August 14, 2023
Attract birds into your garden
STEPHANIE Davidson from Gardens For Wildlife Ballarat will be sharing how to attract small birds into gardens at Ballarat Green Drinks this month. Ballarat Green...
August 14, 2023
Feedback sought on bike path
COMMUNITY feedback is wanted on draft plans for a bike path along the Glenelg Highway in Sebastopol. The 3.4-kilometre path is set to run from...
August 12, 2023
Scales sought for heart patients
HEARTBEAT Ballarat is looking for donations of scales to help prevent heart failure emergencies and ease pressure on hospitals. Their aim is to collect 100...
August 11, 2023
Doors open to shop for the future
A NEW shop owned by a group of African women who recently settled in Ballarat opened in Bridge Mall last weekend. The Women of the...
August 11, 2023
Unis ready to open their doors
BALLARAT’S higher education institutions will be opening their doors this August to give prospective students a taste of university life. Both Federation University and Australian...
August 11, 2023
Battle for best pie decided
THE babi pongteh pie from Flying Chillies has been crowned a crust above in the Ballarat’s Best Pie competition. Judges included the City of Ballarat’s...
August 11, 2023
New CEO for catchment authority
DR Amber Clarke has been announced as the new CEO of Corangamite Catchment Management Authority, or CCMA. Dr Clarke has previously worked as the acting...
August 11, 2023
Drive for dignity returns
SHARE the Dignity has launched its biannual dignity drive with the aim of ending period poverty. Throughout the month of August, pink collection boxes will...
August 11, 2023
New bike path nearly completed
A THREE-kilometre path linking Wendouree Station to Waringa Drive in Mitchell Park is almost complete. The path has been built with the aim of give...
August 11, 2023
Flour powers mill to century milestone
TRENCH Street Mill, run by Allied Pinnacle, has celebrated a century of operation in Ballarat. The mill is one of only four major flour mills...
August 11, 2023
Club readies for jumps day
GRAND National Jumps Day is coming to the Ballarat Turf Club this month. From 11am on Sunday 27 August there will be a six jumps...
August 8, 2023
Take a Highland fling at the Castle
A TASTE of the Scottish Highlands is coming to Kryal Castle this August with a range of historical entertainment offerings. The Highland Spectacular will feature...
August 7, 2023
So much to see at business festival
COMMERCE Ballarat’s B31 August business festival is underway but there is still time to book a session and learn about business opportunities. The festival has...
August 7, 2023
Upgrades for Woady PS sites
WORKS are underway to update Woady Yaloak Primary’s four campuses and member for Ripon, Martha Haylett, was in Smythesdale last week to mark the...
August 7, 2023
More grants up for grabs
ANOTHER round of applications to the City of Ballarat’s Community Impact Grants Program is now open. The scheme is designed to provide benefits to the...
August 6, 2023
Free fishing fun on offer
A FREE fishing festival is coming to Ballarat next month. Announced last Saturday by from State Minister for Outdoor Recreation, Sonya Kilkenny, the festival, held...
August 5, 2023
Monetary backing for medical researchers
TWO PhD scholars from Grampians Health have received scholarships to help them with their research. Cara Hill and Michael Peng were the recipients of the...
August 4, 2023
Cupcakes for koalas a success
TEN-year-old Catherine Kane has been hard at work baking for a cause, with money raised by selling her cupcakes recently donated to Ballarat Wildlife...
August 4, 2023
New paths to be paved
THE City of Ballarat has revealed which footpaths will be built as part of this financial year’s footpath program. In total there will be eight...
August 4, 2023
Op shop reunited with new look
A BALLARAT op shop reopened to the public last Friday with a fresh new look. The Uniting Op Shop on Dana Street recently underwent renovations...
August 4, 2023
Last rollout for RoadNats
AUSTRALIA’S best cyclists will be back in Ballarat and Buninyong for the Road National Championships for a final time next year. The event, which is...
August 3, 2023
Change to start a high powered career
MORE than forty roles with electricity providers Powercor and CitiPower are available in the biggest apprenticeship recruitment drive in a decade being undertaken by...
August 3, 2023
Delegates to head to Türkiyé – City of Ballarat council meeting briefs
TWO City of Ballarat delegates will head to Türkiyé later this year to take part in the XV UNESCO Creative City annual general meeting...
August 2, 2023
Sharpen your sewing skills
A FREE sewing circle has started at Ballarat East Neighbourhood House for people who want to learn the skills of the craft. Held on Tuesdays...
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