Ballarat breakfast report | Thursday April 9, 2015 and other top stories

Ballarat breakfast report | Thursday April 9, 2015

On this day in 1990, The Courier reported St Patrick's College and Ballarat Queens Anglican Grammar won the Ballarat Schools' Head of the Lake. The last win by St Pat's first crews was in 1961, but the BQGS had dominated the girls event winning its ... >> view original

IBAC investigates allegations of excessive force by Ballarat police

Victoria's anti-corruption commission will hold public hearings into accusations of use of excessive force against a vulnerable person by two Ballarat police officers. The senior constables from the Ballarat police station, one male and one female ... >> view original

Police Association questions IBAC plan for public hearing into Ballarat police ...

The Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) yesterday announced it would be examining claims of excessive force allegedly used by two senior constables in Ballarat. The pair, a man and a woman, have been suspended with pay and ... >> view original

Ballarat to host ARC round in 2016

“The welcome we have received already by the local community and the Ballarat City Council has been beyond amazing. They are thrilled to have the ARC coming to town, even this far out from our first event. We have big plans that we're excited to ... >> view original

Chinese history of Ballarat goldfields inspires Eugenia Lim's video ...

A sci-fi meta-narrative, a homage to Jacques Tati's film Playtime and a non-linear approach to Australian history and personal identity, Eugenia Lim's new video installation, Yellow Peril, looks at the Chinese history of gold digging at Sovereign Hill ... >> view original

Ballarat breakfast report, Sunday April 5, 2015

Good morning Ballarat. Happy Easter. We hope you're having a relaxing and safe long weekend with family and friends. See your ad here. Here is what is making news across the Ballarat region: Lake Wendouree. PICTURE: KATE HEALY. V/LINE:. >> view original

Ballarat schoolgirls sent home for short dresses

DOZENS of female students at Ballarat Secondary College were sent home on Monday from the Wendouree campus for their dresses being too short. Parents say the school has lost sight of bigger issues, and argued they could not make the changes only a ... >> view original

Steve Smyth performs in Ballarat for last time

STEVE Smyth will farewell Ballarat in a new show added to his national tour before taking off to Europe. In what could be his last performance on Australian soil, Smyth announced his largest tour of Australia, adding Ballarat to his touring list for ... >> view original

Jeff Martin brings solo acoustic tour to Ballarat

Jeff Martin has spent much of 2014 recording and touring and despite just coming off a tour with The Tea Party, he is back on the road for his Returning From The Ocean At The End Solo Acoustic Australian Tour. Nearly three quarters of the way through ... >> 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