About: miriam
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- Miriam Litwin is a journalist and digital content lead with the Ballarat Times, Golden Plains Times and Moorabool News, covering local politics and community news.
A NEW celebration of Victorian food, culture and community will settle the score on the state's best pie, bánh mì and potato cake. The Vic's...
POETS, historians and storytellers will uncover the courage it takes to migrate at the Australian Centre for Gold Rush Collections next month. Presented by the...
BALLARAT-based Revolution Print has launched a new venture: offering custom sticker sheets created locally. StickySheets.com.au allows individuals and businesses nationally to design and order...
ALFREDTON Primary School student Tom was awarded a $500 voucher for his school library at InterClub's latest Bookfest. Held to coincide with Book Week, the...
FOR the first time, Itinerant Spirits has launched flavoured distilled vodkas that are showcasing local ingredients. The flavoured Vansetter Vodkas launched last Saturday to mark...
AUSTRALIAN Redcross Lifeblood is urgently looking for Australians to donate following record high demand for blood during winter. The demand for blood reached record levels...
TOURISM spending in Victoria has grown to $43.7 billion with a twenty per cent increase in year-on-year international visitor spend in the 12 months...
A MAJOR upgrade of White Swan Reservoir, which is part of Ballarat's water supply system, will soon begin. The project is set to commence this...
AS National Carers Week approaches, Victorians are encouraged to celebrate and acknowledge the contributions of unpaid carers to support family members and friends experiencing...
A NEW outdoor exercise park in Lucas is set to support the health and wellbeing of older residents. The facility was developed as part of...
A FEDERATION TAFE student has been named the school-based apprentice or trainee of the year at the Victorian Training Awards. Certificate III in Baking student...
AWARD-winning writer, speaker, and appearance and disability activist Carly Findlay said it is critical historic towns like Ballarat prioritise accessibility over heritage. Ms Findlay visited...
THE Ballarat Seniors Festival is underway with a month-long program of free and low-cost events for older residents. The festival runs throughout October and is...
SPANISH futsal star Roberto Tobe was in Ballarat last week searching for the next generation of the sport's stars. The talent identification trial was for...
A NEW study by Federation University PhD candidate Hannah Faraone is highlighting the often-harmful interactions between birds and litter. The study examines behaviours such as...
FOUR Central Highlands Water projects and staff members have been named as finalists in the Australian Water Association Victorian Water Awards. Technical officer network assets...
THE community is invited to shape the future of gambling harm prevention across the City of Ballarat. The municipality's gambling harm prevention taskforce is asking...
EACH year, thousands of performing artists take to the stage across Ballarat in Australia's oldest and longest running eisteddfod. However, it is the more than...
VICTORIAN Police Officers and community members gathered at St Peter’s Anglican Church today to recognise National Police Remembrance Day. Held annually on 29 September, the...
THREE new sanitary product vending machines at Sovereign Hill will assist women and girls visiting the outdoor museum. The free pad and tampon vending machines...
A REBRANDED organisation will help the Ballarat community prevent violence against women. Respect Ballarat, formally known as the saturation model, has been launched by the...
THE City of Ballarat's Sleep and Settling Program is helping families and carers with evidence-based settling strategies. Molly Di Cato and her husband Frank were...
ST Patrick's College students will be getting back on their bikes for the second annual Break the Cycle event. The 24-hour spin-cycle fundraiser will be...
CITY of Ballarat staff are looking for community members to join the inaugural Social Inclusion Action Group. The community-led initiative aims to improve social connection...