Last Top Stories: Ballarat dishes it up for food lovers

Ballarat dishes it up for food lovers

The next day our Ballarat food journey continues with lunch at Fu Man Lou, a funky dumpling bar that opened 12 months ago in a historic 1850s building. The juicy dumplings were definitely the star and we tried the steamed pork and wok-tip chicken. >> view original

Ballarat breakfast report | Thursday, June 11, 2015

While we're talking about food - here's all the new food outlets that have opened in Ballarat in the last two years. Have you tried them all? After last night's council decision, the Ballarat CBD will be 40km/h. MORE HERE. And on council - Amy Johnson ... >> view original

Free parking on Saturdays for Ballarat?

BALLARAT City councillor Amy Johnson is pushing ahead with a plan to roll out free parking on Saturdays in the city centre. Under Cr Johnson's proposal, council-designated car parks would be free across Ballarat. Cr Johnson said parking space time ... >> view original

Man helped dump body in flooded mine near Ballarat

AN AVOCA man who helped dump a missing Deer Park man's body in a flooded mine near Ballarat later told police he knew it was the wrong thing to do, a court has heard. Stuart Angus Hutchinson, 31, pleaded guilty, in the Supreme Court sitting at Ballarat ... >> view original

Ballarat's 'failed buildings'

ALMOST half of the buildings owned by the City of Ballarat are deemed to be in “fair, poor or failed” condition, a new report has found. The report revealed that the council maintained 654 buildings with an overall value of more than $236 million. The ... >> view original

Ballarat breakfast report | Wednesday, June 10, 2015

The City of Ballarat has spent $15,000 on CFA false alarm call-outs to the new soccer facility at Morshead Park since January - all because of one faulty fire alarm. They now say they will fix it. MORE HERE. Almost half of the buildings owned by the ... >> view original

No-fee Saturday mooted

BALLARAT City councillor Amy Johnson is pushing ahead with a plan to roll out free parking on Saturdays in the city centre. Under Cr Johnson's proposal, council-designated car parks would be free across Ballarat. Cr Johnson said parking space time ... >> view original

Decision on 40kph speed limit for Ballarat CBD at least a year away

A speedy resolution appears unlikely for a controversial plan to install 40 kilometre-per-hour speed zones in central Ballarat. Council papers reveal the plan is at least a year away, with councillors to first vote on extending pedestrian lights at ... >> view original

Women find their range in perfect start to Ballarat and District Soccer ...

Women find their range in perfect start to Ballarat and District Soccer Association campaign. By AIDAN FAWKES. June 11, 2015, 4 a.m.. WARRNAMBOOL Rangers women's side is in the midst of its best start to a Ballarat and District Soccer Association ... >> view original

Ryan Crowley suspended: Fremantle midfielder's career is likely over, writes Kim ...

FREMANTLE on-baller Ryan Crowley's suspension for a prohibited drug test result on match day will hit like a dagger in the guts when he misses this year's finals. It is ludicrous to expect that he would play with Fremantle again this season and probably at all. >> view original