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Melbourne charity Brotherhood of St Lawrence finds new market for donated books with online op-shop

An exhibition in Ballarat marks the end of filming for the ABC’s axed Doctor Blake Mysteries.

An exhibition in Ballarat marks the end of filming for the ABC's axed Doctor Blake Mysteries.

For the second year in a row, Ballarat's statewide junior basketball tournament is cancelled, leaving thousands of players devastated and a gaping hole in the city's economy.

Unionised workers at Ballarat’s most popular tourist attraction have delayed any protected strike action until next week, amid concerns about impacts this long weekend.

Operators say they are facing an insurance crisis alongside the growing threat of natural disasters, with premiums up by as much as 300 per cent nationwide.

A call to “let police do their job” comes following the closure of a Facebook group set up to coordinate search efforts for the missing mum after it became a haven for theories and speculation.

People living in communities near the Bayindeen bushfire in Victoria's north-west have been told to leave before midday Wednesday, ahead of predicted catastrophic fire conditions.

Three-line email calls off an international conglomerate's bid to conduct Australia's largest seismic blast survey in search of gas in the Otway Basin.

More people are cobbling together dangerous backyard power storage systems, and Victoria's energy safety regular says they are an "explosion waiting to happen".