April 17, 2019
Flu shots urged ahead of peak season
THE State Government has announced it has ordered “record quantities” of the flu vaccine head of the disease’s most challenging time. Vaccines are available for...
April 11, 2019
Agent Profile: DARRYL QUICK
A bona fide Ballarat local, Darryl Quick has an in-depth insight into the region. As a former business owner in the building industry for...
April 11, 2019
Designing the perfect pantry
WHETHER you call it a butler’s pantry or just a pantry, designing the perfect kitchen storage space means thinking about how you use your...
April 11, 2019
Town by town snapshot: Gordon
The size of Gordon is approximately 45.8 square kilometres and has five parks covering nearly 0.3 per cent of total area. The population of Gordon...
April 11, 2019
Town & District GOLF
BANNOCKBURN GOLF CLUB Saturday, 6 April - Par Men - 1st - M McLaren +7, 2nd - V Graham, 3rd - L Bagley +6,...
April 11, 2019
Riders line up for Ron Rivette Classic
EUREKA Cycling staged their main feature event of the year on Sunday, 7 April in glorious sunshine. Over 100 riders travelled from across the state to compete in...
April 11, 2019
Umps ready for BFL season
THE Ballarat Football Umpires Association launched its 2019 season at Saxon House last week. Chairman Justin Davey introduced new board members and coaches as well...
April 11, 2019
Ballarat schools strong at Rowing Nationals
LATE in March, Senior Rowing Crews from a number of Ballarat schools competed at the Australian Rowing Championships held at the Sydney International Regatta...
April 11, 2019
Fox and wild dog bounty continue
THE Victorian Government’s fox and wild dog bounty is continuing until October with Biosecurity staff being available on select days for fox bounty collections...
April 11, 2019
FROM THE DESK OF Roland Rocchiccioli – April 11, 2019
The United Kingdom is ranked last in promoting good oral health care in schools; however, don’t feel smug, Australia is only one per cent...
April 10, 2019
Harvest festival feeds those in need
BALLARAT Steiner School celebrated the coming of Autumn with a Harvest Festival. Pupils from Grades 1 to 6 brought seasonal vegetables such as pumpkins, potatoes,...
April 10, 2019
Buy a badge for Anzac Day
BALLARAT RSL Sub-Branch will be out in full force selling ANZAC Badges in the lead-up to Anzac Day. One hundred per cent of the proceeds...
April 10, 2019
Major FOTO awards now open
BALLARAT International Foto Biennale is calling for entries for the 2019 New Photography Award and the 2019 Martin Kantor Portrait Prize. The 2019 New Photography...
April 10, 2019
Grant so choirs can sing
BALLARAT Choral Society has received support from the Regional Arts Fund to mentor Colac Chorale and bring musical performances to audiences in both cities...
April 10, 2019
Road safety grants available
THE second round of TAC’s Towards Zero Community Grants program is now open, aiming to boost communities’ road safety and reduce fatalities. The state government...
April 10, 2019
Little boat takes on big new name
POSEIDON’S name was invoked several times during ceremonies held on Saturday at the Ballarat Yacht Club as part of a renaming event for a...
April 10, 2019
2018 BABIES WELCOMED
BALLARAT Health Services recently held a welcome to country for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander babies born at the Base Hospital throughout 2018. The...
April 4, 2019
Agent Profile: ANDY TUNBRIDGE
There are very few experienced Real Estate consultants with over 9 years’ experience in the industry, that can proclaim to be Ballarat born and bred and have a vast knowledge of...
April 4, 2019
Warralily wins national environmental award
GEELONG’S own Warralily development at Armstrong Creek has taken out the Environmental Excellence Award at the 2019 Urban Development Institute of Australia National Awards for Excellence against a field of state and...
April 4, 2019
Harcourts Property Manager ranks in top 20
ONE of Harcourts Ballarat’s Property Managers, Monique Plover, was recently recognised as being among the company’s top 20 statewide.. At just 21 years old, Ms Plover’s list of professional...
April 4, 2019
Suburb by suburb snapshot: Delacombe
The size of Delacombe is approximately 5.4 square kilometres and has four parks covering nearly 1.9 per cent of total area. The population of Delacombe...
April 3, 2019
Weatherboard, 60 Km Handicap
A BLEAK and windy day provided much action as riders contested a 60km handicap around the Weatherboard circuit in Eureka Cycling’s Sunday hit out. New...
April 3, 2019
The yachts still sailed despite weather
VERY changeable winds and high gusts from the south swinging south westerly and sometimes westerly confronted sailors Ballarat Yacht Club racing on Saturday. There were...
April 3, 2019
Volleyball Ballarat Social Competition
Round 8, Monday 1 April Walkers d Slammers 3 - 0 White Knights d Nemesis 2 - 1 Bandar Pygmy Tribe d Buffaloes 3 - 1 Bengali d...
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