The Latest Breaking News from Ballarat

A Ballarat mother concerned about her teenage son's vaping fears it won't be until a politician's child gets addicted that significant action is taken.

Dan Irwin was 16 when he started gambling. Over 25 years he lost everything that mattered and decided it was time to turn his life around.

A nurse with more than 20 years' experience is calling for the Victorian government to increase awareness on the potential dangers of vaping.

David Thomson, "one of life's true gentlemen", was fatally struck by Bradley John Spark while riding his bike to work. His daughter, a policewoman, found herself at the scene when she stopped to help her colleagues.

The family of a 60-year-old cyclist killed when he was struck by a car near Ballarat say they will never forgive the man who hit him and didn't stop.

Grampians Health Ballarat is warning e-scooter riders to follow road safety rules and exercise common sense as data shows e-scooter-related injuries are well into the double digits in the emergency department.

More than 1,300 businesses have registered in hope of getting compensation from the Victorian government in a class action.

Ballarat CBD businesses will be watching GovHub keenly in the weeks to come to see what impact the change of COVID work from home rules will have on the underutilised building. On Thursday Victorians were encouraged to return to the office, with the government lifting its work from home recommendation.…

Zoe Buhler livestreamed her arrest while pregnant in 2020, showing police handcuffing her in a video that later went viral, and is now considering further legal action.