fbpx

About: Alistair Finlay

Profile
Editor at the Ballarat Times News Group. Once at Westlock News, The Advocate, and the Latrobe Valley Express. Oilers fan. Email: [email protected] Facebook: @alistairfinlayjournalist twitter: @alistairfinlay_ Instagram: @alistairfinlayeditor

Posts by: Alistair Finlay

February 20, 2020

Can you hear the people sing?

LYRIC Theatre’s production of Les Miserables is entering its final stages of preparation, with the cast...

February 19, 2020

Cr Johnson speaks out on parking plan

CITY of Ballarat North Ward councillor Amy Johnson has criticised elements of the municipality’s new parking plan and called for an independent review...

February 14, 2020

Cooking with class

Two decades in, Peter Ford reflects on the journey with his catering business, what he’s created and the current state of the...

February 14, 2020

Shire seeks sports input

Feedback wanted on sport and recreation 10-year plan

GROUNDWORK for a sports and recreation plan covering Golden Plains Shire for the next ten...

February 13, 2020

Begonia Fest begins to bud

THE annual celebration of all thing begonia is less than a month away with the event getting its official launch last week at the...

February 13, 2020

Find your voice on community radio

DID you ever want to be involved in radio? Maybe you think you’d be good on air, pressing the buttons behind the scenes, or just...

February 13, 2020

Visa role for Commerce

PEEK business and industry body, Commerce Ballarat, has been appointed by the Federal government as a Regional Certifying Body. The announcement means Commerce will now...

February 13, 2020

Volleyball set for great season

ACTION in Volleyball Ballarat's 2020 Mixed Social Competition kicked off this week with some of the most competitive games seen for some time. In the...

February 13, 2020

Junior Jenkins joins Rush

THE Selkirk Ballarat Rush have announced American Alisia Jenkins will be joining the squad for the 2020 NBL1 South season. If that name sounds a...

February 13, 2020

Newcomers ready for Ballarat debut

A-LEAGUE club Western United will return to Mars Stadium this Sunday for a clash with the Brisbane Roar, and there’ll be some new faces...

February 12, 2020

Free wifi set for Hepburn Shire towns

CRESWICK and Clunes will soon have free wifi internet access in parts of the towns following the announcement of joint funding for the telecommunication...

February 9, 2020

What is the Question for February

For the first What is the Question of 2020, Roland talked with OBGYN Russell Dalton.

What is your name? Russell Dalton. What is your occupation? Obstetrician...

February 8, 2020

Commerce ‘worker bee’ creates hive of opportunity

ALWAYS reluctant to step into the limelight, the title of Great Woman doesn’t sit well with...

February 7, 2020

Seniors Club gets parking reprieve

MEMBERS of the Ballarat Senior Citizens Club will see the return of their parking permit system following an announcement by the City of Ballarat. Seventeen...

February 6, 2020

Before a tasty twenty years

If you’ve ever been to a local function and thought ‘this food is amazing’, there’s a good chance it was from Peter...

February 6, 2020

Power towers crash to the ground

The break in the line has caused significant power issues for the south-west...

February 6, 2020

Business set for big day out

EARLY bird tickets for this year’s Business Day Out are on sale now, and Commerce Ballarat...

February 6, 2020

Acuoth back on deck for 2020

THE roster for the Hotondo Homes Ballarat Miners NBL1 South seasons is filling out nicely, with the club inking another name on the list. Last...

February 5, 2020

Why become a Foster Carer?

Because every child is one caring adult away from being a success story.

ACROSS Australia, there are over 45,000 children living in out-of-home...

February 5, 2020

Peace Prize arrives with anti-nuke message

THE 2017 Nobel Peace Prize is making a stop in Ballarat. Awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, or ICAN, the Prize is...

February 2, 2020

New parking rules in force from tomorrow

FROM Monday, 3 February the rubber hits the road on the City of Ballarat’s Smarter Parking Plan as new technology is switched on and...

January 31, 2020

Hearty breakfasts on our national day

COMMUNITIES across Golden Plains Shire have marked Australia Day with breakfast events. Celebrations took place in Bannockburn, Inverleigh, Meredith, Teesdale, Napoleons, Shelford and Linton, but...

January 31, 2020

New Australians take the pledge

ABOUT thirty people have become Australian citizens during an event at Ballarat Town Hall on 26 January. They came from 15 different countries, but all...

January 30, 2020

Top community efforts receive recognition

BALLARAT has acknowledged some of the city’s most dedicated volunteers and community minded people and groups at the annual citizenship awards. Held at Civic Hall...