Sunday, September 25, 2016

On this day in Ballarat | September 21 and other top stories.

  • On this day in Ballarat | September 21

    On this day in Ballarat | September 21
    2002 - LPFL opposing grand final coaches: from left Robbie Waters and Duane Bodey, from Carngham-Linton, and Leigh Russell and Gary Wilson, from Rokewood.2002 - LPFL, U17 netball, winners from Carngham-Linton, from left, Sam Merlino, Elise Doolan, Talia Holloway-Roden, Belinda Verdoorn, Lorinda Mathews, Balinda Broadbent, Kirsty Doolan and Rebecca Verdoorn.2002 - 24yo Cherrie Neale, runner-up in the Australian Arborist Awards..2002 - Lexton Plains football and netball finals: Carngham Linton V R..
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  • Ballarat breakfast report | Wednesday, September 21, 2016

    Ballarat breakfast report | Wednesday, September 21, 2016
    Your morning news snapshot from Ballarat, around regional Australia and beyond. PHOTO OF THE DAY: @therealplatinumvisuals "Lake wendouree at night. #ballarat #lake #lakewendouree #night #lights #clouds #water #reflection"Good morning Ballarat and happy Wednesday. We've got all the news headlines you need right here.Fire truck bogged while responding to burning abandoned carA fire truck responding to a suspicious car fire was bogged in a mud track in Sebastopol yesterday. Read more..
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  • Sunday trains replaced by buses

    Trains on the Ballarat to Melbourne line will not run this Sunday due to track works. Trains on the Ballarat to Melbourne line will not run this Sunday due to track works.V/Line services will be replaced by coaches between Southern Cross Station and Ballarat and Wendouree stations.Trains will operate as normal between Ararat and Maryborough and Ballarat before connecting with coaches from Ballarat to Melbourne.Passengers are advised to allow for an extra 45 minutes of travel time,..
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  • $970 million earmarked for regional Victorian transport

    $970 million earmarked for regional Victorian transport
    Why Ballarat requires a slice of the Port of Melbourne fortune. Full duplication of the Ballarat rail line remains a top priority.A $970 million windfall from the sale of the Port of Melbourne presents an opportunity to further develop transport opportunities between Ballarat and Melbourne.A consortium led by the Queensland Investment Corporation has purchased the site for a massive, higher than expected sum of $9.7 billion, with 10 per cent of the lease proceeds set for regional ..
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  • Ballarat's most wanted | car thieves

    Here are the faces of alleged offenders police are after. Can you help? Reckless car thieves who steal cars to commit aggravated burglaries and drive at high speeds are taking risks that could have fatal consequences. The city’s highest ranking police officer Superintendent Andrew Allen says this week’s crime crackdown on theft of motor vehicles is about catching offenders and increasing safety. An average of nearly seven cars a week were being stolen in the 12 months to March thi..
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  • Teen, 16, pimped out for sex in Ballarat

    Teen, 16, pimped out for sex in Ballarat
    A father of two who was in a relationship with a troubled 16-year-old girl and pimped her out for sex in Ballarat has been jailed. A father of two who was in a relationship with a troubled 16-year-old girl and pimped her out for sex in Ballarat has been jailed.Glen Jeffries, 42, must spend at least 16 months in prison for forcing the teen into prostitution, even when he knew she was under 18.Following a split from his wife and children, Jeffries met the girl on Facebook in Septemb..
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  • Ballarat Grammar's ag students are taking to the show ring

    Ballarat Grammar's ag students are taking to the show ring
    THIS year’s Royal Melbourne Show will be a particularly proud one for Matt Dickinson.The Ballarat Grammar agriculture and horticulture teacher will work alongside seven of his students in the show ring, presenting 10 of the school’s stud Lowline cattle — in this, the 20th anniversary of Lowlines being shown in Melbourne.But best of all, his 17-year-old daughter, Emma — who is studying Year 11 agriculture — will for the first time be an associate judge for belted Galloways, Limousin and Red Poll ..
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  • Ballarat Cricket Association announce plans for Twenty20 night ...

    Ballarat Cricket Association has forecast its plans to implement a standalone Twenty20 competition to be played under the Friday night lights. Ballarat Cricket Association has forecast its plans to implement a standalone Twenty20 competition to be played under the Friday night lights.The proposed competition is still in its early stages but would be separate to the regular BCA fixture which T20 has been a part of in recent years.Ballarat Cricket Association Operations Officer Greg..
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  • Roosters duo put reality game on the line

    Roosters duo put reality game on the line
    Roosters duo Matt Eagles and Daniel Cox feature in tonight's The Recruit live finale. ROOSTER RECRUITS: North Ballarat Roosters Matt Eagles and Daniel Cox are finalists in football reality television show The Recruit. Picture: Kate HealyNORTH Ballarat Roosters duo Matt Eagles and Daniel Cox could win a place on an AFL list tonight.The pair have reached the final three on football reality television show The Recruit, which will air in a live finale from Crown Casino in Melbourne to..
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  • Schoolgirl carves up scene

    Schoolgirl carves up scene
    At just 16 years old, Anna Oliphant Wright is hurtling full-speed towards a successful career in music. At just 16 years old, Anna Oliphant Wright is hurtling full-speed towards a successful career in music.Ready for anything: Ballarat's Anna Oliphant Wright has beaten 450 other entrants for a statewide song award in Melbourne. Picture: Lachlan BenceSince winning the Ballarat Beer Festival’s Battle of the Bands contest last year, the Ballarat Grammar student has played a number of..
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