A young man who went on a crime spree and broke the law 38 times over five weeks has been given a chance to progress his rehabilitation before he is sentenced. Liam Smith's sentence was deferred for six months at the Ballarat Magistrates' Court on Friday.
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Golden Point's Mark Van De Heuvel will play his 350th match for the club on Saturday. The Ballarat Cricket Association legend will celebrate the occasion
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Ballarat City Football Club has named a new senior men's head coach. Melbourne-based coach Adam Grinholz has been appointed for the 2021 season. He will
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A Ballarat East man had taken a cocktail of drugs before he entered his mother's property as a trespasser, turned off her electricity and damaged items, including setting fire to photographs on her kitchen bench.
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The stories of Victoria's gold rush are to be preserved at Ballarat's Sovereign Hill, with new additions to its popular outdoor museum under a new 20-year plan.
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A man who caused the death of his four-year-old daughter in a car crash is heading back to jail for breaching his parole by driving while disqualified. Thomas Huby, 29 from Beaufort, was jailed for two weeks at the Ballarat Magistrates' Court on Thursday morning.
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A new campaign has been launched to remind the community to be vigilant so there is not a resurgence in car theft. Crime Stoppers Victoria and Ballarat
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Ballarat police have on the eve of fire season confirmed eight separate blazes in as many weeks are suspected arson and want community vigilance to help crack the potentially devastating spate. The Ballarat Crime Investigation Unit is investigating eight deliberately lit fires in October and November.
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Members of Ballarat's Zonta Club dressed in orange and walked around Lake Wendouree in a very visible show of support for International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The walk, although small because of COVID-19 restrictions,
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L-R: Lieutenants Michael Carpenter, Matthew Newman and Sean Klamut on the bridge of HMAS Ballarat during Exercise MALABAR 2020. (Note: Lieutenant Newman was participating in the Movember fundraiser for men's health during Exercise MALABAR). Officers of the …
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