City warns on private car sales
THE City of Ballarat is warning motorists private sales of cars alongside major roads and streets is illegal, and competes with legitimate business operators. more..

Legends keen to put on a show
VICTORIAN coach Danny Frawley has promised tonight's EJ Whitten Legends Game will be a good old fashioned tussle against the All Stars. more..

Doing it for his Dad
JACK Anwyl is following in his late father's footsteps on the soccer field. more..

City seeks help
BALLARAT City Council will go to the community to save the Ballarat Livestock Selling Centre. more..

All looks rosey for Springfest
SPRING was in the air yesterday as Springfest management committee announced its 2006 ambassador, recipients and sponsors. more..

Support for area's heritage inclusion
MORE THAN 500 Ballarat residents have signed a petition supporting the inclusion of the Creswick Rd/Macarthur St precinct in the heritage overlay of the Ballarat Planning Scheme. more..

Mixed reaction to Learmonth reprieve
LEARMONTH residents were celebrating, and commiserating, yesterday after the City of Ballarat abandoned plans to relocate the Ballarat saleyards to the town. more..

 

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Runaway's no-case plea rejected
FORMER runaway teenager Natasha Ryan and her boyfriend Scott Black will stand trial for causing a false police investigation, after a magistrate rejected a bid to dismiss charges against them. more..

Rates fears hurt consumers
HIGHER petrol prices and increasing fears of another interest rate hike have pushed consumer sentiment lower this month. more..

Oil prices dive
WORLD oil prices slumped Tuesday on expectations that global central banks will get tough on inflation by curbing economic growth and hence demand for crude. more..

Dollar tumbles towards US73c
THE dollar opened slightly softer, still feeling the effects of yesterday's tumble as commodities stumbled and US data further fanned interest rate fears. more..

 

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Flammable fashion sparks winter caution
BALLARAT burns victim Gemma Spenceley is calling for all potentially flammable clothing to come with warnings. more..

Drive-offs on the increase
SOARING petrol prices are resulting in increased drive-offs from service stations. more..

Search for kangaroo
These are tame kangaroos who are very trusting and easily approached. POLICE are investigating the disappearance of a red kangaroo from the Ballarat Wildlife Park last week. more..

Warm hearts stave off winter chill
ABOUT 2000 Ballarat families will shiver through this winter with not enough funds to pay heating bills and buy blankets. more..

Super school's $5m kickstart
GREVILLEA Park Primary School will be demolished to make way for a new super school for kindergarten to year eight. more..