Wednesday, April 27, 2016

On this day in Ballarat | April 27 and other top stories.

  • On this day in Ballarat | April 27

    On this day in Ballarat | April 27
    2002 - Highland Dancing Championships (part of Royal South Street) at Grammar' Performing Arts Centre. L-R Shkara Rantall(8), Ebony Mackay (9), Rebecca Kelly (9).2002 - BFL under-14.5, East V Lakers: East Corey Quinlan.2002 - BFL representative team's coaches: Phillip Knowles (U18 coach).2002 - Ballarat Secondary College. Winner of the Courier Write on Art Competition. 16 year old Josh Begbie and 19 year old Ashley Skewes.2002 - Jason Ibbotson, 2nd Dan Black Belt in the Korean martial art "Hapki..
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  • Heart health check clinic returns to Ballarat

    Advertising featureThis Heart Week, from May 1-7, the Heart Foundation’s mobile clinic is returning to Ballarat to provide the community with free 15-minute heart health checks.Heart Foundation Victoria CEO Diana Heggie said approximately six people suffer a heart attack each week in Ballarat and this number is expected to rise if people don’t take action to improve their health.BEATING AS ONE: Health professionals from the Heart Foundation and other local health services get ready for National ..
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  • Ballart council to vote on masterplan for civic hall redevelopment

    Ballart council to vote on masterplan for civic hall redevelopment
    Ballart council to vote on masterplan for civic hall redevelopment Posted April 27, 2016 12:03:04 Ballarat councillors will vote tonight on a masterplan that would pave the way for the long-awaited city's derelict city hall to be renovated.It has been 13 years since Ballarat's Civic Hall, built in 1956, was closed and the city has been debating its future ever since.Tonight, councillors will vote on a masterplan that would overturn a demolition application approved in..
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  • Victorian state budget 2016: Deliverance for Hoddle Street bottlenecks

    Victorian state budget 2016: Deliverance for Hoddle Street bottlenecks
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. Victorian budget 2016: big cash for public transport Transport journalist Adam Carey says public transport spending is a highlight of this year's state budget. PT2M51S 620 349 Forget talk of Melbourne building a Los Angeles style freeway network. We're set to pinch an idea from Salt Lake City. Continuous flow intersections, big in America's Mormon belt, are coming to Hoddle Street, a road that has long caused motorists to pray for deliverance. Fo..
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  • Regional Vic big winner in state budget

    The Victorian government boasts its budget has the highest regional infrastructure spend on record, but the opposition says the further you live from Melbourne the less you get.Regional and rural areas have received funding for big ticket items such as the $518 million upgrade of the Ballarat railway line and $107 million for the Drysdale Bypass in Wednesday's 2016/17 state budget.South Gippsland's water grid will also be expanded to connect towns like Nyora, Loch, Korumburra and Poowong to Mel..
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  • Hundreds of jobs in new CBD tech hub

    Hundreds of jobs in new CBD tech hub
    More than 200 jobs will be created in heart of the city as part of a $4.2 million state government pledge to build an Innovation Lab and Digital Space in the Central Business District. JOBS BOOST: Victorian agriculture and regional development minister Jaala Pulford at the state budget announcement in Melbourne on Wednesday.More than 200 jobs will be created in heart of the city as part of a $4.2 million state government pledge to build an Innovation Lab and Digital Space in the C..
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  • Victorian budget 2016/17: An overview

    Victorian budget 2016/17: An overview
    Victorian budget 2016/17: An overview April 27, 2016, 11:56 a.m. Big spending on public transport and roads form the centrepiece of the Victorian budget Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas MP. Pic: Justin McManusBig spending on public transport and roads form the centrepiece of the Victorian budget, released on Wednesday.The state government has committed almost $3 billion for the Melbourne Metro Rail project to ease pressure on the City Loop and increase ..
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  • Alleged thief found with keys to Ballarat businesses

    Alleged thief found with keys to Ballarat businesses
    A WENDOUREE man who was allegedly found with keys to majority of the stores in the Bridge Mall has been refused bail. A WENDOUREE man who was allegedly found with keys to most of the stores in the Bridge Mall has been refused bail.The Ballarat Magistrates Court heard a search warrant at Kaine Lyons’ Banskia Road property on April 14 found 100 items suspected to be stolen from the Ballarat region.Police informant Senior Constable Daniel Milne told the court police searched Lyons’ a..
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  • Train cash is well short of what we deserve

    Train cash is well short of what we deserve
    The Victorian government's paltry spend on the North East train line is a disgrace The Victorian government has committed $1.3 billion of its budget to “better regional public transport”.That’s almost in the same league as the truly big ticket items of the new Metro Tunnel and a revamped city loop.The regional spend on better train services seems, on first reading, to have struck a similar chord. But what the government reckons is “regional” perhaps does not tally with the definit..
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  • Good morning, Tassie! | Wednesday, April 27

    Good morning, Tassie! | Wednesday, April 27
    What's making headlines in Tasmania, Australia, and the world. Fog coated Launceston's streets this morning.News from TasmaniaLaunceston weather forecast: There is another thick blanket of fog on the city this morning. It’s expected to clear into a partly cloudy day with a top temperature of 24 degrees. Winds are northwesterly at 20 to 30km/h, tending northerly at 25 to 40km/h from the middle of the day. Rain is expected tomorrow.The Examiner’s top storiesSpeak out Increased aware..
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