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September 19, 2019

Scholar exemplars stand tall and proud

A POSITIVE thrum of congeniality was evident in the Town Hall’s Trench Room last week when thirteen secondary school students were each presented with...

September 19, 2019

A great year for hockingstuart Ballarat

Firm celebrates taking top prize in four categories at annual company awards

THERE’S a team at hockingstuart’s corporate head office who spend all...

September 19, 2019

Teesdale residents asked for their say on future of town

GOLDEN Plains Shire Council is calling for ideas and suggestions from Teesdale residents for the preparation of a new Structure Plan for the township. Council...

September 18, 2019

Voice FM’s new home confirmed

A SUBSTANTIAL donation from the Irene and Les Lillingston Trust to cover the relocation of Voice FM to Barkly Square was announced at the...

September 17, 2019

Smythesdale Cemetery’s future in good hands

SMYTHESDALE Cemetery Trust received this year’s Innovation Award from the Cemeteries & Crematoria Association of Victoria. The Trust was recognised by the industry association for...

September 17, 2019

MP listening tour moves on

CORANGAMITE Member Libby Coker has covered thousands of kilometres across the electorate which envelops the south of Golden Plains Shire and hugs the shore...

September 17, 2019

Return gig for LOLA in Linton

THERE may not be mobile boxes chasing people down Linton’s main street but there are more treats in store when LOLA, the Linton On...

September 14, 2019

From musical keys to balance and wellness

FOR twenty years Ros Jennings, worked as a professional pianist and singer, tinkling the ivories in hotel piano bars across Europe. As a teacher, musician,...

September 12, 2019

Climate change letter sparks debate, about process

ALMOST half an hour was spent discussing and amending a tabled letter by Cr Belinda Coates at the City of Ballarat council meeting on...

September 12, 2019

Birdseye view for the Biennale

HANGING out of a door-less helicopter with an SLR camera firmly in hand shooting the details of nature’s creations is all in a day’s...

September 12, 2019

Best ever blokes’ lunch

THERE was a dearth of businessmen in offices and board rooms, on shop and factory floors, in classrooms and health practices on Friday afternoon. That’s...

September 11, 2019

Stylish and historical books go on sale

BALLAARAT Mechanic’s Institute is selling some of its most sought after and beautiful leather-bound folio society books and parliamentary papers. Together with standard fiction and...

September 5, 2019

Big night for Ballarat business at Excellence Awards

FROM Pilates practitioners to legal eagles, cinemas to barber shops, modern Asian on Mair Street to coffee and cake by the lake, business owners...

September 5, 2019

Colliers International Ballarat celebrates first decade

Music, martinis and a buzzing crowd at tenth anniversary party above the real estate agency’s Sturt Street office

IT was a big week...

September 2, 2019

Try something new during women’s health week

ZUMBA, rhythmic drumming or learning how mindfulness and meditation techniques works are just a few of the offerings at Make Your Move Ballarat. The half...

September 1, 2019

Smythesdale’s got talent

AS an artist and a former educator Barry Wemyss believes it is important to present art, in all its many forms, not in a...

August 31, 2019

Taste your tipple made naturally in Ballarat

TERROIR and provenance, two French words which describe the importance of where something comes from and what is its story, are often referred to...

August 31, 2019

New stories at Eureka Centre

TALKING History @ Eureka, a new initiative of free talks at the Eureka Centre, will explore recent examination of Ballarat’s history. A range of speakers,...

August 31, 2019

Unknown future for Meredith landmark

MEREDITH Interpretive Centre, located on the Midlands Highway has been vacant since its last tenant, The BOP Arts co-op, handed back the keys about...

August 30, 2019

Ray Martin: From in front of the camera to behind the lens

THERE is an image in the Feathers of the Dragon exhibition which captures two Bhutanese monks sitting opposite each other both on mobile phones. Ray...

August 30, 2019

Landcare Group had busy year

MAUDE Landcare Group’s annual report, tabled at a recent AGM, highlighted the group’s tree planting activities. The group spruced up the Maude Recreation Reserve and...

August 29, 2019

Beat ‘N’ The Blues raised the roof

WINTER weather didn’t dampen spirits when nearly two hundred people got together to beat the blues and raises funds for Ballarat and District Suicide...

August 29, 2019

Discover art in unusual spaces

WHAT does an office stationery store, a bluestone laneway and a piano bar have in common? All three are hosting a free photographic exhibition during...

August 28, 2019

Sturt Street bike path divides councillors – City of Ballarat council meeting briefs

THE topic of updating Sturt Street raised a dynamic and lengthy discussion at the City of Ballarat council meeting on Wednesday, 21 August. A question...