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A CURE for addictive thumb sucking is coming to Ballarat.

Amanda Fennessy is one of only 22 registered oro-facial myotherapists in Australia, and plans on expanding her practice in Western Victoria. Stationed out of Tower Hill, near Warrnambool, Ms Fennessy is prepared to make house calls to the Ballarat ... >> view original

Tabcorp to blackout Ballarat races today

Footage from Ballarat races will not be shown on Sky/TAB in pubs and homes. Tabcorp is still contracted to show footage in its 92 TAB agencies throughout Victoria. Racing fans can also stream vision on Racing.com. The wagering giant says it will wait ... >> view original

Three To Watch - Ballarat

There's no more intriguing race on what is a metropolitan card than the two-year-old maiden, in which seven of the 12 runners are first starters. Few of the debutants appear as well-related as the Darren Weir-trained Starsi, who will be ridden by Dean ... >> 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

Children's entertainment to feature at Rug Up Festival

The Listies are Ballarat bound and they're bringing their toilet paper cannons. It's all part of the new children's segment at this year's Rug Up Winter Festival. The Listies' Rich Higgins and Matt Kelly will take to the stage on Saturday with their ... >> view original

Inscrutable portrait mystifies Ballarat

For several weeks Shaw's famous portrait, Three Well-Known Australians, has confounded Ballarat's biggest fanatics while on show at the Gold Museum. The painting, featuring a yellow background with three figures, blue, red and green, as well as a small ... >> view original

Racing: Team Corstens out to add to Ballarat tally

FATHER-son training partnership Leon and Troy Corstens have a formidable record in Ballarat this calendar year. The have produced six winners, including doubles on March 12 and April 30. The Kyneton-based Malua Racing operation, which once had a ... >> view original

Now is the time to get behind the Matildas

The Matildas showed ferocity and focus to make it through the "group of death" at the World Cup. If you haven't seen them play yet, haul yourself out of bed in the wee hours of Monday morning, writes Amanda Shalala. One of the most spellbinding sights in ... >> view original

Canberra Raiders sign Joey Leilua for the rest of the NRL season

The Canberra Raiders have officially signed former Newcastle Knights centre Joey Leilua, with his former captain at the Roosters Anthony Minichiello adamant "he could be a superstar" if he improves his lifestyle. Canberra have brokered a contract with the ... >> view original

Sam Kerr's World Cup celebrations brought to a halt by news of brother Daniel's ...

Sam Kerr was celebrating the Matildas' progression to the knock-out stages of the Women's World Cup when she was told of her brother's revelations that he was using the drug ice. Kerr's brother and former West Coast Eagles player Daniel confessed to ... >> view original