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In 1943, the American cartoonist Robert Ripley of Ripley's Believe it or Not fame dubbed Ballarat's Old Curiosity Shop "the queerest house in Australia". Thought to be Victoria's oldest tourist attraction, the historic property will be open to the public...

At first glance it seems an unlikely location for a revolution in school design. Tucked below the road, the facade of this suburban house does not attract attention. But upon entering, visitors quickly recognise they are privy to something special....

This is a group of women and girls who dropped out of school early because they were having troubles and then had babies. They struggled to find their way back into the world, some right at the edge of despair,...

A researcher surveys the wildlife Martin Westbrooke must be the envy of every environmental scientist in Australia. With free access to a former pastoral property spread across 40,000 hectares, the University of Ballarat emeritus professor can conduct whatever arid-zone experiments...

Bachelor of Applied Science (food science and technology) at the University of Ballarat I've always thought of food as an art. Perhaps, but this degree is firmly in the realms of science with students taking courses in subjects including chemistry,...

The 27-year-old Queenslander has now won the opening stage of his last four Australian stage races. Fly V's Cantwell held off Garmin Slipstream's Chris Sutton to secure the honour of wearing the yellow jersey on Monday's opening stage. "I went...

Rumour had it that Monday was the magic date for the introduction of the so-called smartcard to Melbourne commuters but still there is no word on the official launch. A spokesman for Public Transport Minister Lynne Kosky this morning stuck...

OLD woman who had sex with a 14-year-old boy during a drinking binge has avoided a jail term. Jenny Lee Mitchell had sex with a 17-year-old boy and then his 14-year-old friend after they had spent the night out drinking...