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Hayley Elg

Hayley Elg

Reporter at The Ballarat Courier

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    thecourier.com.au

    Anthony Prebble murder: children still hold out hope for closure - The Courier

    On the 30-year anniversary of a Ballarat man’s abduction and violent death, his family are still holding out hope that they will receive closure. Anthony Prebble, 37, had been at home with his partner and six-month old daughter when three balaclava-clad men brandishing a sawn-off shotgun crashed through the glass front door of his Peel Street North home about 11.45pm on March 19, 1992. Mr Prebble was viciously bludgeoned with a baseball bat before his attackers dragged him - bleeding profusely a…
    almost 3 years ago
    thecourier.com.au

    Police give the 'gift of life' - The Courier

    The community is asked to follow the lead of police who rolled up their sleeves to give life saving donations on Friday, as more supplies are needed for the Christmas period. A number of Ballarat police officers donated blood as part of Operation ‘Bleed4Blue’ - an annual, three-month law enforcement-focused blood drive. The drive was launched in New South Wales after Detective Sergeant John Breda was stabbed on Australia Day in 2018, with his life saved by dozens of bags of donated blood. Develo…
    about 3 years ago
    thecourier.com.au

    Truck carrying 4000 chickens rolls on Western Freeway - The Courier

    UPDATE, 4.00pm: A B-double truck transporting thousands of chickens rolled on Monday morning. The truck was travelling Melbourne-bound on the Western Freeway when it crashed through the wire road safety barrier and rolled just after 6.30am. The truck, extensively damaged at the front, came to rest on its side near Bungaree-Wallace Road. The driver, aged in his 50s, was not trapped when emergency services arrived at the scene, though was later transported by ambulance to hospital for observatio…
    about 3 years ago
    thecourier.com.au

    Former Ballarat psychiatrist pleads guilty to sexually assaulting p...

    A court has heard about the “serious offending” of a former Ballarat psychiatrist who sexually assaulted two “vulnerable” clients. Dr Praveen Thottappilil, who ran Australian Mental Health Services - Ballarat on Drummond Street, pleaded guilty to a string of nine offences at the Ballarat Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday. The police prosecutor told the court two women had made complaints about the psychiatrist, who is currently suspended from practice. The first was referred to see him in 2011 due…
    about 3 years ago
    thecourier.com.au

    'My life's going to be different': Dyson shares his journey after f...

    The outcome of a star footballer’s tackle earlier this year proved how the trajectory of a life can change in an instant, leaving a young Ballarat Football League player partially paralysed and left to grapple with what his future will look like. The football and wider community was shocked after Dyson Stevens was seriously injured after laying a tackle during a game earlier this year, prompting a wide-spread outpouring of love and funds for his rehabilitation and to set him up for his future.…
    about 3 years ago
    thecourier.com.au

    How can we save the koala population around Ballarat? - The Courier

    The community is taking steps to save Ballarat’s koala population, but support from authorities and more funding is needed. In the first part of this series, the current “dire” situation for koalas in and around Ballarat was described - koalas are being hit by cars and found by members of the public in dangerous environments. Tragically, while many were taken into care, the majority of the almost 20 koalas rescued around the city so far this year have later died from their serious injuries. It…
    about 3 years ago
    thecourier.com.au

    'A way of reconnecting people with how intriguing nature is': take ...

    If you have ever wanted to learn more about how to spot wildflowers in the bush, this self-guided trail walk is for you. Developed by the Friends of Canadian Corridor, the Leigh Catchment Group and the Field Naturalists Club of Ballarat, the pop-up self-guided walk will be hosted through a central part of the Woowookarung Regional Park from Sunday. The walk has been set up from a starting point at the car park from the Dementia Friendly Forest and Sensory Trail on Katy Ryans Road and follows gen…
    about 3 years ago
    thecourier.com.au

    Do you know what to do if you find a baby bird? - The Courier

    It’s spring, meaning young native animals are taking their first steps, making their first attempts to fly and learning all about how to survive in the big, wide world. Spring is the busiest time of year for wildlife rescuers and carers, including in the Ballarat region. These volunteers receive an abundance of calls for all types of wildlife in need every single day. At the moment, rescuers are receiving a particularly high number of calls about baby birds, both nestlings and fledglings. Wildl…
    about 3 years ago
    thecourier.com.au

    Gordon koala habitat under threat of logging - The Courier

    A group of residents have growing concerns about the future of koalas in and around their town after finding out about plans to log a plantation in which many live. Several weeks ago some Gordon residents received a notice, stating a 16-hectare blue gum commercial plantation “grown as a resource for material used in timber and paper production industries” on the north west corner of Cartons Road and the Western Freeway was planned to be logged. “The pending harvest operation will involve the us…
    about 3 years ago
    thecourier.com.au

    Lachlan Howard: karate teacher to spend years in prison and placed ...

    UPDATE: Mr Howard’s convictions were subsequently overturned on appeal and he was granted a retrial. At the conclusion of his retrial, on 30 October 2023, he was acquitted of all charges. A man will spend years in prison and has been placed on the sexual offender registry for life after being sentenced for sexually abusing a child when he was her karate teacher. Lachlan Howard appeared via video link for sentencing in the County Court on Thursday. On April 14 this year, Howard was found guilty…
    over 3 years ago
    thecourier.com.au

    Buninyong woman dies after being struck by car and pinned against w...

    UPDATE: A Buninyong woman has died in hospital after being struck by a car on Tuesday night. Emergency services were called to an address in Blackberry Lane about 7.30pm on Tuesday. Police understand the 71-year-old woman was helping a man park a car in a garage when the car “lurched forward” and pinned her against a brick wall. The woman was airlifted to the Royal Melbourne Hospital with life-threatening injuries. On Thursday police confirmed the woman had sadly died. Police will prepare a…
    over 3 years ago