October 11, 2024
Region to lead nature positive future
THE Corangamite Catchment Management Authority has co-hosted the nature and climate positive forum with the G21 Geelong Region Alliance. More than 70 representatives from local...
October 11, 2024
The guitar’s evolution unveiled
GET ready to rock this month at the Art Gallery of Ballarat and discover more than forty guitars on loan from the United States...
October 9, 2024
Call out for blood and plasma donors
WITH demands for blood and plasma at record levels, Australian Red Cross Lifeblood is calling for people to become donors. The organisation is urging 100,000...
October 9, 2024
A fashionable fundraiser at the BMI
ENJOY fashion, high tea and good company at the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute this month. The fashion parade on Sunday 27 October is a fundraiser for...
October 8, 2024
Fashion meets sustainability at Rare Trades centre
FOR the first time, patternmaker and fashion educator Andrea Streefkerk will be at the Centre for Rare Arts and Forgotten Trades sharing how to...
October 8, 2024
Strategy aims to save lives
THE State Government is carrying out reform, including the Victorian Suicide Prevention and Response Strategy 2024-2034, to prevent Victorians from suiciding. The strategy is designed...
October 6, 2024
Castle transforms into wild west
A TASTE of the wild west is coming to Kryal Castle with the return of the Ballarat Rodeo. For the second time, Kryal Castle will...
October 6, 2024
Students bring Shakesperean rom com to life
THE graduating class of the Federation University's Arts Academy are making final preparations for their run of Cymbeline. Opening Wednesday 9 October, the play by...
October 6, 2024
Headline acts announced for festival
THE musical line-up for this month's Food, Fire and Light Festival at Sovereign Hill has been revealed. The sensory experience which showcases fire on the...
October 5, 2024
TAFE recognised for Koorie learning opportunities
FEDERATION TAFE has won this year's Wurreker Award for innovative Koorie learner pathways. The award is for new community-led or driven programs and initiatives which...
October 4, 2024
Giving for healthy koala habitats
ENVIRONMENTAL company 15 Trees has received a donation of two thousand gum trees and guards to enhance biodiversity and support koala habitats. The donation was...
October 4, 2024
Grampians Health joins Myeloma project
GRAMPIANS Health Ballarat has enrolled in a myeloma and related diseases registry, and myeloma one thousand project. Myeloma is a blood cancer where abnormal plasma...
October 1, 2024
Packed program all about seniors
THE annual Ballarat Seniors' Festival program has been released, with a month of free and low-cost activities on offer in October. This year's theme is...
September 30, 2024
Dragon-fuelled fun at Kryal Castle
A FLIGHT of dragons have returned to Kryal Castle to share some fiery fun these school holidays. Running until Sunday 6 October, dragons will be...
September 27, 2024
St John’s hospital upgrade opens
ST John of God Ballarat Hospital's new Wexford Wing has opened to the public after seven years of planning and construction. The redevelopment is designed...
September 27, 2024
Play space opens in city’s west
A NEW park has opened at Winter Valley providing families with a place for recreation inside Winterfield Estate. The space includes parkland, an oval, a...
September 27, 2024
Authority reflects on water year
CORANGAMITE Catchment Management Authority staff have reflected on the organisation's achievements last water year. A water year is the same as a financial year, and...
September 27, 2024
APCO to fuel Ballarat basketballers
THE Ballarat Miners have announced a new partnership with APCO Service Stations. The organisation will be the Miners official fuel partner for the rest of...
September 26, 2024
The joyful colours of travel
A VIBRANT exhibition by Casey Tosh is evoking the memories, smells and tastes of travel. Post Pop Perfume is on display across two floors at...
September 26, 2024
Big sing raises thousands for crisis accommodation
ACU's Big Sing for a Big Cause has raised more than twenty thousand dollars for Australians experiencing homelessness. The two concerts, held in Ballarat and...
September 25, 2024
Opera fun returns to Buninyong
SAVOY Opera Company will be returning to Buninyong next month with a performance of HMS Pinafore and Trial by Jury at the Town Hall. The...
September 23, 2024
Cycling initiative returns
BALLARAT residents are encouraged to get on their bikes next month as part of Biketober. This is the second year of the initiative, which saw...
September 22, 2024
Musical to celebrate love
A CELEBRATORY musical about life and love at an all-girls school is heading to Helen Macpherson Smith Theatre next week. Crush: The Musical will be...
September 21, 2024
Old tom takes out top honour
BALLARAT'S Kilderkin Distillery has won top honours at this year's Australian Gin Awards for their Larrikin's Grin old tom gin. The gin, which was released...
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