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Ballarat man Lachlan Young pleads guilty to murder of Hannah McGuire
A man accused of killing Clunes woman Hannah McGuire has pleaded guilty to her murder mid-way through a murder trial, which has seen the jury discharged.
- Melissa Cunningham
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Car burned for six hours before Ballarat woman Hannah McGuire’s remains found
Smouldering tree logs had been pushed up against the door of a burnt-out car where the body of Ballarat woman Hannah McGuire was found, a court has heard.
- Melissa Cunningham
Alleged murderer formed plan to harm Hannah McGuire days before she was killed, court told
The man accused of murdering Ballarat woman Hannah McGuire allegedly told a workmate he had a plan to drug her, then crash a car while she was unconscious and put her behind the wheel.
- Melissa Cunningham
How this former tobacco farm was transformed into art wonderland
The creative arts are flourishing in regional Victoria, and this weekend a new arts precinct opens in the shadows of the Grampians National Park.
- Benjamin Preiss
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- Public transport
The secret rail plan to tackle ‘crush’ hour in Melbourne’s north and west
An ambitious blueprint for train travel in the city’s fast-growing outer suburbs warns commuters will be left stranded on platforms without an urgent overhaul.
- Patrick Hatch, Kieran Rooney and Chip Le Grand
Ballarat Grammar strapping scandal probe extended to second house
The prestigious private school has told parents new information will see an internal probe into a “strapping” abuse scandal extended to staff responses to student abuse and another of its boarding houses.
- Caroline Schelle
One charged, one arrested in separate homicide probes in Melbourne, Ballarat
A man has been arrested after a 70-year-old was found dead at a home in Ballarat’s west. Separately, hours earlier, a man in his twenties was found dead in Melbourne’s north.
- Alexander Darling
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- High school
Ballarat Grammar boarders get more adult supervision after strapping scandal
Adults will be present in boarding halls at Ballarat Grammar on weekday afternoons after allegations of serious physical abuse.
- Caroline Schelle
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- Private schools
Boarding licence under review at private school after abuse scandal
The state government education regulator has launched a safety review of Ballarat Grammar’s boarding houses in response to its ‘strapping’ scandal.
- Noel Towell
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- Private schools
Key staff at private boarding school step down after ‘strapping’ abuse scandal
The head of Ballarat Grammar’s boarding facility and his deputy have stood down from running Dart House, the principal has told staff.
- Noel Towell
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