January 28, 2024
Change in rooms offered to artists
TBH Studio is looking for artists big or small who would like to display their creations in their fitting room exhibition spaces. The four spaces...
January 28, 2024
Spicy cafe to offer cooking classes
MALAYSIAN-Indonesian eatery Flying Chillies it set to offer on-site cooking classes commencing in February. While owner Lilly Wright offered classes last year at Barkley Square,...
January 27, 2024
Business raises funds for local charity
MEMBERS of the SJD Foundation Ballarat have expressed their gratitude towards a local mechanics who have been regular donors to the organisation. Led by Phillip...
January 26, 2024
Basketball’s best heading to town
THE best basketballers from across Australia will be heading to Ballarat next week to play in the under twenty and Ivor Burge national championships. The...
January 25, 2024
Recipient focus on team effort
BARRY Fitzgerald used two words to sum up his reaction to discovering he was awarded Medal of the Order of Australia: proud and embarrassed. “I’m...
January 25, 2024
Kicking goals for community sport
DEDICATED to the Victorian sporting community for nearly sixty years, Michael Cooper has been awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for his...
January 25, 2024
Rotarian gets the job done
WENDOUREE’S Ronald Pickford said his life of service to Rotary and the Australian building and design sector has come from a need to get...
January 25, 2024
Free fun for Australia Day
THERE will be a host of free events on at Lake Wendouree tomorrow organised by the Golden City Paddle Steamer Museum committee to mark...
January 25, 2024
Development clinic at growing club
THE Woady Warriors are calling more young footballers to join the growing club, with an upcoming development clinic part of the push. All under 13...
January 24, 2024
Local Australia Day events
SURVIVAL DAY DAWN SERVICE. 5.30am at Viewpoint, Lake Wendouree with live performances, cultural crafting activities, a Welcome Weaving Circle, yidaki workshops and botanical reflection...
January 24, 2024
Hike partners with mental health org
THE Great Aussie Hike is set to take place in Daylesford and the Wombat State Forest this April, with all proceeds going towards Beyond...
January 23, 2024
Pilates classes boom at Smythesdale
GENKIFIT at Smythesdale has recently launched a Pilates program after the success of free trials held last year. Last week more than 30 people came...
January 22, 2024
Festival to highlight local growers
A MONTH-long celebration of produce from the Central Highlands Region is happening this February. An initiative by Commerce Ballarat, Forage and Feast will involve events...
January 22, 2024
Find fun at Maze House
THIS school holidays head into the great outdoors and find yourself in the maze at Maze House, located at Newlyn North. The venue is open...
January 21, 2024
Local publisher looking for manuscripts
BUDDING writers are being invited to submit their fiction, non-fiction or children’s book manuscripts to the Rural Publishing Company. Owners, Sarah Walkerden and Toby Billing,...
January 19, 2024
Survival ceremony to call for reflection
BALLARAT’s fifth annual survival day ceremony will be on next Friday at View Point, Lake Wendouree. Starting at 5.30am, this year’s event will also be...
January 19, 2024
Grab a rug: Picnic in the Park is back
PICNIC in the Park will be back for its third year next Friday near the inclusive play space in Victoria Park. The free event will...
January 19, 2024
Calls for peace at picnic
COMMUNITY members gathered at the Eureka Stockade Memorial Gardens last Saturday to call for action to support peace in the Middle East. The picnic aimed...
January 19, 2024
Get your skates on for fitness
GET rolling this summer by joining Roller Skate Fit Club’s eight-week program for adults. No experience is required to join the group which meets on...
January 19, 2024
Vixens’ netball schedule revealed
LAST week the Melbourne Vixens unveiled their Ballarat Blitz pre-season weekend schedule. The host team is set to take on the West Coast Fever at...
January 18, 2024
Seminar to talk art and business
OWNER of the Imaginarium, Melinda Muscat, will be at the Art Gallery of Ballarat on Saturday leading a free seminar about art and business. The...
January 17, 2024
Learn how to find inner peace
A PUBLIC talk with a focus on choosing happiness will be on at the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute later this month. The event will be led...
January 17, 2024
Fine dining restaurant to feature local produce
SEASONAL and locally sourced food is set to be showcased at Babae, a new restaurant opening inside Hotel Vera later this month. The Sturt Street...
January 14, 2024
Grants open for producers
The first round of the State Government’s regional activation grants program has opened with the effort seeking to help regional tourism boards, food and...
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