BGT celebrates graduates
NOT-for-profit organisation BGT Jobs and Training has celebrated the achievements of students at a graduation ceremony held at Barkly Square. The event held last week...
Campaign to embrace the unexpected
TOURISM Midwest Victoria's latest campaign, Brilliantly Unexpected, is showcasing Ballarat and surrounds in a new light. The campaign reveals unique experiences which set the region...
New CEO for Wildlife Park
ILAN Weill has been appointed as the Ballarat Wildlife Park's new CEO, bringing leadership experience and a fresh vision for the park centred around...
Powercor offers tree tips
POWERCOR staff are reminding Victorians to select the right type of tree and location for planting to protect the electricity network. Plants which grow too...
Water and wildlife comp returns
CENTRAL Highlands Water's water and native animal art competition will return next year as part of the Ballarat Begonia Festival. The organisation is looking for...
Awards to encourage student scientists
THIS year's Peter Doherty Science Awards will see teams of year seven to ten students put their inquiry skills to practical use. The awards, to...
Park to come alive at twilight
THE Voice's Arthur Hull will be in Ballarat later this month performing as part of the Ballarat Wildlife Park's Twilight Fridays event. On the evening...
One year of CDS
THIS month marks one year since the beginning of the Container Deposit Scheme with more than one billion containers returned by Victorians in the...
Officer recognised for supporting survivors
SENIOR Sergeant Todd Sparkman has been given a family violence highly commended award for his work at the Centre for Family Violence. Mr Sparkman has...
Blast off with cricket program
BALLARAT-Redan cricket club is looking for more young players to join the Cricket Blasters program. It is open to children aged 10 and under and...
New V/Line timetable to begin next month
A NEW V/Line timetable will take effect in December with three evening peak services extending to Bacchus Marsh instead of terminating at Melton. Minister for...
Recital to conclude concert series
THE final performance of this year's Piano for Pleasure concert series will be held at Christ the King Anglican Cathedral Synod Hall this Sunday. cert...
Campaign to keep roadworkers safe
A NEW State Government awareness campaign is encouraging drivers to slow down and show respect when they see roadworkers. Research from the Traffic Management Association...
Milestone meal served up
THE State Government's School Breakfast Club initiative has served more than fifty million meals to Victorian students since 2016. Member for Eureka Michaela Settle celebrated...
Pick to create, upgrade a park
VICTORIANS will soon be able to vote on where to spend more than thirty million dollars of grants allocated to green spaces in growing...
Remembering the Eureka Stockade
DECEMBER marks 170 years since the Eureka Stockade and Sovereign Hill is hosting two events to commemorate the occasion. On Friday 29 November, author, historian...
Two years of reviving rare arts, forgotten trades
AN open day will be held at the Centre for Rare Arts and Forgotten Trades to mark its second anniversary this month. Kicking off with...
Calls for gambling reform
FEDERATION University staff are calling for regulatory reform to address the impacts of gambling following the findings of the Lancet Commission report. The report indicates...
Nominations open for Australia Day awards
NOMINATIONS are now open for the City of Ballarat's Australia Day Community Awards which celebrate outstanding local achievers. There are three categories of awards including...
Projects to protect waterways
APPLICATIONS are open for the second round of the State Government's Green Links grants program which aims to enhance local waterways. Eligibility has been extended...
Designs unveiled for substation fence
THREE potential fence designs for the new Ballarat East Zone Substation have been revealed by Powercor and residents can vote for the one they...
Milestone celebration for kinder
BUNINYONG Uniting Kindergarten has turned sixty and a party was held with community members young and old on Saturday. The event's special guest was Florence...
Awards ceremony a celebration of seniors
MARION Blythman has been named Ballarat's Senior of the Year for her work as a regional convenor for the Community Visitors Program and as...
Illuminating Irish women of Eureka
A PROJECT uncovering the unknown contributions of Irish women to Ballarat's development during the goldrush period is nearly complete. The findings made by Way Back...