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Suspicious device found in Ballarat street after car 'explosion'

A suspicious device has been found in a Ballarat street where a car burst into flames overnight, police say. Police were called to Delaney Drive, Miners Rest, after a car caught on Fire there about 5.20am Saturday, a Victoria Police spokesman said ... >> 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 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 | 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

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

Maroons get sneak peak of MCG

The Queensland Maroons will get another sneak peak of the MCG ahead of next Wednesday's Origin II game at the iconic venue, when a group of players watch tomorrow's AFL game between Collingwood and the GWS Giants. The Maroons team hotel is ... >> view original

Steve Smith's 199 for Australia against the West Indies ensures a 200 score ...

For all of Smith's achievements over the past two years - scoring 2113 Test runs at 64.03 including nine Test hundreds - passing the 200 mark has eluded him. On Friday at Jamaica's Sabina Park, that final barrier looked like it was going to broken. Smith had ... >> view original

Geelong Cats overcome Port Adelaide Power in entertaining AFL battle

An inspired midfield performance has lifted an injury-depleted Geelong side to a 23-point AFL win over Port in a Friday night thriller. The Cats took a 16-point lead into the final stanza after a tight first half and held their nerve to win 14.8 (92) to 11.3 (69) at ... >> view original

Marty Taupau bags a double as Wests Tigers dominate South Sydney Rabbitohs

UPDATE: JASON Taylor doesn't make excuses for the Wests Tigers' performances over the past month. But after watching his team humiliate the reigning premiers 34-6 on Friday night in one of the upsets of the season, Taylor revealed that learning how to ... >> view original

Wallabies need to adhere to the five Ps in order to excel in Rugby World Cup

Picture this. We have all been asked to prepare a presentation at some stage in our lives, and I bet you are nodding your head when I say if you winged it, you struggled. That is panic and it's like the forbidden fruit. It clouds your judgment and decision-making. >> view original