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Brett Scott's three-year-old filly Navita had only beaten eight rivals home - of a possible 31 - in three career races heading to start number four on Thursday. But the daughter by Captain Gerrard out of Queen Anchor had no trouble handling 13 in one ... >> view original

Lawson lays down the law in Ballarat

With the mercury barely nudging double digits for most of the day, and strong winds causing a severe chill factor, many players looked to be dressed for the snow rather than golf in round three of the National Futures Championship. While conditions ... >> view original

Ballarat Community Health urges law reform to tackle problem gambling

A community health advocate says legislative reform is needed to curb problem gambling in Ballarat. Ballarat Community Health has joined a national alliance calling for change to the pokie licensing system. Australia has more poker machines per head of ... >> view original

2015 Ballarat Community Survey

The Club are pleased to release the Western Bulldogs "Football in Ballarat” survey, aimed at seeking feedback from the Ballarat community to help aid our future activities in the region. The insight gained from this survey will help guide our ... >> view original

Laird and Martin lead in Ballarat

Trainee Professionals from around the world hit the fairways at Ballarat Golf Club yesterday for the first round of the 2015National Futures Championship. Ryan Laird Victorian Ryan Laird and Western Australian Brody Martin fired 3-under-par 69 and will ... >> view original

Former Gold Coast Sun Alik Magin leads Sunbury's Ballarat Football League ...

SUNBURY believes it has assembled a playing list capable of challenging the Ballarat Football League's top clubs after securing seven key signings for 2016. The Lions' recruiting raid is headlined by former Gold Coast Suns midfielder Alik Magin, who ... >> view original

Google Nexus 5X review: the peoples' Android phone?

The Nexus 5X is the smaller and cheaper of Google's new flagship Android 6.0 Marshmallow smartphones, and is billed as the phone for everyone. It has a great camera, fingerprint sensor and 5.2in screen for £339. Nexus devices are Google's way of ... >> view original

Never sneak up on a crocodile: research discovers predators can sleep with one ...

Researchers at Melbourne's La Trobe University have discovered that northern Australia's most feared predator — the crocodile — is able to sleep with one eye open. "Here we have animals that have resolved the ability to sleep and get the benefits of ... >> view original

Xero denies security breach

Online accounting firm Xero has denied its systems have been compromised, insisting an email it sent to customers asking them to reset their passwords was a case of “overcommunication”. Xero emailed what it says was a “broad base of customers” today ... >> view original

This is what it looks like when a black hole tears a star apart

Is there any death more beautiful than a star's? They form colourful, glowing nebulae, they explode into supernovas, and sometimes they get torn apart by black holes. You can see an animation approximating that last event in the video above, courtesy ... >> view original