22+ hour ago   (377+ words) A Delacombe man has been charged with a number of serious offences over an alleged arson attack at a Melton tobacconist that left a man with critical injuries earlier this month. It comes after a bikie clubhouse in Delacombe was…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (426+ words) A Bacchus Marsh College staff member convicted of sexually assaulting an autistic student was allowed to remain on campus for nearly a week after allegations were made, and was later invited back to work the following year. Brodie Fergusson was…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (776+ words) Dogs falling out of a bath, delivery drivers asking for help leaving food, and people phoning police for a lift home from a night out are just some of the nuisance calls Ballarat's Triple Zero operators receive. For call-takers and…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (389+ words) Shocking footage showing the moment an 18-year-old spectator was hit and killed at a Stawell burnout event has been shown to a jury on the opening day of a Ballarat driver's culpable driving trial. Bryce Dridan, 29, was behind the wheel…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (154+ words) The Courier | Ballarat, VIC Operation Talladega: police impound cars, fine dozens in Ballarat crackdown Four drivers have had their cars impounded and almost 30 drivers were detected doing the wrong thing during an overnight police blitz on intentional high-risk driving in…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (150+ words) A ute has been destroyed by an early-morning fire in Wendouree, with detectives from the Ballarat Criminal Investigation Unit investigating the "suspicious" incident. Emergency services, including CFA crews, were called to the scene on Waratah Grove about 1.24am on Wednesday, September…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (516+ words) Victoria Police has launched a new online tool to help in recovering stolen vehicles more quickly. The new tool will allow members of the public to enter the registration, make and model of a suspect vehicle to see if it…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (385+ words) A magistrate has slammed the "insulting" excuse given by a drug trafficker who claimed he was on his way to hand in a loaded homemade gun when police caught him with a "mini pharmacy" in his bag. Tyler Simpson, 27, fronted…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (161+ words) A 16-year-old boy is expected to be flown to hospital with life-threatening injuries after a crash in Victoria Park about 9pm. Police said a vehicle was travelling through Victoria Park, when it struck a tree at the corner of Poplar and…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (164+ words) A P-plate driver clocked allegedly travelling 106kmh along Sturt Street on Friday night has had his car impounded for 30 days. The 19-year-old man, driving a Toyota Kluger, caught the attention of Ballarat Highway Patrol officers speeding along Sturt Street near Drummond…...