Ballarat abuse survivors urge Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to act ...
Ballarat abuse survivors urge Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to act on redress scheme Updated March 07, 2016 09:31:20 Child sexual abuse survivors from Ballarat who flew to Rome to watch Cardinal George Pell give evidence at the child abuse royal commission want the Prime Minister to commit to a redress scheme. Key Points:Survivors say it is 'not the end of our journey'Call for a commitment to a redress system as recommended by royal commissionRoyal commission recomme..>> view originalGrammar's schoolgirls rowing triumph
Rowing: Head of the Schoolgirls Regatta on the Barwon River. Picture: Brendan FrancisGEELONG Grammar’s first-VIII rowing team celebrated back-to-back Head of Schoolgirls Regatta Division One titles before hundreds of spectators at the Barwon River yesterday.The showcase event was the 426th and final race of the three-day tournament and saw the local team lead at every stage of the 1500m course to finish with a time of 5:12.14, five seconds clear of Loreto College (Toorak), who finished runner-up..>> view originalRoyal South Society opens season with a debate on the republic
A debate on the need for a republic will be held in the Council Chambers "That becoming a republic is a priority for Australia” will be the topic for debate this Thursday evening as the Royal South Street Society begins its 125th year of competition leading into the eisteddfod proper in July.Two teams of Ballarat’s finest minds and sharpest wits will argue the case for and against the move to a republic in the council chambers, with the affirmative led by Professor Joe Fleming of ..>> view originalAiming for zero, as fatals increase
THE TAC has been aiming for a zero road toll for decades – but this year so far, it does not seem to be working. THE TAC has been aiming for a zero road toll for decades – but this year so far, the message does not seem to be getting across to drivers. FRUSTRATED: Ballarat Highway Patrol Senior Sergeant Pat Cleary says everyone on the road must play their part in reducing the toll. Victoria’s current road toll is 61 – the worst, by more than 10, in at least five years. The TAC has..>> view originalBallarat's Bailey Tuddenham walks 43km to raise money for KIDS ...
A Ballarat boy has completed a foot-blistering 43km journey to raise money for others. Never too young: Nine-year-old Bailey Tuddenham walked 43km to help other young people who had overcome trauma. Picture: Dylan BurnsA NINE-year-old Ballarat boy has completed a foot-blistering 43km journey after being moved by the hardship of others.Bailey Tuddenham walked a gruelling nine and a half hours from Lake Daylesford to Lake Wendouree on Sunday in 36-degree heat, to help raise money fo..>> view originalVic racing integrity commissioner to stay
Sarah Elks, Geoff Chambers Clive Palmer-controlled companies seize control of his troubled Qld Nickel refinery, sidelining administrators. JARED OWENS, RACHEL BAXENDALE Tony Abbott has savaged claims his administration was rendered “dysfunctional” by his loyalty to his chief of staff, Peta Credlin. Jared Owens An expose on the demise of the Abbott government is undermined by its use of unsourced material, Michael Kroger says. Steve Keen ..>> view originalSurvivors return home with hope for future
IT WAS an emotional homecoming for Ballarat clergy child sex abuse survivors on Sunday. Smiles and tears: Survivor Peter Blenkiron is welcomed by his sister Leanne and daughter Meg at Melbourne Airport. Picture: Nicole OliverIT WAS an emotional homecoming on Sunday for Ballarat clergy child sex abuse survivors, who flew in from Rome with fierce determination to protect future children going through the same trauma.However, the loving welcome, after a week in Rome as Cardinal Georg..>> view originalMeanwhile, in Victoria: A damning population study, Numan Haider ...
Victorian water bills to rise after first order from desalination plant
Victoria's water storages might be two-thirds full, but the state government has ordered desalinated water for next summer to relieve pressure on water storages.The government has ordered 50 gigalitres from the state's controversial Wonthaggi Desalination Plant amid low rainfall.They say the order, which is expected to add $12 a year to the average metropolitan water bill, will help water storages in Melbourne, Ballarat and Geelong. Melbourne's water storages slumped to their lowest point – 25..>> view originalSix points on Pell
The Australian media has been in a frenzy this week as the country’s most senior Catholic cleric, and head of Vatican finances, Cardinal George Pell, testified to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. For his supporters he is a man of principles and integrity, but for his critics, Pell was culpably negligent in failing to act on reports of abominable sexual abuse by priests in the dioceses of Ballarat and Melbourne. Though no charges have been laid against hi..>> view original
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