Ballarat breakfast report | Monday, January 25, 2016 and other top stories.

• Ballarat breakfast report | Monday, January 25, 2016

  

  Your morning news snapshot from around Ballarat, regional Australia and beyond. Good morning Ballarat and happy Monday. We have all your news headlines in one spot right here.Four people rushed to hospital from Rainbow SerpentFOUR people have been taken to the Ballarat Base Hospital from the Rainbow Serpent music festival in Lexton, with one day still remaining. Read more.Scotsburn bushfire music festival fundraiser draws hundredsSEVENTEEN bands provided the entertainment for the ..

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• IBAC probe continues into Ballarat officers despite Victoria Police ...

  

  IBAC is investigating claims of excessive force by Ballarat police officers. Photo: Rob Gunstone The state's anti-corruption commission will pursue two Ballarat police officers accused of excessive force against vulnerable women in their custody despite Victoria Police internal investigators finding no evidence of criminal conduct.The two officers, who cannot be named for legal reasons, have had their suspensions lifted after a review of the allegations by th..

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• Kiwis dominate Ballarat Cup night

  

  Harness racing is incredibly parochial at the best of times but when the big clashes occur between Australia and our trans Tasman rival New Zealand, the rhetoric tends to get ratcheted up a few notches again.Last nights Ballarat Cup meeting is a prime example with several mouth watering clashes in the Victoria Derby heats, Australasian Trotting Championship and Ballarat Pacing Cup between the emerging and established stars of harness racing in both countries.When the dust had settled, the Kiwis..

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• V/Line to run more regional train services after delays due to train ...

  

  V/Line to run more regional train services after delays due to train wheels Posted January 25, 2016 10:15:53 Victoria's regional rail operator says it will be able to run more train services this week as it continues work to resolve a problem with the wheels on its fleet.About 70 trains a day were replaced by coaches last week after a wheel fault and an unrelated boom gate problem forced trains to be taken out of service. Since Saturday, all V/Line train and coach ser..

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• Watch out for scam: police

  

  BALLARAT police have received multiple phone calls from residents who have been targeted by scammers posing as members of the Australian Federal Police. BALLARAT police have received multiple phone calls from residents who have been targeted by scammers posing as members of the Australian Federal Police.Police received a number of reports on Friday that scammers were targeting the Ballarat area.SCAMWATCH initially reported in 2012 that  internet users were finding that their compu..

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• Mister on fringe of Melbourne Cup berth

  

  Trainer Mike Moroney (Image courtesy of Slickpix) Flemington trainer Mike Moroney said Mister Impatience could contend in two-mile features back in Australia, after his Group 2 Wellington Cup (3200m) triumph on Saturday. The six-year-old stayer caused an upset when he fought off second-favourite Pentathlon at Trentham, prevailing on the fence in a photo finish. Moroney said he was not surprised by Mister Impatience's success, given his prowess over the longer trips in 2015 - when he claime..

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• Auction numbers solid in bumper weekend

  

  Auctioneer Tim Fletcher calls for bids at 5 Loch St, Point Lonsdale on Saturday. Picture: Nathan DyerA BUMPER auction weekend along the Surf Coast and Bellarine Peninsula has been hailed a positive sign for the year to come, despite few sales under the hammer.A total of 23 coastal properties were scheduled for auction across Saturday and Sunday, with many going into negot­iation after the properties were passed in.Auction crowds topped 80 in some instances, with most attracting a few dozen local..

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• Melbourne preview: Caulfield

  

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• Tour of Qatar to play crucial role in Kimberley Wells' world ...

  

  Canberra's Kimberley Wells hopes to salute at next year's worlds. Photo: Justin Whitelock Two-time Australian criterium champion Kimberley Wells says the Tour of Qatar's opening stage will be invaluable before this year's world championships and her successful Australian summer is a "building block" for a strong year.Wells won the final stage of the Women's Tour Down Under on Tuesday and a stage at the Bay Cycling Classic in Geelong.It's made for a great star..

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• Alternatives to activating vacant city land - Get Sunflowered

  

  Australian academics and artists are reimagining vacant city land to better bring communities together. Originally an art installation titled ‘Fieldwork’ created by Ben Morieson, large urban sunflower fields have become a statewide initiative for bringing communities together. “It was for me a way to ‘paint’ the landscape a colour that stood out among the grey and muted tones of factories and a freeway,” Morieson says. Morieson’s idea has since been adopted by Reactivate Latrobe Valley as an on..

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