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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

Posts by: Alistair Finlay

August 29, 2019

Doepel Lilly & Taylor’s agents of success

Doepel Lilly & Taylor’s Leigh Hutchinson and Tony Lockyer achieve in real estate and on the park with BFL side Sebastopol. WITH ‘Burra making playing...

August 29, 2019

Harcourts goes one better

Ballarat real estate agent named number two office in the state, also receives Harcourts Foundation Inspiration Award

HARCOURTS Ballarat has again done well...

August 23, 2019

Opposition Leader supports Mary MacKillop expansion plans

BANNOCKBURN is booming and there’s no better example of that than the growth of St Mary MacKillop Catholic Primary School. Established last year with an...

August 22, 2019

600 years of CFA service at Learmonth Addington

LIFE memberships, service medals and a certificate of appreciation were awarded to members of the Learmonth Addington Rural Fire Brigade at an event on...

August 22, 2019

Bannockburn Plaza passes VCAT hurdle

A REDEVELOPMENT of Bannockburn’s shopping precinct has received approval from the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal. The development, known as Bannockburn Plaza, faced a three-day...

August 21, 2019

CHFL – finals week 1 results

  Central Highland Football League Finals - week one BENDIGO BANK & RURAL BANK SENIORS BUNINYONG v WAUBRA Qualifying Final Waubra 19.10 (124) Buninyong 8.5 (53) Goals - Waubra - Jarred Crabtree...

August 18, 2019

From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 15 August

There’s a new book about the late Zsa Zsa Gabor. It’s called: Finding Zsa Zsa: The Gabors Behind the Legend.

I AM not...

August 16, 2019

Museum takes possession of old new trams

TWO W-class trams have arrived in the city and been handed over to the Ballarat Tramway Museum. A W-5 from the 1930s,...

August 15, 2019

Winter Appeal effort heats up across the city

AS if you didn’t need any reminder that we’re still in the doldrums of winter last weekend’s freezing temperatures and snowfalls made it even...

August 15, 2019

Community behind Carols support

The story behind how and why Harcourts Ballarat jumped in to help save the Ballarat Carols by Candlelight

  NINETY-seconds was all it took...

August 14, 2019

Recycling trial costs more, but no levy increase

A PLAN to bring the sorting of recyclables back under the control of the City of Ballarat will cost more than what was paid...

August 14, 2019

City’s new recycling program could add $2 mill to rates

STATE opposition leader, Michael O’Brien, has said that yesterday’s announcement by the City of Ballarat that it would manage its own recycling sorting will...

August 7, 2019

Promoting Mt Pleasant’s past

NEW historic signage at the Mt Pleasant Reserve was unveiled on Thursday. The marker is the culmination of the Discover Historic Mount Pleasant project undertaken...

July 31, 2019

Double the soccer – Golden Plains Shire council meeting briefs

A SECOND soccer pitch for Bannockburn’s recreation precinct has been confirmed after Golden Plains Shire Council approved the project at its Tuesday, 23 July...

July 31, 2019

Golden Plains pothole fix plan

Shire establishes gravel road maintenance program

GOLDEN Plains Shire council has approved changes to the way is manages potholes and washboarding on the...

July 31, 2019

New partner announced for hockingstuart Ballarat

Matt Wiltshire takes on management and leadership role after four-years in residential sales. LEADERSHIP at hockingstuart Ballarat just got stronger following the announcement of residential sales consultant, Matt...

July 27, 2019

2kg gold nugget found by prospector

AN anonymous prospector has found a two-kilogram gold nugget somewhere within one-hundred and fifty kilometres of Ballarat. The lump of precious metal, which would be...

July 24, 2019

Very special fundraising fun in the city

THE Very Special Kids Piggy Bank Appeal rolled into the city recently on its journey raise one-million dollars for the children’s’ palliative, hospice and...

July 10, 2019

Peak building body welcomes part-bounce

Master Builders Australia has said an increase in building approvals across the country is a good sign the housing market is in recovery. AUSTRALIAN Bureau of Statistics data showed...

July 10, 2019

Cup cash increase

PRIZE money for this year’s Ballarat Cup Day race meeting has been more than doubled. The announcement, made this morning by the Ballarat Turf Club,...

July 3, 2019

Stone to be strong: New real estate firm brings unique digital marketing opportunity and client focus to Ballarat.

STONE real estate has opened its doors in the region, and it’s being headed by two local directors with their eyes on the now,...

July 3, 2019

NAIDOC Week comes early at Mount Egerton

STUDENTS at Mt Egerton Primary School got a better understanding of Wadawurrung culture last Friday. The whole day was given over to NAIDOC Week activities,...

July 3, 2019

Family travels from Japan, just for The Wiggles

HOW far would you go to give your kids an amazing experience? For one family the answer was over 8100km after they travelled from Inagawa...

July 1, 2019

Ballarat Turf Club CEO announces he’s moving on

HEAD of the Ballarat Turf Club’s day-to-day operations, CEO Lachlan McKenzie, has announced he’s moving on from the top job. Mr McKenzie has been leading...