Pokemoronic: ram raids on Ballarat car and other top stories.

• Pokemoronic: ram raids on Ballarat car

  VIC: Youths hunting Pokemon charms have been attacked by a ram raider. The craze for collecting Pokemon Go has taken an ugly twist in Ballarat, with a team of young fans being terrorised by a late night ram raid on their car.The group of young people, who asked not to be named for their own safety, were finishing a Pokemon run about 3am Friday in Vickers Street, Sebastopol, when they noticed a Holden Commodore and a motorcycle revving their engines near where they were parked.“We ..

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• Pokemania a positive in Ballarat, say fans

  

  While the Pokemon Go craze has attracted some media criticism, fans says it's a great way to overcome social anxieties, meet new friends and learn about the city you live in For anyone who might have missed it – perhaps you’ve been living on another planet – there’s a bit of a phone craze in Ballarat at the moment.Positive Pokemon: Some of Team Yellow Ballarat at their gathering in Camp St. The Camp Street site is known to be a Pokemon hot-spot. Photo. Team Yellow.Thousands of peo..

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• Ballarat MP Catherine King retains health portfolio in Labor's post ...

  

  Ballarat MP Catherine King retains health portfolio in Labor's post-election reshuffle Posted July 25, 2016 10:58:33 Shadow Minister for Health Catherine King says she will never get tired of defending Medicare, after making it through the Opposition's ministerial reshuffle. Labor leader Bill Shorten allocated roles in his shadow ministry on Saturday and, despite some speculation Ms King would be moved to another portfolio, the Member for Ballarat kept her key frontbe..

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• Race is on to have track right for jumps carnival

  

  BALLARAT Turf Club is racing the clock in a bid to have its track ready for next month’s inaugural two-day jumps carnival. HUGE EFFORT: An image from above the Ballarat Turf Club, which shows the covers along the home straight. Picture: Luke Parker - Skyline Drone Imaging.BALLARAT Turf Club is racing the clock in a bid to have its track ready for next month’s inaugural two-day jumps carnival.The club’s staff are working around the clock to overcome drainage issues in the home stra..

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• MICHAEL WARNER, Herald Sun

  

  WESTERN Bulldogs president Peter Gordon insisted on Monday night that chief executive David Stevenson had “resigned” and not been pushed out of the club less than 12 months after taking up the role. “Let me be clear about that, he has resigned and we have accepted his resignation,” Gordon declared.Stevenson, a former Nike executive, was hired last year after a global search done in consultation with the AFL.He shifted with his young family from a posting in Portland, Oregon and remains keen to c..

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• Works start on derelict hall site

  Works at the derelict Civic Hall site look set to begin, despite no outside funding being secured. Ditchy's take on Civic Hall Works at the derelict Civic Hall site look set to begin, despite no outside funding secured for the $20 million-plus mega library complex.A report to go before the Ballarat City Council this week recommended councillors vote in favour of beginning preliminary physical works at the site.However, the project remains dependant on an additional $13 million bei..

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• Jarman Jnr invited to draft combine

  

  CROWS father-son prospect Ben Jarman headlines a strong group of South Australians who have been invited to attend this year’s AFL Draft Combine.Jarman — the son of dual Adelaide premiership star Darren Jarman — is one of 10 Croweaters who will attend the camp at Melbourne’s Etihad Stadium from October 6-9.The others are Jarman’s North Adelaide teammates Jack Graham — the SA under-18 captain, who won the Larke Medal as the competition’s best player — Kym LeBois and Will Hayward, Glenelg’s Jonty ..

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• Koroit footballer Jarrod Korewha to play on MCG for St Patrick's ...

  Koroit footballer Jarrod Korewha ready for Herald Sun Shield grand final at the MCG. HOME OF FOOTBALL: Koroit teenager Jarrod Korewha will play on the MCG for St Patrick's College on Saturday. Picture: Amy PatonJARROD Korewha is keen to uphold his school rich’s football history when he runs out onto the MCG on Saturday.The Koroit teenager will represent St Patrick’s College Ballarat in the Herald Sun Shield grand final as it strives for its seventh straight title.Korewha, who was ..

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• Sebastopol Football Netball Club junior program set for shake-up

  

  Sebastopol Football Netball Club will embark on a major shake-up of its junior sports structure in an effort to improve the sustainability of junior side of the club. Sebastopol Football Netball Club will embark on a major shake-up of its junior sports structure in an effort to improve the sustainability of junior side of the club.Cameron Morgan At a special meeting on Wednesday night the club will attempt to amalgamate its junior football, netball and youth girls football commit..

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