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March 17, 2023

New nets for East cricketers

NEW cricket nets were opened at Russell Square last Friday. Six nets have been built, with five for the East Ballarat Cricket Club and an...

March 17, 2023

New umpires sought for new season

WITH the footy season getting underway in just a few weeks, the Ballarat Football Umpires Association are seeking new custodians of the game to...

March 15, 2023

Show a chance to get your craft on

GET hands on with leading crafters this March as Craft Alive will be back in Ballarat over three days offering a change for makers...

March 14, 2023

Excess food finds new home at swap

A SUSTAINABLE way to get fresh produce is available at Ballarat community garden. A produce swap on the first Saturday of every month allows those...

March 13, 2023

Group gets active for heart health

A LOCAL walking group has started weekly sessions at Lake Esmond. Organised by Heart Foundation Walking, the aim of the group is to get people...

March 12, 2023

Course to help you find your people

A SERIES of workshops centred around researching family history are getting underway next week at the Eureka Centre, and the free sessions are all...

March 11, 2023

Festival part of uni town push

THOUGHT-provoking events will take centre stage at Federation University this month as the institution seeks to reinvent its place in Ballarat. Speakers including Emeritus Professor...

March 11, 2023

Marking a love that’s lasted a lifetime

A BALLARAT couple reached a remarkable milestone recently as Joy and Bert Buckley celebrated their seventy second wedding anniversary last week. The pair, married on...

March 10, 2023

Two major events revealed at gallery

IT was a big week for the Art Gallery of Ballarat recently with the announcement of the major winter exhibition, and the opening of...

March 9, 2023

Huge bookfair has got your covered

THE biggest bookfair in town will be back next weekend. Held twice a year at St Andrew’s Uniting Church, the event is known as biggest...

March 8, 2023

Group looks to bring joy in tough times

A LOCAL support group is seeking bringing a touch of light into what can be a dark time. Ballarat Area Widowed Group meets on the...

March 6, 2023

Lifeline course opens to public

  SUICIDE first aid is the focus of a Ballarat-based workshop with Lifeline set to host a two-day interactive program called ASIST. Short for applied suicide...

March 6, 2023

Bright future for performing artist

A BALLARAT performing artist has been accepted into the prestigious Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. Chloe Taylor, a recent Loreto College graduate, is following...

March 4, 2023

Music festival all about resilience

A HIGH energy music festival was held for year 9 students last week. Part of the Reach Foundation’s Hero’s Day, the event aimed to get...

March 3, 2023

Cup comp all about respect

FOOTBALLERS from Loreto and St Patrick’s College will take to the field next week as the two schools seek to defend the Respect Cup. Now...

March 3, 2023

Plans a chance to stay the knight

  ACCOMODATION unlike any other is set to open this April with visitors to Kryal Castle soon able to stay onsite at a new caravan...

March 3, 2023

US Marines reaffirm local ties 80 years on

EIGHTY years ago, Victoria Park looked very different than it does today as in 1943 it provided a place to stay for one-thousand two-hundred...

March 3, 2023

Big changes for small parks

SOME small parks around Ballarat could be seeing upgrades following the release of findings from a City of Ballarat survey on improving the public...

February 26, 2023

Emerging artists’ works go on show

YOUNG artists are showing off their hard work as part of the Next Gen exhibition at the Ballarat Art Gallery. The exhibit opened with an...

February 25, 2023

Bulldogs’ health program returns

A FREE men’s health program backed by AFL side Western Bulldogs is returning to Ballarat. Sons of the West, which was first held in the...

February 24, 2023

Life returns to uni campus

THIS week has been a busy one for university students in the region with the start of the first semester of the year. Orientation week...

February 24, 2023

Still the village of the neglected

TOWARDS Ballarat’s west lies a village that some residents say is unsafe and neglected. With those living in Cardigan Village affected by a lack of...

February 24, 2023

Have your say on region’s waste

  HOW the community sorts its garbage is set to change. The City of Ballarat is seeking feedback on a range of waste and recycling options...

February 24, 2023

Painter pursues new novel idea

THIS Saturday, Judith Rook will see the publication of her first novel. Already a celebrated painter, Rook decided to peruse literature after gaining confidence in...