IBAC investigates allegations of excessive force by Ballarat police and other top stories

IBAC investigates allegations of excessive force by Ballarat police

Victoria's anti-corruption body IBAC is investigating alleged excessive force used against a vulnerable person by two Ballarat police officers. The male and female senior constables from the Ballarat police station have been suspended with pay pending ... >> 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 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

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

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

Michelle and Malcolm Kidd say daughter Erin abused at EW Tipping in Ballarat

In August 2013, she was placed into a "pilot program" in Ballarat in which four children in need of 24-hour care would live together under the care of disability services provider The E. W. Tipping Foundation. The program has since ended and the ... >> view original

Blue Bell Hotel in Wendouree robbed by armed bandits wielding gun, baseball bat

Police are investigating an armed robbery at the Blue Bell Hotel in the Ballarat suburb of Wendouree the early hours of this morning. About 1:00am (AEDT), two balaclava-clad intruders smashed their way into the hotel, in Howitt Street, via a rear door ... >> view original

Ex-Ballarat Christian Brother jailed over sex abuse

A former Christian Brother who was part of a notorious paedophile ring involving the clergy in Ballarat has been jailed for a minimum of three years for abusing 20 young boys. County Court judge Richard Smith said on Friday that Ted Dowlan, who changed ... >> view original

More Australians moving to Ballarat

AUSTRALIANS moving interstate are flocking to areas including Ballarat, with our population almost at a record 101,000 people. Recent Bureau of Statistics data showed Ballarat was one of the top destinations for people moving interstate, with Victoria ... >> view original

Payday loan debtors putting increased demand on Ballarat UnitingCare

UnitingCare in Ballarat says it is increasingly having to support low-income people who have gotten themselves into debt from payday loans. The welfare agency says more people are borrowing from lenders who promise a temporary fix but charge 100 per ... >> view original