Further delays for Ballarat cricket season and other top stories.

• Further delays for Ballarat cricket season

  

  Ballarat Cricket Association has been forced to stagger the start of its season. City Oval was almost completely under water last month.Ballarat Cricket Association has been forced to stagger the start of its season.With the opening day having already been abandoned across the board, a shortage of grounds owing to continued wet conditions means three lower end senior and all junior grades will have to wait another week before getting underway.BCA operations manager Greg Wakeling s..

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• Grampians wines prove top drops

  

  The Grampians region has claimed 13 of the 18 trophies on offer at the Western Victorian wine awards in Ballarat. TOP DROPS: Wineries in the Grampians region won back the shield for ‘Most Successful Region’ at the Western Victorian Wine Challenge awards in Ballarat.Wineries in the Grampians region won back the shield for Most Successful Region at the Western Victorian Wine Challenge awards in Ballarat last weekend.The Grampians wines claimed 13 of the 18 trophies on offer.Grampian..

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• A new boarding facility will be built at St Patrick's College in Ballarat

  

  BALLARAT’S St Patrick’s College is investing $5 million for a new boarding precinct for up to 100 boys.The Catholic day and boarding school is also preparing to celebrate its 125th year in 2018.Construction of the new boarding facility will begin before the end of the year and will ensure the college’s tradition of boarding continues for generations.The precinct will feature a new kitchen, dining room and laundry as well as indoor and outdoor recreation areas.Bedrooms are being designed to meet ..

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• Lawn bowls: Daylesford starts weekend pennant under prepared

  

  Ballarat District Bowls Division weekend pennant players found out how hard it is without a full pre-season. Daylesford found out the hard way in the Ballarat District Bowls Division weekend pennant opening round just important pre-season is.TOP GREENS: Graeme Nicholson (Buninyong) takes on the challenge of BDBD premier division against City Oval at Buninyong. Picture: Lachlan Bence.While the season began in ideal sunny conditions on Saturday, Daylesford did it hard.Daylesford’s ..

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• Design students hit runway at fashion awards

  

  Full skirts, florals and millinery dominated the catwalk when emerging designers showed off their creations at this year’s Fashion Awards Australia. Budding designers from around the nation and design students from TAFEs, secondary colleges and tertiary campuses descended on Lakeside Banquet and Convention Centre in Taylors Lakes last Friday to display their works in a range of categories. White was the preferred choice of colour for many of the entrants, and full-length dresses and longer hem..

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• Talented teen ballerina reaches international level

  Since she started ballet classes at just four years of age, Ada Sayasane always had a “light in her eyes”. En pointe: Ada Sayasane, 15, and her Royal South Street trophy. She has accomplished the rare feat of winning all four major accolades and has also been selected for an international competition. Picture: Kate HealySince she started ballet classes at just four years of age, Ada Sayasane always had a “light in her eyes”.Now 15, the talented teen has just been offered the incre..

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  FOR nearly two years Katherine and Tim Pilkington searched for the holy grail of sheep genetics.The search started by examining traits of all meat sheep, then drilling down to specialists – talking to genetic providers and breeders – followed by abattoirs and then taste testing meat cuts with chefs, family and friends to see which meat was deemed the best.“We started with an end goal in mind – we wanted premium-eating quality lamb, juicy, tender and full of flavour,” said Katherine, whose family..

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• Sandringham Zebras Best & Fairest Preview: Contenders

  

  Sandringham Zebras Best & Fairest Preview: Contenders Nathan Lay  October 12, 2016 3:19 PM It was a solid year form Templeton, rising quickly to become the Zebras' most dominant midfielders St Kilda duo Eli Templeton and Cam Shenton will lead a strong Saints contingent when Sandringham crowns its best and fairest for 2016 on Friday night. The pair will head into the count as favourites, while Brodie Murdoch, Brandon White and Sandri..

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• Strassman's message behind the hilarity | video

  

  “It is not someone saying ‘hi’ in five different voices; it is an exploration of the suspension of disbelief." Selfie time: US ventriloquist David Strassman with beloved puppet Ted E. Bare. Strassman's latest show explores the concept of screen addiction.Managing six personalities at the same time is no easy feat.So it makes sense renowned US ventriloquist David Strassman has ditched booze in order to maintain the level of mental clarity required for his increasingly complex shows..

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