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• System for monitoring disability sector abuse flawed says Ballarat disability advocate - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

  System for monitoring disability sector abuse flawed says Ballarat disability advocatePostedNovember 10, 2015 13:34:38 A Ballarat disability advocate says the system for alerting authorities to abuse in the sector is flawed and relies on internal reporting mechanisms that are inadequate.A Victorian parliamentary inquiry is looking into how allegations of abuse in the state's disability sector are reported and acted upon.Earlier this year, the Victorian ombudsman found arrangements for report..

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• Darley expects to keep the bulk of its Ballarat Football League premiership team intact for back-to-back tilt | HeraldSun

  

  Darley celebrates its breakthrough BFL premiership. Picture: Aaron Cook.DARLEY  is confident of keeping its premiership team intact for an assault on back-to-back Ballarat Football League flags.Devils coach Jarrod Edwards said “99 per cent” of the side which beat North Ballarat City in this year’s decider would return for another year at Darley Park.Edwards said the Devils were unlikely to recruit heavily and would instead focus on adding senior depth from within their own ranks.“If we can add a..

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• Ballarat gardens to open up for spring | Photos | The Courier

  Ballarat gardens to open up for spring | PhotosByMatthew DixonNov. 10, 2015, noonSPRING is a time when most Ballarat residents like to get outdoors and for some that means getting their hands dirty in the garden.Ballarat gardens to open up for spring | PhotosexitSPRING is a time when most Ballarat residents like to get outdoors and for some that means getting their hands dirty in the garden.This coming weekend five of the city’s best garden’s will be open to the public as part of the Ballarat Ga..

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• Prince Cheri earns late Rosehill call up

  Prince Cheri could figure in a change to trainer David Vandyke's end-of-spring plans for the accomplished stayer.A barrier trial winner on Monday, Prince Cheri is firming to run at Rosehill on Saturday, putting in doubt a start in the Ballarat Cup.Vandyke took advantage of an extended deadline for nominations for the Sydney meeting after Prince Cheri caught him off guard in a Warwick Farm trial."I was quite surprised how much spring he had in his step in the trial," Vandyke said."The trials fini..

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• $345k crime spree teen faces court

  $345k crime spree teen faces courtByAlicia ThomasNov. 10, 2015, 4:13 p.m.A 92-year-old woman who was robbed while out walking her dog in Victoria Park has told a court how the incident left her trembling for weeks.A 92-year-old grandmother who was robbed while walking her dog in Ballarat has told a court how the incident left her trembling for weeks.The woman, who had recently moved to Ballarat to be closer to her family after her husband of 65 years died, told the court how the June 24 attack c..

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• Prince Of Penzance part-owner plots course for two Melbourne Cup...

  

  SANDY McGregor is plotting to have two starters in next year’s Melbourne Cup — this year’s winner Prince Of Penzance and last year’s fourth-placed Signoff.McGregor, part-owner of both horses, has mapped out a plan for Prince Of Penzance with trainer Darren Weir aimed at going for back-to-back Cup glory.The six-year-old will travel to Adelaide for the Lee Stakes (1600m) at Morphettville on May 9 for his only autumn run before reverting to the same spring campaign as this year.This season the Prin..

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• Crows must draft for the future

  Twelve spots after Black, Sydney gambled on a young North Ballarat lad called Adam Goodes. Yes, both SA clubs missed him too! With 372 games, two AFL ...

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• A new Australian flag is long overdue

  

  Australia's flag.Animals have their place. Coats of arms, coins, stamps, postcards; next-60-kilometre road signs, sports team mascots, sanctuaries. In the bush. On a plate.But not on a national flag.Even the Kiwis – who next month will make the first move towards a new flag – failed to adorn any of the five final offerings with a kiwi.The Indigenous flag is a deadly design – simple, meaningful. No rainbow serpent. A dream for kids to draw.Photo: Max Mason-HubersNew Zealand does not muck around. ..

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• Jared Tallent the victim of Russia's state-run doping regime

  

  Garb: 'doping, cover-ups & extortion in Russian athletics'2:46Athletics: Daniel Garb with the latest on WADA's report recommending that Russia be suspended from Olympic competition following accusations of doping. cover-ups and extortion.BALLARAT Olympian Jared Tallent may have been cheated out of a gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics by a Russian state-run doping regime involving athletes, coaches and government officials, according to a report released by the World Anti-Doping Agency (W..

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• Dogs' drafts: 2008

  

  Bulldogs draft years: 2008November 10, 2015 12:10 PMPicken Adds to AttackLiam Picken and Assistant Coach Steven King review season 2015 for the Bulldogs veteran.Western Bulldog's Liam Picken with the ball during the AFL Round 14 match between the Western Bulldogs and the Hawthorn Hawks at the Docklands Stadium.Revisit the draft years that brought in the current crop of Bulldogs players, continuing with the year 2008.JORDAN ROUGHEADThe Club’s vice-captain was a product of the 2008 draft, recruite..

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