7+ hour, 53+ min ago  (471+ words) A magistrate has condemned the significant suffering of a pet dog that was abandoned for two weeks at a Soldiers Hill property with no food and just a mouldy couch to sleep on. James Mc Arthur, 53, faced the Ballarat Magistrates…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (27+ words) Climate change is turning an entire species of green turtles female The Courier | Ballarat, VIC Climate change is turning an entire species of green turtles female...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago  (27+ words) The Courier | Ballarat, VIC Climate change is turning an entire species of green turtles female...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (861+ words) Ballarat's "biggest improvement in animal welfare" has inched closer after years of delays, with a new regional animal shelter successfully tendered for Mitchell Park. The $11. 25 million construction tender for the $14 million project was announced at the May 27 council meeting, four…...

2+ week, 6+ hour ago  (451+ words) An RSPCA investigator allegedly found a "copious amount of reptiles, lizards and frogs" at the house of a notorious Ballarat animal abuser, who recently received a permanent ban from owning any animals, a court has heard. Liudmila Petropoulos was found…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (466+ words) Serial Ballarat animal abuser Liudmila Petropoulos will serve a three-year court order after being found guilty of charges including illegally selling kittens and failing to provide them with sufficient food and water. Following a multi-day contested hearing in the Ballarat…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago  (17+ words) Ballarat man pleads guilty to animal cruelty but avoids conviction, banned from owning pets for 5 years....

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (478+ words) A notorious animal abuser will be forced to relinquish care of his Jack Russell terrier after being permanently disqualified from owning any pets at a hearing where a lawyer accused him of lying about his residence and not paying fines....

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (157+ words) A woman has faced court over a bungled at-home operation that allegedly led to the death of a pet cat named Toby. Wendouree woman Tamara Lewellin, 27, faced the Ballarat Magistrates' Court on March 23, 2026, for a brief hearing in relation to…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (20+ words) The Courier | Ballarat, VIC Bear the koala detection dog readies for retirement...