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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Lions duo Geelong VFL bound
TWO of Redan's rising stars, Rory Gunsser and Taj Bond, have earned themselves contracts with Geelong's VFL team. The talented pair have been training with...
Ballarat female cricket depth on show at Wave showcase
BALLARAT Cricket Association's under-16 girls and under-14 representative teams fared best at the prestigious Western Wave 2026 tournament in Hamilton last week. Also known as...
Pacing Cup field oozes quality
BALLARAT and District Harness Racing Club chief executive Paul Rowse says he won't be surprised to see the Bray Raceway 2170m track record smashed...
Anastasya tees up for tilt at series three-peat
FIVE years after getting her first set of golf clubs, Anastasya Macauley has established herself as a two-time state champion. The 10-year-old from Sebastopol late...
Old and young are fuel for Cobras’ excitement
BACCHUS Marsh coach Dennis Armfield has expressed significant eagerness and confidence ahead of his players' return to the training track on Monday night, building...
Brown confident Lakers are righting the ship
COACH Rohan Brown has said he is confident Lake Wendouree is moving in the right direction after a positive off-season and first phase of...
