November 14, 2018
Huge Movember effort at Harcourts Ballarat
NOVEMBER means Movember and the men at Harcourts Ballarat are embracing the season. The office has nine guys taking part in this year’s facial hair...
November 14, 2018
Former Opals Coach heads back to Ballarat
BASKETBALL Ballarat CEO Peter Eddy has announced the return of a Ballarat coaching legend to take the reins as Director of Coaching and Head...
November 14, 2018
Ken Heres Eureka Club Championships Day
THIRTY-SIX riders contested the Eureka Cycling Road Race Championships on Sunday 11th November. Near perfect racing conditions made for entertaining racing. The feature event of...
November 14, 2018
Creswick Garden Club’s Flower Show gets green thumbs up
DON Rickerby, president of the Royal Horticultural Society Victoria, has given this year’s Creswick Garden Club Flower Show the thumbs up. Invited to officially open...
November 14, 2018
End of concert series brings organ back to life
AS world-renowned organist Anthony Halliday started to play Fanfare for the Common Man by Aaron Copeland, the audience at St John’s Anglican Church Creswick...
November 14, 2018
Cathedral Music Foundation to fund youth choral music
BALLARAT’S Anglican Cathedral of Christ the King is embarking on an exciting, visionary initiative that will secure the choral music tradition for which Ballarat...
November 14, 2018
FROM THE DESK OF Roland Rocchiccioli
A story with a sting-in-the-tail which should make us all sit-up, and think! THE Victorian state election is set-down for Saturday, 24 November to elect...
November 8, 2018
Suburb by suburb snapshot: BALLARAT NORTH
SUBURB PROFILE The size of Ballarat North is approximately 2.6 square kilometres and has 6 parks covering nearly 1.3% of total area. The population of Ballarat...
November 8, 2018
Agent Profile: SEAN TOOHEY
Offering a fresh, innovative and high energy approach to real estate sales in the Ballarat region, Sean thoroughly enjoys what he does, and this...
November 8, 2018
Twilight Opening of Lucas Display Village
COME along to the Lucas Display Village Twilight Opening on Thursday, 15 November to view a selection of display homes open after hours. It is...
November 8, 2018
Harcourts Ballarat raise funds for White Ribbon
ABOUT 190 people attended a dinner fundraising event at Ballarat Trotting Club on Thursday, 1 November with over $6000 going towards White Ribbon’s campaign...
November 8, 2018
Today’s Lending Environment
AS your local Ballarat Mortgage broker, I am continually being asked about todays lending environment. Questions such as, “Is it hard to get a...
November 7, 2018
Croquet association turns 100
CROQUET, a mallet sport, played throughout the Ballarat District Croquet Association’s five clubs over the past 100 years is being celebrated this month. Since 1918...
November 7, 2018
FROM THE DESK OF Roland Rocchiccioli
It started in the August of 1914, and they said: ‘It’ll be over by Christmas’. FEW young men wanted to miss-out on the adventure of...
November 7, 2018
Breathing Life into an historic organ
AN appreciative audience gathered at St Paul’s Anglican Church Clunes to hear an extraordinary recital by a most gifted young organist. Gillian McNaughton performed...
November 7, 2018
Commerce Ballarat supporting business this Christmas
COMMERCE Ballarat is the largest independent business group in Ballarat, representing over 500 businesses and creating a united voice for all business sectors. The organisation’s...
November 7, 2018
Award finalists support buy local for Christmas campaign
THE three finalists in the retail business category of the Stockland Wendouree Retail Business Award as part of the 2018 Federation Business School Commerce...
November 7, 2018
Festival of lights shines
FRIENDS of India Network celebrated another Diwali dinner and dance on Saturday, 3 November. Attended by over 250 guests from Ballarat and Melbourne, the evening...
November 7, 2018
The Hopathon, a 0.6KM run for the rest of us
THE Hopathon is a fun run like no other, it’s a 600m run followed by a whole afternoon of fun. Have you always wanted to...
November 7, 2018
In the spirit of Christmas – locals help locals
CHRISTMAS Day is a festive time when families and friends share a meal, give and receive presents, listen to the Queen’s speech and relax...
November 7, 2018
Army vet honoured by Air Force Association
LEIGH Harvey, a veteran of the Vietnam War, was awarded Life Membership of the Air Force Association Ballarat Branch on Tuesday. Ballarat Branch president Tom...
November 7, 2018
Seeking 1980s visual arts students
JEAN-MICHEL Basquiat and William De Kooning defined the artworld of the 1980s in New York. Federation University’s Post Office Gallery is on the hunt for...
November 7, 2018
Coalition pledge to chip in for new Foodbank hub
LEADER of the Nationals Peter Walsh last week promised $1.5 million in funding to assist the partnership between The Ballarat Foundation and Foodbank Victoria...
November 1, 2018
REIV market snapshot – November 1, 2018
A clearance rate of 52 per cent was recorded over the weekend compared to 51 per cent the week before and 73 per cent...
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