Police say images circulating online that appear to show busts of past prime ministers stolen from Ballarat Botanical Gardens ...

Vandals have decapitated the bronze statues of two prime ministers in Ballarat in the lead-up to Australia Day.

Anticipation is building as the City of Ballarat's biggest event of the year draws closer.The 73rd annual Ballarat Begonia ...

Police were told the busts were vandalised on the Prime Ministers Avenue in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens between 2am and 5am on Thursday. The heads of two statues, reportedly of former Labor ...

The vandalism in Ballarat comes as security has been increased near statues of significant historical figures.

About 20 statues in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens were damaged between 2am and 5am on Thursday, according to Victoria Police. “The heads of two statues have been removed and stolen,” a ...

The colony is falling.' The two former Labor prime ministers' statues were among the 20 bronze busts that were damaged in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens in the early hours of January 23.

They're all housed in the city's historic botanical gardens, and to celebrate this floral feat, the city has hosted the Ballarat Begonia Festival annually since 1953. When is the Begonia Festival ...

Twenty of the bronze busts, which line the famed Prime Ministers Avenue, were damaged in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens on Wendouree Parade in the early hours of Thursday. The busts of former ...

About 20 statues in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens were damaged between 2am and 5am on Thursday, according to Victoria Police. “The heads of two statues have been removed and stolen,” a Victoria ...