Serial thief robs church, disability centre, aged care home
A Ballarat thief robbed a chapel, a church, an aged care home, a disability support centre, a hospital, and more, saying that she was “just poor”.
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Two men to stand trial over violent shopping centre fight
Two men charged over an affray at Epping Plaza’s food court, with some involved wielding machetes, will face trial over the violent group confrontation.
Pub-goer threatens to glass staff member at Brunswick hotel
A thug who pushed a stranger off a train platform also threatened to glass a staff member at a Brunswick pub calling him a ‘f—-t; and smashing his pint glass on the bar.
Thug bashes woman, steals five cars from Ballarat business
A Ballarat man falsely imprisoned a driver as he fled from the police after stealing five cars from an agriculture business during a wild crime spree.
Freight worker holds fist at woman’s face in ‘shameful’ assault
A west Victorian man verbally abused and assaulted a woman in an “uncontrollable exertion of frustration” during an argument that progressively escalated.
‘I deserve it’: Man insists on prison after cleaver assault
A former Ballarat man told a magistrate that he wants to be sent to prison because he “deserves it” after threatening to slit a woman’s throat.
Ballarat nursery extensively damaged in burglary
A family run plant nursery in Redan has been left to clean up damage worth tens of thousands of dollars after a brazen overnight burglary.
Next step taken on path to Vic Goldfields heritage status
Six locations in Victoria have been added to the country’s tentative World Heritage List, paving the way for their formal nomination to UNESCO.
‘Larger than life’: Ballarat Elder Alan ‘Big Al’ Harris dies
A funeral will soon be held for a “loving” Ballarat family man and champion of Indigenous culture. Warning: contains images of a deceased Aboriginal person.
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