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November 14, 2022

Campaign nod to Neighbourhood Centre

The Labor Party has pledged eighty-thousands-dollars in additional funding for the Ballarat Neighbourhood Centre if it wins the election on 26 November. The Centre provides...

January 10, 2022

Rock legends even better than the real thing

A SELECT group comprising some of Australia’s finest contemporary rock musicians will come together at Her Majesty’s Theatre on 6 February to commemorate the...

January 3, 2022

Take a tour back in time

***Please note that due to current COVID-19 conditions, tours of Ballarat Town Hall have been suspended*** LOCALS and visitors alike are invited to take an...

January 2, 2022

A-mazing gardens open to public

IF you’re looking for something outdoorsy to do with the kids, about half-an-hour’s drive from Ballarat you’ll find the retro-charm filled Maze House and...

December 28, 2021

Lots to do for local teenagers in January

GOLDEN Plains young people between the ages of twelve and eighteen are being offered the chance to participate in a bunch of free activities,...

September 11, 2021

Bygone arts and political scenes captured

WHILE the start date of this year’s Ballarat International Foto Biennale remains on tenterhooks, several outdoor exhibitions have been made ready to enjoy. This includes...

September 7, 2021

Sign up to save an icon

RESIDENTS are being invited to register themselves as citizen scientists in an effort to help save the platypus as part of a new initiative...

September 3, 2021

Grimley seeking worthy cause

STATE Upper House member for Western Victoria Stuart Grimley is calling for direction from the public on which local organisations or community groups should...

August 26, 2021

Homestead site gets path plan

THE HISTORIC site of the first resident of Ballarat, Yuille Homestead, along with its adjoining Yuille Park, have been confirmed as part of the...

August 23, 2021

Dance Works’ kids return to stage

AFTER a couple of missteps, the regular showcase of Ballarat Dance Works student progress throughout the first half on the year, also known as...

August 22, 2021

Locals urged to support Biennale

THE CONTINUED lockout of Melbourne visitors from regional Victoria has sparked a plea from organisers of the ninth Ballarat International Foto Biennale for locals...

August 10, 2021

Students to showcase talents

THE Ballarat Centre of Music and the Arts’ latest production, 13 The Musical, has been tentatively earmarked to go ahead on 11 and 12...

August 6, 2021

Hoops showdown for Indian aid

A CHARITY basketball scratch match featuring local identities and raising money for COVID-affected India will be played out at the Ballarat Sports and Events...

July 29, 2021

Dollar Bill ups the ante

AWARD winning local brewery Dollar Bill Brewing is hoping to help cement Ballarat as the craft beer and tourism capital of regional Australia, with...

July 27, 2021

Red Mill offers escape from reality

THE George Hotel will be overrun by a bunch of bawdy burlesque, cabaret and circus acts at the end of this month - restrictions...

July 27, 2021

Junior performers return to stage

AFTER a turbulent, stop-start eighteen months, the Ballarat Centre of Music and the Arts is finally getting ready to unleash its junior performers on...

July 12, 2021

Queen musical to rock Her Maj

A MUSICAL COMEDY that centres around the repertoire of the most famous rock group of all time - Queen - will take centre stage...

July 7, 2021

Winter market returns from hibernation

AFTER a year out in the cold, the Ballarat Design Exchange Winter Market is ready to make its comeback, with around 60 designers and...

July 7, 2021

All abilities invited to have a go

PEOPLE with a disability are being encouraged to attend a come and try day where they can have a go at a range of...

June 29, 2021

What’s in a placename?

HAVE you ever wondered why town names in regional Victoria are what they are, and why some of them have changed at different times...

June 28, 2021

Facing Up for NAIDOC Week

A COLLABORATION between Indigenous and non-Indigenous writers and actors that shines a spotlight on former Australian Prime Ministers and their attitudes towards Aboriginal and...

June 24, 2021

Settle to chair ag training review

MEMBER for Buninyong Michaela Settle will head a newly announced review into the future of agriculture training in Victoria. The appraisal is set to look...

June 23, 2021

Veterans’ tournament on the table

VICTORIA’S best senior table tennis players will descend on the Ballarat Table Tennis Association’s world-class stadium on 27 June for the Ballarat Veterans Table...

June 19, 2021

Celestial play on shortest day

AMATEUR astronomers and other interested onlookers can come together to witness the June solstice at precisely 1.33pm on Monday, 21 June at the Ballarat...