December 7, 2023
Market backs youth activities, Scout’s honour!
A NEW market run by volunteers and youth members of one of the region’s Scout groups is set to be held over the weekend. The...
December 7, 2023
Garden space to open for all
LOCAL green thumb and Urban Food Garden blog founder John Ditchburn is set to open his Soldiers Hill space this weekend. Taking place at 104...
December 6, 2023
Singers to ring in Australian carols
A FIGUREHEAD of Ballarat’s choral composing history is set to be celebrated with an upcoming concert. Later this month, vocalists from Cordelia’s Potted Operas, with...
December 6, 2023
Workshop about getting fire-ready
AN upcoming workshop is being run next weekend with the aim of giving attendees the tools to better prepare their home from fires. Run by...
December 4, 2023
Uni to open for future students
WITH the school term set to end and some senior students looking at tertiary options, next month will see Federation University campuses opened for...
December 1, 2023
Events to mark Eureka milestone
WITH this Sunday marking one-hundred-and-sixty-nine years since the Eureka Rebellion, a wave of events will be taking place to honour the occasion. The events will...
December 1, 2023
Bowlers take dual wins
MEMBERS of the Ballarat Highlands Bowls Region have taken out the men’s and women’s top spots in this year’s Provincial Championships. Held every year since...
November 30, 2023
New market to bring European style
WHEN growing up in Belgium, Leo and Theo Design founder Catherine Plank said she was enthralled every year by the country’s Christmas markets and...
November 30, 2023
Villainous venture for Broadway show
CLASSIC antagonists of fantasy and medieval stories are seeing their time in the spotlight as part of the BallaRat Pack’s latest Broadway to Ballarat...
November 30, 2023
Theatre company to revive carols event
A PRE-COVID Christmas tradition for the Creswick community and surrounds is set to be reinterpreted early next month. On Saturday 9 December, Apex Park opposite...
November 28, 2023
New space for young queer community
AFTER months of interim operations, a safe space for young LGBTIQA+ people in the region aged up to twenty-five years old is now open...
November 28, 2023
Local effort links to national trans support
WHEN Abbie Clark transitioned genders in 2019, she felt lost when it came to finding the services available to her. After five months of psychologist...
November 28, 2023
Book sale to support kid’s education
THIS weekend’s regular book sale hosted by members of Rotary Club of Ballarat East will see out three months of support for non-profit organisation...
November 28, 2023
School market to celebrate festive season
STAFF, students, and parents at Pleasant Street Primary School are getting ready to ring in the holiday season with their annual Christmas Fest by...
November 28, 2023
Student sounds on picnic grounds
THE outdoor area of Ballarat Clarendon College’s junior school at Mair Street will soon serve as the site for a free concert showcase of...
November 27, 2023
School shows off new space
WEDNESDAY morning marked a special occasion for staff and students at Linton Primary School, who invited the community to tour their newly revamped building...
November 27, 2023
Help sought for school’s first fair
THE first community fair in what is intended to become an annual tradition for the Clarkes Hill community is set to take place early...
November 26, 2023
New book charts school’s servicepeople
THE past century wartime personnel listed on Mount Blowhard Primary School’s two honour boards have had their histories collected as part of a new...
November 25, 2023
Book to spotlight Chinese footy history
THE Chinese-Australian relationship with Aussie rules football and Ballarat’s place in its history is set to be celebrated with a book launch next week. On...
November 25, 2023
Yarning garden to reach full bloom
BIG plans seven years in the making are on the way to provide a safe, inclusive space for the region’s Indigenous women from early...
November 24, 2023
Feds to double road support funding
ROADS across Australia are set to see a boost in support with financial backing behind the Federal Government’s Roads to Recovery and Black Spot...
November 24, 2023
Early years centres take state award
AN early learning service provider has been recognised as one of the best with a top spot in the 2023 Victorian Early Years Awards. Ballarat...
November 24, 2023
Commemoration event to mark school’s legacy
MORE than a century’s worth of schooling is set to be commemorated tomorrow with members of the St Brendan’s Primary School community to see...
November 24, 2023
Nurses meet to talk training days
GENERATIONS of Ballarat nurses gathered together on Remembrance Day for a different kind of reminiscence. Earlier this month saw the 94th annual general meeting and...
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