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Off-duty Ballarat police Sergeant Paul Kinna fined over drunken crash

An off-duty Victoria Police Sergeant, who set up Ballarat's liquor accord, has been fined for dangerous driving. Sergeant Paul Raymond Kinna has been suspended from the police force since last September. On Thursday he pleaded guilty in Ballarat ... >> view original

Ballarat prices rise again

PRICES at the Ballarat store cattle sale were $70-$100 a head dearer across the board today thanks to strong competition. That's according to TB White's Xavier Bourke, who said feedlot demand combined with buying strength from south-east South ... >> view original

Ballarat breakfast report, Saturday, June 20

As of this week we've implemented a new print format and publishing system that is designed to produce more content than ever before to benefit the Ballarat community. It has to be said that Saturday's paper is a beauty and some of our biggest stories ... >> 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

2015 Rezvani Beast, 2015 Ford Shelby Super Snake, 2016 Mercedes-Benz ...

This sexy beast is actually called the Beast. It comes from Californian startup Rezvani, which this week launched on the market the stunning track-focused sports car. It's an ultra-exclusive, carbon fiber-bodied track weapon with 500 horsepower on tap, and it ... >> view original

15 apps guaranteed to make your summer vacation easier -- and a lot more fun

Before you hop a plane, train or load up the car this summer, consider adding apps that can make your vacation a little easier or at least more fun. Video. Name: Replay Video Editor. Works with: iOS. What it does: Assembles travel videos into Hollywood-style ... >> view original

Apple quietly kills off last of the non-Retina iPads

Apple's original iPad mini was the last of a dying breed; it was the only non-Retina iPad still on sale. But its day has also come, as Apple removed it from its online store. Apple quietly kills off last of the non-Retina iPads. The original iPad mini is missing from ... >> view original

Twitter moves to put 'products and places' in feeds

Twitter logo displayed at the entrance of Twitter headquarters in San Francisco,California. Photo: AFP. Share. Twitter said Friday it was testing a new way to use the messaging platform for shopping by promoting "products and places" in its feeds, as it looks to ... >> view original

Nintendo, Activision bring hybrid amiibos to Skylanders

See all Nintendo's E3 announcements. The emergent "toys to life" subgenre of video games in which plastic toys in the real world are brought to life within a game, is a crowded and competitive field. As such, Nintendo caused a stir this week when they ... >> view original

Review: Bentley steers you to the high life

The 2015 Bentley Flying Spur V-8 is smartly endowed it with strong shoulders on its fenders and a crisp character line down low, giving it a more chiselled appearance. Photograph By Handout, TNS. Previous Next. The 2015 Bentley Flying Spur V-8 is smartly ... >> view original