The fact is, mining companies have the legal right to enter properties - anyone's property - for mining purposes. They can stand on the land someone else owns and purge it of anything worthwhile under its surface. Mantle Mining is currently conducting exploratory drilling with the aim of extracting the 1-2 billion - yes that's with a ‘b' - tonnes of coal lurking under Bacchus Marsh Read
Calling All Contemporary Visual Artists, Designers, & Makers The City of Ballarat Backspace Gallery is now accepting submissions for its 2013 exhibition program. Backspace Gallery is an artist-focused initiative of the City of Ballarat Arts & Cultural Development, dedicated to showcasing quality contemporary art, design, & craft. Read
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Julie Mahnken reviews The Melbourne Theatre Company's recent production of Red, a play by American writer John Logan. Read
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We used to be a people that championed causes. If there was an underdog, we'd back ‘em. Women not allowed the right to vote? We'll fix that, we said. Don't like the war in Vietnam? We'll rally, rally, rally. Nuclear testing? Hell no, we cried. National outcry was a matter of pride. Now it's all too much, is it? We've fought and won our battles, have we? Read
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The Global Financial Crisis has hit philanthropy hard in Ballarat; not only has there been a marked drop-off in the larger, infrequent donations that the Foundation is based on, but the return they get from investing that donated capital had dropped from an estimated 10 to 20 per cent per annum pre-GFC earning, to an eight per cent post-GFC earning lull. Kate Taylor talks to the Ballarat Foundation's CEO Noel Trengove about supply and demand in our local charities.
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