September 22, 2023
Yes supporters take steps towards goal
THE pavilion space at Alfred Deakin Place was swarmed with a sea of hundreds of people on Sunday in support of a yes vote...
September 22, 2023
Acts and venues in the spotlight for awards
WITH the nominees for this year’s Music Victoria awards announced last week, a bevy of Ballarat artists and venues are in the running for...
September 22, 2023
Upping the game for youth activities
ALL things gaming came to Creswick yesterday as part of an event aimed at engaging the town’s young people. Organised by Creswick Neighbourhood Centre staff,...
September 22, 2023
Across the ocean for qualifier return
A RISING Ballarat basketballer will be representing the region as part of a ten-person under-seventeens Australian men’s team taking part in the FIBA Oceania...
September 22, 2023
Schools to score for indoor soccer success
STUDENTS and young sporting club members are set to go head-to-head as part of Futsal Ballarat’s regular competition aimed at seeing high schools throughout...
September 22, 2023
Triathlon come and try on course
DO you have an interest in triathlon but don’t know where to start? Members of the Ballarat Triathlon Club will soon host an eight-week group...
September 22, 2023
Come and try providing badminton baseline
THE Ballarat Badminton Association’s junior pennant competition is set to return next month, with members encouraging the region’s budding young players to take to...
September 20, 2023
Feet first for fundraiser return
ORGANISERS behind the local arm of a nationwide walking fundraiser aimed at supporting premature-born babies in Australia are preparing for the return of their...
September 17, 2023
Lions set sights on growing suburb
MEMBERS of the Lions Club of Mount Bolton and District were at the Miners Rest Tavern on Sunday with the aim of engaging with...
September 16, 2023
No fear as arts space rebrands
A ONE-stop location for art exhibitions, workshops, and creative consignments has rebranded. Formerly known as Femxle Experience Art Rebellion, or FEAR, the Bridge Mall space...
September 16, 2023
Clubs dive into good governance
TWO Ballarat swimming clubs were part of the first of three online sessions aimed at boosting governance and committee members’ capabilities in sporting clubs. Members...
September 16, 2023
Jackchatting all things bowls
A NEW podcast has hit the airwaves of Ballarat and beyond with a focus on all things lawn bowls in the region. Longtime friends and...
September 16, 2023
Going for gold at pathway camp
MORE than two-hundred bright-futured basketballers will converge on Selkirk Stadium next week as part of a regular pathway event with Basketball Victoria. The organisation’s annual...
September 15, 2023
Stepping out for yes votes
AN ultramarathon runner campaigning for a yes vote in the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum arrived in Ballarat over the weekend as part of...
September 15, 2023
Footy club firsts for grand final games
THE final games for the 2023 Brandt Central Highlands Football League season are set to be kicked off tomorrow. The four grand final matches will...
September 15, 2023
League names top netball players
THE top performing athletes in the Central Highlands Netball League season were celebrated as part of an awards night at the Ballarat and District...
September 15, 2023
The girls have got futsal fever
WITH the Matildas’ 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup performance still on the minds of many, coaches at Futsal Ballarat have noted a boom in...
September 15, 2023
Runner takes top spot
A LOCAL runner is celebrating a personal best after taking a first-place win in the ninth round of Athletics Victoria’s XCR Series earlier this...
September 13, 2023
Look back on amateur performers’ past
AN upcoming talk at the Eureka Centre will offer a deep dive into the history and development of amateur theatre in Victoria. Early next month,...
September 12, 2023
School set to celebrate history
WITH many of local state schools seeing milestone birthdays throughout this year, the Invermay Primary School community will soon be next in line to...
September 12, 2023
Concert collab for magical music
A MUSICAL interpretation of one of fantasy’s most successful book series is set to be delivered by two premier concert bands next weekend. On Sunday...
September 11, 2023
Youth event marks fun-filled return
ONE of Ballarat’s premier youth-run events celebrating all things pop culture is set to return in-person for the first time in four years. PopCon, run...
September 10, 2023
Arts group hits the road for out-of-town show
AFTER nearly a decade of exhibiting locally, members of one of Ballarat’s prominent community art groups are taking their works out of the region...
September 9, 2023
Dinner backs cystic fibrosis fundraiser runner
STAFF at the Hotel Canberra are rallying behind a local runner’s campaign to bolster support for people with cystic fibrosis though a fundraising dinner...
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