillors are convinced that the cash for cans scheme should be considered in Victoria. Cash influx: Local councillors believe the cash for cans scheme could be used to good effect in Ballarat and surrounding areas.City of Ballarat, Moorabool and Pyrenees shire councillors are convinced that the cash for cans scheme should be considered in Victoria.The initiative in which Victorians would receive 10 cents for each recycled can is us..>> view original"You're an idiot!" Former staffer's compo claim
Administrative actions in Senator John Madigan's office have been described as 'reasonable'. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen A former staffer to Victorian Senator John Madigan has lost his bid to be paid compensation for mental injuries he suffered while working in the Senator's office.Mark Banwell​, a former federal Liberal candidate for Ballarat turned Democratic Labor Party staffer, worked as an electorate officer for Victorian DLP Senator John Madigan for ne..>> view originalAbuse Survivors To Protest Outside Turnbull's Office
Supporters of people abused in Australian institutions will hold a silent protest outside Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's Sydney electorate over the Federal Government's response to calls for a national independent redress scheme.CLAN, which represents thousands of Care Leavers who suffered abuse in Australia's orphanages, children's homes and in foster care, will stage silent protest outside Mr Turnbull's Edgecliff electorate office on Friday afternoon.Mr Turnbull is also a patron of CLAN. T..>> view original
Thursday, February 4, 2016
Ballarat breakfast report | Friday, February 5, 2016 and other top stories.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment