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November 25, 2022

Symphony orchestra strikes up French Connections

THE Ballarat Symphony Orchestra’s final concert for the year, French Connections, will surely delight Francophiles whose love of all things French extends from the...

November 6, 2022

Ballan fest ready to bloom

WHAT’S in a name, or a season, when Ballan’s Autumn Festival is springing to life after a break of three years? The Ballan Autumn Festival...

November 4, 2022

Commitment to boost Creswick hub

IF a State Labor government is re-elected this month, the Creswick Neighbourhood Centre will receive a major funding boost. Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers...

October 27, 2022

Nothing will dampen art shows

CRESWICK Arts Pavilion president Andrew Bell has a connection to Creswick the goes back generations. After many years working overseas he returned for a nostalgic...

August 24, 2022

The hills will be alive with music this Saturday

FROM Kingston to Daylesford, lovers of all musical persuasions are in for a treat this Saturday, 27 August. Music on the Porch is a world-wide...

May 25, 2022

Singers to raise the roof

THE Ballarat Singers came together at the start of the COVID pandemic in as a way of keeping connected through shared interests including friendship,...

May 7, 2022

Small film gets big local screening

AT a private cinema in the heart of Ballarat an audience of visual artists and actors were privy to a screening of the multi...

May 5, 2022

Club seeking comeback after floods

CRESWICK Golf Club members have made their call on office holders for the next twelve months at club’s annual general meeting last weekend. Incoming president...

April 8, 2022

CresFest, the life of the party

FROM the Court House to courtyard, the Town Hall to Church Hall, over the weekend Creswick was alive with the sounds of CresFest, the...

March 29, 2022

Helping people find their voice

WITH international travel back on the agenda, there’s never been a better time to stimulate your brain to brush up on, or start learning,...

March 16, 2022

A symphony of celebration

MEMBERS of the Ballarat Symphony Orchestra are busily tuning up their instruments to bring a delightful performance of symphonic indulgence to the Wendouree Centre...

March 6, 2022

Stellar performance hopes for CresFest

EVEN though they might not know it, everyone has a singing voice, and Stella Savy, renowned vocalist and instrumentalist, is working with over 30...

February 15, 2022

Creswick to come alive

PLANNING for CresFest, which is set for the first weekend of April, is quietly bubbling away with events in preparation for the arts festival. The...

January 16, 2022

On finding Daisy Llewelyn

PICTURE Her is a theatre piece about the search for early Ballarat photographer Daisy Llewelyn. It’s been created by Marg Dobson, a local writer and...

December 10, 2021

CresFest officially launched

IT was a night of celebration at the Creswick Town Hall last Saturday for the launch of CresFest 2022. Musicians entertained a capacity audience who...

December 4, 2021

Words make sense for dementia

AS the rain softly fell on the dementia friendly forest and sensory trail in Woowookarung Regional Park for the recent launch of Green Scripts,...

November 13, 2021

A bloomin’ great plant sale

GARDEN lovers came prepared to pick up some wonderful bargains at Creswick Garden Club’s annual plant sale last Saturday. Postponed last year due to the...

June 6, 2020

Finding the strength in Wayne’s challenges

FORMER Ballarat management consultant Wayne Strong has turned sadness, sorrow and grief into a catalyst for fundamental personal growth and change. Following the death of...

June 4, 2020

New president to drive Creswick golf forward

TV freelance technical director Barry Lamb is more used to making sure others are in the limelight but now he’s has stepped up to...

March 20, 2020

The gift to keep on giving

AN emotional Graeme Kent, director of Aussie Action Abroad, struggled to hide his tears when receiving two thousand dollars from Sing Australia Ballarat and...

February 24, 2020

Operetta in the Oddie

THE Art Gallery of Ballarat's Women's Association first introduced its Last Sunday of The Month concerts in 2001 to encourage a broader interest in...

January 11, 2020

Dean says farewell to congregation

A STEADY stream of parishioners, friends and well-wishers came to say goodbye the Very Reverend Chris Chataway, the Dean of the Cathedral Church of...

December 17, 2019

Outstanding Performance by the Tudor Choristers

THE Tudor Choristers, one of Melbourne’s best loved and best-known choral groups, recently gave a delightful Christmas performance at the Anglican Cathedral in Ballarat. The...

December 11, 2019

New ensemble hits the right note

KLEMANTYNE Ensemble, the inspiration of Nicci Dellar, violinist, teacher and visionary, gave its inaugural performance on Sunday at the Anglican Cathedral, in front of...