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Cardinal George Pell visited Ballarat three weeks before royal commission ...

It has been revealed Cardinal George Pell visited Ballarat on a private vacation less than a month ago, as calls for him to re-appear at the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Abuse continue. The commission, which began hearing ... >> view original

Catholics gather for Mass in Ballarat, and call for survivors to be heard

They will remain that way at St Patrick's Cathedral throughout the course of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Ballarat, as an expression of the parish desire to be open to this ongoing pain. Father Justin ... >> view original

Royal commission: 'Some good must come from this,' says Ballarat abuse ...

Speaking outside the royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse, he says, 'There've been so many suicides and premature deaths.' Blenkiron is one of almost 20 survivors who have given evidence into the abuse in Ballarat, Victoria. >> view original

Merciless Ballarat puts Bendigo to the sword in AFL Victoria Country ...

Five majors in 15 minutes from the hosts extinguished any hope of a second-half Bendigo comeback as Ballarat returned to the interleague winners' list in style. “I think the boys were a little bit sloppy early, adjusting to the pace and a step up in ... >> view original

Royal commission hears of 10 Ballarat victim suicides in last year

Ballarat is a very Catholic town and the Catholic community is very closed. Coming forward and talking publicly about child sex abuse in Catholic institutions not only has repercussions at the family level, but also at the business and social level in ... >> view original

Ballarat sex abuse 'worst in nation's history'

Some of Australia's most notorious abusers, including Gerald Ridsdale, Robert Best and Edward Dowlan, were part of a paedophile ring operating in and around Ballarat during the 1960 and 70s. Other regional towns were reportedly affected as well, with ... >> view original

Ballarat breakfast report | Sunday May 24, 2015

Ballarat hit a freezing low of minus 2.6 degrees overnight at 3.41am. Sunday is forecast to reach a partly-cloudy top of 13 degrees, with patchy fog early in the morning. POLICE. Ballarat police had nothing to report. In Airport West, a police dog was ... >> view original

Woman drinking from toilet part of IBAC probe into Ballarat police

IBAC has previously received four complaints about alleged assaults by Ballarat police officers. In two of the four complaints, it is alleged police prevented witnesses or complainants from accessing audio or video recordings of their incidents. One ... >> view original

Telstra signs 10-year deal with Racing Victoria

Telstra has signed a 10-year deal with Racing Victoria, in a deal that will involve broadcast, data and media capabilities as well as its integrity services. Racing Victoria has picked up Telstra's new Digital Video network 2 which it said would allow multiple ... >> view original

Research shows exactly when we reached peak iPod

We're prone to thinking of old box TVs and film cameras as antiquated technologies. But DVD players, digital cameras and iPods have also passed their zenith. These three products have hit their adoption peaks in Australia, according to new research by Roy ... >> view original