Ballarat’s besieged potato farming industry is worth $20 million — and McCain Foods must front up on its plans to put local growers out of business, according to DLP senator-elect John Madigan. Mr Madigan said McCain clearly had...

A FORMULA One car will be driven around Sturt Street in a spectacular prelude to the 2011 Australian Grand Prix. The high-octane Formula One action will start at 3pm on Sunday when Minardi test driver Zolt Baumgartner will start...

A 21-year-old man has been found guilty of bashing his neighbour ”like a thrashing machine” after a rowdy birthday party in Bonython. Michael Robert McKay, of Bonython, had been accused of assaulting his neighbour in...

A 32-year-old Canberra man has died in hospital after his car crashed into a light pole in Franklin early this morning. Police said the man, who suffered head and chest injuries, crashed at the intersection of Henry Kendall and...

The Monash Council meeting on Tuesday is set to be the first big one for the year, with a controversial proposal for smoking bans on the agenda. The council will look at the results of a community consultation period from late...