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Abuse accusations at Ballarat orphanage | The Courier-Mail

It's alleged Sedgman abused them between 1963 and 1964, while he was the superintendent of the Ballarat Orphanage. The 87-year-old, who now lives in Queensland, was excused from appearing in Melbourne Magistrates Court on Friday. His defence say ... >> view original

Plans to move VicRoads to Ballarat still on hold as Premier Daniel Andrews ...

Plans to move VicRoads to Ballarat remain on hold as the Victorian Government and State Opposition continue to argue about how much work has been done on the proposal. The plan to move the roads authority out of Melbourne was meant to bring ... >> view original

Sex toy sold in 'party' section of Ballarat discount store | The Courier

FLUFFY feather nipple clamps are among the products being sold in the party section of a Ballarat discount store. A concerned reader sent the Courier images of the offending sex toys, sold at Spoils Discount Store in Central Square. The item has been ... >> view original

Ballarat's worst streets for crime | The Courier

Albert Street recorded the most offences in the Ballarat local government area in the 2014 calendar year, according to Crime Statistics Agency data. The street leap-frogged Sturt and Lydiard streets, which had the highest number of offences recorded by ... >> view original

Ballarat author's monster mash of vampire and outback

"It's taking two of the things I love - the Australian landscape, and vampires and the gothic more broadly - and trying to make them fit together," said Mr Nahrung told ABC Mornings Ballarat and South West Victoria. "It's that whole Australian ... >> view original

Lame cattle complaints at Ballarat

The news comes after another cattle buyer Lea Chibnall claimed that buyers had lost faith in Ballarat, largely because management - Regional Infrastructure Pty Limited (RIPL) - would not spend the money they were taking in yards fees to make the ... >> view original

Comic book shop heroes to hang up their capes

Garry and Pauline established Heroes HQ in the heart of Ballarat about three years ago. It now has international acclaim, being nominated for a Will Eisner Comic Industry Award last year and named one of the best 37 comic book stores in the world ... >> view original

Moneghetti immortalised on canvas for Archibald entry

While the piece - titled Pride - Not bad for not winning an Olympic Gold at Athens Athletics - was not shortlisted as a finalist for the best portrait last week, Mr and Mrs Wyatt hoped it will be displayed in the Backspace at the Art Gallery of ... >> view original

Map and SAM Team Up to Launch Internet of Things Toolkit

UK creative consultancy Map and technology company SAM introduced a new kit that will facilitate development of internet-connected products. inShare0. email. share. London-based creative consultancy Map, founded by Barber and Jay Osgerby, together ... >> view original

Sea turtle washes up in Victoria

AN exhausted green sea turtle has been found on a Victorian beach, thousands of kilometres from its tropical home. THE 10-year-old, 7kg green sea turtle was found severely dehydrated, weak and bruised, in a rockpool off Mt Martha beach on the ... >> view original