Ballarat breakfast report | Wednesday, April 6, 2016 and other top stories.

• Ballarat breakfast report | Wednesday, April 6, 2016

  Morning headlines from around Ballarat, regional Australia and further afield. Good morning Ballarat and happy Wednesday. We've got all the news headlines you need right here.Timmy O'Brien's murderers appeal convictionsThe two men convicted of murdering 14-year-old autistic teenager Timmy O’Brien have appealed their convictions in the Court of Appeal. Read more.Permanent display on cards for Loud FenceRibons tied to the front gates of St Patrick’s College as part of the Loud Fence..

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• Two convicted killers of 14yo autistic boy near Ballarat to appeal ...

  

  Two convicted killers of 14yo autistic boy near Ballarat to appeal convictions Updated April 06, 2016 12:40:22 Two men jailed for murdering an autistic teenager near Ballarat in 2013 will appeal against their convictions, a court has heard.Joel Henderson, 43, is serving 24 years for the murder of 14-year-old autistic boy Timothy O'Brien at Scarsdale.The teenager was murdered with an axe after he tried to stop an attack on his stepfather.Henderson's lawyer said he was no..

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• Bishop Mulkearns, accused of sex abuse cover-up in Australia, dies

  

  Ballarat, Australia, Apr 5, 2016 / 12:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Bishop Ronald Mulkearns, who led the Diocese of Ballarat in Australia's Victoria state from 1971 to 1997, died Monday at the age of 85. He had been accused of covering up sexual abuse of children in his diocese. Bishop Mulkearns died April 4 at the Nazareth House Nursing Home in Ballarat after suffering colon cancer. “Those who knew him personally will remember a man who was dedicated in his service over those years and, indeed, over ..

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• Two men jailed for axe murder of 14yo boy with autism near Ballarat ...

  Two men jailed for axe murder of 14yo boy with autism near Ballarat lose appeal Updated April 06, 2016 12:05:43 Two men jailed last year for the axe murder of a teenager with autism at a property in Scarsdale near Ballarat have lost an appeal against their convictions.Timothy O'Brien, 14, was murdered at a property in Scarsdale in 2013 after he was repeatedly struck in the head with an axe as he tried to defend his stepfather from an attack.Joel Henderson, 43, and Darre..

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• Vic axe killers can't appeal: court

  Two Victorian men jailed for the brutal axe murder of an autistic boy have been told they cannot appeal their convictions.Timothy "Timmy" O'Brien, 14, was trying to defend his beloved stepfather from ambush when he was attacked and killed in January 2013.Joel Parker Henderson, 42, and Darren Wilson, 37, were later found guilty of his murder and handed at least 20 and 26 years behind bars, respectively. The Court of Appeal on Wednesday dismissed a bid to overturn their convictions.On the night o..

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• Mayor muscles-up fitness campaign

  

  CROSS-training has become part of Ballarat mayor Des Hudson’s public fitness regime NEW PATHS: Ballarat mayor Des Hudson has started cross-training and trying new sports in his public fitness campaign while keeping up his daily walking regime at Lake Wendouree. Picture: Lachlan BenceCROSS-training has become part of Ballarat mayor Des Hudson’s public fitness regime the past month. No matter how much his muscles are screaming.The mayor, willing to put himself out there with any new..

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• Victorian CFMEU secretary John Setka. Picture: Ian Currie

  

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• 10 councils seek rate cap out

  

  Ballarat, Buloke and Murrindindi among the 10 Victorian councils. EXEMPTION SOUGHT: The City of Ballarat is among 10 Victorian councils seeking a rate cap variation. Picture: PAT SCALARelated: Central Victoria braces for rate cutsTen councils across the state have sought a variation to rate caps set to be imposed on Victorian local governments this year – among them the cities of Ballarat and Geelong and the Buloke, Murrindindi and Pyrenees shires.  Victorian Local Governance Asso..

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• Bashboy unable to continue jumps career after August 1 because ...

  

  Champion Irish jockey Ruby Walsh riding Bashboy and King Triton clear the last the first time around in the Grand National Steeplechase during the Ecycle Grand National Steeplechase Day at the Ballarat Turf Club on Sunday 9th July, 2015. Picture: Mark DadswellTHE career of champion jumper Bashboy will be over after August 1 when he turns 13 after Racing Victoria announced that it would not seek an exemption to allow him to race on.A new national rule forces the retirement of racehorses once they..

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• Huge hike in evasions of police

  

  MORE people evaded police in each of the last five months of 2015 than they did for the entire 18 months prior. The dramatic rise has been linked to the controversial “no pursuit policy” that came into effect in July last year. The policy, which has been slammed by the Police Association, is currently under review but the state’s head of road policing has previously said the policy may be amended but not dumped. In December, 14 evade police offences were recorded in Ballarat, the previous Decemb..

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