Excellence: new co-op centre opens at uni
THE new Co-operative Centre for Excellence was opened at Federation University’s SMB campus last week. The project is part of an effort by the State...
Feedback sought for water pricing plan
THE latest round of community input into drinking water pricing is underway with the Essential Services Commission seeking feedback from Central Highlands Water customers...
Get hooked on the art of fishing rod making
Have you every wanted to build your own fishing rod? Well, David Anderson and Ken Bradbrook will be helping people do just that at the...
Trivia helps double the love
TRVIA for a cause will be held at the Queen’s Head hotel this May. Twin Hearts is a Ballarat based organisation which raises funds for...
Weaving from worlds away
A CHANCE to weave with one of Australia’s three accredited Saori teachers is set to happen in Ballarat. Focussing on the craft of Saori weaving,...
Drop in a line and catch a great time
A LOCAL fishing club is looking for new members who are wanting to get social. The Ballarat Anglers Club, formed in 1899, meets on the...
Saints to pick in Carlton Draft
AN AFL legend will be coming out of retirement to play a match for Carngham-Linton Football Club this season. Part of a promotion by a...
Club recovers after oval vandalised
A COMMUNITY football oval is recovering after hoons left a trail of tire marks on the playing surface. Local junior football and netball players arrived...
Record fair ready to rock
THOUSANDS of records and other antiques will be on sale this weekend at the Wizard’s Annual Book and Record Fair. There will be jazz, rock,...
Calls for change at intersection
RESIDENTS in the Bunkers Hill area are calling to lower the speed limit at a local intersection following multiple accidents and the death of...
Seasonal art on at Town Hall
A DISPLAY celebrating autumn and featuring local artists has opened at Ballarat Town Hall. Part of Ballarat’s designation as a UNESCO city of craft and...
Magic and mystique brought to life
A DEBUT exhibition by a local artist will be opening at ArtSpace Ballarat this month. Fever Moon by Fabienne Marguerite focuses on the magic and...
New occupants revealed for BWEZ
MCCALLUM Disability Services has been announced as one of two new businesses to take up land as part of the next expansion of the...
Work begins in new home for elders
THE start of construction on a Ballarat & District Aboriginal Co-operative-run First Nations senior’s independent living community was marked by a sod turning ceremony...
Get wild for a good cause this Easter
THE Ballarat Wildlife Park will be hosting an easter event with a difference this long weekend. Held over three days from Good Friday until Easter...
New year marked by cultural group
NEW year celebrations took place for the region’s Sri Lankan community in Creswick last Saturday. The Sri Lankan Australian Association of Ballarat, also known as...
New provider for meals service
A NEW Meals on Wheels service provider has been confirmed in Ballarat. The Federal Minister for Aged Care, Anika Wells, announced last week that Queensland...
Musical magic in Creswick streets
CRESWICK’S live music and dance festival went off without a hitch last weekend as CresFest 2023 organisers saw their year of hard work and...
Aths club celebrates with familiar faces
DESPITE the rainy weather, Woady Yaloack Athletics Club held a barbecue last Friday to celebrate twenty-five years. Peter Luke, an Athletics Australia coach and official,...
Junior netballers’ season confirmed
THE BFNL 9 & Under netball fixture has been released for the upcoming season. Nine clubs will be competing in the competition that gets on...
Primary school on the ball
A BALLARAT primary school have come runners up at the Cricket Victoria Community Cricket Awards. Canadian Lead Primary School had 42 girls take part in...
Yoga with your baby more than child’s pose
A HADDON mum is helping parents get moving with their children. Alana Rushton is a yoga instructor who is running parents and babies’ yoga classes...
Get into the swing as Easter carnival returns
THE Blackwood Woodchop and Easter Carnival will be back in its one-hundred and twenty-first year. The event is the second oldest festival in Australia and...
Rare newspapers on show
AN EXHIBITION uncovering Ballarat’s old newspapers is now open at the Eureka Centre. Collection: Newspapers from Ballarat’s Past presents a wide range of old papers...