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Rangers upset fancied Ballarat

Division 1 preliminary final - Ballarat v Forest Rangers: David Cannan (Forest Rangers) and Liam O'Shae (Ballarat). Picture: Kate Healy. See your ad here. FOREST Rangers have put highly rated Ballarat out of the Ballarat and District Soccer Association ... >> view original

'Huge demand' for child abuse support after Ballarat royal commission hearings ...

Young people who are sexually abusive towards other children are being forced to wait months to get professional help, as the need for the service balloons in Ballarat. The Centre Against Sexual Assault said demand for all its programs had increased ... >> view original

Ballarat residents urged to be fire-ready

Victoria Police, Country Fire Authority and Neighbourhood Watch Ballarat is urging residents in Ballarat and the surrounding areas to start preparing for what could be a drier-than-average summer. CFA Community Engagement Project Officer Melissa Burke ... >> view original

YMCA hands over management of aquatic centre to City of Ballarat

The move mirrors similar steps taken by the City of Ballarat last year to drop YMCA and regain management over the Eureka and Buninyong pools. He said the YMCA will still deliver its “core suite of programs and services” including swimming lessons, ... >> view original

Bulldogs Announce Major Partnership with State Government on Ballarat

Premier Daniel Andrews joined Western Bulldogs President Peter Gordon and Ballarat local and Bulldogs Vice-Captain Jordan Roughead at Eureka Stadium on Friday to announce the new five-year partnership that will support the Bulldogs to strengthen ties ... >> view original

Win a chance to visit the Art Gallery of Ballarat and view the Archibald Prize ...

The Art Gallery of Ballarat exhibition features Nigel Milsom's 2015 Archibald prize-winning portrait of barrister Charles Waterstreet, Bruno Jean Grasswill's Packing Room prize-winning portrait of actor Michael Caton, and a slew of celebrity sitters ... >> view original

Rivers cuts 130 jobs as clothing retailer closes Ballarat retail warehouse

"The group looked at all options before it made this decision and concluded that Sydney is a better location to service its national business and that a warehouse in Ballarat is inefficient and not adequate to support the future of the business," he said. >> view original

Ballarat to plant hundreds of trees as part of project to create greener image

"Planting trees and changing the way the drainage system works here, providing real irrigation for these trees, will make a huge difference to the amenity of Ballarat, to the residents of Ballarat and also to this great main street of Ballarat in terms ... >> view original

So close but yet so far for Ballarat Red Devils

AFTER 28 long games, it was just one solitary goal that cost Ballarat Red Devils a shot at promotion back to the National Premier League Victoria competition. The Reds drew 2-2 with Moreland Zebras on Saturday, consigning them a fourth-placed finish ... >> view original

Uniting ties in Ballarat

United chief executive officer Vince Crivelli made clear in a community visit last year that Ballarat was the club's alternate base and the club has been a strong backer of Ballarat Basketball's bid for a new boutique stadium. United returned for a ... >> view original