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Ballarat moved, Grand National postponed

The final Victorian metropolitan meeting of the season has had a second transferral, with Sunday's meeting now to be run on the Geelong turf track. After 71mm of rain fell at Sportsbet-Ballarat over the past week and with further rain and hail forecast ... >> view original

“It's quite a Ballarat thing,” he said.

Mr Bending said he was a fan of chips and gravy, but didn't always add cheese to his serve. "We would get regulars going back to their home towns and asking for chips and gravy with cheese and they were getting odd looks,” he said. The new venture has ... >> view original

Ballarat, home of democracy, also offers great art and photography, good food ...

1. Nice pies. John Balderston was a fifth-generation Scottish baker who arrived in Ballarat in 1851. On a rise by the diggings he set up the first bakery and sold bread and mince pies to hungry miners. Named Bakery Hill, it was here that activist Peter ... >> view original

Ballarat race meeting moved due to condition of track

RACING Victoria has moved Sunday's Ballarat meeting to Geelong after stewards deemed the track too heavy to conduct a meeting. Unfortunately the feature jumps races the Grand National Steeple and the J.J. Houlahan Hurdle won't be held at Geelong as ... >> view original

Bacchus Marsh accounts for fellow Ballarat Football League finals aspirant ...

BACCHUS Marsh took a significant step toward a drought-breaking Ballarat Football League finals appearance with a 15-point victory over Sunbury on Saturday. The Cobras moved a game clear of the Lions in sixth after securing a 13.13 (91) to 11.10 (76) ... >> view original

Ballarat council gets $1.3m in federal funding to tackle road blackspots

Ballarat council says work can now begin to fix the city's priority blackspots after securing almost $1.3 million from the Federal Government. Twelve blackspots have been allocated funding including the Dana and Ripon street intersection where a ... >> view original

Humpback whales make a comeback in Australian waters as numbers rebound

A study has found the Australian humpback whales to be 'an exemplary model of recovery, especially within a marine environment experiencing rapid and concurrent expansion in industrial and exploration activities'. Photograph: Ari S Friedlaender. >> view original

Great Barrier Reef: Authorities must check reef islands says World Wildlife Fund

The Great Barrier Reef. Mandatory credit: Tourism and Events Queenslan Photo: Darren Jew, Tourism and Events Queensland. Coral on reefs north of Townsville must be checked for oil that has become stuck to coral, World Wildlife Fund's reef campaigners ... >> view original

2016 Subaru WRX & WRX STI: Australian Price And Features

Subaru has updated its WRX and WRX STI performance models for the 2016 model year in Australia, bringing new safety tech and price changes to some models. Available from this week, the updated WRX picks up 18-inch alloy wheels replacing the 17s on ... >> view original

Unprecedented: Whole ICT sector combines to blockade TSSR bill

news Four of Australia's most important industry groups have joined forces to deliver an unprecedented and comprehensive rejection of the Government's planned national security telco legislation, labelling the bill ineffective and adding burdensome ... >> view original