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Ballarat train commuters suffer after Regional Rail Link opens

Punctuality for regional train lines has plummeted since the highly-anticipated Regional Rail Link opened last month, with Ballarat commuters feeling the brunt of slow and cancelled services. The Regional Rail Link, which was designed to cut travel ... >> view original

Ballarat saleyard saga continues

Ballarat Councillors controversially voted to pass the responsibility of the saleyards relocation onto the state government in April. However, the fate of the project remains in the hands of councillors who are expected to vote on the development in ... >> view original

Expectations high for Ballarat sale

GOOD results are expected in the lead up to the Ballarat Ram Sale, thanks to a lift in industry optimism. Wool prices are 25 per cent higher than this time last year, and Elders' Elliot Lindley anticipates the good news will make an impact at the sale ... >> view original

Suspicious fires at old Damascus College in Ballarat to spark more police patrols

Ballarat police say they will enforce extra patrols around the site of the old Damascus College after a spate of suspicious fires. Firefighters have fought three fires in the vacant buildings on Victoria Street over the past week and a half. Police ... >> view original

Expectations high for Ballarat ram sale

GOOD results are expected in the lead up to the Ballarat Ram Sale, thanks to a lift in industry optimism. Wool prices are 25 per cent higher than this time last year, and Elders' Elliot Lindley anticipates the good news will make an impact at the sale ... >> view original

Statistics reveal Ballarat sufferers

MORE than 5600 people in the Ballarat region suffer from type one, type two or gestational diabetes according to statistics released by Diabetes Victoria. National Diabetes Week – beginning July 12 – aims to raise awareness of the seriousness of ... >> view original

Sydney actress chooses Ballarat for debut directional feature

BALLARAT will once again take centre stage on the silver screen as part of a new film to be produced later this year. Entitled Three, the film will be a directional debut for Sydney actress Genna Chanelle Hayes. Chanelle Hayes said production was set ... >> view original

Ballarat meeting moved to Donald

The move is designed to give the track a break so it's in the best possible condition for the Grand National Steeplechase and JJ Houlahan Hurdle meeting on Sunday, July 26. The final metropolitan meeting of the season, it was originally scheduled for ... >> view original

Hundreds of doctors and health workers rally in Sydney against Border Force ...

Explainer: what is a border force, and why does Australia need one? Hundreds of doctors have rallied in Sydney against a law that makes it a crime for people working in asylum seeker detention centres to speak out about what they see. Braving a chilly ... >> view original

Vic skier may have been killed in Canada

Canadian homicide detectives are investigating whether Victorian skier Jake Kermond fell or was pushed from a cliff into a gravel pit in the ski village of Whistler. His body was discovered by a dirt biker in an industrial area of the village on June 17. >> view original