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Ballarat saleyards set to move to Miners Rest after councillors vote in favour ...

The Ballarat council has voted in favour of moving the city's saleyards to Miners Rest. Councillors Jim Rinaldi and Samantha McIntosh voted against the motion to shift the saleyards to the city's northern fringes but in the end they were outnumbered ... >> view original

Report on Ballarat Hospital mental health unit reveals staff concerns about ...

The ABC has now obtained a report from a Melbourne consulting firm hired by the hospital to address workplace issues in 2014. It interviewed past and present staff from the Ballarat Adult Community Mental Health Team about their workplace concerns. >> view original

Women are getting Vampire Breast Lifts for plumper breasts

Network WritersNews Corp Australia Network. Share; Share on Facebook; Share on Twitter; Share on Google+; Share on Reddit; Email a friend. REMEMBER when Kim Kardashian covered her face in blood for a creepy vampire facelift? Now there's a similar ... >> view original

Victoria Justice Describes Thyroid Battle, How She Stays Healthy -- What Is ...

Victoria Justice does everything she can to stay healthy. Vitamins, a special Greg Louganis-inspired health shake, meditation, and twerking for exercise. For Justice, these healthy habits aren't just a way to keep herself in good shape for TV and ... >> view original

South Australia's new pet desexing laws may put 'puppies at risk'; dog attacks ...

The health of newborn puppies could be put at risk under South Australia's proposed compulsory desexing laws, according to the Australian Veterinary Association (AVA). The South Australian Government is introducing legislation making it compulsory for ... >> view original

FIFO rosters, dongas to stay: WA government responds to mental health report

The state government will move to implement half the recommendations from a parliamentary inquiry into the mental health impacts of fly-in, fly-out practices on workers. In a response to The Impact of FIFO Work Practices on Mental Health: Final Report ... >> view original

Tougher controls urged for e-cigarettes in China

A visitor watches an assistant demonstrate "cloud chasing" at an e-cigarette exhibition in Beijing in July. China Daily. Thursday, Oct 15, 2015. China Daily/Asia News Network By Shan Juan and Wang Xiaodong. Although they may appear to be a safer option ... >> view original

$1 million grant to make 'bio-drugs' a reality

MICHAEL BRISSENDEN: The prohibitive cost of some pharmaceutical drugs has had a huge impact on the way illnesses can be tackled in the developing world and in some instances even in developed nations such as Australia. But what if accessing drugs ... >> view original

International White Cane Day: Brisbane commuters blindfolded, challenged to ...

Volunteers at four separate locations across Brisbane have taken the challenge to travel work blindfolded to experience their daily commute without sight. As part of International White Cane Day, blindfolded volunteers including staff from Queensland ... >> view original

Queensland records shortest elective surgery wait times

Elective surgery wait times in Queensland are now the shortest in the country, according to an annual report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. The average national wait time has held steady at 36 days for four years but the delay in ... >> view original