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Police are investigating after a car fire in Delacombe overnight. Emergency crews were called to the scene at Ascot Gardens Drive around 11:30pm to discover a Ford station wagon had been set alight in a drive...

Police in Ballarat West have charged a driver after they were found behind the wheel of an unroadworthy vehicle. Officers intercepted the vehicle on Drummond Street this week and immediately issued a defect notice for the...

Mental health is in the spotlight after the release of an interim report into the state's mental health system yesterday. Ballarat has been flagged as one of the lowest in the state when it comes to...

With Spilt Milk set to get underway in Victoria Park tomorrow, police will be on high alert. They have been working closely with festival organisers for months to ensure the safety of the event as thousands...

Police are investigating after a car crashed into a Lake Gardens home in the early hours of this morning. Emergency crews were called to the scene on Lake Gardens Avenue just before 5am to reports a...

As summer rapidly approaches, Ballarat and surrounding regions are preparing for the upcoming start of the official Fire Danger Period. The CFA has confirmed the official start date for the restrictions in the Ballarat, Hepburn, Golden...

Four bins could become the norm in Ballarat following suggestions from a committee of state MPs yesterday. The Environment and Planning Committee has recommended that the state government provide funding to local councils for a separate...

V/Line has announced new timetables for trains on the Ballarat, Maryborough and Ararat lines. The changes will come into effect next Monday, December 2, following the opening of the new station at Cobblebank. New peak services during...

Police are investigating after a car was set alight in Invermay yesterday afternoon. Fire crews were called to the scene at Alkira Road, near a pine plantation, just after 5pm yesterday to find the vehicle well...

Ballarat has set its sights on becoming Australia's first regional city with priority status. It comes after the CEO of the Business Council of Australia, Jennifer Westacott called on the federal government yesterday during her address...