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Ballarat's worst streets for crime

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

Barrett Centre: Former judge Margaret Wilson to head inquiry into closure of ...

Retired Supreme Court and former Mental Health Court judge Margaret Wilson is to head an inquiry into the closure of an youth mental health centre, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced in Parliament. Three teenagers - Will Fowell, Caitlin ... >> view original

NSW prisons' smoking ban 'to cause chaos'

A PRISONER advocate has warned that next month's smoking ban in NSW prisons could cause chaos. FORMER inmate and Justice Action co-ordinator Brett Collins has warned that tensions inside prisons will be enormous due to the move, which will force ... >> view original

Surgeons warn of 'conscious sedation' risks and unregulated cosmetic surgery

MARK COLVIN: Most people would assume that if they go in to have an operation, it'll be done in a properly equipped surgery. Apparently not always when it comes to cosmetic surgery procedures such as breast augmentation. Surgeons are warning that ... >> view original

Gay people are less healthy, happy and content than straight people, says a ...

Gay people aren't as healthy as straight people, are less fulfilled with their lives and are not as happy in their relationships, an in-depth study of Australian households suggests. Findings contained in the annual Household, Income and Labour ... >> view original

Australians hospitalised with life-threatening allergic reactions up by 50%

Allergy experts say people should not assume that carrying an anaphylaxis pen, which delivers a shot of adrenaline to the bloodstream, will protect them. Photograph: John Pryke/AAP. Melissa Davey · @MelissaLDavey. Tuesday 14 July 2015 23.28 EDT Last ... >> view original