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Ballarat race meeting moved due to condition of track | Herald Sun

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

Ballarat moved, Grand National postponed | RACING.COM

Racing Victoria stewards on Saturday made the decision to transfer the meeting from Ballarat, owing to a Heavy track and further predictions of rain. Just six races will be run with Geelong unable to host jumps racing. Alternate dates will now need to ... >> 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 council gets $1.3m in federal funding to tackle road blackspots - ABC ...

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

Adam Brookman, Melbourne nurse linked to ISIS, extradited after airport arrest

Cannot Contact Server. Please upgrade your Flash Plugin. Who are ISIS? 3:32. Play video. http://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/. Where do they come from and what do they want? The Islamic State explained. News Corp Australia; 15 Jun 2015; News news ... >> view original

Newcastle mother charged with murder refused bail over death of newborn daughter

The mother of a baby girl who was found with fatal stab wounds in Newcastle yesterday has been refused bail, charged with the murder of her newborn. The 26-year-old was arrested at a home on Curry Street in Wallsend yesterday about 9:00am, after police ... >> view original

Man's daughter sees shark attack him

A HOBART woman has watched her father being mauled to death by a shark while the pair dived in waters off eastern Tasmania. THE man, in his late 40s, was diving with his daughter about 7am on Saturday near Maria Island, when she returned to their boat ... >> view original

Bones found in suitcase in Oz those of young girl

Police say they now believe that bones found beside an outback highway in South Australia were those of a little girl, aged between two and four-years-old. She is believed to have had fair hair and could have been killed as far back as 2007. Her body ... >> view original

ALP conference 2015: Labor backs 50pc renewable emissions target

Labor delegates have unanimously backed a new party policy to mandate a far greater use of renewable energy as they cheer the prospect of an election fought on climate change. The change to the party platform, agreed without any objections, stipulates ... >> view original

Need to review negative gearing: Labor

Negative gearing needs to be on the tax reform agenda but not necessarily abolished, shadow treasurer Chris Bowen says. Mr Bowen says negative gearing has to be on the table in any tax review. 'I'm not saying it needs to be abolished. It needs to be ... >> view original