A speaking event featuring former AFL player Ben Cousins has been cancelled at a Ballarat hotel. This move came after local anger. This is the second time a scheduled appearance for Cousins has been scrapped in the past few days. Community outrage led to the decision to cancel. The hotel cancelled the booking. The latest scrapping follows a previous cancellation earlier in the week. Cousins was due to speak at the venue. Event organizers said they acknowledged the anger from the community.