February 1, 2025
Program aims to ease water bill pressures
CENTRAL Highlands Water customers who are experiencing financial stress can access a range of measures to help pay water bills. The organisation's Financial Assistance Program...
January 31, 2025
Marketgoers fire up to mark Burns Night
ATTENDEES at Saturday's Ballarat Farmers Market included a group of community members in kilts, marking Scotland's Burns Night. Burns Night occurs each year on 25...
January 31, 2025
Artists to share knowledge at Craft Lab
CRAFT Lab is returning this May with the cohort of successful practitioners announced by the City of Ballarat. For the fifth time, the exhibition and...
January 31, 2025
Pilot plastics program reaches halfway mark
THE City of Ballarat's soft plastics kerbside collection pilot program has passed the half way mark and more than 16,000 kilograms of soft plastic...
January 30, 2025
Art Gallery to close for maintenance
THE Art Gallery of Ballarat is set to close until next year while maintenance is conducted throughout the building. From Monday 3 February, the de-installation...
January 30, 2025
American import joins Miners
AMERICAN swingman Andrew Robinson is set to become a Ballarat Miner after signing with the club for the upcoming NBL1 South season. Robinson, who is...
January 28, 2025
Iconic theatre turns 150
THIS weekend the Ballarat Community will celebrate one hundred and fifty years of Her Majesty’s Theatre with a series of events. The milestone will be...
January 28, 2025
Grants to support women’s health research
THE State Government is launching a new grants program to understand how disease and health issues affect women. The Women's Medical Research Grants Program will...
January 26, 2025
Distillers on a musical mission
KILDERKIN Distillery owners Rebecca Matthews and Chris Pratt are on a mission to transform the location into a folk music venue. After being named best...
January 26, 2025
Start the Lunar New Year at Sovereign Hill
CELEBRATE the year of the snake with a weekend of family-friendly activities at Sovereign Hill. The outdoor museum's Lunar New Year weekend will be on...
January 26, 2025
Inclusive club looking for players
THE Vic Park Vultures are creating an inclusive women's soccer team for the upcoming season and the community is invited to get involved. Experienced or...
January 25, 2025
Next step for violence saturation model
THE State Government is inviting Ballarat residents to co-design the saturation model which will aim to help reduce the rates of family violence and...
January 25, 2025
Drinking tap installed at community garden
CENTRAL Highlands Water has installed a Choose Tap water fountain at the Ballarat Intercultural Garden. The garden celebrates Ballarat's diversity, is a place for people...
January 24, 2025
Picnic in the Park returns
PICNIC in the Park, organised by the City of Ballarat, will return this Australia Day at Victoria Park. This is the fourth time the event...
January 24, 2025
Music teachers hop to it at cafe
WHEN three Ballarat Grammar music teachers saw their local coffee shop was for sale, they had a vison of a venue for local artists. Last...
January 24, 2025
Library kiosk a first for Ballarat
THE Lucas community can now check out, return and manage library books without travelling to a physical library or needing the assistance of staff...
January 24, 2025
Free events this Australia Day
A RANGE of free events will be on offer this Australia Day at Lake Wendouree, organised by the Golden City Paddle Steamer Museum Society. On...
January 24, 2025
Gordon returns to Miners
FORWARD Ella Gordon has re-signed with the Ballarat Miners for this year's NBL1 South season. The 20-year-old played in the team last season under coach...
January 24, 2025
Reflect and connect at dawn ceremony
THIS Sunday 26 January, people will line the shores of Lake Wendouree at the sixth Survival Day Dawn Ceremony. The event, organised by City of...
January 20, 2025
Affordable swimming lessons underway
STATE Government-supported swimming lessons have kicked off around the state this January at more than 170 swimming centres. The VICSWIM program allows families with children...
January 18, 2025
Purchase a piece of whisky history
BALLARAT'S Itinerant Spirits is offering a new whiskey barrel experience linking back to a tradition that began more than one hundred and sixty years...
January 17, 2025
Historic weekend to return
THE Anderson's Mill Heritage Weekend will return this May thanks to funding from Hepburn Shire Council and Community Bank Creswick and District. The weekend is...
January 17, 2025
Program targets open water safety
THE Ballarat Aquatic and Lifestyle Centre is introducing a new program to teach children survival skills in open water. The Inland Water Safety Program is...
January 17, 2025
Budget-friendly activities on offer
FREE and low-cost school holiday sessions for children are underway at Djila-tjarriu and Lucas community hubs. Today, Friday 17 January, and Monday 20 January, a...
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