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Ballarat's weekend on Instagram

The #winter bleakness can be beautiful, but the light on days like these can be spectacular... #loveballaratinwinter #sunset #lakewendouree #lapofthelake. PICTURE: mitchell_harris. Sunset, Ballarat #ballarat #ballaratvictoria #goldfields #victoria ... >> view original

Plea to change identical street names in Ballarat

BALLARAT residents living in identically named streets in different suburbs say they are fed up with receiving each other's mail. For more than 30 years, Fiona Ludbrook, who lives in Lake Street, Wendouree, has been receiving mail addressed to her ... >> view original

Ballarat breakfast report | Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Quick thinking neighbours helped rescue a Mount Helen couple from the roof of their burning home on Monday morning. Next door neighbour and CFA volunteer John McLeod had returned from town to see smoke billowing from the two-storey Wirreanda ... >> view original

Bikes equal freedom for Ballarat refugees

He was given the wheels as part of a Ballarat Community Health settlement program run by Christine Reupert. She said the ability of new arrivals to get around was invaluable. "One of the most important things for them is mobility," she said ... >> view original

NASA's Hubble Telescope Reveals Planet With 'Sunscreen' Layer

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope detected a planet possessing a similar atmosphere to Earth. The distant planet, WASP-33b, has a stratosphere – one of the primary layers of our planet's atmosphere – which could indicate it is similar to Earth in more ways ... >> view original

First ever time-lapse of white blood cell dying helps scientist discover new ...

Australian and American scientists have recorded for the first time ever the death of a human white blood cell, ascertaining that the dying cell tries to warn the immune system of a pathogen's presence. Scientists now have a better understanding of the immune ... >> view original

WWF: Where is the funding for the Great Barrier Reef?

Pamela Frost Journalist Pam has been at the Daily Mercury since March 2013 and has also worked as a journalist in Batemans Bay and Wellington both in NSW. And yes, that does make her a Blues supporter. Growing up she moved around different places ... >> view original

Groups join to call for zero emissions

Firefighters, doctors, farmers and aid groups are among 50 non-government organisations joining forces to demand politicians commit to zero carbon pollution by 2050. The organisations on Tuesday published an open letter urging parliament to set the goal, ... >> view original

Mount Everest Shifted Southwest Due to Nepal Earthquake: Report

The devastating earthquake that rocked Nepal not only killed thousands but has also led to the shifting of the peak to the southwest(1.2inches) - Mount Everest. (Reuters Photo). Beijing, China: The world's tallest peak, Mount Everest, moved three centimeters ... >> view original

4.3-C Temperature Jump from Climate Change By 2100

The International Energy Agency on Monday warned that temperatures could jump by as much as 4.3 degrees Celsius by the end of the century and urged countries to improve their pledges on reducing emissions. Play Video · Why Winter Doesn't Disprove ... >> view original