Sunday Roast #2 at Restaurant Ballarat and other top stories.

• Sunday Roast #2 at Restaurant Ballarat

  

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• Ballarat breakfast report | Friday, May 20, 2016

  

  Weeks after a new roundabout was finished on one of Ballarat's busiest roads, critical lighting is still not turned on, and Powercor was only asked to check it last ...

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• Hunting for Truffles

  

  Sexually attracted sows, bad soil, and fake oil – in partnership with Visit Ballarat, we investigate some of the myths around truffles, and get an expert’s insight into this elusive, pungent delicacy. “It smells like sweaty gumboots sometimes.” Andres Haas isn’t talking about the soggy surrounds of his 20-acre farm on the outskirts of Ballarat. He’s talking truffles. “It’s a real umami sort of flavor,” he says, of the pungent fungus. “It’s difficult to describe.” Haas and his wife Lynette st..

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• IBAC examinations into alleged serious police misconduct at ...

  Public examinations into alleged serious police misconduct at the Ballarat Police Station will begin on Monday. PUBLIC examinations into alleged serious police misconduct at the Ballarat Police Station will begin on Monday.The state's anti-corruption body hearing will run for a week at the Ballarat Law Courts.IBAC’s Operation Ross hearings will focus on the alleged excessive use of force by officers at Ballarat Police Station and the Victoria Police management of, and response to,..

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• Spotlight on produce

  

  Ballarat's local produce is set to be put in the limelight in an effort to prove to Melbournians the city has what it takes to become a top notch foodie destination. FOOD EXPERIENCE: The Ballarat Restaurant dinner experience will be cooked by some of Ballarat’s best chefs including Peter Ford.BALLARAT’S local produce is set to be put in the limelight in an effort to prove to Melbournians the city has what it takes to become a top notch foodie destination.Ballarat Regional Tourism ..

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• The Treasure of Trout Farming

  

  From pond to pan in 10 minutes, trout-farm fishing offers one of the freshest dining experiences around. In partnership with Visit Ballarat, we find out how it’s done. “We’ve been doing paddock to plate since before it was trendy,” says Jan Jones. Jones and her husband Robert run Tuki Trout Farm, a property that encompasses trout fishing, grazing, a restaurant, and retreat-style accommodation. “I’m the producer, the butcher, the chef and the presenter,” says Robert. “But I’m not all that good..

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• Pride on the line for BFNL

  

  Young guns ready to fire BFNL to upset victory. BFNL skipper Jack GearyRelated – Inter-league teamsRelated – Gippsland confident of breaking streakRelated – Friday Flashbacks, May, 2007The exuberance of youth and the memories of Bacchus Marsh in 2009 have the BFNL primed to upstage Gippsland in Saturday’s AFL Community Championship clash in Warragul.The BFNL makes the trip to Warragul in an eerily similar position to the one it found itself in against Ballarat in 2009 - a host of ..

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• Fears waste fees will 'tip' elderly over edge

  

  A legally blind full-time carer and pensioner fears the cost of the incoming green waste service will push the city’s most vulnerable further below the poverty line. FED UP: Pensioners Peter and Kitty McGeary fear the fees for the Ballarat City Council's new green waste service will be out of reach for the city's most vulnerable residents.A legally blind full-time carer and pensioner fears the cost of the incoming green waste service will push the city’s most vulnerable further b..

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• Kennedy clear choice to lead BFL

  

  STEVE Kennedy has been given the honour of captaining the Ballarat Football League. STEVE Kennedy has been given the honour of captaining the Ballarat Football League in the inaugural AFL Victoria Community Championship.Steve KennedyCoach Shaun O’Loughlin said Kennedy had been the stand-out candidate for the key on-field leadership role.He told the player group that the Darley premiership player’s commitment to have himself right to represent the BFL against Western Region at Foot..

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