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September 26, 2018

Meet the Team

Our Integra Land Sales Team consists of Luke Armistead, Licensed Estate Agent and Sales Associate, Brooke Hodder. Luke and Brooke work from our Ballymanus Sales...

September 26, 2018

Eureka Cycling announces 2018 junior female cyclist grantees

MORE than 30 guests assembled at Oscar’s Hotel in mid-September for the official presentation of the 2018 Junior Female Cyclist Support Grant Program. This year...

September 26, 2018

Lady golfers tee-up for charity

EIGHTY women took part in the recent Fiona Elsey Day, a ladies 4BBB event at Ballarat Golf Club, held on Monday, 17 September. A shotgun...

September 26, 2018

On track for life in the fast lane

A YOUNG man’s stars are aligning in the sport he chose when he was only a young boy. Now aged 18, Dylan Simonis has left...

September 26, 2018

Falcons fall to Buccaneers

THE might of the division one Geelong Buccaneers was too great for the Ballarat Falcons to overcome, as they went down 56-6 in front...

September 26, 2018

Party Times

THE Ballarat Times News Group arrival was completed last week with a launch party held at Oscar’s Hotel & Cafe Bar. The event saw...

September 26, 2018

Songs for Young and Old

SINCE 2014 Ballarat North Primary School Grades 4 and 5 have been visiting Sing Australia North Ballarat for an annual sharing of songs and...

September 26, 2018

Council heads come together

BY ALAN MARINI THE Municipal Association of Victoria (MVA) held their meeting in Ballarat at the Town Hall last week. Councilors, Mayors and Chief Executive Officers...

September 26, 2018

Multicultural youth group makes 100 strong

THE Communities of Respect and Equality (CoRE) initiative recently celebrated a major milestone, when the Centre for Multicultural Youth in Ballarat became the 100th...

September 26, 2018

Ballarat Health Services Resident Turns 102

RUBY Menzies celebrated her 102nd birthday with her family on Thursday, 13 September at WB Messer Hostel. Mrs Menzies grew up in South Gippsland before...

September 26, 2018

BOAA is underway

BY ALAN MARINI THIS year’s Biennale of Australian Art (BOAA) will be the largest ever showcase of living Australian artists and it kicked off with...

September 26, 2018

Kilmartin to run for Buninyong

BY ALAN MARINI FORMER radio journalist Andrew Kilmartin has been selected as the Liberal candidate for Buninyong at the November state election. Mr Kilmartin worked at...

September 20, 2018

Three-in-a-row for Falcons

BALLARAT has made it three-in-a-row as they continue to leave their mark on the new-look Gridiron Victoria league, recording a 16-14 victory over Monash...

September 19, 2018

Clear skies for aero club

Recent years have seen changes in legislation that have significantly increased the costs of operating a flying school, and in fact lead to many...

September 19, 2018

Backspace Gallery creator moves forward

DEBORAH Klein is synonymous with Ballarat’s Backspace Gallery, a vision that she made possible. The Community Arts & Culture Coordinator with the City of Ballarat,...

September 19, 2018

Mayor calls for stop to online trolling

MAYOR Councilor Samantha McIntosh has had enough of women, young people, and other vulnerable members of...

September 19, 2018

Fixing the country roads that need it most

THIS week marks a significant shift in the way we manage Victoria’s regional and rural road network. Because the role roads play in the country...

September 19, 2018

FROM THE DESK OF Roland Rocchiccioli – September 20, 2018

The new masthead for the Ballarat Times News Group marks the beginning of a new and exciting chapter for the local newspaper. FOURTEEN years ago...

September 19, 2018

New Men’s Shed for Linton

LINTON Men’s Shed will get $60,000 for upgrades as part of a statewide funding boost for the program in 2018-19. The announcement was made by...

September 19, 2018

A second taste of a radical new sport

BALLARAT is bracing for its second taste of one of Australia’s newest participation sports. J-Ball is a 6-a-side version of hockey based on fun,...

September 19, 2018

High-tech inspired high art exhibition

BALLARAT’S Backspace Gallery was the venue for an unusual art exhibition. Neo-gineering brings together works from seven Ballarat artists combining engineering, technology, science, mathematics and...

September 19, 2018

Tradition lives on at local business

OVER the years people and business have let old traditions slide by the wayside, such as dressing up shop fronts for Christmas, Easter and...

September 19, 2018

Town & District GOLF – September 20, 2018

BALLARAT 12.9.18 Stroke & Putting A GRADE - WINNER Kym Erbacher 73nett, RUNNER UP Julie Carr 75nett, THIRD Kay Johnston 76nett B GRADE - WINNER Kim Dummett 77nett, RUNNER UP Susie Hipke...

September 19, 2018

NBL Blitz hits town

TOP-CLASS basketball action will alley-oop into Ballarat this weekend with the NBL’s pre-season Blitz event set for the Miner Dome. Eight games over two days...