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Ballarat Grammar boarders booted out over strapping scandal
An internal investigation has uncovered “completely unacceptable” behaviour with disciplinary action banning some of the senior boarders from returning to the school.
- Caroline Schelle
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- Private schools
Private school boys accused of ‘punishing’ classmates with straps
Police have been called in by a prestigious Victorian school to investigate claims a punishment ring of senior boarding students with a “perverse sense of justice” has repeatedly assaulted younger boarders.
- Noel Towell
Truck driver knew trailers’ brakes were faulty before school bus crash
A truck driver knew the trailers he was towing had faulty brakes but thought he’d “be alright”, before crashing into a bus carrying students from Loreto College Ballarat.
- Erin Pearson
Youthquakes, tall buildings and the tremor of change: The future of Victorian regional cities
The state’s big regional cities are hurtling towards radical demographic change. Here’s where things have gone wrong - and what needs to improve.
- Benjamin Preiss
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- Pancho
‘I’d eat here every week if it was in Melbourne’: Pancho is a whirlwind tour of Latin America in Ballarat
With this authentic food and these drinks, I’d be eating here every week if it were in Melbourne.
- Besha Rodell
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- Underbar
Underbar’s menu is an abundance of riches and an act of endurance
It’s hard not to be wowed by the brilliance of the cooking. But sometimes it can seem like too much of a good thing.
- Besha Rodell
Why some people with euthanasia drugs do not take the fatal dose
Hundreds of Victorians who have qualified for euthanasia medication have not used it. For some of them, it’s about having the choice to take it.
- Stephen Brook
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- Commonwealth Games
Regional Victorians could be first to snap up 2026 Games tickets
Residents in regional Victoria could be given priority access to tickets for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in an effort to match the sellout events in Birmingham, which have drawn record crowds.
- Rob Harris
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- Victoria
Strike it rich in the city of gold
It's been a while since Ballarat has struck it this rich, reviews Gemima Cody.
- Gemima Cody
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