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February 19, 2026

Steady as it goes for premiership Devils

IT'S business as usual as Darley counts down the weeks to the opening of its BFNL premiership defence. Rarely has a reigning premier transitioned so...

February 18, 2026

Berkeley Square shines as Adelaide Cup looms

BALLARAT trainer Dan O’Sullivan is more convinced than ever he has the right horse for the right job in next month’s Group 2 Adelaide...

February 17, 2026

Adelaide Group 1s firmly in sights of Strictly Business

VRC Oaks winner Strictly Business is nearing a return to race action, with her Ballarat trainer Thomas Carberry eyeing a pair of Group 1...

February 17, 2026

Mars trial aims to keep sports grounds green and healthy

A HIVE of development activity over the past 12 months, Mars Stadium has also become home to a groundbreaking trial aimed at keeping the...

February 16, 2026

Cobras primed to buildon breakout BFNL season

BACCHUS Marsh coach Nichole Gleeson insists a breakthrough A-grade netball season in 2025 will be a tough act to follow, but she is excited...

February 15, 2026

New look for Roos but hunger and intensity remains the same

EAST Point coach Joe Carmody says the Kangaroos will embrace a fresh look and start in 2026, having bid farewell to some highly credentialed...

February 14, 2026

Porter, Cheesman eager to continue Lakers’ young build

LONG-time CHFL and BFNL netball coach Meg Porter says she and her Lake Wendouree playing assistant coach Sadie Cheesman are rapt to have the...

February 14, 2026

Marshall’s speed machine aces another track record

SMOKEN by name and smokin' by nature. That sums up the rich vein of form Mount Wallace pacer Smoken Ace has found himself in over...

February 12, 2026

Family ties: Whittle follows his father into training

GROWING up in a harness racing family, Ashley Whittle always seemed destined to join his well-known father in the training ranks, but it's safe...

February 10, 2026

Swans set sail towards first BFLW senior season

FOR newly appointed Ballarat senior women’s coach Dean Pidgeon, 25 prospective players on the track at Alfredton Recreation Reserve on the opening night of...

February 8, 2026

Gold galore as YCW charges into 80th anniversary year

BALLARAT YCW'S 80th anniversary celebrations are off to a flying start with the club excelling at the recent Victorian Country Athletics Championships in Albury. The...

February 5, 2026

Berkeley Square primed for Adelaide Cup raid

BALLARAT trainer Dan O'Sullivan is eyeing a second Adelaide Cup win in early March, with his dual Ballarat Cup winner Berkeley Square on track...

February 5, 2026

Taylor pumped to re-sign with Miners

LOCALLY bred guard Laura Taylor says "unfinished business" played a prominent role in wanting to return to Ballarat Miners for another season. The 25-year-old made...

February 3, 2026

Ballarat basketball icon back at the helm as Miners coach

TWENTY five years after leading Ballarat Miners to their last men's conference championship in the former South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) competition, Ray...

February 2, 2026

Sebastopol rising stars turn heads at national road titles

THE future is bright for two of the Ballarat Sebastopol Cycling Club's rising stars following exceptional performances at this month's Auscycling National Road Championships...

February 1, 2026

Bonus in the offing as Keayang Zahara delivers in Ballarat

CHAMPION mare Keayang Zahara edged closer to the magical $1 million mark in earnings following another breathtaking win in the $75,000 Group 2 Ballarat...

January 30, 2026

Borlase stars as Spirit defend Ballarat fortress

A HAPPY home away from home, Bendigo Spirit returned to the WNBL's list with a toughly fought 10-point win over Southside Melbourne Flyers in...

January 30, 2026

Track record falls as Leap To Fame gets one back on top rival in Cup

LEAP To Fame showed he wasn't ready to relinquish his crown as Australasia's No.1 pacer with a magnificent victory in the $100,000 Group 2...

January 29, 2026

BFNL locks in 2026 season dates

THE Ballarat Football Netball League's junior competition will kick-off on 19 April this year, and the women's competition on the weekend of 28-29 March Season...

January 29, 2026

Spirit hang tough for three wins in five days

AFTER briefly dropping to third place on the WNBL ladder, Bendigo Spirit is back in second spot following a gritty 77-73 victory over Canberra...

January 28, 2026

Tennis centre powers ahead as growing community asset

THE Ballarat Regional Tennis Centre (BRTC) is buzzing like never before, with more children learning, more families staying and a clubhouse that's become a...

January 26, 2026

Central Highlands club to host Ballarat’s biggest pickleball tournament

NEARLY 450 pickleball players from across Victoria, interstate and overseas will converge on Ballarat this week as the Central Highlands Pickleball Classic launches the...

January 25, 2026

Showstopper: Donaldson-Aitken’s stable star oozes stakes potential

STAKES options beckon for the Tyler Donaldson-Aitken-trained Welcometotheshow after making it three wins on end at Flemington on 10 January. The four-year-old stallion gave his...