19/08/2008 | ROAMING stock on the Ballarat and Ararat train lines are causing havoc for V/Line. This year 12 train services have struck and killed 70 sheep and one dog.

19/08/2008 | WHO would abandon these puppies? These four, very cute, six-week-old Jack Russell cross pups were found dumped in a box at Sebastopol's HR Power Park on Monday night.  | Comments (2)

19/08/2008 | McCAIN Foods yesterday pleaded guilty to failing to provide a safe working environment after a worker had skin and flesh ripped from his finger while inspecting a machine used for shredding pizza crusts. The Ballarat Magistrates Court heard Gary Lennecke got his hand stuck in the shredder when undertaking maintenance work at the plant in Ring Rd, Wendouree, in September 2006.

18/08/2008 | ACTION from the Australian Cycling Grand Prix held in and around Ballarat on August 16 and 17.

19/08/2008 | AFL VICTORIA will wait until after a ground inspection late next week before deciding whether North Ballarat hosts a Victorian Football qualifying final at AUSTAR Arena. AFL Victorian football operations manager John Hooker is planning to visit Ballarat before making a determination.

19/08/2008 | WAYS to iron out the finer points of launching a tactical ambush were plotted deep within the Ballarat Pride camp this week. It is one week to finals in Netball Victoria state league division one.