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Kangaroos set to play games in Ballarat

Premier John Brumby said if Labor wins Saturday's poll $30 million would be spent on the plan to turn Ballarat's Eureka Stadium into a boutique venue capable of hosting AFL matches.

The announcement comes a week after North Melbourne's plan to play seven matches a season in Tasmania fell through.

AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou backed the plan, saying Ballarat could be ready to host games by 2012.

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