6+ hour, 27+ min ago  (451+ words) An RSPCA investigator allegedly found a "copious amount of reptiles, lizards and frogs" at the house of a notorious Ballarat animal abuser, who recently received a permanent ban from owning any animals, a court has heard. Liudmila Petropoulos was found…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (458+ words) A knife-wielding thug who stabbed a victim in the thigh during a late-night Wendouree ambush will spend years behind bars. David Boyd, 34, fronted the Victorian County Court on April 21, 2026, where he was sentenced to five years and nine months in…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (613+ words) Thousands of people remain without power after ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji crossed the Queensland coast, as residents brace for torrential rain and flooding. Koji was downgraded to a tropical low as it crossed the Queensland coast just before 10am on Sunday. The…...

11+ mon, 5+ day ago  (1321+ words) Ballarat bus users have been urged to make alternative arrangements for travel on Monday June 16 as bus drivers plan a 24-hour strike. No public transport or CDC-operated school buses will run during the strike, which is part of industrial dispute…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (257+ words) Ballarat bus commuters face another day of disruption with a third 24-hour strike planned for next week as enterprise bargaining negotiations between drivers and their employer locked in a stalemate. CDC Victoria drivers will take industrial action on Tuesday, July…...