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About: Alistair Finlay

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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

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January 9, 2020

BFNL 2020 season fixture set

THE McDonalds Ballarat Football Netball League has confirmed its fixture for the upcoming season, and it contains some juicy matchups. Fans won’t have to wait...

January 9, 2020

Industry head warns on rental changes

REIV President Leah Calnan, has called on the Victorian Government to be mindful of the low vacancy rates across the state when it goes...

January 3, 2020

Huge response for call to help

SEVEN hours was all it took. At 10am Kiara Porra put out a call for non-perishable food, hygiene items and stock feed for the bushfire...

January 2, 2020

Toasting 10 years of Nightjar Festival

WHEN the community gathers in Torquay and Geelong for the annual Nightjar Festival, a sense of connection can be felt by even the most...

December 30, 2019

Call for city to can fireworks on 26 Jan

AN online petition calling for the Australia Day fireworks at Lake Wendouree to be cancelled is gaining traction. The petition, which has been running...

December 28, 2019

Golden Plains Shire OKs playground plans

SOME playgrounds in Golden Plains Shire are set for an overhaul following the approval of a new strategy by council. The move came at the...

December 27, 2019

Some public transport fares to rise

ANNUAL increases in the cost of traveling on some public transport have been announced for 2020. For the fifth year in a row there’ll be...

December 27, 2019

Rogers plays on day of rest

THE full line up for Summer Sundays has been released and it features some big names on the set list. None other than Tim Rodgers,...

December 24, 2019

Successful Carols hit the right notes

BALLARAT Carols by Candlelight presented by Harcourts has literally gone out with a bang as a spectacular fireworks display brought the evening of...

December 24, 2019

Fruit helps mums and bubs

THE team in Ballarat Health Service’s maternity ward have a new piece of equipment thanks to the No. 23 Masonic Social Committee and the...

December 22, 2019

Everything you need to know for tonight’s Carols by Candlelight

TONIGHT sees the start of a new era with a community led and run Ballarat Carols by Candlelight presented by Harcourts set to take...

December 22, 2019

From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 22 December

Once again it is Christmas, one of the two great Christian festivals - the other being Easter, which celebrates the death and the resurrection...

December 20, 2019

Tunnelling troops out from the underground

A NEW book launched last weekend is commemorating the region’s mining engineers, sappers, geologists and officers who were part of tunnelling companies that saw...

December 19, 2019

Western United ready for Mars attack

THE A-League’s newest team, Western United are set for their first regular season match in Ballarat as they take on Wellington Phoenix at Mars...

December 19, 2019

Cheers as lost barbecue returns

THERE’S been a victory in the battle over public space and amenity in the Golden Point area with a barbecue that was removed from...

December 19, 2019

Stunning Architecturally Designed Family Home

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December 18, 2019

Bannockburn Heart set to beat

JUST in time for the summer heat, work on stage one of Bannockburn’s new leisure precinct is complete and the taps are ready to...

December 18, 2019

New classrooms set for St Xavier Frances

A STATE government grant announced last week means St Xavier Frances School can replace ageing portables and add six new classrooms. The $2 million grant...

December 17, 2019

Slam dunk for basketball funding – City of Ballarat council briefs

BALLARAT Basketball will receive a significant amount of money from the City of Ballarat as part of a strategic partnership. The decision to allocate the...

December 17, 2019

Creative wandering on the Plains

A NEW book highlighting the Golden Plains Shire’s arts culture scene is set for launch next week. Titled Creative Wanderings, it features work and information...

December 13, 2019

Water tank audit finds shortcomings

A CHECK by Golden Plains Shire council has found nearly half the properties in municipality’s Bushfire Management Overlay areas required to have water tanks...

December 13, 2019

Silver lining for Kryal Castle

IT’S been a good year for trophies at Kryal Castle with the attraction picking up a silver gong at the recent RACV Tourism Awards...

December 13, 2019

Recycling returns to Golden Plains Shire

KERBSIDE recycling is back in Golden Plains Shire following a deal struck between G21 municipalities and the nation’s largest waste management company, Cleanaway. Collection will...

December 13, 2019

Inverleigh plan set for panel

AN amendment to the Inverleigh Structure Plan has been sent to the Minister for Planning with the aim of convening an independent panel to...