Ballarat breakfast report| Thursday April 23, 2015 and other top stories

Ballarat breakfast report| Thursday April 23, 2015

A WOMAN held captive in a Black Hill cave was told she would be her captor's “bitch”, a court heard on Wednesday. Ballarat Magistrates Court heard the captor, a man who cannot be named for legal reasons, repeatedly breached an intervention order when ... >> view original

Ballarat saleyards proposal sparks council call for independent panel advice

The Ballarat council is defending a decision to ask an independent panel for advice about the city's controversial saleyards. Last night, the council voted to ask the Victorian Government to appoint a panel to consider submissions on the facility. A ... >> view original

Old Ballarat orphanage dig for children's remains fails to find anything

Archaeologists and police forensic crews had been digging up the grounds of the Victoria St site since Monday as they investigated alleged activities that may have occurred at the orphanage prior to it being closed and transformed into the Ballarat ... >> view original

Bright future for golf in Ballarat

THE WORLD'S most affluent trainee golf tournament will remain in Ballarat for a further three years. Ballarat Golf Club has retained hosting rights to the National Futures Championship until 2017. The announcement was made at Sovereign Hill on Tuesday, ... >> view original

VFL: Magpies fall to North Ballarat

While a trip to Ballarat already proved a daunting start to the 2015 season, wet and windy conditions greeted the Magpies on arrival at Eureka Stadium. The rain began to fall as the players entered the ground and the game quickly turned into a heated ... >> view original

Move VicRoads to Ballarat to offset recent job losses

We have now seen Telstra, IBM, ABN Electrical and Wood 'n' Energy all suffer job losses in recent months. The Andrews government needs to respond to these job cuts and support Ballarat's growing population with job opportunities. One obvious lever ... >> view original

Police excavate old Ballarat orphanage site

The grounds of an old orphanage in regional Victoria are being dug up, as police investigate reports scores of children were informally buried there. The excavation work at the old Ballarat orphanage started on Monday and has yet to uncover any ... >> view original

Three To Watch - Ballarat

Chaparro returns to the fences for the first time since he scored a memorable victory in last year's Grand Annual Steeplechase (5500m) at the Warrnambool May Carnival. The son of High Chaparral will carry 70.5kg against a strong field that includes ... >> view original

Alleged pimp operated from Ballarat motels

The man placed ads in the adult section of newspapers for three sex workers and booked motels rooms at Warrnambool, Ballarat and Geelong. Because of the high number of visitors, one motel staff member requested Haynes have them sign in. >> view original

Racving: jumpers head up bumper Ballarat program

Plumpton trainer Patrick Payne saddles up the eight-year-old in the QLS logistics Great Southern Steeplechase, 3200m - one of two jumps events on a 10-race card at Sportsbet-Ballarat. Chapparo is one of the most experience steeplechasers going around ... >> view original