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Man hurt in bus crash on Colac to Ballarat Rd, Enfield

The accident occurred on the Colac-Ballarat Rd at Woodlands Rd, Enfield about 2.50pm. The 22-seater bus is on its side. A man in his 20s has a head injury and will be flown to a Melbourne hospital. The other occupants appear to have escaped serious ... >> view original

Church does not have enough money for Ballarat survivor claims, Bishop Paul ...

Ballarat Bishop Paul Bird doubts the diocese will be able to afford all the compensation claims it expects to receive from survivors of clergy abuse. The diocese had worked with Catholic Church Insurance to try to estimate how much they may have to pay ... >> view original

Ballarat priest used confession to admit abuse, royal commission told

“It's not yet public, but we have heard from at least one priest who confessed to his confessor, and in that way reconciled his offending behaviour, which continued with his belief in God,” justice Peter McClellan told the commission in Ballarat on Friday. >> view original

Three To Watch - Ballarat

If the son of Dynaformer is to make it three-straight feature victories today at Ballarat he is going to have to defy the top weight of 69kg, at least 4kg more than the rest of the field. It will be fascinating to see if this rising jumps star can ... >> view original

Melton South gets on the board in Ballarat Football League with solid ...

One week after beating hammered by North Ballarat City, the Panthers handed out a lesson of their own with a 66-point victory over the Burras at Melton Recreation Reserve. It appeared set to be another long day for Mark Pedersen's side when Melton ... >> view original

Rawiller to appeal 12 meeting Ballarat ban

Brad Rawiller will appeal a suspension handed out at Ballarat in an attempt to keep the ride on Master Of Arts in the Queensland Derby. Rawiller was outed for 12 meetings after finishing third in the opening race on Sunday in which Damien Oliver was ... >> view original

Work begins to demolish Cairns death house

A permanent memorial for eight young children killed in a Cairns home will be unveiled on the first anniversary of the horrific massacre. Contractors on Monday began removing asbestos in the home on Murray Street, Manoora, in what has been described as ... >> view original

Senior Catholic priest urges Cardinal George Pell to be given 'fair go' over abuse ...

The Archbishop of Melbourne has leapt to the defence of Cardinal George Pell, urging the public to give Australia's most senior Catholic official a “fair go”. In a statement released to media, Denis Hart recalled his lengthy friendship with Cardinal Pell, which ... >> view original

Melbourne teenager had equipment for suicide attack

Police have revealed they found ingredients and instructions for making pipe bombs and a backpack pressure cooker bomb suitable for a suicide attack at the home of a teenager accused of planning a terrorist attack. The 17-year old Melbourne boy, who ... >> view original

Cesar Melhem claims he 'wasn't involved' in dodgy AWU deal

Victorian MP Cesar Melhem denies he knew a deal made by the union he was the head off was ripping off some of Australia's lowest paid workers. Glen Watson GRW. by Lucille Keen. Victorian MP Cesar Melhem has denied he knew a deal struck by his ... >> view original