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Talks ‘productive’ with star midfielder

WESTERN Bulldogs CEO Ameet Bains has provided an update on Josh Dunkley’s contract status.

Bains has revealed the Bulldogs, Dunkley and...

Kealy new Nats deputy

MEMBER for Lowan Emma Kealy has been announced as the new deputy-leader for the Victorian National Party. Ms Kealy will replace member for Euroa, Steph...

Region to run for the Reef

BALLARAT is one of four Victorian cities taking part in a simultaneous running event raising funds to help protect the Great Barrier...

Goldfields at the heart for historical novelist

AFTER focusing on stories and characters from the United Kingdom, historical fiction author Karen Turner is turning her attention to the Victorian...

FECRI announces new board chair

THE Fiona Elsey Cancer Research Institute has appointed Paula Nicholson as its new board chair.

She replaces Graeme Dixon who led...

Funding to accelerate kart club upgrade

REV-heads will soon be able to zip around the bends of an upgraded Central Highlands Regional Karting Complex at Haddon. Member for Buninyong announced last...

Miners find replacement in Gak

SYDNEY-born big man Deng Gak is the latest signing for the Ballarat Miners. The six-foot-11 forward has four years of college basketball playing for the...

City’s seeks feedback for kid’s plan

AS the City of Ballarat is calling on members of the community to provide feedback on its new Municipal Early Years Plan. The plan outlines...

Order continues community support

THE Ballarat branch of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem has further contributions to support vulnerable people in the region, with donations to...

Host of holiday activities for youth

FREE activities are on the cards for young people across the Golden Plains Shire this school holidays. Starting next Monday, people aged 12 to 25...

Volunteer hub gets State backing

A NEW community hub for charities and volunteers will be established in central Ballarat. The hub will be built at the Ballarat Foundation’s existing Chatham...

Local elders to join historic commission

BALLARAT First Nations elders will have the opportunity to be part of the Yoorrook Justice Commission, Victoria’s truth and reconciliation process examining the impact...

Big bike ride coming to town

FOR the first time, this year’s Great Vic Bike Ride includes an overnight stop at Inverleigh and will finnish in the home of Australian...

Another Opal joins Miners

A SECOND national player has joined the Ballarat Miners Women for the upcoming Coles Express NBL1 South season. Zitina Aokuso joined the squad last week...

Leadership program gets State support

A LOCAL community leadership development course has received State Government backing. Announced last week, Future Shapers Ballarat is one of nine projects that will receive...

Skins tournament set to spike

AFTER two years of uncertainty and postponements Volleyball Ballarat’s annual skins tournament gets back on court this weekend. Thirty-three teams from around the state will...

Touring the region on two-wheels

THE Great Dividing Trail and Goldfields Track are about to become the backdrop to an introduction into the unique sport of bikepacking. Lewis Ciddor has...

NBL guard joins Miners

THE Ballarat Miners are expecting new signing Koen Sapwell to make an immediate impact in the upcoming NBL1 South season. Son of three-time NBL champion...

First Nations art goes on tap

IN honour of this year’s Ballarat Begonia Festival, Central Highlands Water’s choose tap drinking fountains around Lake Wendouree have been painted by Wadawurrung artist...

Miners sign American guard

THE Ballarat Miners have added some more international flavour to their elite men’s squad, with David Crisp the club’s first import signing since 2019. Crisp,...

Experienced guard joins for season

FORMER Sandringham Sabres and current Kenyan national player Preston Bungei will call Selkirk Stadium home in the upcoming NBL1 South season. The latest Miners men’s...

Miners sign Matthews and Pozoglou

THE Ballarat Miners men’s and women’s squads have been bolstered by the return of Molly Matthews and Nic Pozoglou ahead of the 2022 NBL1...

Dates for junior sport set

THE Ballarat Junior Football Netball League fixture has been released, as the league hopes for an uninterrupted season. The 16-round competition will kick off on...

New coaches take the reigns

BASKETBALL Ballarat has revealed who will helm its youth league men’s and women’s teams. Former Bacchus Marsh women’s CBL coach Grace Bibby and former assistant...