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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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March 25, 2021

Vixens set for BSEC showdowns

SUPER Netball side the Melbourne Vixens are heading to town in early April for a pair of pre-season games against Adelaide Thunderbirds at the...

March 16, 2021

Smythesdale site to host free Golden Plains co-working space

PLANS for the Shire’s first co-working space have been unveiled. Set for The Well at Smythesdale, and to be known as the Digital Hub, the...

March 12, 2021

Tile tradie top of his game

A YOUNG tiling apprentice from Alfredton has been named as one of the region’s best by Master Builders Victoria. Twenty-four-year-old Kale Faull, who works at...

March 12, 2021

Sunflower effort in full bloom at Meredith

WHAT do you do with a large field that’s too wet to plant other crops in? That’s a question faced by Murray McConachy last spring,...

March 11, 2021

Sky’s the limit at kite day

IF you looked towards the intersection of Pleasant and Eyre streets in Redan on Sunday, you may have caught a glimpse of something a...

March 11, 2021

Solar boost for schools

THIRTEEN locations across eight school campuses in the greater Ballarat area are set to receive solar energy systems under a plan announced by the...

March 11, 2021

Fresh food grants served up

VICHEALTH has announced a new round of grants aimed at organisations who provide food relief to members of the community post-pandemic. Unveiled by the organisation’s...

March 11, 2021

Rush line up nearly set

WITH just over a month before the start of the NBL1 South Season, the final makeup of the Selkirk Ballarat Rush is becoming clearer. In...

March 11, 2021

Under 9s to get back on the track

AFTER a successful debut in 2019, the Western Bulldogs Under 9 competition will return to the region for term two this year. Featuring teams nine...

March 4, 2021

COVID jabs get underway

DOSES of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination have started in the region with early jabs going to seniors in facilities across Ballarat. One of the first...

March 4, 2021

Miners ink more names to squad

THE Hotondo Homes Ballarat Miners line-up for the upcoming NBL1 South season is becoming clearer following a series of player announcements recently. [caption id="attachment_74804" align="alignright"...

February 25, 2021

Schools to play for Respect

LORETO and St Pat’s will head to Geelong next week to take part in the inaugural Respect Cup. The event, to be played on Tuesday,...

February 24, 2021

Family to ride on-field

THREE generations of the same family will take to the polocrosse field this weekend as the Ballan Polocrosse Club hosts its annual carnival in...

February 22, 2021

Call for clarity on COVID measures

KEY organisations from across the city, including Commerce Ballarat, the Committee for Ballarat, and Ballarat Regional Tourism have launched a new campaign urging the...

February 21, 2021

From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 21 February

King George VI died on February 6th 1952. I have no recollection, but I do remember, vividly, the coronation of his daughter,...

February 21, 2021

Creative light on darkness

Upcoming exhibition a celebration of victory over extreme challenges.

AS the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse was taking place,...

February 18, 2021

Flower fest grows beyond the gardens

THIS year’s Begonia Festival is looking bloomin’ great! Months in the making, the begonia...

February 18, 2021

Search on for local census heads

RECRUITMENT has begun for Ballarat based managers who’ll oversee the on the ground workforce during this year’s national population count. Known as census field managers,...

February 18, 2021

Classic cars for a classic movie

ENTHUSIASTS and their cherry rides rolled into Showbiz Cinema’s pop-up drive-in last Friday night as members of the Ballarat Road Rodders grabbed the chance...

February 13, 2021

Western United back on Mars

A-LEAGUE side Western United are set to make their return to Mars Stadium with a regular season match against newcomers Macarthur FC slated for...

February 12, 2021

Supermarkets impose buying limits

MAJOR supermarket chains Coles and Woolworths have announced purchasing limits on some products in the wake of increased shopping following the announcement of a...

February 11, 2021

Ribbons returned

A FEW days after Loud Fence ribbons were removed from outside St Patrick’s Cathedral on Sturt Street, members of the movement and people from...

February 11, 2021

BHS gears up for COVID vac rollout

BALLARAT Health services will play a major part in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccinations in the region following a State Government announcement last week. The...

February 11, 2021

New park making super seniors

IT might look like an oversized playground, but a new facility installed at Mt Pleasant Reserve has some very grown-up ideas behind it. Known as...