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AFL’s bold plan to recruit young Chinese-heritage stars in NRL heartland

AFL School Villages aims to recruit non-English speaking stars in NSW, over 140 years after Chinese Australians first played footy on Ballarat gold fields

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Ballarat real estate agent Richard Hayden admits stealing from clients to give dying wife good end to life

A court hears that Richard Hayden used money that should have gone to clients for their home deposits to pay for luxury holidays and medical bills for his dying wife. It brought an end to an almost 100-year-old family company.

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Victorian artist paints 200 types of fungi found near Ballarat but needs help identifying some

Rosalind Lawson says sometimes she felt someone guided her to a certain place, and then suddenly there'd be a fungus that she'd never seen before.

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Suspected unlicensed dams multiplying across stressed river system reveal holes in Victoria's water compliance

Advocates say the Moorabool River in Victoria's west is facing a deepening crisis, with a report claiming about 200 new private dams have appeared in the catchment since 2012.

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Police release CCTV footage of dramatic ram raid at Ballarat business

The footage shows the roof of the Ballarat venue partially collapse before the two men try in vain to make off with a cash machine.

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Stories, treasures from bygone era on display at new Australian Centre for Gold Rush Collections in Ballarat

The Australian Centre for Gold Rush Collections is now open in Ballarat. It's hoped the 150,000-piece collection will tell "untold stories" of women, First Nations people, and the "unsung heroes" of a familiar era.

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Pregnant Ballarat women frustrated, out of pocket due to public hospital's long wait list

Expectant mothers in Ballarat are being left with no choice but to fork out hundreds of dollars for private scans as the city's public hospital struggles to cope with demand.

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Plea for more youth mental health support as suicides of young people rise in Victoria

Joan Cocks says her family struggled to find a psychologist to help her daughter Bridie. It's an all-too-common concern with 13 suicides of young people in Victoria between January and March this year.

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Future of WWI Avenues of Honour uncertain as century-old trees approach end of their natural lives

Australia's Avenues of Honour were planted so the nation would never forget the soldiers who fought in World War I. But who will make sure the avenues themselves aren't forgotten?

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Anti-transgender chalk graffiti across Ballarat does not reflect wider community, advocates say

Footpaths across the city have been targeted for harmful chalk graffiti, including outside the offices of local MPs and the City of Ballarat, and the local ABC bureau.

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Granddad to run marathons in Bravehearts fundraiser to fight child sexual abuse

Peter Mahoney did not start running marathons until he was in his 40s. Now 61, he is preparing to run seven in seven days, across seven states, for a cause that is close to his heart.

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Gold prospector finds 2.6kg nugget worth $240k between Bendigo, Ballarat, St Arnaud

A regional Victorian amateur prospector is celebrating a $240,000 find after unearthing a 2.6kg nugget. As an ounce of gold reaches $2,984, the attraction to pick up a metal detector is tempting for more and more Victorians.

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Ballarat residents oppose seven-storey building as council grapples with housing crisis

A seven-storey development in the heart of Ballarat would create 70 new apartments, but residents say it is not the right fit for a neighbourhood known for its heritage charm.

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Ballarat, Morwell Foodbanks further delayed as demand reaches boiling point

More than four years on, these two regional Victorian locations are still waiting for promised Foodbanks to be delivered.

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Outrage as asbestos and construction waste dumped in popular Ballarat park

Piles of demolition debris have been left in a Ballarat park popular with bushwalkers, cyclists and trail runners.

The Guardian - AU

‘They want to know how things work’: Pat Dodson buoyed up by first regional Victorian voice forum

Audience in regional city of Ballarat were largely supportive of the voice to parliament but were keen to hear more detail

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Ballarat mine Balmaine Gold goes into administration, appoints Hall Chadwick

Ballarat's longest running commercial gold mine, Balmaine Gold, has gone into administration and appointed accounting firm Hall Chadwick to oversee the process.

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Beekeeping gives Navy veteran with PTSD new lease on life in Ballarat

Daniel Hooper's life spiralled into darkness after he returned from war, but after giving some bees a new home via an empty beer box from his car boot, the veteran has found a sense of purpose.

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Trans health clinic mixed success, as patients wait for gender-affirming hormones

Four years ago, it was touted as a first for regional Australia, but this transgender health clinic is yet to prescribe any gender-affirming hormones.

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Chinese gold miners' historic 500km trek from Robe to Ballarat in the 19th century

Between 1857 and 1863, more than 17,000 Chinese migrants walked from the seaside town of Robe, home to about 200 residents, to Ballarat.

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Ballarat cafe that helps refugee women is closing due to lack of funding

Social enterprise A Pot of Courage cafe in central Victoria has not been able to secure funding amid rising costs and staff shortages

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RDA urges Grampians Health to be flexible over doctor contracts in Stawell

Doctors are worried about the future of a regional hospital and the health of its locals as contract disputes continue in regional Victoria.

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Djab Wurrung woman, Sissy Austin, has lost her 'happy place' after weekend attack near Ballarat

Sissy Austin, a former member of the First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria has been brutally attacked by a man wielding a makeshift club during a weekend run through a state forest near Ballarat.

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Private rental assistance program prevents homelessness in Ballarat

Uniting Ballarat paid one month of Kay's rent after she was diagnosed with cancer and it saved her from homelessness. She wants others to have the same privilege.

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