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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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June 14, 2021

Community key for GP

WHEN Dr Rimas Liubinas talks about being awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia as part of the Queen’s Birthday honours list, he’s...

June 10, 2021

Sewer build flows along Peel Street

WORKS on a Central Highlands Water project to build a new sewer from Brown Hill to Mount Pleasant have reached a key milestone with...

June 10, 2021

BFNL considers return to play options

WITH some junior comps back on court and the field last weekend, the Ballarat Football Netball League as outlined where it’s up to with...

June 3, 2021

Business Day out back in session

AFTER last year’s Business Day Out was modified for a COVID challenged 2020, the Commerce Ballarat run networking and upskilling event returned to a...

June 2, 2021

Regional lockdown set to ease

LOCKDOWN restrictions in regional Victoria will be eased, while the containment measure has been extended in metropolitan Melbourne for the next seven days. The announcement...

May 29, 2021

Poems to help lasting Legacy

A NEW book by local poet and writer Noel Hayes is set to benefit Ballarat Legacy. Launched last Friday and titled I Have a Dream,...

May 27, 2021

Ballarat’s ‘weak positive’ case not transmissible

BALLARAT Health Services has provided an update on a potential COVID-19 case in the city. BHS head of infectious diseases Raquel Cowan has said...

May 27, 2021

BFNL weekend games off

THE Ballarat Football Netball League has suspended all this weekend’s matches across all grades and competitions. In a statement released early this afternoon, the League...

May 27, 2021

Students strike for climate change

HUNDREDS of students from across the region, and their supporters, marched on Ballarat’s CBD last Friday as part of a national day of action...

May 22, 2021

Riders earn top prizes

MEMBERS of Smythesdale & District Pony Club are riding high in the saddle after taking first and third place at the recent Barwon Zone...

May 16, 2021

Money flows for Ross Creek Reserve

ROSS Creek’s main community sports and recreation space is in for a major overhaul with the announcement of a State Government and Golden Plains...

May 14, 2021

Tree of life grows again

IT’S taken nearly six years but an effort to replace a historical tree in Black Hill has finally set down firm roots. Known as the...

May 13, 2021

Works in the Burra confirmed

A STATE election pledge aimed at improving amenity in Sebastopol has got its first firm announcements with plans to plant more trees, improve the...

May 13, 2021

All about the club for 300 game full back

THIS weekend’s home game at Linton Rec Reserve between Carngham Linton and Ballan has some extra meaning, beyond the Saints’ search for their first...

May 6, 2021

BFLW season kicks off

ACTION in the Ballarat Football League Women’s got underway on the weekend, with matches played across the region. With the season running for 12 rounds,...

May 6, 2021

Central Highland Netball League – round 3 results

Central Highland Netball League ROUND 3   A GRADE Ballan 15 - Learmonth 90 Skipton 33 - Beaufort 39 Newlyn 12 - Buninyong 75 Bungaree 44 - Dunnstown 57 Springbank 37 -...

May 1, 2021

¡Viva la Revolución! – Eat Drink West

From the Río Bravo to Tierra del Fuego ABOUT two-and-a-half years ago there was a revolution on...

April 29, 2021

Flag effort marks service

SCHOOL students from across the region have taken part in an effort to mark the service of military personnel laid to rest in Ballarat’s...

April 22, 2021

Central Highland Netball League – round 1 results

A GRADE Carngham 22 - Beaufort 69 Bungaree 16 - Buninyong 67 Clunes 33 - Creswick 40 Waubra 32 - Dunnstown 38 Skipton 39 - Gordon 38 Springbank 66 -...

April 3, 2021

Eureka Mums backed by donations

TWO philanthropic groups have recently made donations to post-natal support organisation Eureka Mums. A combined $4000 was recently gifted by the Freemasons Foundation and the...

April 3, 2021

Woady PS gets cash for major fixes

THE four campuses of Woady Yaloak Primary will be undergoing major works after an announcement of money from the State Government. Revealed at the Ross...

April 1, 2021

Cash boost to give Voice diversity

A GRANT from the State Government is set to increase the range of multicultural programming offered by community broadcaster Voice FM. Announced on Monday, $50,000...

April 1, 2021

Mall can’t have it all – City of Ballarat council meeting

DIVERSE opinions in the wider community on the way forward for the Bridge Mall redevelopment were reflected by City of Ballarat councillors at their...

March 25, 2021

Who are we? We are worth celebrating

A CITYWIDE campaign aimed at bringing together the community and celebrating everything that’s great about Ballarat has been officially launched. Known as We Are Ballarat,...