3+ hour, 33+ min ago  (402+ words) A historic Ballarat landmark is set for a new future with plans submitted to council to transform it into a three-storey amusement parlour, cafe, bowling alley and bar. Originally known as Pratts Warehouse, the two-storey bluestone building at 101-103 Mair Street…...

1+ hour, 14+ min ago  (573+ words) Subaru has joined the lengthening list of global carmakers pushing black plans to produce new-generation EV models, with the Japanese maker preferring to take an initial financial hit through program rescheduling to benefit from what it believes will be longer-term…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (170+ words) Ballarat police now spend up to 80 per cent of their time responding to family violence. Inspector Jason Templar explains why more reports can be a positive sign....

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (186+ words) A police officer has suffered minor injuries in a struggle with a man while attempting to arrest him at a car dealership in Wendouree. The incident happened about 4. 30am on Saturday, May 16, after police were called to the scene on Learmonth…...

11+ hour, 29+ min ago  (127+ words) A man has died following an early morning house fire in Wendouree. Fire crews were called to a block of units on Marigold Street after reports of a fire shortly before 6. 30am on Monday, May 18. Crews extinguished the blaze and found…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (645+ words) Bungaree came into round six of the Central Highlands Football League honouring a 400-gamer and 50 years of premiership success, not to mention contending with a fierce local rival. On a day of meaning in many flavours as Indigenous celebrations were…...

3+ hour, 12+ min ago  (1121+ words) Three months with the 2026 Zeekr 7 X RWD have come and gone at an alarming rate. But I've immensely enjoyed my time with the fully electric mid-size SUV, which impresses on so many fronts. The 7 X is so impressive, in fact,…...

5+ hour, 4+ min ago  (670+ words) A convicted Ballarat rapist has pleaded guilty to fresh sexual offences related to him molesting two 13-year-old girls on multiple occasions. Kobi Shaw, 20, fronted the County Court of Victoria on May 18, 2026, after pleading guilty to charges including sexual penetration of…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (24+ words) Daylesford community was spared "absolute disaster" after a father's backyard rubbish fire on a Total Fire Ban day. Learn why negligence nearly sparked catastrophe....

8+ hour, 43+ min ago  (248+ words) Judge Val Gostencnik ordered a convicted abuser to pay his victim $208, 126. 41. Discover how his "cruel" actions led to this landmark payout....