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September 28, 2020
Meet the youth mental health ambassadors
WITH the aim of promoting positive health and wellbeing, the Centre for Multicultural Youth have appointed its youth mental health ambassadors and team members. With...
September 28, 2020
Golden Plains windfarm gets new partner
IN the latest development at the Golden Plains Wind Farm, WestWind Energy Australia will be teaming up with GE Renewable Energy. The project is set...
September 27, 2020
From stalk to latte: The journey of a Karon Farm Coffee bean
WHILE many cafés in town utilise imported or Melbourne coffee beans, there’s an award-winning coffee roaster right under our noses just on the outskirts...
September 26, 2020
Installations are in the frame
MOLLY Watkins was out making the most of the City of Ballarat’s new, colourful, and huge photo frames last Saturday. Six of the giant rectangles...
September 26, 2020
Skater takes broken boards on second ride
WOODWORKER and skateboarder Colby Brown is giving a second life to what many people would consider rubbish. His business, Seven Ply Co, creates brightly coloured...
September 25, 2020
Drive thru Eureka Street’s newest food shop
EUREKA Street’s newest drive thru eat and drink spot is finding its feet after opening just over a month ago. Owner Iain Gunn said the...
September 25, 2020
Is the doctor in?: Mark Harris seeks another term
FORMER mayor and veteran councillor Mark Harris has put his name on the ballot in the hopes of once again securing a Central Ward...
September 25, 2020
Pivoting for the future of business
THERE’S a new program by Make a Change Australia aimed to assist community leaders, organisations and individuals to adapt without altering their vision called,...
September 24, 2020
Expenditure and culture reviews to be kept quiet, for now
SPENDING on projects and organisational culture at the City of Ballarat came to the fore last council meeting as the event got bogged down...
September 24, 2020
Hospitality adapts to keep safe
AFTER the State Government’s announcement to relax some of the restrictions on regional Victorian businesses, many hospitality venues are once again finding their feet. Along...
September 24, 2020
Mars upgrades brings hope of AFLW matches
MARS Stadium has received the green light to start on a redevelopment of new competition-level female change rooms as well as other capital works. Following...
September 24, 2020
Racing towards renewable energy
CHEAPER and cleaner energy for sporting facilities and halls is the focus for South Ward’s Labor candidates Bridget Aitchison and Cr Des Hudson. Speaking at...
September 24, 2020
Bending over backwards for South seat
YOGA studio operator and independent candidate Tracey Hargreaves has decided this year is the year to run for a South Ward seat. While preparing for...
September 24, 2020
Music venues receive funding boost
IN a step towards protecting Victoria’s live music scene, five Ballarat venues received significant survival grants as part of the Live Music Venues Program. The...
September 24, 2020
Agency on the CEO job – City of Ballarat council briefs
THE search for a new, permanent chief executive officer for the City of Ballarat is officially on following the okaying of a recruitment company...
September 24, 2020
Sporting spots set for upgrade
TWO key Ballarat sporting locations are set for capital works improvements thanks to the City and a grant from Sport and Recreation Victoria At Victoria...
September 21, 2020
Creative call out for Shire artists
A new grants program aimed at supporting the Golden Plains Shire’s creatives access professional development opportunities and fund small projects has been launched. A range...
September 21, 2020
Floc breaks artistic boundaries
ONE young Ballarat musician has taken strides towards diversifying the city’s music and arts scene by adapting to the boundaries set by the pandemic. After...
September 21, 2020
Be your own florist at home
GORDON based florist, The Refined Bloom Co, has just released a range of DIY dried floral arrangement kits for a fun isolation hobby. Available in...
September 20, 2020
Pandemic can’t shake Ballarat bands
STARING down the barrel of a performance free future, Ballarat’s music scene is fighting to stay alive with a variety of bands creating and...
September 20, 2020
Hills heads for North Ward
STANDING as an Animal Justice Party endorsed candidate, Bryn Hills is campaigning for a seat in Ballarat’s North Ward for October’s elections. A long time...
September 19, 2020
Morrison running for North Ward jobs
LABOR endorsed candidate, Jay Morrison is running for a North Ward seat at the elections in October with the aim of supporting Ballarat’s job...
September 18, 2020
Region’s push towards normal
COMMENCING midnight Wednesday, 16 September, the State Government have announced regional Victoria is set to take the next step towards COVID normal. Premier Daniel Andrews...
September 18, 2020
Koala Kids get healthy funding boost
SUPPORTING hospitals around the state, not-for-profit Koala Kids Foundation have received a grant as part of the CommBank Staff Foundation Community program. The $10,000 grant...
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