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  • 22yo man stabbed at Ballarat skate park as police plead for clues - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

    22yo man stabbed at Ballarat skate park as police plead for clues - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
    22yo man stabbed at Ballarat skate park as police plead for cluesPostedNovember 09, 2015 11:20:39 Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was stabbed in a Ballarat skate park at the weekend.The 22 year old suffered stab wounds when he was attacked by a group of men on the corner of Armstrong and Mair streets about 4:00pm (AEDT) on Saturday.He was taken to Ballarat hospital for treatment and has since been released.Anyone with information is being urged to call Crime Stoppers.Topics:c..
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  • Next stage for Alstom

    Next stage for Alstom
    Next stage for AlstomByMatthew DixonNov. 9, 2015, 12:44 p.m.ALSTOM’s Ballarat based train manufacturing plant has succeeded in making a shortlist to construct the next set of Metro trains.Shortlisted: Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews during one of his many visits to Alstom's Ballarat based manufacturing plant.ALSTOM’s Ballarat based train manufacturing plant has succeeded in making a shortlist to construct the next set of Metro trains.The announcement is huge for the Ballarat plant which was on ..
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  • Gelded Nordic set to chase Millions

    Gelded Nordic set to chase Millions
    Nordic Empire (Image courtesy of Slickpix) TrainerMick Priceis hoping a gelding operation could be the making of frustrating sprinterNordic Empire.The son of Wilander has three wins from 11 starts but has so far failed to deliver on the promise he showed earlier in his career.Speaking after the four-year-old won an 800m barrier trial at Cranbourne on Monday, Price said he expected the horse to be much more consistent as a gelding.“I’ve got no doubt that you’ll see a different horse and ..
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  • New hotel complex in Vic $50m rail revamp

    Ballarat will get a new 100-room hotel and convention centre as part of a major redevelopment of the goldfields city's historic railway precinct.Regional Development Minister Jaala Pulford said the project will deliver 140 local jobs and include a four-star hotel and convention centre with transport infrastructure, public spaces and a refurbished and re-purposed heritage goods shed.The Victorian government says it will kick in $25 million for the project, in the heart of the city, with expr..
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  • Confidence key for Ihtsahymn

    Confidence key for Ihtsahymn
    Ihtsahymn (Image courtesy of Hollands) TrainerPatrick Paynesaid he is optimistic of turning around the fortunes of Group 1 winnerIhtsahymn.The son of Ihtiram was a star in Western Australia, winning the Group 2 WA Guineas, the Group 1 Kingston Town Classic and the Group 2 CB Cox Stakes in a hot streak in late 2013, for then-trainerFred Kersley.Since running second in the WATC Derby in April 2014, Ihtsahymn has been relatively poor - with his close-up fourth in his CB Cox defence his bes..
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  • Vic teen critical after freeway dash

    Vic teen critical after freeway dash
    A teenage boy is fighting for his life after he was hit by a car when he and a group of friends ran across a Melbourne freeway.Police believe a group of four youths tried to cross the Western Freeway at Brookfield, near Melton, just after 11pm on Saturday when the 14-year-old was struck by a car.He suffered life-threatening injuries and was flown to The Alfred hospital where he remains in a critical condition.The driver, a 47-year-old Ballarat woman, and her son stopped to help and are assi..
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  • Top 10 people of the Spring Carnival

    Top 10 people of the Spring Carnival
    The Victorian spring racing carnival is almost over and it has provided many highlights. Here are ten people that have helped make the 2015 spring carnival great.10. Steven PayneThe most famous strapper since Tommy Woodcock, Stevie Payne (everyone calls him Stevie) deserves his place in the top ten for bringing sheer, unbridled joy to the racing game. There is no better sight in racing than seeing Stevie as he walks aDarren Weir-trained horse around the parade ring, smile stretched across his fa..
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  • Sports facility plan for former Albion tip site

    A regional sports facility could be built on a former tip in Albion which closed 25 years ago.Brimbank council has awarded a contract to rehabilitate the Sunshine Energy Park, on Ballarat Road, over the next three years.While the site’s future use hasn’t been finalised, it was first flagged as a potential sports facility back in 2012.The council says it is too early in the process to say which sporting clubs could find a home there.At a recent council meeting director infrastructure and env..
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  • This is what really happens when NBN moves in

    This is what really happens when NBN moves in
    What has been the real impact of the NBN rollout?IT’S the high-speed internet network that is meant to change our lives.The National Broadband Network has been spruiked as the key to establishing “hotbeds of innovation”, creating a stream of hi-tech jobs and converting tired regional towns into “silicon cities”.Sounds pretty great, doesn’t it?But while NBN advocates made many optimistic claims to news.com.au, an investigation found that they failed to stack up.The network may have the potential ..
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  • Cairnlea masterplan to be resubmitted soon

    There will be no more information sessions before Places Victoria resubmits its master plan for a controversial residential and commercial development in Cairnlea.Star Weeklyrevealed last year that Places Victoria had reworked its original master plan for the 38-hectare site next to Cairnlea Drive, after community outrage to what residents conceived as a heavy industrial use.“We listened when residents told us they were concerned about commercial development and significantly changed the pr..
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