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Garuccio stunner takes Western top

BEN Garuccio's incredible scorpion-kick goal has stolen the show and gone viral as Western United beat Western Sydney 3-2 to leap back to the...

Full digital edition, 24 February

Boomers coach keen for Simmons to play with Mills

AUSTRALIAN Boomers and Illawarra Hawks coach Brian Goorjian is excited about the prospect of Aussie duo Ben Simmons and Patty Mills linking up together...

AFL welcomes 100 per cent capacity

THE AFL will welcome back Victorian fans with no caps on crowds for Round 1. With the past two years interrupted by COVID and an...

Victoria scraps COVID-19 density limits

VENUE density quotas will be scrapped and Victorians will no longer be required to check into retail, schools and workplaces using QR codes, under fresh...

Full digital edition, 17 February

Xavier’s fours still perfect

MOUNT Xavier's Ballarat-Highlands Bowls Region Saturday Pennant Division four side are travelling well for finals. The team is still undefeated although they had a close...

A good place for a Windmill

EUREKA Cycling raced under blue skies on the Windmill circuit on Sunday, 13 February. Twenty-nine riders were blow about by a strong northerly wind that...

Western draw with Sydney in soggy conditions

SYDNEY FC midfielder Max Burgess has denied his former club Western United the chance to pull further clear on the A-League Men's ladder. At a...

‘It happens’: Storm star accepting of departures

MELBOURNE Storm forward Christian Welch is okay with several of his star teammates departing the club at season’s end. Welch, who is also the director...

Four on standby for Pakistan tour

CRICKET Australia’s chairman of selectors George Bailey has officially put together an 18-man squad for the upcoming tour of Pakistan. The Aussies are set to...

Ballarat and district golf results for 16 February

Ballarat Golf Club Saturday, 12 February - Women, stableford 1^st - J Forbes 20/42, 2^nd - B Oliver 28/36 NTPs - 6^th - D Rogers, 17^th -...

Why not a month-long Ballarat Festival in March?

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Playtime Books is turning two!

THE year started in a normal enough fashion, with the expectation of developing a publishing business around high-quality children’s books for schools and libraries...

Full digital edition, 10 February

East’s sevens in heaven

Ballarat East's Division Seven side secured a strong win at home on Saturday in Ballarat-Highlands Bowls Region pennant action. Stephen Kay and Alan Rickard's rinks...

Out of towners the ones to ‘Beet

OVER thirty riders experienced sunny and windy conditions at Eureka Cycling Club’s kermesse circuit at Burrumbeet on Sunday, 6 February. Riders travelled from afar to...

Birthday joy for Aloisi as Western go top

WESTERN United have given coach John Aloisi a forty-sixth birthday to remember, surviving a Western Sydney Wanderers onslaught to escape with a 1-0 win...

Meet our newest bowling sensation

TEENAGE sensation Darcie Brown bowled Australia to an Ashes series victory at Manuka Oval last Thursday night. The 18-year-old took 4-34 off 10 overs, including...

Ange’s take on Socceroos’ struggles

ANGE Postecoglou admits the Socceroos’ development has “stalled” while the rest of Asia is improving amid Australia’s struggles in their 2022 World Cup qualification...

Ballarat and district golf results for 9 February

Ballarat Golf Club Saturday, 5 February - Men, stoke A Grade - 1^st - S Hurwitz 8/69, 2^nd - M Park 5/70, 3^rd - B Atwood...

Full digital edition, 3 February

Season start short, sharp and humid

EUREKA Cycling Club staged the first official race of the 2022 racing season on Sunday, 30 January. Sultry and almost windless made for rare Learmonth...

Mixed results for Sebas sides

SEBASTOPOL'S Division three squad got back into the winners circle with all rinks up in their home game against Webbcona in in Ballarat-Highlands Bowls...