Avon Valley Advocate

• News
• 1  Opposition to place of worship
• 2  New legal centre manager
• 3  Melbourne school band to play in Northam
• 4  Motorcycle Festival returns
• 5  Fundraising starts for postie bike run

• Sport
• 1  Champion athletes awarded at wind-up
• 2  Bolgart golf champions
• 3  Wheatbelt girls selected in State Netball Academy
• 4  Royals celebrate season’s first win
• 5  Girls fight hard in division two championship

• Photos
• 1  The Bluestone in pictures
• 2  Jennifer Hawkins at Bluetongue Brewery
• 3  Wedding Of The Year
• 4  The Advocate IGA Sports Awards
• 5  Xposed! Social snaps

• Opinion
• 1  Women pollies
• 2  What drives the thugs?
• 3  Are you a bigger loser than Corbett?
• 4  Girl power is not enough Ms Gillard
• 5  Love isn't always lovelier the next time round

• Regional News
• 1  Ballarat identity Nick Marios dies at home
• 2  New Lambton battler is one of a kind
• 3  New Ballarat nightspot The Bluestone opens
• 4  Suburban backlash grows over dense development plans
• 5  Ballarat region primary schools on alert after incidents