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• How football saved new Bomber from jail

  

  AFL draft 2015: Yestin Eades’ move to Victoria pays off, drafted by EssendonHello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player.YESTIN Eades was in danger of heading down a similar path to his parents.Eades grew up in the Perth suburb of Midland. His father was behind bars and his mother in and out of jail, which meant he often lent on his aunty for assistance.Yet for much of Eades’ childhood, it seemed only a matter of time before he would fall foul of t..

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• Mother of five-year-old Victorian stabbing victim speaks out

  

  The mother of a five-year-old girl who was stabbed multiple times in regional Victoria has spoken to 9NEWS about her daughter's ordeal.Madison Hastings was allegedly attacked near her home in the Ballarat suburb of Mitchell Park on Sunday.The girl had been in the playground of the housing complex where she lives, before she vanished and later reappeared bleeding and losing consciousness. “At first I didn’t recognize her, but she wasn’t crying she was just shocked. Her eyes were wide ope..

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• Coming together for a cuppa

  

  Coming together for a cuppaByBrendan WrigleyNov. 28, 2015, 12:05 p.m.Members of Ballarat’s migrant community were treated to scones and a cuppa at the fourth morning tea for migrants at the Ballarat Library on Saturday.Members of Ballarat’s migrant community were treated to scones and a cuppa at the fourth morning tea for migrants at the Ballarat Library on Saturday.June Wang and Christine Reupert at the morning tea for new migrants to Ballarat. Picture: Lachlan Bence.The joint initiative betwe..

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• Council results rated poorly

  

  City of Ballarat behind the pack on decision-making, planningByAlex HamerNov. 28, 2015, 1 p.m.New state government website compares City of Ballarat performance with similar councilsKnow Your Council's ratings for City of Ballarat in the governance area. PICTURE: knowyourcouncil.vic.gov.auA new council comparison website has shown the City of Ballarat is behind similar councils on community satisfaction and planning practices.Know Your Council, launched by the state government on Thursday, puts ..

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• A week later, Zupa ready to Charge

  

  Trainer Kylie Vella and owner Karen Butler after Zupacharged's win at Ballarat in March (Image: Slickpix) Ballarat trainerKylie Vellamissed out on having a runner on her home track's Cup Day, seeingZupachargeddivert to Saturday's card at Moonee Valley.Vella's six-year-old gelding was withdrawn by order of the stewards last Saturday after the stable contravened the 'one clear day' rule with treatment on the day prior to a race.Zupacharged, who is a 75-rater, was set to compete in a Bench..

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• Ex-Kangaroo Max Warren looks to revive his AFL push with the Box...

  

  Max Warren in action for North Melbourne against the Brisbane Lions at the Gabba. Picture: Peter WallisHEALESVILLE product Max Warren has joined Box Hill in a bid to revive his AFL career.The 22-year-old defender will play in the VFL next year after being delisted by AFL’s North Melbourne following four years and one senior game with the Kangaroos.Warren has been a consistent performer at VFL level with North Ballarat, the Roos affiliate, since 2012.“I decided Box Hill ­because after the talks I..

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• Weir uncovers another staying talent

  

  Dwayne Dunn steers Master Zephyr to victory at Moonee Valley on Saturday.A WEEK after a horror Ballarat Cup day, on which he didn’t produce a winner, Darren Weir has unearthed another promising stayer in Master Zephyr.The four-year-old gelding was brought to Australia in the spring by Terry Henderson’s OTI racing to act as a pacemaker at Werribee for Gailo Chop. But the European import has thrived since being transferred to Weir’s beach stable at Warrnambool.After a 4.5-length win over 2500m at ..

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• Wycheproof 1st-cross ewes to $231

  Distance travelling buyers from the western border areas, Ballarat and southern NSW competed keenly especially for crossbred ewes where prices increased $20- $30 a head on the agency’s November sale.Berriwillock breeder, RN, DJ, JM & J Simpson secured the market top for young crossbreds with a line of June/July-14drop ewe maidens sold at $231 a head.These were sold to Ballarat agency, TB White and Sons while at just one dollar less ($230) James Boak of Watchem sold two yards of 168 head (338..

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• AFL: 'Bro-mance' between Adam Marcon and Kane Lambert...

  

  Kane Lambert is reunited with childhood mate Adam Marcon at Richmond.Photo: Getty ImagesIt could almost be deemed a fairytale bro-mance, but the story of new Richmond rookie Adam Marcon and first-year Tiger Kane Lambert ending up at the same club is "not something you would even dream about", says Lambert.The two mature-age recruits have been side-by-side, since playing alongside each other at Preston in their junior footy and cricket days.They have both endured a journey of persistence and dete..

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• Valley gallop has Criterion spot on

  

  Criterion galloped at Moonee Valley on Saturday Craig Williams’enthusiasm forCriterion’schances in the Hong Kong Cup rose after he reunited with the five-year-old in a track gallop at Moonee Valley on Saturday.The star hoop teamed with the globe-trotting entire in what was his final piece of work before boarding the plane on Monday.Criterion worked over 1400 metres with stablemateOrator, whom he sat off until being asked to quicken from the 600m. He edged alongside Orator turning for ho..

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