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Different beliefs, shared humanity: why so many Australians celebrate diverse religious festivals

From lunar new year to Ramadan, Diwali and Passover, there’s a growing trend of participating in religious and cultural festivals outside our own faith

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Melbourne to finally get Myki-less public transport on Monday – but only on four train lines

Commuters on Craigieburn, Upfield, Ballarat and Seymour lines will be first to test tap-and-go technology

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Saints star showcases new role in win over Bombers

While the Saints suffered a couple of injuries in their Ballarat pre-season win over Essendon, Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera showcased his new role to deadly effect.

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Pickett, Windsor strike for Dees before clash abandoned

Steven King had plenty to be pleased about before Melbourne's pre-season clash with Richmond was abandoned because of lightning in the Ballarat area.

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Bendigo coach hails Borlase as best WNBL player

Irrepressible Izzy Borlase dominated from start to finish as Bendigo Spirit got back in the winner's circle, beating the Southside Flyers by 10 in Ballarat.

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Prestigious Ballarat Grammar banned from accepting new boarders amid child safety reports

School board apologises after regulator imposes six interim conditions while it conducts a review

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I joined the oldest and most overlooked library in my town – and it feels like being part of a secret club

The Ballarat Mechanics’ Institute has had a reading room for 165 years but today it has just 530 members – and tens of thousands of book lovers are missing out

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Satellite cities: why are more Australians choosing to live in regional hubs?

Regional cities with populations of more than 100,000 are becoming more popular as people are priced out of capital cities. We spoke to three families who made the move

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After years of absence, Herald Sun Tour dates confirmed for February as UCI announces 2026 calendar

Men's and women's stage races will take place at the start of February in Ballarat, Victoria

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‘Broken’ after the deaths of three women, Ballarat embarks on an Australian-first trial to combat gender-based violence

School principal says young people ‘want things to change’ as city attempts to shift attitudes and behaviours that drive violence

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The Victorian government promised ‘more and better homes’ for Ballarat. Four years later, residents are still waiting

Public housing residents were moved out of Delacombe to make way for new ‘affordable’ homes in 2023 – but construction is yet to begin

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‘No-brainer’: why Victoria’s work from home laws could benefit the regions

Plans to introduce legal protections around working from home may make moving out of the city a safer bet

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As I fear for my ancestral homeland Iran, I find solace in Persian music

As bombs began falling and threats mounted against my people, the Bahá’ís, Ballarat-based musicians brought me hope

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‘A superb place to sit and enjoy’: Ballarat church could be reborn as performing arts hub — if artists can raise $2m

The 160-year-old Uniting Church has been used as a performing arts space since it closed in 2023, but the lease expires next year

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Bulldogs coach calls Smith's Ballarat dig 'theatre'

Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge has attempted to downplay any tension between the club and Bailey Smith amid the former star's jibes.

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English lesson for Port as Dogs strike gold in Ballarat

No.1 ruckman Tim English was a dominant force for the Western Bulldogs in their huge win over Port Adelaide, as Marcus Bontempelli also shone in Ballarat.

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Port great ruled out again for rare AFL road trip

Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley says veteran Travis Boak will again be sidelined by a back injury when the Power play the Western Bulldogs in Ballarat.

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Herald Sun Tour set to return in 2026 after five-year absence with Grace Brown as women's race director

Men's and women's events planned for February next year, details to be announced in coming weeks

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Australia’s Georgia Amoore joins Washington as No 6 pick in WNBA draft

The 24-year-old from Ballarat is highest-selected Australian since Liz Cambage after a standout college season in Kentucky

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‘It just leaves us without anything’: why was Wodonga left reeling by sudden primary school closure?

‘There was really no communication,’ Daniel Dickinson says. ‘We found it out through the school and the media’

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Victorian man charged for allegedly threatening to kill politician days after AFP head warned of rising threats

Ballarat man, 51, sent two threatening emails to an unnamed federal MP in late March, police will allege

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‘A real loss’: regional Victoria prepares for its major galleries to go dark

Ballarat’s art gallery has closed for a year and Bendigo’s is set to shut for two years, both for necessary upgrades. But what will happen to the cities’ cultural life in the meantime?

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The Ballarat food entrepreneur: ‘It just doesn’t make sense for us to be miserable’

Lilly Wright moved to Australia from Malaysia 11 years ago and spends $2,400 a fortnight supplying her market stall and cooking classes. She says local and federal governments could do more to help small business

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Gerald Ridsdale, Australia’s most notorious paedophile priest, dies in jail

Child protection group Bravehearts says some may see his death as ‘the end of a dark chapter’ but for survivors, the trauma remains

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Sissy Austin was attacked while running. Now she wants to help women and gender-diverse people take back the track

The campaign launch comes 12 months after another Ballarat woman, Samantha Murphy, was allegedly murdered while out for a run

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