Session to connect creatives
A LA Mama Connect session coming up next week is an opportunity for local creatives to network, bounce ideas and forge links that can...
No Lights, No Lycra brings dance party to Biennale
THE first of three No Lights, No Lycra dance events held as part of the Ballarat International Foto Biennale (BIFB) got plenty of positive...
Brain power applied at science and engineering challenge
THE high decibel cheering said it all – science and engineering can definitely get exciting. After all, how often do you get to build a...
Things Near, Places Dear at Ross Creek Gallery
OBJECTS held near to heart and places held dear are celebrated in the new exhibition of work by Ballarat artist and illustrator Bren Luke. The...
Acquired: works of landscape and legacy
A THRILL is the way Creswick artist Craig Barrett describes the Art Gallery of Ballarat's recent acquisition of two of his works. The gallery has...
Sun rising on Confetti Western
WITH a new record set to drop, recent national exposure and an extremely tight performance schedule, the future's looking bright for Ballarat outfit Confetti...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
