Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Westfield Matildas to play Football Ferns in Ballarat and other top stories.

  • Westfield Matildas to play Football Ferns in Ballarat

    Westfield Matildas to play Football Ferns in Ballarat
    ​The Victorian city of Ballarat will host an international football match for the first time when the Westfield Matildas face fellow 2016 Rio Games qualifier New Zealand at Morshead Park Stadium on Saturday 4 June 2016 (Kick-Off 3pm). Ballarat will be the Westfield Matildas’ base for five days from 30 May as the squad hones its preparations in regional Victoria for a tilt at a medal at the Rio Games. The match will be broadcast LIVE on FOX SPORTS and ABC TV. Football Federation Austra..
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  • Whitten Project launches in Ballarat

    Whitten Project launches in Ballarat
    The Western Bulldogs popular youth leadership program The Whitten Project commenced in Ballarat last week with a formal launch at the Ballarat Art Gallery hosted by City of Ballarat Mayor Des Hudson, Deputy Mayor Belinda Coates and Interim CEO Frank Dixon. The four month program will include fun and interactive workshops designed to inspire and educate participants on themes such as leadership, communication, goal setting, resilience, civic engagement and support networks. 15 local young people..
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  • Matildas to call Ballarat home as final farewell before Rio Olympics

    Matildas to call Ballarat home as final farewell before Rio Olympics
    The Matlidas will play New Zealand in a nationally broadcast match at Morshead Park. Matilda's striker Larissa Crummer, Mayor Des Hudson and co-captain Lisa De Vanna at Morshead Park on Tuesday. Picture: Lachlan Bence.Australia’s women’s soccer side will use Ballarat as a home base for its final farewell before the Rio Olympic Games.The Matildas will base themselves in the city for five days in June in the lead-up to the Olympics.They are also set to play the New Zealand Football ..
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  • Opera world mourns Ballarat-born Elsie Morison

    Opera world mourns Ballarat-born Elsie Morison
    THE opera world is mourning the death of Ballarat-born soprano Elsie Morison. LOCAL STAR: Ballarat-born Elsie Morison, who became a renowned international soprano, died last month in Prague, aged 91.THE opera world is mourning the death of Ballarat-born soprano Elsie Morison.The namesake of the Elsie Morison Prize for champion vocal solo at the Royal South Street competitions died last month in Prague, aged 91.Ms Morison was a student at Ballarat Clarendon College between 1937 and..
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  • First foal show for the year draws good fields to Ballarat

    First foal show for the year draws good fields to Ballarat
    HorsesFirst foal show for the year draws good fields to BallaratMay 10, 2016 12:00amFRAN CLELANDThe Weekly Times
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  • Arrest made over Wendouree carpark assault

    Arrest made over Wendouree carpark assault
    BALLARAT police arrested a man they were searching for over an alleged incident at a Wendouree shopping centre. UPDATE: BALLARAT police have identified and  apprehended a man they were searching for over an alleged incident at a Wendouree shopping centre.Police released images of a man who  they believed could assist them with their inquiries over an alleged carpark assault on a female victim.  Arrest made over Wendouree assault UNKNOWN: Ballarat Police are c..
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  • Public appeal over assault case

    Public appeal over assault case
    BALLARAT police arrested a man they were searching for over an alleged incident at a Wendouree shopping centre. UPDATE: BALLARAT police have identified and  apprehended a man they were searching for over an alleged incident at a Wendouree shopping centre.Police released images of a man who  they believed could assist them with their inquiries over an alleged carpark assault on a female victim.  Arrest made over Wendouree assault UNKNOWN: Ballarat Police are c..
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  • David Ridsdale: Child sex abuse survivor accused of not being open ...

    David Ridsdale: Child sex abuse survivor accused of not being open ...
    David Ridsdale: Child sex abuse survivor accused of not being open about his own past as an abuser Updated May 10, 2016 17:36:49 David Ridsdale, a high-profile survivor of child abuse who travelled to Rome to watch Cardinal George Pell give evidence to the royal commission, has been accused of not being transparent about his own past as an abuser. Key points:Leading advocate for child abuse victims David Ridsdale had history of offendingOffences committed in 1984, Rids..
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  • These angels wear orange overalls

    These angels wear orange overalls
    THEY’RE the people who climb out of bed at 3am during raging storms to ensure the rest of us have a roof over our heads. Wear Orange Day: Volunteers Wayne Scanlon, John Calistro, Heather Turner, Norm Baker and Frank Gillett at the Ballarat SES unit in Alfredton. Picture: Luka KauzlaricTHEY’RE the people who climb out of bed at 3am during raging storms to ensure the rest of us have a roof over our heads.They’re also the folk who spend countless hours trudging through thick scrub an..
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  • Time to shine for the deserving Matildas

    Soccer, or football as it is properly called, is something of a quiet achiever in this country and the quiet achiever in this realm is the highly successful women’s team the Matildas.So the announcement yesterday that this world class team will play one of the first international competitions this city has ever hosted will get more than a few soccer fans excited. Moreover  while Qatar played a friendly against Bahrain last year, neither of those male sides have the attraction of a peak national ..
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