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Premier not set on inquiry

PREMIER Daniel Andrews and his deputy Jacinta Allan are not volunteering to face questions from a Federal inquiry over cancelling the Commonwealth Games. A Senate...

Abbott warns voice no campaigners against complacency

TONY Abbott is urging the campaign against an Indigenous voice to Parliament not to become complacent, warning the yes side will try to "buy"...

SEN to run new Victorian Super Netball team

A NEW Melbourne Super Netball team will be run by Netball Australia in a caretaker role for the remainder of the year before being...

Hodge slams media over Reid reports

HAWTHORN great Luke Hodge can’t help but feel for young draftee Harley Reid after reports were made that the future potential number one pick...

Are the days of highly paid ruckmen numbered?

SHOULD clubs invest heavily in their ruckmen from a financial perspective? That was the question asked by Kane Cornes following Melbourne’s decision to drop recruit...

Full digital edition, 28 July

Wonder takes the stage with Geelong Arts Centre’s first Wonder Children’s Festival

FROM 16 to 21 October, families and school groups are invited to immerse themselves in the magical world of the arts with Geelong Arts...

Ballarat and district golf results for 27 July

Ballarat Golf Club Tuesday 25 July - Open stableford A Grade - 1st - A Brennan 13/38, 2nd - B Tatt 6/37, 3rd - D Ringin...

Rare book featuring great southern land goes on sale

A BOOK published within fifty years of the printing revolution and featuring one of the earliest acknowledgements of the existence of Australia will go...

Ballarat youth take Parliament by storm

A TEAM of young people from Ballarat took part in the recent Y Victorian Youth Parliament and attempted to introduce a bill to review...

AFLCA CEO pressed on coaches’ contract clause

ON SEN Breakfast las week, David King asked AFL Coaches Association CEO Alistair Nicholson how his organisation can allow coaches to be sacked then...

Justin Langer’s lands new IPL job

JUSTIN Langer will take the reins of Indian Premier League franchise Lucknow Super Giants next season in his first coaching gig since resigning from...

Full digital edition, 21 July

Rethinking retirement: Why downsizing can be an exciting new chapter

MANY people approaching retirement feel daunted by the next steps. If part of that consideration is where to live, you’re probably familiar with the term...

Port Phillip Ferries Multi Trip Passes: Unbeatable savings and greater flexibility!

ARE you someone who travels into Melbourne frequently and is sick and tired of the congested freeway or sitting on an uncomfortable train. Look no...

‘Shameful’ powerline access guide changed

VICTORIA'S peak farming body has accused the energy market operator of trying to dupe farmers into opening their gates to surveyors for a proposed...

Calls grow for send-off rule

TOBY Nankervis was one of Richmond’s best on the ground in round seventeen, but Jake Lloyd couldn’t enjoy the same fate for Sydney. In what...

The club you don’t want to play in the finals

DAVID King has circled the Giants as the squad that teams wouldn’t want to come up against in finals. GWS currently sits middle of the...

What to do with Bailey Smith?

WHERE is Bailey Smith best suited as a player? Is it on the wing, down forward or in the guts as a pure midfielder? That...

Why Holmes should ‘run the gauntlet’ with contract negotiations

GEELONG’S Max Holmes is expected to attract plenty of interest from other clubs over the course of the next twelve to eighteenmonths. AFL Media reported...

Full digital edition, 14 July

E-licence trial hits pothole after surname bungle

THE Victorian digital licence pilot is off to a bumpy start after fifty-seven thousand customers in the Ballarat region received emails with incorrect surnames. The...

Pets to be counted in census first

THEY won't be counted two-by-two, but Victorians' furry, feathered and scaly friends will soon be the focus of Australia's first pet census. The online Victorian...

Regional poll on voice shows no vote rising

THE yes vote for the upcoming referendum on the Indigenous voice to Parliament is falling in regional and rural Australia, polling has shown. An online...