August 16, 2024
Record-busting Aussies say au revoir to great Olympics
AUSTRALIA'S triumphant athletes were left revelling in the Stade de France, as Paris bid au revoir to its magnificent Olympic Games. Paris has brought down...
August 16, 2024
To our local Olympians: Take a bow!
BALLARAT javelin-thrower Kathryn Mitchell has called time on the Olympics, reaching the javelin final in all four campaigns. Mitchell was emotional, bringing down the curtain...
August 16, 2024
Bulldogs young gun Darcy backed to fix wonky radar
SAM Darcy kicked 1.5 against Adelaide on Sunday, but the Western Bulldogs forward is being backed to fix his wobbles against North Melbourne this...
August 9, 2024
Bulldogs hit best form since run to 2021 grand final
COACH Luke Beveridge believes his Western Bulldogs have hit their best form since reaching the 2021 grand final. The Bulldogs spent Friday night sitting fourth...
July 5, 2024
Geelong forward Stengle signs five-year AFL deal
ALL-Australian forward Tyson Stengle has ended speculation about his AFL future, signing a five-year deal with Geelong. The new contract commits the 25-year-old, a 2022...
June 28, 2024
King Charles III sees Ballarat horse win ‘his’ race
MINERS Rest thoroughbred Asfoora delivered a regal performance to win the King Charles III Stakes in front of the King himself last week. The mare...
June 14, 2024
Beveridge wants AFL to protect prior opportunity
WESTERN Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge has urged the AFL to protect prior opportunity, saying the holding-the-ball rule tweak has become "risky" to players hunting...
May 30, 2024
Rates to rise – City of Ballarat council meeting briefs
AT last weeks ordinary City of Ballarat council meeting , the budget for next financial year, which includes a rate rise, was endorsed by...
March 21, 2024
Sydney FC top ALW ladder after Western United falter
THE race for the A-League Women Premier's Plate will be a five-way finish after a string of contenders dropped points on a bumper Sunday...
March 21, 2024
Dogs to host Suns on Mars
EARLIER this week, Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge was unsure whether Jack Macrae would be called on to face Gold Coast at Mars Stadium...
March 13, 2024
Two trapped after gold mine collapse
Two people are believed to be trapped underground after a mine collapsed on the outskirts of Ballarat. Victoria Police said emergency services were responding to...
January 2, 2024
Thunderstorm kills power to 20,000 Victorian customers
Tens of thousands of Victorian households and businesses have lost power as a thunderstorm sweeps across the state. A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued...
October 3, 2023
No change in interest rates at Bullock’s first meeting
Stretched borrowers have been spared more mortgage pain as the Reserve Bank board chooses to leave interest rates on hold at 4.1 per cent. The...
November 11, 2022
United can turn season around: Aloisi
WESTERN United are caught firmly in a horror championship hangover but coach John Aloisi is confident they can turn their title defence around. The defending...
November 4, 2022
Traction system failure in train crash
A PASSENGER train crashed into a level crossing in Ballarat after its sanding system failed to boost traction in wet conditions, an accident investigator...
November 4, 2022
Healy blasts Sixers to victory over Gades
A REJUVENATED Alyssa Healy has blasted the Sydney Sixers to a comprehensive thirty-seven-run victory over the Melbourne Renegades in Ballarat and to the top...
November 4, 2022
Gold Trip claims the 2022 Melbourne Cup
AN old-fashioned approach has given a new-age racing partnership its finest moment with top-weight Gold Trip winning the Melbourne Cup. In a triumph for spring...
October 21, 2022
Blackburn stars as Dogs near AFLW finals
THE Western Bulldogs are on the verge of ending their AFLW finals drought after captain Ellie Blackburn led from the front in a hard-fought...
September 14, 2022
Charles III declared King of Australia
GOVERNOR-General David Hurley proclaimed Charles III as monarch at a ceremony at Parliament House last Sunday. Australia's Executive Council, which formally advises the Governor-General, earlier...
August 17, 2022
Western Utd make shock Cup exit
REIGNING A-League Men champions Western United have suffered a shock early exit from the Australia Cup, losing 4-3 on penalties to Sydney United 58. Prohibitive...
August 8, 2022
Birmingham Games: Aussies in action on Day 11 and Day 10 results
Aussies in action on Day 11 of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games: DIVING Mixed Synchronised 3m Springboard Final (Maddison Keeney, Anabelle Smith, Domonic Bedggod, Shixin Li),...
August 7, 2022
Birmingham Games: Aussies in action on Day 10 and Day 9 results
What’s on today? DIVING Men's 10m Platform Preliminary (Shixin Li, Cassiel Rousseau), Women's 3m Springboard Preliminary (Emily Boyd, Georgia Sheehan), Men's 10m Platform Final, Women's 3m...
September 27, 2020
Melbourne lockdown eased as virus fades
BY MARTY SILK A NIGHT curfew will be lifted in Victoria and about one-hundred and twenty-seven thousand people will return to work as the state...
September 27, 2020
Regions, tourism get $250mn boost
THE Federal Government is set to inject $250 million to boost tourism and infrastructure in Australia's regions. The 6 October budget will set aside $50...
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