November 1, 2018
Connecting us with Western Victoria’s producers
EAT Drink West is the new buzz phrase around town, being touted as Western Victoria’s go-to source for all things produce related. Eat Drink...
November 1, 2018
King opens Ballarat Seniors Expo
FEDERAL member for Ballarat Catherine King recently opened the Ballarat Seniors Expo at Sebastapol’s Ingenia Gardens Sovereign retirement living facility. The two-day event, part of...
November 1, 2018
WRISC – Providing Family Violence Support in Ballarat for 30 years
WRISC Family Violence Support Service Inc will be gathering for their Annual General Meeting on Thursday, 15 November, hailing 30 years of Family Violence...
November 1, 2018
Hobson becomes Patron of Cathedral Music Foundation
THE Chair of Trustees of the newly-established Ballarat Anglican Cathedral Music Foundation, Andrew Greenwood, and The Dean, the Very Reverend Chris Chataway, recently announced...
November 1, 2018
The monument to lost musicians you drive past a lot
AT the bottom end of Sturt Street, on the corner of Camp Street, stands an Edwardian Bandstand that many of us would pass on...
November 1, 2018
FROM THE DESK OF Roland Rocchiccioli
I despair when I remember the many theatres I’ve worked, and how many are now gone! I STARTED out at the National Theatre at the...
November 1, 2018
Flat out making White Flat safe and inviting
WHITE Flat Recreation Reserve, the new home of women’s football in Ballarat recently received $187,760 state government funding thanks to a grant from the...
October 25, 2018
Hamlan fun day shows off future living
Hamlan Homes held a family fun day at its Lucas display home last Saturday and the focus was on futuristic tech living. Along with the...
October 25, 2018
REIV market snapshot- OCTOBER 25, 2018
A clearance rate of 50 per cent was recorded over the weekend compared to 55 per cent last week and 74 percent the same...
October 25, 2018
Agent Profile: LEIGH HUTCHINSON
Leigh Hutchinson has worked as a real estate agent for the past five years. He has been loyal to the company of Doepels and...
October 25, 2018
Spring property portfolio shows off South West Victoria and more
THE much-awaited annual Charles Stewart Spring Property Portfolio is out now offering 35 of the latest quality cropping, grazing, dairy, lifestyle investment and residential...
October 25, 2018
A new way of life for Over 50’s
A NEW community is forming in Lucas of retirees in an exciting new development. Lucas Lifestyle Estate is an uncomplicated and easy-going place that makes...
October 25, 2018
Will robots reboot retirement living?
ROBOTS and artificial intelligence, wearable technology and telehealth will help people stay in their homes for longer, says CoreLogic’s chief technology officer Greg Dickason, what...
October 25, 2018
Suburb by suburb snapshot: BALLARAT EAST
SUBURB PROFILE The size of Ballarat East is approximately 6 square kilometres with 24 parks covering nearly 12.7% of total area. The population of Ballarat East...
October 25, 2018
Central Victorian Livestock Exchange officially opens
Family ties: Danni and Sam Crilly,
daughters of Central Victorian Livestock
Exchange manager...
October 25, 2018
Phoenix P-12 Community College promised $11.7 million for new sports facilities
DEPUTY Premier and Minister for Education James Merlino promised a further $11.7 million funding to Sebastapol’s Phoenix P-12 Community College last week. When officially opening...
October 25, 2018
Walk aims to unite faiths
IN a city that has churches and cathedrals on almost every corner the Ballarat Interfaith Network, in partnership with the Jewish Christian Muslim Association...
October 25, 2018
Dean CWA branch celebrates 80 years of service
DEAN’S Country Women’s Association branch turned 80 in October. To celebrate the occasion, members from Dean’s sister branch, Monbulk, along with past members and group...
October 25, 2018
Labor pledges extra $100 million for regional fast rail plan
VICTORIAN Minister for Public Transport Jacinta Allan has pledged an extra $100 million to complete the planning to make fast rail to Ballarat and...
October 25, 2018
Ballarat Health Services says a big thank you to carers
RESEARCH shows carers have the lowest collective wellbeing of any group in the community. Ballarat Health Services recently recognised and celebrated the outstanding unpaid efforts...
October 25, 2018
Patients pitched increased travelling assistance
LEADER of the Opposition Matthew Guy pledged the creation of ten new jobs at the Department of Health office in Ballarat dedicated to improving...
October 25, 2018
What ever LOLA wants LOLA gets – Linton celebrates its people and history
THE main street of Linton has never seen anything like it before. A couple of boxes piled on top of each other left in the...
October 25, 2018
Springtime in Buninyong blooms
CELEBRATE the historic 1841 village and vibrant modern community of Buninyong just 15 minutes south of Ballarat at ‘Springtime in Buninyong’. On Saturday, 27 October,...
October 25, 2018
Armistice Day 100 Years Commemorations 1918-2018
ONE-HUNDRED years ago on 11 November 1918, four years of brutal conflict came to an end. 62,000 Australians died fighting for our freedom and in...
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