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The Lady Northcote Farm School was home to many British child migrants, now known as the 'lost innocents' or 'forgotten children'. Former residents have received funding to preserve one of its dilapidated cottages and its history. ...

Some of the best VCE art and design works from across the region are on display as part of the Art Gallery of Ballarat's Next Gen 2012 exhibition. ...

National changes to childcare and pre-school regulations are causing problems for rural and regional centres which are struggling to find the extra staff needed and the extra money to pay them....

Last month ABC Director Victoria Randall Mathieson invited the community to take part in a special forum to discuss the ABC's role in educating Australians at the University of Ballarat's Geoffrey Blainey Theatre....

An inquest into the death of a four year old boy who died after injesting the prescription drug OxyContin has found significant failings in the way his family's case was managed by the Department of Human Services. The Coroner found that the DHS prematurely closed the case prior to his death in ...

Ian Parmenter, OAM, is a food, wine and travel writer, broadcaster and the festival director of Tasting Australia. He is also the former presenter/producer of the award-winning ABCTV series Consuming Passions. In 1997, Ian started Tasting Australia, a biennial festival of food, wine and beer, ...

How Hollywood star and all round paparazzi magnet Ashton Kutcher has used his business smarts to make a lot of money from Twitter....

In the Cook Islands, efforts are being made to improve the education and literacy levels of school students on the island of Mangaia. The Education Department says in the past two years, Mangaia has been five per cent below normal levels of literacy and numeracy. To examine the situation and also ...

Have you 'rocked out' at the Hopetoun Hotel in Sydney? Cloudland in Brisbane? Or what about the East Brunswick Club in Melbourne? If you haven't been there for a while but are happily reminiscing times at these venues you'll be shocked to find out that they're no longer operating. In recent years ...

The Victorian Education Minister says any Gonski legislation arising this year will be shallow and a sham, while Colin Barnett has declared '"it ain't going to happen', as states and territories square up for a battle in education....