February 2, 2024
Annual athletics event expands
THE callout for the region’s athletic elite will soon be answered with the return of the Ballarat Gift next weekend. Running on Saturday 10 and...
February 1, 2024
Swords to clash on canvas
THE classical era of knights and medievaldom will be on display this weekend at the Old Butchers Shop Gallery as part of visual artist...
January 31, 2024
Trotting out for annual horse show
A STAPLE attraction, or stable attraction, of Kryal Castle’s calendar of events is set to return next month. Now in its seventh year, the Baroque...
January 31, 2024
Queer committee called for council
A VICTORIAN Pride Lobby-run campaign is calling on Golden Plains Shire to expand their support for the region’s queer community. Leading into the new year,...
January 28, 2024
Crafters convene to sew connection
MORE than a dozen people stitched, knitted, and sewed around a central table at Eureka Hall over the weekend as part of a new...
January 27, 2024
Group formed for helpful furry friends
WHEN Amy Ord decided to get an assistance dog to help with her complications, she found the change to be a welcome one. “I have...
January 27, 2024
Two Swords to honour the past
AN annual celebration is set to take place for past and current members of the Ballarat-Redan Cricket Club next month. On Saturday 3 February from...
January 27, 2024
Collective on show at Art Space
A LOCAL art group launched their first show of 2024 at the Ballarat Art Space recently. More than three years on from their Emergence show,...
January 26, 2024
Community support for futsal trip
A YOUNG Miners Rest futsal player is kicking goals after returning home from his first interstate tournament. Playing as part of Victoria’s under 8 team,...
January 26, 2024
Towners’ callout for netballers
MEMBERS of the Dunnstown Football Netball Club are seeking past, present, and new players to take part in senior netball tryouts next month. With the...
January 26, 2024
Juniors set to take to the net
MEMBERS of the Ballarat Bulldogs Football Netball Club will soon hold the club’s first NetSetGo program in an effort to boost club numbers. The eight-week...
January 25, 2024
Ex-dentist still dedicated to service
WHETHER it be through team-based community efforts or through his former practice as a dentist, David Goldsmith has spent five decades serving the people...
January 25, 2024
Change through lived experience
WHEN Dee Honeychurch’s daughter Emma experienced a stroke in utero, her drive for answers led to her becoming a voice for families undergoing the...
January 23, 2024
Folk festival readies return
CRESWICK is set to come alive again with music and culture when the town’s annual performing arts festival returns later this year. With nearly 30...
January 23, 2024
Historical society to mark Australia Day
A COMMUNITY breakfast event is set to be on the menu as part of the Napoleons and District Historical Society’s annual Australia Day acknowledgement. Set...
January 22, 2024
Book on Chinese family up for state spotlight
A BOOK charting the history of Ballarat’s Tong Way family from 1863 onwards has been nominated for a Victorian Community History Award. Following its release...
January 21, 2024
Creatives get the crew back together
AN upcoming get together is signalling the revival of a regional arts group that has lay dormant since the pandemic. Members of The BOP Arts...
January 20, 2024
High school antics to hit the stage
SONG, dance, and teenage angst will soon be on show as part of the BallaRat Pack’s first production of the year. Running across three days...
January 19, 2024
Plans proposed for food truck site
A DEDICATED space for food trucks and vendors throughout the region is being proposed at the site of a decommissioned service station in Black...
January 19, 2024
Club hosts first singles comp
PETANQUE players from about half a dozen northern and western Victorian teams gathered at the Ballarat East Bowling Club as part of the first...
January 17, 2024
On the trail for local talent
A FIXTURE of Golden Plains Shire’s creative scene is set to return later this year. The Golden Plains Arts Trail, run each year by members...
January 16, 2024
Martial arts school marks 50 years
A FIXTURE of Ballarat’s martial arts community is having a milestone birthday later this year, with previous students and instructors invited to celebrate. Ballarat and...
January 15, 2024
Company to bring third round of wrestling
BALLARAT Neighbourhood Centre is set to be rocked next weekend with about twenty wrestlers to battle it out in the ring. MXW Pro Wrestling will...
January 14, 2024
Live acts invited to build their sound
BALLARAT’S up and coming musicians are being encouraged to express interest in taking part in this year’s Be Hear Now program, with applications opening...
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