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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...

October 25, 2018

FROM THE DESK OF Roland Rocchiccioli

The current visit to Australia by The Duke and Duchess of Sussex brought back myriad memories from the 1954 Commonwealth Tour, when The Queen...

October 25, 2018

Parkinson’s Victoria charity walk set for next week

THE Ballarat Parkinson’s Support Group is holding its inaugural charity walk on Friday, 2 November. Established nearly forty years ago, the group is an informal...

October 25, 2018

Cycling club debuts new race

EUREKA Cycling staged a brand-new trophy race on Sunday, 21 October. The race which is sponsored by Southern Cross Business machines, will be renamed each...

October 18, 2018

Democracy is free

ENTRY to the Eureka Centre is now free and it’ll be that way until 3 December. Originally set up as the Museum of Australian Democracy...

October 18, 2018

National Apology sites announced

SURVIVORS of institutional sexual abuse and their supporters are invited to come together at two locations to witness the historic national apology in their...

October 18, 2018

Public transport group joins election fray

THE Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) recently launched Connecting Ballarat, an ambitious policy document calling for dramatic improvements to Ballarat’s bus network. According to PTUA...

October 18, 2018

Hoses up on new station tower

A TOWER is currently under construction at the new Lucas CFA station which will be used for drying fire hoses. The tower is part...

October 18, 2018

$6k raised with music at drought fundraiser

THERE were tears, there was laughter as nearly 500 people squeezed into the Neil Street Uniting Church for Sing Australia and The Little Brass...

October 18, 2018

Community Impact Grant round two still open

THE City of Ballarat recently announced there is still $240,000 in funding available for local not-for-profit organisations and community groups in round two of...

October 18, 2018

Boost for injured wildlife

NATIVE animals that are hurt will get more help under two initiatives recently announced by the state government. An animal shelter operator in Snake Valley...

October 18, 2018

Fed Uni head given sendoff at celebratory dinner

A FAREWELL dinner was held for Federation University Chancellor Dr Paul Hemming last week at the Mt Helen campus. Dr Hemming first took a seat...

October 18, 2018

Runway to help start-ups take off

GOT a great idea for the next must have bit of tech or killer app? Well, with last week’s opening of Runway Ballarat – The...

October 18, 2018

Silvie Paladino – on my own at Ballarat’s Anglican Cathedral

MELBOURNE born entertainer Silvie Paladino will perform two concerts at Ballarat’s Christ The King Anglican Cathedral on Sunday, 17 November. Included in the concert’s repertoire...

October 18, 2018

Orchids blooming in Ballarat this weekend

BALLARAT Orchid Club is holding its annual orchard show from Friday, 19 to Sunday 21, October. The club members have organised a display showcasing the...

October 18, 2018

Masons chip in for Head to Head

THE Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police Graham Ashton AM, together with the Secretary of the Police Association Sergeant Wayne Gatt, are on a mission...

October 18, 2018

Steiner School info night

THE Ballarat Steiner School is holding a Steiner Education Information Night on Wednesday, 28 October. This evening follows the students’ journey through the classes with...

October 18, 2018

FROM THE DESK OF Roland Rocchiccioli

The Persian poet, Omar Khayyám, wrote: ‘The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit Shall lure it...

October 18, 2018

No ham in radio club award

THREE members of the Ballarat Amateur Radio Group have been installed as life members. Doug Raper, Craig Cook and Rodger de Valle have a combined...

October 18, 2018

New senior coach appointed

BALLARAT Football Netball club has a new senior footy coach. Joe Carmody, a more than 100 game veteran of the club and 1999 senior best...

October 18, 2018

Big weekend on the road for cycling club

EUREKA Cycling had over 45 members participate in events on Saturday, 13 and Sunday, 14 October. The club conducted the final round of the Oscar’s...