Man dies in crash near Ballarat and other top stories

Man dies in crash near Ballarat

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Ballarat steers up 10c/kg

GROWN steer prices lifted 10 cents a kilogram liveweight and weaner steer values by an average of 20c/kg at the Landmark Ballarat annual cattle sale on Friday. Increased support for the 3600 yarded cattle came from Gippsland bullock finishers and lot ... >> 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

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 one of Victoria's soft drink hotspots

The survey showed Ballarat also fared worse than metropolitan Melbourne for having medical checks, such as cholesterol, blood pressure, blood sugar and pap tests, visiting the dentist regularly, chronic conditions such as arthritis and heart disease ... >> view original

Ballarat match streamed live

This will include the Western Bulldogs match against Melbourne on Saturday 14 March at Eureka Stadium in Ballarat. The AFL announced on Friday that the six games not broadcast on Fox Footy could now be live-streamed after extensive work to repurpose ... >> 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

Driver dies in rollover crash on Western Freeway at Nerrina, near Ballarat

A MAN has died in a crash near Ballarat after he rolled his car last night. Police believe the driver, who is yet to be identified, lost control of the Holden Commodore before it left the road, hit trees and rolled in Nerrina. The driver died at the ... >> 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

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