A appearance featuring former AFL player Ben Cousins has been scrapped at a Ballarat hotel. The decision came after local anger. This is the second time a scheduled appearance for Cousins has been scrapped in the past few days. Public anger led to the decision to cancel. The hotel reversed the booking. The latest scrapping follows another cancellation earlier in the week. Cousins was planned to talk at the venue. Organisers said they acknowledged the anger from the community.