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

Giant water slide planned for Ballarat is cancelled

Slip 'N' Slide cancellationThe Courier >> view original

National Gallery off Victoria begins talks in Ballarat

The Art Gallery of Ballarat runs free talks between February and November, on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at 12.30pm. Gallery marketing and public programs officer Peter Freund said the talks had been running in this form for about ... >> view original

26 jobs go at IBM

Telstra set to start redundancy process for Ballarat job cutsABC Local >> view original

Play School comes to Ballarat stage

Fans of the Play School favourites have the chance to meet the faces behind the popular television show when the Play School National Tour comes to Ballarat's Federation University in March. The new live show, Once Upon A Time, will give children the ... >> 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

Ballarat Swap Meet: here to stay

An event as large as the Ballarat Swap Meet requires a power of planning. There is an army of 450 volunteers working 900 four-hour shifts over the course of the weekend, including 150 on Friday alone. The majority are Rotarians along with friends and ... >> 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

No Hale takes the shine off Ballarat's big weekend

The excitement of having Australia's fastest-ever schoolboy about to make his wing-heeled way to town is matched only by the deflation of losing him at the 11th hour. So the Ballarat Athletics Club discovered on Tuesday, when sprint sensation Jack Hale ... >> view original

Police search for missing Ballarat man and granddaughter

Update: A Ballarat man who went missing with his baby granddaughter has been found. Tim Lane and his 15-month-old granddaughter were located safe and well at a Ballarat address. The pair had been missing since January 23 when Mr Lane had picked ... >> view original