Local News

Ballarat teenager Sam Rizzo has won the Oita Wheelchair half Marathon in Japan, as he prepares to qualify for the Tokyo Paralympics. The Commonwealth Games athlete and former Damascas College student completed the 21km in 46-minutes,...

A petition's been tabled at Hepburn Council, calling for at least a dozen geese to return to Lake Daylesford. 370 people have signed the document which claims the lake has been "lifeless" since the removal of...

A dog that bolted from a car accident on the Western Freeway at Wallace has found safe and well this morning – but her owner remains in hospital. After a cold and hungry night on the...

Irish horse Fifty Stars has been given the heaviest weight  ahead of Saturday's Ballarat Cup. The 5-year-old - formerly trained by Darren Weir - will be racing in the $500,000 cup with 60.5kg. The final field will...

The lead actor from the True History of the Kelly Gang has taken time out to visit  patients at the Veterans Psychiatric Unit in Heidelberg. After shooting the movie in Clunes last year, 39-year-old British actor...

Ballarat Police are on the hunt for a driver and his three passengers who ran from the scene of a serious collision in East Ballarat The crash – between a Citroen hatchback and a sedan towing...

The Rail, Tram and Bus Union is holding a midday rally today (Tue 19 Nov)  in Lydiard Street North to help save jobs at the Alstom workshops in Ballarat. Members from the ETU and AMWU are...

Veteran basketballer Kristy Rinaldi is returning to Ballarat Rush for the 2020 NBL1 season, after leaving the team at the end of 2018. She played almost 300-games for the Ballarat Women’s side before moving to Melbourne. Kristy...

Santa and his elves have been busy in the sheds of Ballarat…   The local Woodworkers Guild will hand over hundreds of hand-crafted toys to the Ballarat Christmas Appeal tonight. Appeal Ambassador Peter Caligari says the group...

If you're spring cleaning and want to get rid of a smelly mattress, now's your chance to take it to a City of Ballarat waste transfer station. Disposing of mattresses will cost $15 each from now...