August 1, 2024
Support for financial counselling services
A FURTHER fifteen million dollars in funding by the State Government is set to provide more support to financial counselling services. Not-for-profit community organisations can...
July 31, 2024
Castle to celebrate the Scottish
TAKE a trip to the Scottish Highlands next month at Kryal Castle. The Highland Spectacular is back for a second year with pipe bands, highland...
July 30, 2024
Prints & impressions
ARTWORKS by second year Federation University Australia Bachelor of Visual Arts students are on display at Unicorn Lane. The exhibition Impressions: Explorations in Printmaking is...
July 30, 2024
Easy recipes hot off the press
A NEW cookbook by staff at Ballarat Community Health is showing you can do more with a sandwich press than make toasties. Hot Off the...
July 29, 2024
Choir returns with mystical music
THE Australian Boys Choir is returning to Ballarat next month in partnership with Ballarat Central Uniting Church, and in support of Lifeline. This is the...
July 27, 2024
Regional clinical trials continue
GRAMPIANS Health has released its research annual report which shows the progress the organisation has made in clinical discoveries. The report shows that in 2022...
July 26, 2024
Grants to support sporting champions
APPLICATIONS for the local sporting champions program grants are now open. The grants, funded by the Australian Sports Commission, provide financial assistance for coaches, officials...
July 26, 2024
Housing strategy nearly built
THE draft Ballarat Housing Strategy is in its final stages, with the document available for the community to review. The strategy has been developed from...
July 26, 2024
Modern facilities for little learners
THE Sebastopol South Kindergarten refurbishment project has been unveiled providing a fit-for-purpose facility for more than forty children a day. Member for Wendouree Juliana Addison...
July 26, 2024
Cheer our athletes on as they go for gold!
WITH the Paris Olympics set to begin early tomorrow morning, two Ballarat locals will be part of the more-than four hundred selected to represent...
July 25, 2024
Piano’s best ready to play
THIS Sunday some of Ballarat's best piano students will perform in the Synod Hall of the Anglican Cathedral. The free concert will have a range...
July 25, 2024
Learn about the role of local gov
MEMBERS of the Municipal Association of Victoria will be in Ballarat next month providing a community and candidate information session for upcoming Local Government...
July 20, 2024
Photography on the goldfields
EXPLORE the history of photography and the gold rush with Associate Professor Anne Maxwell next month. The talk held at the Eureka Centre will focus...
July 20, 2024
Heart failure trial for treatments
ASSOCIATE Professor Ernesto Oqueli, head of cardiology at Grampians Health, is leading a clinical trial to investigate a new medication to improve symptoms of...
July 20, 2024
FedTAFE part of prison education
FEDERATION TAFE has signed a six-year agreement with the Department of Justice and Community Safety to increase education and vocational training in Victorian prisons. The...
July 19, 2024
Footy program for inclusivity
A PARTNERSHIP between AFL Victoria and Sports Central is aiming to create safe, equal and respectful sporting environments. The AFL Clubs and Gender Equity Education...
July 19, 2024
Big upgrades to tiny towns
SOME of the smallest communities within the Ripon electorate are set to receive funding as part of the State Government's tiny towns initiative. The first...
July 19, 2024
Umps to develop skills interstate
NEXT month three members of the Ballarat Football Umpires Association will be heading to Adelaide to take part in a development opportunity. Field umpire Damian...
July 18, 2024
Back in time with fashion
TIME travel at the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute this Sunday with a historical fashion parade and Devonshire tea fundraiser. Tickets to the event, which is supported...
July 18, 2024
The south side heats up!
TAKE a trip to the south side and heat up with spice this Saturday. Four local businesses, located south of Sturt Street, have decided to...
July 18, 2024
Joy at koala joeys’ arrival
BALLARAT Wildlife Park keepers have welcomed eight koala joeys this season, the highest number they have had in a single year. The boom in babies...
July 18, 2024
Capping project underway at landfill
FOR the first time, geosynthetic cell capping at Ballarat Regional Landfill is underway. The $2.6 million project, funded by the City of Ballarat, will cap...
July 16, 2024
Strategy to guide future of wine
VICTORIANS interested in shaping the future of the wine industry are invited to provide feedback on the development of the new Victorian Wine Strategy. The...
July 16, 2024
Learn the art of entomology
UNCOVER the world of butterfly and moth preservation with Jason Penfold at the Centre for Rare Arts and Forgotten Trades. The beginner-friendly entomology workshop is...
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