Ballarat breakfast report | Saturday, February 6, 2016
Your morning news headlines from across regional Australia and beyond. Morning Ballarat, It's going to be a warm one today, with a top of 31 degrees forecast by our friends at the Bureau of Meteorology, again not helping conditions like those at Beaufort, seen above. Our top stories today include a man's quest to get his great aunt's grave restored and why more rail trouble is on the way. Cemetery forsakenDespair as train pain rolls onCoffee etiquette hasn't yet hit BallaratState ..>> view originalMission accomplished as BCA claims crown
BALLARAT Cricket Association has swept aside two heartbreaking campaigns and charged back into Melbourne Country Week’s provincial division. CHAMPIONS: The Ballarat Cricket Association squad after its triumph over Leongatha on Friday. Picture: Adam Cornell.BALLARAT Cricket Association has swept aside two heartbreaking campaigns and charged back into Melbourne Country Week’s provincial division.Promotion came on the back of victory in the division two carnival, sealed with a six-wi..>> view originalGeorge Pell's illness 'not as bad as victim's abuse'
Geelong claims fourth Melbourne Country Week crown from past six
Success: Geelong Cricket Association took out the Melbourne Country Week provincial title today.GEELONG Cricket Association has won its fourth Melbourne Country Week title from the past six carnivals. Geelong defeated Bendigo District Cricket Association today to claim the provincial title, successfully chasing down a 234-run target at Albert Reserve with four wickets in hand.It is an envious record of success but not one Geelong team manager Justin Brown said the side took for granted, having e..>> view originalVictoria takes out 10 prizes at national tourism awards
Victorian tourist attractions and operators have won big at the national tourism awards, taking home 10 of the top prizes. The 26 winners of the Qantas-sponsored Australian Tourism Awards for 2015 were announced in Melbourne on Friday. Victorian sites and operators claimed ten gold awards, with Sovereign Hill in Ballarat winning the major tourist attraction category. The Melbourne Cup Carnival also took out the top prize for major festivals and events. Federal Minister for Tourism and Internati..>> view originalVic transport bosses to be questioned
Six reasons to visit Moorabool Valley
Moorabool Valley saw some of Victoria's first wine crops planted in the 1840s, and Austins & Co continues this vine tradition. Photo: Supplied 1. Wine Some of Victoria's first grape vines were planted by Swiss settlers in the Moorabool Valley in the 1840s. Phylloxera destroyed the industry in the late 1800s, but a renaissance followed 100 years later. Boutique family companies such as Austins & Co. now produce lovely, gamey pinot noir and full-bodied chardonnay. Today and tomorrow the Austin..>> view originalThe week in pictures: February 6, 2016 | Photos
Photos from across the Fairfax Regional network for the week ending February 6, 2016. The week in pictures: February 6, 2016 | Photos BALLARAT: Luke Terrill with Harry for a preview to Pet Adoption Day. Picture: Kate HealyTRENTHAM: Graham Walker wants to take over management of the cemetery where his great aunt is buried. Picture: Dylan BurnsBALLARAT: Keely and Milla Geljon are two of 11 cousins at St Frances Xavier Primary School this year. Picture: Kate He..>> view originalMargaret River wine tour company wins top award - The West ...
Top Drop Tours’ Kerry and Chris O'Hare. Picture: Top Drop Tours/Facebook A tour company for Margaret River wine lovers has been acknowledged as one of Australia’s top tourist operations for the second year in a row.The family-owned Top Drop Tours was last night named as the nation’s'''''' top tour and transport operator at the prestigious 2015 Australian Tourism Awards night in Melbourne.The company won the same award last year.WA businesses were awarded a total of 10 medals, including Top..>> view originalAbuse Survivors Protest Outside Turnbull's Office
Supporters of people abused in Australian institutions say they have spoken with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull 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, staged a silent protest outside Mr Turnbull's Edgecliff electorate office on Friday afternoon.Mr Turnbull is also a patron of CLAN. "He listened to us," CLAN execut..>> view original
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