Hotondo Ballarat wins highest accolade
HOTONDO Homes Ballarat took home not one, but two the coveted awards at this year’s National Hotondo Homes Conference. The Ballarat team picked up...
Baby boomer challenges
IN understanding the current commercial market, some analysts have difficulty in explaining the motives of many purchasers and vendors. Scott Keck of Charter Keck Crammer...
Suburb by suburb snapshot: Lake Gardens
The size of Lake Gardens is approximately 1.2 square kilometres and has one park covering nearly 16.5% of total area. The population of Lake Gardens...
Eureka Time Trial Championship and Commodores Cup
EUREKA Cycling closed out their 10th anniversary year with the inaugural Club Time Trial Championship. In keeping with recent tradition, the Commodores Cup was...
FROM THE DESK OF Roland Rocchiccioli – December 6, 2018
‘Change is the law of life; and those who look only to the past, or present, are certain to miss the future’ – John...
Midlands Ladies roll up for triples event
FOLLOWING the success of Central Wendouree’s Ladies Triples Tournament, Midlands Bowling club held its first triples event on Wednesday, 28 November. The event proved popular...
Croquet club celebrates century
ONE-hundred years ago the inaugural meeting of the Ballarat Croquet Association took place in the Town Hall. Initial clubs were Ballarat, City, Western, Victoria and...
Quilt honours Vietnam Vet
QUILT of Valour Australia’s mission is to present quilts to service members and ADF veterans in recognition of their sacrifice for the nation while...
Horsham High School holds 50-year class reunion in Ballarat
Class of ’68: Former students Horsham High School recently got together to celebrate their 50-year reunion and posed for a photo that matched their...
Making your money work harder
Everyone wants their money to work hard and their investments to get the best returns, but what does this really mean? For many it is...
Every Little Crumb counts at Christmas
LIKE an Aladdin’s cave, Every Little Crumb is a wonderful and exciting Christmas pop up shop where the canny buyer can purchase some very...
BHS celebrates Together Week and AGM
INNOVATION, determination and achievements of the Ballarat Health Service and its staff were celebrated during Together Week 2018. During this busy week BHS held its...
New portfolios for Pulford
WESTERN Victoria Region upper house MP Jaala Pulford has landed new portfolios in a rejigged State Government ministry. Ms Pulford is now Minister for Roads,...
Environment groups share information
City of Ballarat is holding an event to encourage networking and informationsharing between Council, environmental organisations and community groups wishing to improve their local...
Town hall walls tell tales
CITY of Ballarat has released the Ballarat Town Hall Audio Tour - a mobile-friendly website for visitors wanting to explore the building using their...
Cancer information via Podcast
A series of five podcasts aimed at guiding patients through what to expect when first being diagnosed with cancer has been created and released...
Caring for older people
TO provide care for an ageing population the Health Services of Ballarat and Beaufort Skipton have developed an innovative program, Care of the Older...
Agent Profile: MATT WILTSHIRE
With years of experience in the Real Estate industry, Matt’s clients identify him as a ‘genuine bloke’ rather than an agent. Approaching his career, Matt...
DecoGlaze glass splashbacks shine like crystal, tough as granite
DecoGlaze has long been heralded as Australia’s leading supplier of glass splashbacks and is the world’s largest sole measurer, manufacturer and installer of glass...
Still going strong after 20 years in real estate
Ballarat real estate agent Geoff Sewell has notched up 20 years in the industry. DIRECTOR of Geoff Sewell Real Estate, trading as gsre, Geoff has...
Shining a Ray of light this Festive Season
It is that time of year again where Ray White is excited to continue its popular tradition of giving with the return of ‘A little...
Town by town snapshot: Linton
The size of Linton is approximately 65 square kilometres for ABS data collection purposes and has six parks covering nearly 3.2% of total area. The...
Victorian Veteran Road Race State Championships
Eureka Cycling hosted the 2018 Veteran Road Race State Championships on Sunday, 18 November. Warm and windy weather made the races a true challenge. Twenty-seven...
Eureka Cycling Secret Handicap
EUREKA Cycling trialled a different race format on Sunday, 25 November. The race was a mass start handicap race, with the riders’ marks kept...