Local News

The man accused of murdering Ballarat woman, Tamara Farrell, is due back in court today. Farrell disappeared from Canadian on February 17, with part of her body found burnt in Gippsland days later, 300 kilometres away from...

Ballarat is set to host a Women's Big Bash League game ahead of its fifth season. Held at the Eastern Oval, the Melbourne Renegades will take on the Melbourne Stars on November 23 at 2pm. It could be...

The Ballarat Animal Shelter is calling for donations as they reach capacity with over 100 cats awaiting their forever home. As more cats are handed into the shelter each week, there is an increased need for cat...

Another major event will soon call Ballarat home. The Lost Trades Fair will be held in Ballarat next year, after outgrowing its site in Kyneton. The Fair attracts more than 20,000 people to view artisans practice trades...

The Melbourne Cup will tour the globe as part of its 17th annual tour, and Ballarat is on the list of destinations.  Announced at Flemington Racecourse yesterday, Ballarat is one of 39 towns and cities around...

Ballarat's Masterchef contestant Tim Bone has scored himself a second chance in the competition. After being eliminated last week, Bone got a chance at redemption in the second chance cook off, where he out-cooked 10 other...

It was a busy long weekend for local police who issued 160 tickets to drivers over a range of offences. As of yesterday afternoon, 12 drivers were busted driving as either drug or alcohol affected. In Mount...

The latest V/Line statistics have been released, with the Ballarat line still outside of its punctuality targets. For the month of May, 83.8 per cent of trains were delivered within five minutes of being on-time, which is slightly...

An elderly Kyneton woman has lost her independence after her car was torched in Ballarat over the long weekend. The 82 year old woman and her daughter were babysitting at a home in Redan, and heard...

Everybody gathered to celebrate the fact that the Ballarat Winter Festival was being launched today.