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Child sex abuse royal commission hearings tipped to inspire more Ballarat ...

The Ballarat Centre Against Sexual Assault is expecting public hearings into child sexual abuse will inspire more victims and survivors to come forward. The support agency will be providing extra services during the Royal Commission into Institutional ... >> view original

St Alipius Presbytery in Ballarat holds dark history of child sexual abuse

But in just over a week, when the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse begins its public hearings in Ballarat, very far from pretty echoes of its past will be recalled. We will learn anew that for many, perhaps hundreds, ... >> view original

Points system for Ballarat football from next year

A PLAYER points system and statewide salary cap in Ballarat football is likely to be introduced as early as next year. AFL Victoria will push ahead with its initial plan to introduce equalisation measures in 2016, with a full draft framework to be ... >> 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

VFL forwards fire against North Ballarat

A concerted team-effort has led Richmond's VFL squad to a dominant 82-point win over North Ballarat at the ME Bank Centre on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers' twin tall targets Liam McBean (five goals) and Ty Vickery (three) were the beneficiaries of an ... >> view original

Former Ballarat orphanage grounds dug up as police investigate allegations of ...

Police are digging up the grounds of a former Ballarat orphanage, in a search for the remains of children. Police began the search on Monday at 200 Victoria Street, which was once home to the Ballarat Orphanage, the Ballarat Children's Homes and ... >> view original

Sideshow festival brings family-friendly freaks to Ballarat

Shep Huntley was a young drama graduate when he first encountered the Jim Rose Circus in 1999. He was at once impressed and disturbed by the Seattle sideshow performer whose very loud, very confronting, nouveau freak show toured the world in the ... >> view original

Sunbury scores percentage-boosting Ballarat Football League win over Melton ...

Horwood's side learned the importance of percentage on a congested Ballarat Football League ladder last year, when it scraped into the top six by thumping Lake Wendouree in the final round. The Lions coach said he expected the climax to 2015 to be just ... >> view original

Warrnambool council unhappy with region's budget share as Ballarat ...

"I would imagine that there would be a lot of money that's already been pre-committed through election promises and I would imagine the big three, Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong, will feature prominently, so we'll be holding the government to account ... >> view original

Ballarat abuse victims get their say

THE Catholic Church's failures in dealing with some of Australia's worst pedophiles will be laid out before the abuse royal commission when it sits in the Victorian town of Ballarat this month. CHURCH representatives and even clergy who have been ... >> view original