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Articles for Rochelle Kirkham

Ballarat Gold Mine warned over potential for fatal rockfall months before Kurt Hourigan's workplace death
9 months, 1 week ago

Ballarat Gold Mine warned over potential for fatal rockfall months before Kurt Hourigan's workplace death

ABC  

In short: Internal emails seen by the ABC show an engineer asked management in May last year not to proceed with a handheld drilling trial without "minimum" ground supports. Internal emails seen by the ABC show an engineer asked management in May last year not to proceed with a handheld drilling trial without "minimum" ground supports. Internal company documents seen …

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Ballarat Gold Mine rockfall fatality renews calls for stronger regulations from engineers, former miners
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Ballarat Gold Mine rockfall fatality renews calls for stronger regulations from engineers, former miners

ABC  

In short: A former Ballarat Gold Mine worker says they tried to have the mine shut down due to safety concerns. A former Ballarat Gold Mine worker says they tried to have the mine shut down due to safety concerns. Current and former mining engineers, including a former Ballarat Gold Mine worker, and an alliance of mining safety campaigners, say …

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Central Victoria social enterprise Healthy Lunch Kitchen is on a mission to re-imagine the school canteen
10 months ago

Central Victoria social enterprise Healthy Lunch Kitchen is on a mission to re-imagine the school canteen

ABC  

Inside Clunes Neighbourhood House in central Victoria, children are hands on learning the basics of healthy eating. "You can’t underestimate children coming together around food," CEO of parent charity Health Futures Australia Shelley Bowen says. Health Futures Australia CEO Shelley Bowen helps kids cook rice paper rolls in Clunes. 11-year-old Isaac made rice paper rolls in a kids cooking class …

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Inside Woowookarung Regional Park where missing Ballarat mother Samantha Murphy often went running
11 months ago

Inside Woowookarung Regional Park where missing Ballarat mother Samantha Murphy often went running

ABC  

A sprawling bushland lies on Ballarat's south-eastern fringe — almost on the doorstep of where missing mum-of-three Samantha Murphy lives. Woowookarung Regional Park is one of the search areas for Ballarat woman Samantha Murphy. Ongoing search There is not a lot of CCTV in the area around Woowokarung Regional Park, where Ms Murphy was expected to run, so police are …

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VicForests cites litigation risk as reason to end community forestry
11 months ago

VicForests cites litigation risk as reason to end community forestry

ABC  

In short: VicForests has brought forward the end to community forestry operations in Victoria. State-owned business VicForests is facing court proceedings brought by 200-member community group Wombat Forestcare alleging it breached requirements to survey for threatened species in western Victorian forests. The Supreme Court granted an injunction temporarily halting harvesting operations in a Wombat Forest coupe in September 2023 after …

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Victorian summer camp offers 'life-changing' experience for children who stutter
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Victorian summer camp offers 'life-changing' experience for children who stutter

ABC  

At a summer camp near the regional Victorian township of Creswick, 19 young people are finding their voices. Key points: SAY: AU is running five-day camps for children who stutter The camps are designed to create a safe space for children to speak without judgement The program is inspired by a long-running summer camp in the USA They are participating …

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Some small schools in country communities are struggling to stay open, while others thrive
1 year ago

Some small schools in country communities are struggling to stay open, while others thrive

ABC  

In western Victoria, two small schools are gathering – but for vastly different reasons. School council president Robin Hallett said his son struggled previously with school, but since moving to Bullarto Primary, he's been keen to go every day. End of an era Students at St Brendan's Primary School in Dunnstown had their final classes this week, ending 165 years …

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Permanent residency gives Ballarat's Para family rights to work, study, healthcare and certainty for the future
1 year, 2 months ago

Permanent residency gives Ballarat's Para family rights to work, study, healthcare and certainty for the future

ABC  

Neil Para and Sugaa Neil say they feel free for the first time in a decade. News of permanent residency arrived as Mr Para embarked on the final days of his 1,000 kilometre walk from Ballarat to the Prime Minister's office in Sydney. Looking to the future Mr Para is now working at Ballarat manufacturing company Laminex and Ms Neil …

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Junior program helping Glenlyon Rural Fire Brigade attract next generation of volunteers
1 year, 4 months ago

Junior program helping Glenlyon Rural Fire Brigade attract next generation of volunteers

ABC  

Katie Newton is just 12 but she's already preparing to become a firefighter. She's a member of the junior fire brigade in the central Victorian village of Glenlyon, which has been set up to attract the next generation of volunteers. Katie Newton, 12, is a member of the Glenlyon's junior fire brigade. CFA chief officer Jason Heffernan said he wanted …

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Clunes Museum uncovers new stories while digitising historic local newspaper collection
1 year, 7 months ago

Clunes Museum uncovers new stories while digitising historic local newspaper collection

ABC  

Open a drawer in the local museum where gold was first discovered in Victoria and you'll find a treasure trove of long-forgotten stories. In digitising the Clunes Museum microfilm collection, new insights into the town's history have been uncovered. Mr Spark says microfilm technology will soon become obsolete and the museum's microfilm reader already has issues that are expensive to …

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Victoria's homelessness sector calls for housing boost as minister celebrates new Ballarat build
2 years, 4 months ago

Victoria's homelessness sector calls for housing boost as minister celebrates new Ballarat build

ABC  

Victoria's housing minister has visited Ballarat to celebrate the construction of new affordable housing. Key points: There are currently 2,810 people currently waiting for housing in Ballarat Victorian Housing Minister Danny Pearson would not commit to further funding for the Big Housing Build Construction of another 216 affordable homes in Ballarat is expected to be completed by 2026 Construction is …

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Ballarat exhibition takes visitors deep into homelessness experiences
2 years, 5 months ago

Ballarat exhibition takes visitors deep into homelessness experiences

ABC  

Jeremey Gunning admits he is worried people will think the worst of him. Homelessness Week exhibition Mr Gunning's story is part of the Experiencing Homelessness exhibition open to the public this week. "It has been a funny week for me," Mr Gunning said while looking at his display of photos with his son. Street 2 Home case worker and homelessness …

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