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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
Mayor calls for stop to online trolling
MAYOR Councilor Samantha McIntosh has had enough of women, young people, and other vulnerable members of...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...