Thursday, August 11, 2016

Ballarat vows to protect Eureka Flag and other top stories.

  • Ballarat vows to protect Eureka Flag

    Ballarat vows to protect Eureka Flag
    VIC: Ballarat's council will ask the Governor General’s Office for the Eureka Flag to be proclaimed as a flag of Australia. Ballarat City Council is moving ahead with a plan to approach the Governor General’s Office and request the Eureka Flag be proclaimed as a flag of Australia.The move would pave the way for steps to be taken to permanently protect the flag from use deemed inappropriate.It followed months of debate surrounding a far right-wing political party’s plans to use the..
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  • Ballarat council calls on Governor-General to protect Eureka flag ...

    Ballarat council calls on Governor-General to protect Eureka flag ...
    Ballarat council calls on Governor-General to protect Eureka flag from 'improper use' Updated August 11, 2016 17:39:51 The Ballarat Council is calling on the Governor-General to have the Eureka flag formally protected, in a move to prevent 'improper use'. The original was on show at the Melbourne trials of Ballarat's Eureka Stockade rebels in 1855, but went into relative obscurity until a restoration campaign in the 1970s brought it out on display again, and back into ..
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  • Ballarat breakfast report | Thursday, August 11, 2016

    Ballarat breakfast report | Thursday, August 11, 2016
    Ballarat City Council's chief executive has made a public plea for the state government to intervene in the wake of an administrative blunder which could result in ...
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  • Duplication work begins on Victoria's Ballarat railway line

    Duplication work begins on Victoria's Ballarat railway line
    Duplication work begins on Victoria's Ballarat railway line 11 August 2016 The Government of Victoria in Australia has commenced work on a A$518m ($396.4m) project to duplicate the Ballarat railway line between Deer Park and Melton. Work on the line will be carried out alongside construction of the new Caroline Springs Station, in order to improve public transport in Melbourne’s growing western suburbs. The first section of the duplicated double-track, a 1km section between Chris..
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  • Bob's joy at running return1:39

    Bob's joy at running return1:39
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  • Rapist Anthony Pitt found guilty of two more shocking attacks

    Rapist Anthony Pitt found guilty of two more shocking attacks
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  • Blood donor saved by transfusion after serious truck crash gives 700 ...

    Blood donor saved by transfusion after serious truck crash gives 700 ...
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  • Michelle Payne passes medical test but future with Prince Of ...

    Michelle Payne passes medical test but future with Prince Of ...
    MICHELLE Payne’s race against time to regain the ride on Prince Of Penzance has cleared an important hurdle, with confirmation on Thursday that she has gained full medical clearance.“She could ride tomorrow if she wanted to,’’ said Victorian Jockeys Association chief executive Des O’Keeffe.Payne was subjected to a medical test at Racing Victoria last Friday, essential for any jockey making comeback from injury.The test included assessment of her cognitive capabilities.Payne fell heavily in a rac..
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  • Need for welfare policy

    Need for welfare policy
    That was the message of Jonathan Crilly, who is the manager of Central Victoria Livestock Exchange (CVLX) in Ballarat that has had some well publicised animal welfare cases. Jonathan Crilly, manager of Central Victoria Livestock Exchange (CVLX) in Ballarat, said some people thrived on confrontation and good documentation and a thorough consultation process was critical to good outcomes.In late 2013, Ballarat livestock agent Michael Treweek was given a 12-month good behaviour bond and fined $500,..
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  • Can McCluggage bag the No.1 draft spot?

    Can McCluggage bag the No.1 draft spot?
    HUGH McCluggage's family farm houses about 600 cows and is spread over 700 acres of land.  He grew up at the Naringal property, about 20 minutes from Warrnambool in Victoria's south, and regularly helped his dad Sam in the process of milking and yarding the cows, harvesting on the tractor and running the dairy estate. "We can see the neighbours from our place but they're a fair way away. There's paddocks and trees in between, so we've got plenty of goal posts to kick through," said McCluggage, ..
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