Ballarat breakfast report, Tuesday March 24, 2015 and other top stories

Ballarat breakfast report, Tuesday March 24, 2015

Only 0.6mm has been recorded in Ballarat since 9am on Monday. However we did experience a cooler night, with temperatures dipping to eight degrees at 7.30am. Ballarat can expect a shower this morning, followed by a top of 16. There is more of the same ... >> view original

Ballarat Drag Racing club bids farewell to Ballarat Airport | PHOTOS

Tuesday March 24, 2015. News. Larger / SmallerNight Mode. Ballarat Drag Racing club bids farewell to Ballarat Airport. By Pat Nolan. March 23, 2015, 12:34 p.m.. The uncertainty of the Ballarat Drag Racing Club continues as the club holds its last ever ... >> view original

Ballarat breakfast report| Monday, March 23, 2015

On Friday March 23 in 1990, Ballarat and District Life Education Unit welcomed Anne Goodfellow as its new part time educator. The appointment, at the time, was a first for Victoria. She accompanied full time teacher Sue Mandley, who had been withe the ... >> view original

Ballarat man's $3000-a-day ice addiction

Marc Osbourne, 32, resorted to theft to buy gifts for his children, with whom he has limited contact, and one two occasions was caught stealing children's clothing from Ballarat stores. Scott Belcher, for Osbourne, said it was a "very bad situation ... >> view original

Rod Stewart drowned out 'horrendous' noise of Cyclone Pam: Ballarat dentist

The Ballarat dentist had been attending a Rotary volunteer meeting on the Pacific archipelago when they were warned a cyclone was on its way. Unlike many locals, he was fortunate enough to be barricaded in a secure concrete hotel and wait until the ... >> view original

Ice addict with $3000-a-day habit caught stealing gifts for his children

Marc Osbourne, 32, resorted to theft to buy gifts for his children, with whom he has limited contact, and on two occasions was caught stealing children's clothing from Ballarat stores. After smashing a window at Sebastopol Mitre 10 on December 11, the ... >> view original

Man who had sex with a horse 'needs help', says Ballarat judge

A naked man spotted having sex with a horse in broad daylight hid down behind the mare to avoid being identified, a court has heard. The 67-year-old, whose name was suppressed on Tuesday by Judge Lance Pilgrim at a County Court sitting in Ballarat, ... >> view original

Education first line of defence against drugs in sport says North Ballarat ...

Women's leadership in sportBusselton Dunsborough Mail >> view original

Online petition backs traditional owners' calls to name new Ballarat suburb ...

On the basis that community members found it too hard to spell or pronounce, the Ballarat Council last year rejected a proposal to name a new suburb Mullawallah after a much respected Wadawurrung ancestor. Signatories to a new petition hope to reverse ... >> view original

Moving VicRoads office to Ballarat 'never ruled out' says Victorian Premier ...

The Victorian Premier has left the door open to moving the state's road authority to Ballarat. In March last year, the former Liberal government promised to move VicRoads from Kew to Ballarat's Civic Hall if it won the election. The plan has been on ... >> view original