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More like a home, less like a hospital: Ballarat’s new youth mental health facility

More like a home, less like a hospital: Ballarat’s new youth mental health facility

"The last thing you want is to feel like an inmate.”

Darcie Humphreys
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This woman lives in a castle, breeds baroque horses and carries a very big stick

This woman lives in a castle, breeds baroque horses and carries a very big stick

Jouster Mieka Leitch said “it’s becoming cool to be a nerd”.

Darcie Humphreys
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Miners Rest data centre leaves locals worried about water, power and noise

Miners Rest data centre leaves locals worried about water, power and noise

The new facility would be built in a renewable energy precinct, with power provided by two local springs.

Darcie Humphreys
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Bird flu could wipe out Ballarat’s black swans, but experts say preparedness offers hope

Bird flu could wipe out Ballarat’s black swans, but experts say preparedness offers hope

“Our message is simple: if you find injured, sick or orphaned wildlife, please do not assume there is nowhere to take it”.

Darcie Humphreys
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This travel writer traded the globe for Ballarat, and she’s spelling it out for kids one letter at a time

This travel writer traded the globe for Ballarat, and she’s spelling it out for kids one letter at a time

“I went looking for a child friendly book on Ballarat... I thought, "it doesn't exist, I guess I’ll just have to write one".

Darcie Humphreys
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Rare Ballarat home on the market after 12-year restoration

Rare Ballarat home on the market after 12-year restoration

The famed architects only ever accepted three commissions to design a domestic property.

Darcie Humphreys
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Spanish thrillers to John Lennon documentaries: Buninyong Film Festival returns for its 32nd year

Spanish thrillers to John Lennon documentaries: Buninyong Film Festival returns for its 32nd year

The June program features seven curated screenings, supper between sessions and a three-decade tradition of gathering the community for movies.

Zara Cuthbertson
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Ballarat farmers prepare for looming El Niño declaration

Ballarat farmers prepare for looming El Niño declaration

An El Niño event would mean extreme heat and drier weather, potentially leading to drought across the country.

Darcie Humphreys
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This Ballarat entrepreneur is bridging cultural divides with accessible Middle Eastern cooking

This Ballarat entrepreneur is bridging cultural divides with accessible Middle Eastern cooking

Gilava Pour, founder of Exotic Bazaar, is helping bring Persian, Moroccan and Egyptian flavours to Australian supermarket shelves.

Darcie Humphreys
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For 10 years, this Ballarat competition has been celebrating the weirdest and most wonderful facial hair in Australia

For 10 years, this Ballarat competition has been celebrating the weirdest and most wonderful facial hair in Australia

“People love how inclusive it is. It’s so many different sorts of people getting together. Doesn’t matter if it’s a big beard, small beard, male, female.”

Darcie Humphreys
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The 2026 section of Ballarat’s She Matters mural has doubled in size in two months

The 2026 section of Ballarat’s She Matters mural has doubled in size in two months

The mural is part of a wider campaign from the Red Heart Movement and Australian Femicide Watch, brought to Ballarat with assistance from Women’s Health Grampians.

Darcie Humphreys
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From Gold Rush swamp to Olympic venue, Lake Wendouree has anchored Ballarat for 170 years

From Gold Rush swamp to Olympic venue, Lake Wendouree has anchored Ballarat for 170 years

The lake dried out completely during the Millennium Drought, hosting kangaroos where rowers once trained.

Darcie Humphreys