September 7, 2025
in Unicorn Lane
ANYONE strolling past Unicorn Lane recently will likely have noticed it's become more attention-grabbing than usual. That's because it's currently adorned with the work of...
September 6, 2025
Keeping the song strong: campaign tackles vaping
YOUNG Ballarat performers are at the heart of a new campaign targeting vaping through the arts. The Royal South Street Society, Ballarat Community Health and...
September 6, 2025
Beekeepers urge organics approval to combat mite
LOCAL commercial beekeepers are calling for urgent government approval of organic treatments to help combat varroa mite and the major food security threat posed...
September 5, 2025
ADF pop-up career centre opens
THE Australian Defence Force is in town to talk careers and recruitment options following the opening of its visiting Pop-Up ADF Career Centre in...
September 2, 2025
Be Hear Now singles being released
THE first of five original singles from the 2025 Be Hear Now program was released earlier this month, demonstrating that pursuing a music career...
September 1, 2025
Journo, author to discuss new thriller
AWARD-winning journalist and bestselling author Michael Brissenden will pay a visit to the Ballarat Library next Friday to discuss his new thriller, Dust. It's a...
September 1, 2025
A wheely good Book Week adventure
IMAGINE reading the news that a man was seen rolling down the hill into Buninyong, on what was imagined to be the first velocipede...
August 31, 2025
Seeing the world through sport: Holmes visits BMI
SPORTS broadcaster Tracey Lee Holmes is headed to Ballarat with the release of her new book The Eye of the Dragonfly: A Life Seeing...
August 31, 2025
Boutique launches kids’ clothing buy-back
A BALLARAT boutique has launched a dedicated baby and children's clothing buy-back program in a move aimed at keeping quality pre-loved clothes out of...
August 29, 2025
Party time as gala night celebrates the best in business
BALLARAT'S business community has come together for a night of glitz and glamour to celebrate the city's stars of enterprise and endeavour. The 600 guests...
August 29, 2025
Session aims to empower male sports leadersto help end violence
A FREE education session next week will aim to empower local male sports leaders to use their respected positions in the community to help...
August 25, 2025
Order’s support forend-of-life care continues
THE provision of in-home palliative care in the Ballarat region has received a boost. Ballarat Hospice Care last Friday 15 August 15 welcomed a visit...
August 25, 2025
Highland Spectacular returning to Kryal Castle
BACK for its third year, the Highland Spectacular is returning to Kryal Castle for a weekend of Celtic celebration and Scottish tradition over 30...
August 23, 2025
A lot to love about Campbell at BIFB
RENOWNED British-Ghanaian fashion photographer and artist Campbell Addy is in town to headline the eleventh Ballarat International Foto Biennale. In an Australian exclusive, Addy's major...
August 23, 2025
Flannos on for farmers in Creswick
THERE were people sporting flannelette shirts in nearly every aisle at IGA Creswick last Friday 15 August as the supermarket hosted a special fundraising...
August 20, 2025
A Murder of Crows marks debut for local writer
THE impacts of crime and policing on the community are explored in a new debut novel by local writer Digby Stevens. A Murder of Crows...
August 19, 2025
BCMA brings Legally Blonde to the stage
BALLARAT Centre of Music and the Arts students are getting set to present a high-energy musical theatre production of Legally Blonde: The Musical, this...
August 18, 2025
A response at the Old Butchers Shop
SHOWING now at The Old Butchers Shop Gallery in Soldiers Hill, Respond is a joint exhibition by established artists Peter Tankey and Nerrida Parfitt. It...
August 17, 2025
Regional Writers Roadshow comes to Ballarat
AN event coming to Ballarat this month aims to help regional writers achieve their dream of getting published. Organised by Berringa's own Rural Publishing Company,...
August 17, 2025
Fundraiser for affirming cause
A DRAG Bingo fundraising event on Friday 22 August is promising laughter, nonsense and prizes galore for a cause. Hosted by Ballarat drag queens Gabriella...
August 15, 2025
Parent Pathways Changing Lives in Ballarat and Barwon
DID you know that lives are being quietly and powerfully transformed across our community? At the heart of this change is Parent Pathways, a project...
August 13, 2025
Heads up! Ballan Yeehaw Hoedown ahead
A SERIES of beginners' line dancing classes led by an experienced instructor is on offer at the Ballan Neighbourhood House ahead of a hoedown...
August 12, 2025
Butler headed to Bendigo on PRISM tour
JOHN Butler is headed to Bendigo next month as part of his new Australian PRISM tour. The release on 5 September of Butler's deeply personal...
August 5, 2025
John Waters brings British pop invasion to Ballarat
STAR of screen and stage, John Waters said he's having the musical time of his life with his new show Radio Luxembourg that's headed...
