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Police allege car chase, chain threat, before fatal Ballarat hit-and-run
By Laura MayersA man has applied for bail after allegedly hitting and killing a man with his car following a chase through Ballarat city streets.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-26/bail-hearing-for-hit-and-run-accused/107079652
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Police allege car chase, chain threat, before fatal Ballarat hit-and-run
By Laura MayersA man has applied for bail after allegedly hitting and killing a man with his car following a chase through Ballarat city streets.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-26/bail-hearing-for-hit-and-run-accused/107079652
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Police allege car chase, chain threat, before fatal Ballarat hit-and-run
By Laura MayersA man has applied for bail after allegedly hitting and killing a man with his car following a chase through Ballarat city streets.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-26/bail-hearing-for-hit-and-run-accused/107079652
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Police allege car chase, chain threat, before fatal Ballarat hit-and-run
By Laura MayersA man has applied for bail after allegedly hitting and killing a man with his car following a chase through Ballarat city streets.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-26/bail-hearing-for-hit-and-run-accused/107079652
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Police allege car chase, chain threat, before fatal Ballarat hit-and-run
By Laura MayersA man has applied for bail after allegedly hitting and killing a man with his car following a chase through Ballarat city streets.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-26/bail-hearing-for-hit-and-run-accused/107079652
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Asylum's temporary closure labelled an 'economic catastrophe'
By Eden Hynninen, Laura Mayers, and Steve MartimThis abandoned psychiatric hospital has been a huge drawcard for the small town of Ararat. Now it's been closed due to safety concerns, and local businesses are on edge.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-25/ararat-aradale-asylum-closure-sparks-anxiety/107070708
#TravelandTourism #SmallBusinesses #History #MentalHealth #CommunityandSociety #EdenHynninen #LauraMayers #SteveMartim
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Asylum's temporary closure labelled an 'economic catastrophe'
By Eden Hynninen, Laura Mayers, and Steve MartimThis abandoned psychiatric hospital has been a huge drawcard for the small town of Ararat. Now it's been closed due to safety concerns, and local businesses are on edge.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-25/ararat-aradale-asylum-closure-sparks-anxiety/107070708
#TravelandTourism #SmallBusinesses #History #MentalHealth #CommunityandSociety #EdenHynninen #LauraMayers #SteveMartim
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Asylum's temporary closure labelled an 'economic catastrophe'
By Eden Hynninen, Laura Mayers, and Steve MartimThis abandoned psychiatric hospital has been a huge drawcard for the small town of Ararat. Now it's been closed due to safety concerns, and local businesses are on edge.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-25/ararat-aradale-asylum-closure-sparks-anxiety/107070708
#TravelandTourism #SmallBusinesses #History #MentalHealth #CommunityandSociety #EdenHynninen #LauraMayers #SteveMartim
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Asylum's temporary closure labelled an 'economic catastrophe'
By Eden Hynninen, Laura Mayers, and Steve MartimThis abandoned psychiatric hospital has been a huge drawcard for the small town of Ararat. Now it's been closed due to safety concerns, and local businesses are on edge.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-25/ararat-aradale-asylum-closure-sparks-anxiety/107070708
#TravelandTourism #SmallBusinesses #History #MentalHealth #CommunityandSociety #EdenHynninen #LauraMayers #SteveMartim
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Asylum's temporary closure labelled an 'economic catastrophe'
By Eden Hynninen, Laura Mayers, and Steve MartimThis abandoned psychiatric hospital has been a huge drawcard for the small town of Ararat. Now it's been closed due to safety concerns, and local businesses are on edge.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-25/ararat-aradale-asylum-closure-sparks-anxiety/107070708
#TravelandTourism #SmallBusinesses #History #MentalHealth #CommunityandSociety #EdenHynninen #LauraMayers #SteveMartim
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Man killed in hit-and-run near Ballarat
By Laura MayersPolice say the car that struck the man did not have numberplates. Anyone with information is being urged to come forward.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-17/ballarat-canadian-fatal-hit-run-police-investigate/107044940
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Man killed in hit-and-run near Ballarat
By Laura MayersPolice say the car that struck the man did not have numberplates. Anyone with information is being urged to come forward.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-17/ballarat-canadian-fatal-hit-run-police-investigate/107044940
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Man killed in hit-and-run near Ballarat
By Laura MayersPolice say the car that struck the man did not have numberplates. Anyone with information is being urged to come forward.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-17/ballarat-canadian-fatal-hit-run-police-investigate/107044940
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Man killed in hit-and-run near Ballarat
By Laura MayersPolice say the car that struck the man did not have numberplates. Anyone with information is being urged to come forward.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-17/ballarat-canadian-fatal-hit-run-police-investigate/107044940
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Man killed in hit-and-run near Ballarat
By Laura MayersPolice say the car that struck the man did not have numberplates. Anyone with information is being urged to come forward.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-17/ballarat-canadian-fatal-hit-run-police-investigate/107044940
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Councillors to be reinstated after private prosecution charges dropped
By Laura MayersCharges laid by a private resident against five central Victorian councillors and a CEO have been dropped after the Director of Public Prosecutions intervened in court.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-05/charges-struck-out-against-hepburn-councillors/106998874
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Councillors to be reinstated after private prosecution charges dropped
By Laura MayersCharges laid by a private resident against five central Victorian councillors and a CEO have been dropped after the Director of Public Prosecutions intervened in court.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-05/charges-struck-out-against-hepburn-councillors/106998874
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Councillors to be reinstated after private prosecution charges dropped
By Laura MayersCharges laid by a private resident against five central Victorian councillors and a CEO have been dropped after the Director of Public Prosecutions intervened in court.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-05/charges-struck-out-against-hepburn-councillors/106998874
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Councillors to be reinstated after private prosecution charges dropped
By Laura MayersCharges laid by a private resident against five central Victorian councillors and a CEO have been dropped after the Director of Public Prosecutions intervened in court.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-05/charges-struck-out-against-hepburn-councillors/106998874
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Councillors to be reinstated after private prosecution charges dropped
By Laura MayersCharges laid by a private resident against five central Victorian councillors and a CEO have been dropped after the Director of Public Prosecutions intervened in court.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-05/charges-struck-out-against-hepburn-councillors/106998874
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Police investigate kidnapping bid by woman on another woman
By Laura MayersInvestigators say a 33-year-old woman was walking home from work in Warrnambool, south-west Victoria, when a woman tried to push her into a car.
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Police investigate kidnapping bid by woman on another woman
By Laura MayersInvestigators say a 33-year-old woman was walking home from work in Warrnambool, south-west Victoria, when a woman tried to push her into a car.
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Police investigate kidnapping bid by woman on another woman
By Laura MayersInvestigators say a 33-year-old woman was walking home from work in Warrnambool, south-west Victoria, when a woman tried to push her into a car.
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Police investigate kidnapping bid by woman on another woman
By Laura MayersInvestigators say a 33-year-old woman was walking home from work in Warrnambool, south-west Victoria, when a woman tried to push her into a car.
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Police investigate kidnapping bid by woman on another woman
By Laura MayersInvestigators say a 33-year-old woman was walking home from work in Warrnambool, south-west Victoria, when a woman tried to push her into a car.
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Concerns over loophole allowing residents to shut down Victorian councils
By Laura Mayers and Matt NealAdvocates say that unproven charges such as those against councillors at Hepburn Shire, triggering automatic stand-down laws, can bring any other council across the state to a shuddering halt.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-15/vexatious-charges-can-shut-down-victorian-councils/106912734
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Concerns over loophole allowing residents to shut down Victorian councils
By Laura Mayers and Matt NealAdvocates say that unproven charges such as those against councillors at Hepburn Shire, triggering automatic stand-down laws, can bring any other council across the state to a shuddering halt.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-15/vexatious-charges-can-shut-down-victorian-councils/106912734
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Concerns over loophole allowing residents to shut down Victorian councils
By Laura Mayers and Matt NealAdvocates say that unproven charges such as those against councillors at Hepburn Shire, triggering automatic stand-down laws, can bring any other council across the state to a shuddering halt.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-15/vexatious-charges-can-shut-down-victorian-councils/106912734
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Concerns over loophole allowing residents to shut down Victorian councils
By Laura Mayers and Matt NealAdvocates say that unproven charges such as those against councillors at Hepburn Shire, triggering automatic stand-down laws, can bring any other council across the state to a shuddering halt.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-15/vexatious-charges-can-shut-down-victorian-councils/106912734
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Concerns over loophole allowing residents to shut down Victorian councils
By Laura Mayers and Matt NealAdvocates say that unproven charges such as those against councillors at Hepburn Shire, triggering automatic stand-down laws, can bring any other council across the state to a shuddering halt.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-15/vexatious-charges-can-shut-down-victorian-councils/106912734
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Businessman shuts down council by laying charges against councillors
By Laura Mayers, Matt Neal, and Steve MartinThree more councillors at Hepburn Shire Council have been served with criminal charges by a private citizen, leaving only two councillors in office.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-14/hepburn-shire-council-charges-laid-by-david-penman/106912074
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Businessman shuts down council by laying charges against councillors
By Laura Mayers, Matt Neal, and Steve MartinThree more councillors at Hepburn Shire Council have been served with criminal charges by a private citizen, leaving only two councillors in office.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-14/hepburn-shire-council-charges-laid-by-david-penman/106912074
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Businessman shuts down council by laying charges against councillors
By Laura Mayers, Matt Neal, and Steve MartinThree more councillors at Hepburn Shire Council have been served with criminal charges by a private citizen, leaving only two councillors in office.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-14/hepburn-shire-council-charges-laid-by-david-penman/106912074
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Businessman shuts down council by laying charges against councillors
By Laura Mayers, Matt Neal, and Steve MartinThree more councillors at Hepburn Shire Council have been served with criminal charges by a private citizen, leaving only two councillors in office.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-14/hepburn-shire-council-charges-laid-by-david-penman/106912074
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Businessman shuts down council by laying charges against councillors
By Laura Mayers, Matt Neal, and Steve MartinThree more councillors at Hepburn Shire Council have been served with criminal charges by a private citizen, leaving only two councillors in office.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-14/hepburn-shire-council-charges-laid-by-david-penman/106912074
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Ballarat Gold Mine tailings dam approved despite local outcry over toxicity risks
By Rochelle Kirkham and Laura MayersA group of residents have voiced concerns after VCAT gave approval for a fourth tailings dam at the Ballarat Gold Mine, so the troubled mine can continue operations.
#MiningEnvironmentalIssues #MiningandMetalsIndustry #RochelleKirkham #LauraMayers
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No new leads and a tight lid on a protracted investigation — what do we know about Samantha Murphy's disappearance?
By Laura MayersA "top priority" investigation, numerous police interviews and a supportive community effort have been features of a search in the month since Ballarat mum Samantha Murphy disappeared.
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New lead in police search for missing Victorian mum Samantha Murphy
By Laura MayersPhone data has led police to narrow their search for missing mother-of-three Samantha Murphy to an area at Mount Clear in Ballarat.
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Police add detectives from Crime Command and Counter Terrorism Command in Samantha Murphy search
By Rochelle Kirkham and Laura MayersPolice say they have added highly experienced detectives from multiple different policing divisions amid the weeks-long search for missing mum Samantha Murphy.
#MissingPerson #RegionalCommunities #Police #RochelleKirkham #LauraMayers
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Able to read cursive handwriting? The war memorial wants your help transcribing love letters
By Laura Mayers and Stephen MartinWithin the documents released are letters sharing"heartening" news and even "mundane gossip" from more than a century ago.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-14/australian-war-memorial-love-letters-project/103458880
#History #WorldWar1 #WorldWar2 #Volunteers #LauraMayers #StephenMartin