January 21, 2021
Up and down on the mountain
MT Xavier’s Ballarat District Bowls Division Premiers said were unable to capitalise on a home ground advantage in their contest against Learmonth on Saturday. Strong...
January 21, 2021
BDBD Saturday Pennant Round 7 – Results
Ballarat District Bowls Division SATURDAY PENNANT ROUND SEVEN PREMIERS Mt Xavier 42 lost to Learmonth 71 Forrest, Dart, Ockwell, McDonald, 24; Moy, Ross, Casey, Powell, 13; Sargent, Henderson, Forrest,...
January 20, 2021
Ballarat and District golf results for Wednesday, 20 January
Ballarat Golf Club Thursday, 14 January - Open, stableford A Grade - 1st - S Brehaut 2/40, 2nd - T Christoffersen 10/40, 3rd - M Puvanendran...
January 17, 2021
United downed by cross city rival
SOCCEROOS marksman Jamie Maclaren has once again proved Western United's bogeyman, scoring a late winner to help Melbourne City beat their A-League neighbours 2-1...
January 14, 2021
Workplaces to return, mask rules eased
VICTORIAN workers can start returning to offices from Monday as mask rules are also eased as the state reached an eighth straight days without...
January 14, 2021
Full digital edition, 14 January
January 14, 2021
Things rolling along nicely in Invermay
MIDLANDS Bowling Club welcomed the New Year in good form, winning its Divisions one, three and five match ups, while the Division seven and...
January 14, 2021
BDBD Saturday Pennant Round 6 – Results
Ballarat District Bowls Division SATURDAY PENNANT ROUND SIX PREMIERS Linton 58 defeated Mt Xavier 46 Wilson, Walters, Wilson, Wilson, 13; Forrest, Dart, Ockwell, McDonald, 20; Williams, Pridham, Pearce, Hetherington,...
January 13, 2021
Ballarat and District golf results for Wednesday, 13 January
Ballarat Golf Club Saturday, 10 January - Men, stableford A Grade - 1st - S De Zoete-Spiero 5/42, 2nd - B Stevens 9/41, 3rd - M...
January 13, 2021
$1m reward for Ballarat cold case killer
A ONE-million-dollar reward is on offer to help solve the cold case bashing murder of a Victorian grandmother during a "burglary gone wrong". Kathleen Severino,...
January 11, 2021
New permit system for entry into Vic
VICTORIA will reopen to people from regional NSW, with the State Government introducing a new "traffic light" system for interstate travel. The permit system, which...
January 7, 2021
Full digital edition, 7 January
January 6, 2021
Ballarat and District golf results for Wednesday, 6 January
Ballarat Golf Club Saturday, 2 January - Stroke, monthly medal Monthly medal winner - Stewart Greedy A Grade - 1st - R Smith 7/-4, 2nd - W...
January 6, 2021
New Year, new kitchen
The kitchen design forecast and top trends for 2021
WHETHER you’re building a new home or breathing new life into an old kitchen...
January 4, 2021
More COVID cases as list of exposure sites grow
ANOTHER three new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 have been detected overnight as long queues form again outside testing sites across Victoria. A further additional...
January 3, 2021
Three new COVID-19 cases, Sydney source confirmed
VICTORIA has recorded three new locally acquired COVID-19 cases, meaning the total number of active cases in the state is now thirty-two. It brings to...
January 1, 2021 
2021 – Hopes and Dreams
WE asked some prominent people from the community what their outlook for this year was.
December 31, 2020
Border to NSW closed from tomorrow
THE Victorian Government will close its border with NSW from 11.59pm on 1 January following the detection of two further cases of COVID-19, acting...
December 31, 2020
Masks required indoors again following three more COVID cases
ANOTHER three locally acquired COVID-19 cases have been identified in Victoria, on top of three women whose positive tests ended a two-month streak yesterday. Two...
December 29, 2020
Western Utd, Adelaide play out A-League opener draw
THE A-League's makeshift season opener delivered plenty of action but no goals as Western United and Adelaide United were forced to settle for a...
December 24, 2020
Hawks fly high at home
CITY Oval Bowling Club had an early Christmas celebration with its teams that played at home on Saturday all getting wins in Ballarat District...
December 24, 2020
BDBD Saturday Pennant Round 5 – Results
PREMIERS Webbcona 72 defeated Buninyong 47 Pattie, Collins, Johnson, Lange, 34; Douglass, Chapman, Voigt, Nicholson, 10; Clarke, Van, der, Ploeg, Worsley, Mahoney, 21; Weil, Gollan, Morgan,...
December 24, 2020
Slow going in festive races
CHRISTMAS wishes were not quite met on Lake Wendouree for Ballaarat Yacht Club’s pre-holiday races. Winds were from the south and south easterly ranging from...
December 23, 2020
Ballarat and District golf results for Wednesday, 23 December
Ballarat Golf Club Saturday, 19 December - Men, 4 person Ambrose, GK Revenge Ambrose net medal - 1st - M Taylor, M Toner, M Patterson, P...
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