Ballarat-Melbourne trains cancelled after collision at level crossing and other top stories

Ballarat-Melbourne trains cancelled after collision at level crossing

Six train services inbound and outbound have been disrupted by the incident while the Ballarat line is suspended. A V/Line spokesman said services were being replaced by coaches until the accident scene is cleared. Rockbank is about 29km west of ... >> 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

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

Ballarat mayor's plan to drain Civic Hall funds

In a document seen by The Courier Cr Philips put forward his own alternative budget outlining millions of dollars should be used for other projects including repairing rural roads, revamping the Sebastopol library, Black Hill lookout, Ballarat ... >> view original

National 'ice' task force: Uniting Care Ballarat calls for education focus

Uniting Care Ballarat is calling for the Federal Government's new national task force on 'ice' to focus on educating people about the drug. Earlier this week, Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced the task force, which will focus on stamping out the use ... >> view original

New Gallipoli miniseries tells the story of Diggers from Ballarat

The new miniseries, Deadline Gallipoli, follows the stories of war correspondents Charles Bean, Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett, Phillip Schuler and Keith Murdoch, who share the trenches with Diggers from Ballarat on the front line in Gallipoli. For Glenane ... >> view original

Ballarat breakfast report| Wednesday April 8, 2015

The driver of the vehicle said he was driving to Ballarat Railway Station when the accident occurred. He was waiting to turn right into Mair Street when he saw the tanker travelling east along the road. As the truck turned left it started to tip. The ... >> view original

Children make robots at Ballarat Library

Eight school children, aged nine to 14, worked on a robot-making assembly line at the Ballarat Library on Thursday. Their production materials were Lego blocks and their finished products were programmed machines capable of obeying simple instructions. >> view original

Anti-corruption body probes Ballarat police

BALLARAT'S top cop has refused to comment on an investigation by Victoria's anti-corruption body into alleged "serious misconduct" by two of his members. Superintendent Andrew Allen said it would be "inappropriate" for him to comment on alleged ... >> 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