Giant water slide planned for Ballarat is cancelled and other top stories

Giant water slide planned for Ballarat is cancelled

THE pin has been pulled on a highly anticipated inflatable Slip 'N' Slide which was due to arrive in Ballarat this weekend. The huge pink and blue Slip 'N' Slide, stretching a whopping 200 metres was planned to be unveiled to a crowd of more than 3000 ... >> view original

Head of the Lake: Ballarat High School in profile

NEW crew, new cox, new coach ... the Ballarat High School boys division one crew is unrecognisable compared with last year's drought-breaking champions, but it matters not. If anything, the Ballarat High boys feel it might even be an advantage. >> view original

Ballarat breakfast report | Monday, February 23, 2015

A BALLARAT family violence victim hopes a newly-launched royal commission could initiate a profound cultural shift rejecting domestic violence. The state government said the Royal Commission into Family Violence, targeting prevention and victim support ... >> view original

Ballarat man accused of installing spy cameras in ex-wife's house

Ballarat Magistrates Court heard the surveillance cameras were attached to wires, which ran through the house and were linked to a VCR recording device. The man is charged with recklessly causing injury, stalking, use of a listening device and ... >> view original

Ballarat unemployment set to rise following job cuts

Unemployment looks set to rise in Ballarat, with job losses from at least four businesses expected in the coming months. Last week Telstra announced it was consulting staff about dozens of positions that could go from its Wendouree office. The exact ... >> view original

Finish line photos from the Ballarat Cycle Classic 2015

About 1800 people participated in the eighth-annual event on Sunday, with registrations up by 200 people. Families packed the shores of Lake Wendouree shortly after 8am to farewell the cyclists at the start/finish line at Windmill Drive. There were ... >> view original

Ballarat Secondary College students exposed to hepatitis A berries

A NUMBER of Year 7 students at Ballarat Secondary College's Wendouree campus have been exposed to the frozen berries linked to an outbreak of hepatitis A. The Nanna's brand mixed berries were used to make smoothies in a cooking class last week. >> view original

Ballarat man had 'rape bag' for planned attacks, court told

... now of Staffordshire Reef, had his bag stocked with weapons, strangulation tools, cable ties, condoms and lubricant, and later told police his self-described “rape bag” was needed to carry out planned attacks. The County Court at Ballarat on ... >> view original

Almost 80 Telstra jobs flagged to go in Ballarat

Telstra has announced it may axe more than half the staff at its office in Ballarat, in regional Victoria, with jobs potentially going offshore. The company told staff on Wednesday that up to 78 people at the Gillies Street centre could lose their jobs ... >> view original

Victorian Opposition renews push for VicRoads' headquarters to move to Ballarat

The Victorian Opposition has renewed calls for VicRoads to move its headquarters from Melbourne to Ballarat. Opposition Leader Matthew Guy visited Ballarat yesterday to lobby for the state's road authority to move to the city's civic hall site. Mr Guy ... >> view original