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Teenager hit and killed by car in Ballarat

He was taken to Ballarat Base Hospital but died a short time later. A close friend told the Herald Sun Patrick, a talented roller derby competitor, was always there when others needed him most. “He was always trying to help others before himself,'' she ... >> view original

Three To Watch - Ballarat

Debutant Fife creates plenty of intrigue being a half-sister to Caulfield Cup winner Fawkner and Zipping Classic victor Tanby. The daughter of Satrcraft out of Dane Belltar was purchased for $650,000 at the 2014 Easter Yearling Sale. Despite her ... >> view original

Drug rehabilitation program receives funding

The state government funding gives the Ms Powell the opportunity to expand the scope of the program from 1 day a week to four, and the ability to run it in locations outside Ballarat. "We'll be looking at rolling out four programs in Ballarat over the ... >> view original

Fawkner's sister set for Ballarat debut

The half-sister to 2013 Caulfield Cup winner and last year's Cox Plate runner-up Fawkner will make her debut in the $35,000 Viatek 2YO Handicap (1200m) at the Ballarat meeting that carries metropolitan status. The shrewd Caulfield horseman is confident ... >> view original

More prizemoney for Cranbourne, Bendigo and Ballarat Cups

Racing Victoria have announced significant prizemoney rises in some of Victoria's most important country cups, a move that will allow local and overseas stayers more options of gaining a start in the Caulfield and Melbourne cups. Spoils for this year's ... >> view original

Ill Damien Oliver to miss Ballarat meeting

Melbourne jockeys' premiership contender Damien Oliver will not be riding at Ballarat on Wednesday due to illness. Oliver is two wins behind leader Craig Williams in the Melbourne premiership and one win behind Dwayne Dunn but relinquished his rides at ... >> view original

Two dead in suicide attack on NATO convoy

The Taliban launched a suicide car bomb attack on a NATO military convoy in Afghanistan's capital on Tuesday, killing two people and wounding 26 others, including two U.S. soldiers, officials said. The blast sent a huge plume of black smoke over the ... >> view original

Over 100 feared dead after Indonesia military plane crashes

MEDAN, Indonesia More than 100 people were feared dead after a military transport plane plowed into a residential area shortly after take-off in northern Indonesia on Tuesday, in what may be the deadliest accident yet for an air force with a long ... >> view original

UN accuses South Sudan government forces of abusing, burning women alive

JUBA The United Nations accused South Sudan's government forces and its allies on Tuesday of sexually abusing women and girls and reportedly burning some alive in their homes during recent fighting in the conflict-torn nation. The U.N. Mission in South ... >> view original

Insight: Year into Sisi's power, Egyptians lament persistent hardships

CAIRO After a year in power, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's aura of invincibility may be fading as he comes under closer scrutiny from a public growing impatient with the same social inequalities that triggered a mass uprising in 2011. To be ... >> view original