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 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-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

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

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

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

Ballarat breakfast report | Saturday, April 11, 2015

A 19-year-old Ballarat man is currently wanted by police after a series of burglary and theft related offences. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Jake Castner following multiple offences in the Bacchus Marsh and Ballarat areas. Police are ... >> view original

Online petition backs traditional owners' calls to name new Ballarat suburb ...

On the basis that community members found it too hard to spell or pronounce, the Ballarat Council last year rejected a proposal to name a new suburb Mullawallah after a much respected Wadawurrung ancestor. Signatories to a new petition hope to reverse ... >> 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

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

Sunbury prepares for future in Ballarat Football League after resolving travel ...

“That was related to the amount of travel we had to do (and) we've only got four games scheduled at Ballarat now.” Ogilvie said Sunbury's members, several of whom voted in favour of a move to the RDFL, had been told the club would be staying put. >> view original