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Victorian Opposition Leader Matthew Guy reaffirms pledge to relocate VicRoads ...

The Victorian Opposition has pledged to bring VicRoads to Ballarat if it wins the next election. Former premier Denis Napthine announced the plan to move VicRoads to Ballarat before the last election. However, the plan has been shelved since Labor took ... >> view original

Ballarat urged to butt out

HIGH smoking rates in Ballarat have put this city in the spotlight to pilot a campaign for giving up the puff. Lung Foundation Australia is targeting Ballarat with Toowoomba, Dubbo and Sydney suburb Ryde for its QUIT4October initiative, a social media ... >> view original

National Disability Insurance Scheme: Ballarat to join initial rollout with ...

Ballarat and the Central Highlands will be in the initial rollout of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Victoria and New South Wales are the first to enter agreements with the Commonwealth for the full rollout, with the scheme due to ... >> view original

Ballarat's RNDP unveiled

Ultimate goals outlined are the eventual duplication and electrification on the Ballarat train line to Melton designed to see the delivery of a 59-minute 'fast train' to Melbourne. A series of consultation sessions with the Ballarat public alongside V ... >> view original

Computer Simulations Indicate Possible Mechanism for Carbyne Fiber Synthesis

Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have explored a method that uses laser-melted graphite to develop linear chains of carbon atoms. A carbyne strand forms in laser-melted graphite. Carbyne is found in astrophysical bodies and ... >> view original

New Horizons Mission Beams Back Stunning New Pluto Images, NASA Uses Them To ...

NASA has released another batch of incredible images from the New Horizons expedition to Pluto, the BBC reports. The pictures are truly spectacular, offering unparalleled and intimate views of a celestial body located in the far outer reaches of our ... >> view original

Get a load of these science awards bestowed at Ig Nobel Prize event

When you attach a weighted stick to the rear end of a chicken, it walks like dinosaurs are thought to have walked. Scientists actually studied this stuff. Seriously. And they got tongue in cheek awards for their efforts Thursday night at Harvard ... >> view original

The Ig Nobels showcases the more obscure corners of scientific research

The Ig Nobels, a prestigious parody of the world's foremost scientific honour, are awarded annually at Harvard University in honour of scientific achievements that "make people laugh, then make them think". The winners did just that, showcasing their ... >> view original

Asheville's Mysterious Flower Bomb Is The Biggest One Yet

A mysterious flower bomb took place on private property, under the cover of darkness, in complete anonymity. A poem was left behind claiming it was the bird of summer flowers that brought the marigolds to an abandoned building at 39 Banks Avene, ... >> view original

Scientists claim invisibility breakthrough

It is the closest scientists have come yet to recreating Harry Potter's invisibility cloak. An ultra-thin flexible material has been developed that can wrap around an object and make it vanish. Although the "invisibility skin" has only been tested at ... >> view original