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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.
November 21, 2024
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...
November 21, 2024
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...
November 20, 2024
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...
November 19, 2024
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...
November 18, 2024
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...
November 17, 2024
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...
November 15, 2024
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...
November 15, 2024
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...
November 15, 2024
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...
November 15, 2024
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...
November 14, 2024
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...
November 14, 2024
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...
November 14, 2024
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...
November 13, 2024
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...
November 12, 2024
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...
November 11, 2024
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...
November 10, 2024
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...
November 9, 2024
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...
November 9, 2024
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...
November 8, 2024
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...
November 7, 2024
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...
November 7, 2024
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...
November 5, 2024
Drop in Victorian asthma deaths
DATA from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has revealed that asthma deaths in Victoria have dropped by seven per cent over the last year. Victoria...
November 5, 2024
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...
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