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$28.6 million will be allocated to build and upgrade schools across the Ballarat region in an announcement made by Premier Daniel Andrews and Education Minister James Merlino in Ballarat this afternoon (April 20). $17.1 million will...

Ballarat detectives have released a computer-generated image of a man they wish to speak to following a suspicious fire in Mt Clear. The fire occurred at a Recreation Road property on March 29 at 2.30am, with...

We are being warned of delays and interrupted travel if you are driving to or from Melbourne this weekend. VicRoads is undertaking emergency repair work on the Western Freeway at Pykes Creek between 7.00am to 7.00pm...

Fire crews have responded to a fire in Smythesdale this morning (April 20). Five CFA trucks from Snake Valley, Haddon, Smythesdale and Lucas were called to the Glenelg Highway at around 8.17am, finding mulch smouldering at...

Former Central Goldfields CEO Mark Johnston will go to trial later this year. Johnston has been charged by the Local Government Investigations and Compliance Inspectorate with obtaining financial advantage by deception, the alleged misuse of a...

A series of burn-offs are due to be carried out in Haddon and Hepburn over the next few days. Weather permitting, Forest Fire Management Victoria and the CFA will ignite a 39.5 hectare fire reduction burn...

A 12-year-old Ballarat boy has been recognised as a Junior Triple Zero Hero. Ryobi Hindle from Redan received an Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority (ESTA) award for calling triple zero when his mum suffered an asthma attack. He...

We are being warned we may see smoke over the next week, with planned burns due to recommence across the region after recent rain and milder conditions. Weather permitting, Forest Fire Management Victoria says the burns...

A swing for the mobility-impaired is about to open in a Maryborough park. The Liberty Swing at Princes Park is specifically designed for those in a wheelchair and mobility-impaired children, is the first of its kind...

Ballarat detectives are investigating three aggravated burglaries in Redan, where the offender has gained entry by cutting or removing flywire screen. The first burglary occurred at a home on Hampton Street at around 7.00pm on Sunday...