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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.
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...
August 2, 2023
Dessert guru sharing her passion
BANNOCKBURN-based dessert chef Donna Boh is heading to the north of Golden Plains Shire to share her skills and get to know the community...
August 1, 2023
Fantastical novel gets castle launch
LOCAL author Trudy Adams is celebrating the launch of her new fantasy novel The Crowned Guardians at Kryal Castle. The book is the third in...
July 29, 2023
Project to help get glow on
TWO friends who were determined to provide fun and friendship to young women with disabilities have brought their dream to life with The Glow...
July 28, 2023
Warm up with Ballarat’s best pie this winter
A PASTRY trail is on offer this August as the battle for Ballarat’s best pie begins. From a barbacoa and cheese pie at Hop Temple...
July 28, 2023
The legacy of a Comm Games we never had
DESPITE the cancellation of the Commonwealth Games Ballarat is still set to see upgrades to infrastructure Last week the State Government announced a $2 billion...
July 28, 2023
Surprise over games cancellation
MEMBERS of the Ballarat community have expressed shock and disappointment over the announcement that the 2026 Commonwealth Games in regional Victoria have been cancelled. Daniel...
July 28, 2023
Concern over footpath at other lake
A BALLARAT resident is calling for a footpath to be created near Lake Esmond in Canadian, with fears pedestrians will be hit and killed...
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