April 17, 2019
State awards to honour seniors
NOMINATIONS are now open for the Victorian Senior of the Year Awards. Ballarat is being asked to name seniors who have made exceptional contributions as...
April 17, 2019
BBQ for children’s cancer research
THE Lions Club of Ballarat will be cooking up a sausage sizzle on Easter Saturday, 20 April, to raise money for the Lions Childhood...
April 17, 2019
Sisterly celebrations for the Class of ‘59
A GROUP of very special women came together to celebrate the 60th anniversary of their nursing training in Ballarat recently. In April 1959, 17 young...
April 17, 2019
Joined in the chorus
THERE can be no better sound than one hundred and sixty-two voices singing together in celebration of Australia-wide participation in Sing Australia’s National Day. Two...
April 17, 2019
Ballarat full of possibility for next gen lawyers
FIVE recently graduated litigators have been in Ballarat undertaking training sessions covering workers compensation, transport accident and public liability claims in Victoria. The potential silks...
April 17, 2019
Khalid to play Ballarat set
GRAMMY-nominated singer and songwriter, Khalid, will hit Ballarat for one show only on Saturday, 30 November. While the venue is yet to be announced, the...
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...
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