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June 6, 2023

Enchanting event to keep kids spellbound

KRYAL Castle will be celebrating all things enchanted with an upcoming event this June. The Festival of Magic will allow visitors to learn about and...

June 5, 2023

New nurse adds to cancer treatment

A DEDICATED bowel cancer nurse has joined the team at Grampians Health to help patients in the region. Jaymee Goldsmith will step into the position...

June 4, 2023

Quilters called on to get creative

  THE LIONS Club of Quilters Victoria are seeking people interested creating the comforters to join their challenge. The club is asking for handmade quilts that...

June 2, 2023

Business focus for big day out

A KEY event in the Ballarat business calendar took place last Wednesday with Commerce Ballarat’s annual Business Day Out. Hosted by associate deputy vice-chancellor of...

June 2, 2023

‘Modi Airways’ takes first flight

TO celebrate Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Australia, Ballarat doctor Sachin Dahiya organised a chartered plane to see the world leader in...

June 2, 2023

Medical careers highlighted at expo

STUDENTS from Damascus College were encouraged to consider a career in medicine with a visit from Deakin University medical students last week as part...

June 2, 2023

Andrews backs up budget with visit

PREMIER Daniel Andrews was in town last Friday at the Ballarat Early Parenting Centre in Lucas which is set to become the first facility...

June 2, 2023

New art space in Sebas unboxed

A NEW community art space in Sebastopol has celebrated the opening of its first exhibition. ArtBox at the Ballarat Neighbourhood Centre is an art gallery...

June 2, 2023

Kids keen to take centre court

BALLKID tryouts for the Australian Open were held last weekend at the Ballarat Regional Tennis Centre. Saturday saw the first of two rounds of try...

June 1, 2023

Local loos in spotlight

THE CITY of Ballarat is asking people to have their say on public toilets within the municipality. For the next month, people can give feedback...

May 29, 2023

All aboard for historic trains

STEAM trains of yesteryear are on their way back to Ballarat Station this June. During the King’s Birthday long weekend Steamrail Victoria will be offering...

May 28, 2023

Folkie Fridays return to Creswick

FOKIE Fridays are back at Odessa at Leaver’s Hotel in Creswick. Run by the team behind folk and world music festival CresFest, this is the...

May 26, 2023

Leadership program funding set to end

STATE Government funding for the Future Shapers leadership program will end this June. The move was part of Tuesday’s State budget which included an announcement...

May 26, 2023

Payment changes set for public transport

DIRECT digital payment is set to become an option for public transport users across Victoria, with a Ballarat-based lobby group backing the move. The State...

May 26, 2023

Money for inclusivity

TEN recipients have been selected to share half-a-million dollars in funding as part of a City of Ballarat, Victorian Government, and Ballarat Empowering Local...

May 25, 2023

Jobs for those who ‘knead dough’

DOMINO'S Pizza stores across the Ballarat and Bendigo region are holding a recruitment drive this weekend for more than 100 jobs. From 10am until 5pm...

May 24, 2023

Saturday market needs your help

VOLUNTEERS are being sought to help supervise events at Smythesdale Country Market. The market, which is held the third week of every month from 9am...

May 22, 2023

Bone’s beans taste of the past

LOCAL toastie tzar Tim Bone will be sharing his secret to baked beans with a modern twist as part of this year’s Heritage Harvest...

May 19, 2023

Clarity sought over Labor review

A PAIR of Coalition senators descended on the future site of Ballarat Intermodal Freight Hub on Tuesday to slam the Federal Government’s move to...

May 19, 2023

CFA more than just fighting fires

THE CFA is calling on people to volunteer their time, learn new skills, and protect their community. Currently 52,000 Victorians give their time with the...

May 19, 2023

Making strides for LGBTQ+ inclusion

ALEX Kelly and Alex McMahon both grew up in Ballarat and worked for the same fast-food company, years later and now living in different...

May 19, 2023

Great news as radio station marks three decades

THE FIRST Christian community radio station to be given a licence in Victoria turned thirty last week. Good News Radio, based in Ballarat, broadcast its...

May 19, 2023

Water meters going digital

A TEN-YEAR partnership between Central Highlands Water and SUEZ has been announced to bring digital water meters to the region. More than 75,000 water meters...

May 19, 2023

River works get underway

RESTORATION works have begun along the Yarrowee River as Central Highlands Water, the City of Ballarat and the Corangamite Catchment Authority team up with...