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Eighteen Ballarat students who have just finished year 12 have received the Dorothy Irene Ellis-Thomas scholarship. Read more to find out their plans in 2024.

Eighteen Ballarat students who have just finished year 12 have received the Dorothy Irene Ellis-Thomas scholarship. Read more to find out their plans in 2024.

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A local council has been threatened with legal action and financial consequences over its four-day week trial, but it's standing firm.

The government has threatened to withdraw funding from local councils if they ignore its warnings against adopting a four-day week.

Councils pursuing a four-day working week are being threatened with financial penalties by the government amid an increasingly bitter row between ministers and town halls over post-pandemic working practices.

In a survey conducted by the Daily Journal, 62.5% of respondents said they sent holiday cards this year. Of those that did not send cards, only 14.3% said cost was

Avila Beach has welcomed a new local business. The Cambria clothing boutique, "Bounding Main" opened a second store location there this month.

As one local authority carries out trial, government plans to use ‘financial levers’ to stop practice

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