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Sunbury to move on quickly from Ballarat Football League elimination final ...

That reality dawned on Sunbury coach Rick Horwood after his side's Ballarat Football League elimination final loss to Darley on Saturday. Horwood had little time to dwell on the defeat, forced to swiftly turn his attention to the club's 2016 list ... >> view original

Daniel Wells set to play in Gerard FitzGerald's North Ballarat farewell

North Melbourne veteran Daniel Wells is set to ignite Gerard FitzGerald's farewell game as the longest-serving coach in the VFL as he uses North Ballarat's clash against Coburg as a dress rehearsal for next Friday night's clash with Richmond. Wells was ... >> view original

Ballarat - Did You See...

The Ballarat success was more like his previous start, when he scrambled home at Sandown, than his dominant debut win at Seymour, but Wayne Hawkes was full of praise for the son of Lope de Vega following the race given he was up against more ... >> view original

Jockey outed for Ballarat pegs incident

Stewards deemed careless riding on McGarvey's behalf was the reason behind Polixenis Boy being forced inside the peg markers rounding the home turn. Polixenis Boy finished second in the race won by Rebel Force, but was removed from the placings ... >> view original

Ballarat International Foto Biennale 2015

Slow down in Ballarat, to a 60th of a second. The Foto Biennale is back, stopping time across the world. The International Foto Biennale is a nice way to spend a day or weekend in Ballarat, walking from here to there, looking at photos from here and there. >> view original

Fontiton works between races at Ballarat

Smart filly Fontiton has taken another step towards her spring return with an exhibition gallop at Ballarat. Fontiton worked alongside stablemate Thurlow between races on Thursday. Trainer Robert Smerdon is looking at the Group One Moir Stakes as ... >> view original

Ruins may be remains of lost Spartan palace

Royal remains ... A collapsed stone shelf in what archaeologists believe may be the ruins of the capital palace of Mycenean Sparta. Source: Greek Culture Ministry. HELEN. Achilles. Agamemnon. They're names which date from the dawn of civilisation. >> view original

US agency to seek consensus on divisive, volatile topic of security ...

A U.S. agency hopes to gather security researchers, software vendors and other interested people to reach consensus on the sticky topic of how to disclose cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Beginning in September, the U.S. National Telecommunications and ... >> view original

SA drivers caught using mobile phones pay nation's lowest fines but are hit ...

SA drivers caught using mobile phones pay the nation's lowest fines but get hit the hardest for speeding. SOUTH Australian motorists caught using mobile phones pay among the lowest fines in the nation but those caught speeding are hit the hardest, ... >> view original

The tax grab that nets family cars

Almost 200 luxury cars are now exempt from Luxury Car Tax, so why do buyers of family cars pay millions for the tax-on-a-tax each year? Family-car buyers are now paying as much Luxury Car Tax as purchasers of prestige brands. The revelation comes as ... >> view original