November 26, 2020
BDBD Saturday Pennant Round 1 – Results
PREMIERS Ballarat 56 lost to Linton 61 Cornish, Fothergill, Stewart, Lennecke, 12; Wilson, Pearce, Hetherington, Wilson, 31; Stewart, Dalgleish, Wood, Wood, 21; Landers, Herthington, Williams, Williams,...
November 26, 2020
Juniors excel as wind blows low
SATURDAY saw a fine day with a great turnout of boats for rounds thirteen and fourteen of the Ballarat Yacht Club’s junior spring pennant. Sailors...
November 25, 2020
BDBD Mid-Week Pennant Round 2 – Results
PREMIERS Clunes 33 lost to Buninyong 83 Harris, Campion, Spong, Dellavedova, 9; Gamble, Hand, Voigt, Aldred, 29; Rodda, Shields, Dixon, Tucker, 13; Wynd, McDonald, McGregor, Wilcock,...
November 25, 2020
Golf results for Wednesday, 25 November
Ballarat Golf Club Saturday, 21 November - Team Ambrose for Brain Cancer 1st - D Cannell, G Larkin, R Wilson and J Carter 50.87nett, 2nd -...
November 24, 2020
Victoria reaches no active cases milestone
THERE are no active COVID-19 cases in Victoria for the first time since February. The state's last active case, a man in his 90s, was...
November 22, 2020
Masks off outside among latest COVID rule changes
MONTHS of compulsory face mask-wearing will come to an end for Victorian’s as part of a lifting of further COVID-19 restrictions. Premier Daniel Andrews announced...
November 22, 2020
SpringFest raffle helping get kids get to camp
ABOUT thirty kilometres south-east of Ballarat you’ll find picturesque Mount Egerton Primary School. Even though there’s just 11 pupils, the school offers a full curriculum...
November 19, 2020
Vic shuts border with SA, records 0 cases
VICTORIA will close its border with South Australia for forty-eight hours, after fragments of COVID-19 were detected in wastewater along freight corridors. Premier Daniel Andrews...
November 19, 2020
Full digital edition, 19 November
November 19, 2020
Yachts mix it up on the lake
SATURDAY saw a fine day for Ballarat Yacht Club racing, with a great turnout of boats and moderate winds running from 14kph gusting to...
November 18, 2020
Good sign as outdoor advertising booms
More Ballarat businesses opt for billboards in wake of COVID lockdown
BALLARAT and surrounds have witnessed a surge in businesses opting for outdoor...
November 18, 2020
Golf results for Wednesday, 18 November
Ballarat Golf Club Saturday, 14 November - Men, par A Grade - 1st - A Yanner 0/6, 2nd - A Betts 4/5, 3rd - D Wallis...
November 16, 2020
Big battery moving in down the road
THE largest battery in the southern hemisphere is set to be built in Moorabool to help improve Victoria’s energy system and its reliability. Renewable energy...
November 15, 2020
State launches $5.3b social housing blitz
THE Victorian Government has committed $5.3 billion toward building twelve-thousand social housing homes throughout Melbourne and regional areas. The package, to be included in the...
November 15, 2020
Another zero-case COVID day
VICTORIA has three active cases of COVID-19 as the state records another day without any fresh diagnoses. The health department on Sunday confirmed there had...
November 13, 2020
SA to drop Vic border ban in December
SOUTH Australia will lift all its border restrictions with Victoria on 1 December, with no requirement for travellers to quarantine in hotels or at...
November 12, 2020
Full digital edition, 12 November
November 11, 2020
Golf results for Wednesday, 11 November
Ballarat Golf Club Saturday, 7 November - Men, stroke A Grade black tees - 1st - S Klain 0/73, 2nd - S Day 5/74, 3rd -...
November 8, 2020
It’s time to talk about tomorrow
OPINION PIECE
BY MICHAELA SETTLE MEMBER FOR BUNINYONG RECENTLY I visited the Ross Creek campus of Woady Yalok Primary School to see how the school,...
November 8, 2020
Tourism at centre of Libs recovery plan
OPINION PIECE
BY LOUISE STALEY MEMBER FOR RIPON SHADOW TREASURER VICTORIA is now emerging from the second wave of COVID-19. Despite this, many businesses will struggle...
November 8, 2020
National survey to help secure local news
NEWSPAPER readers in Ballarat and Golden Plains are being urged to have their say on the future of country media in Australia’s biggest survey...
November 7, 2020
Victoria records eighth day without virus case
VICTORIA'S steps towards normal living are about to quicken with a further easing of COVID-19 restrictions and flights from New Zealand to resume, as...
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