November 24, 2023
Big goal kicked by futsal club
THE home of futsal in the region has been recognised in this year’s Football Victoria Community Awards. Futsal Ballarat was crowned the Futsal Club/Centre of...
November 20, 2023
Hotshot show to bring the heat
THE ultimate girls night out is set to roll into Ballarat this month with flashy fun delivered by Sydney Hotshots. The cabaret troupe of male...
November 19, 2023
Solo art show to highlight variety
FOR visual artist Jon Lam, variety really is the spice of life, and that ethos will be on display during his upcoming exhibition next...
November 17, 2023
Hudson holds mayor’s job, Eddy new deputy
CITY of Ballarat mayor Cr Des Hudson has retained the role for a second consecutive year and will see out the remainder of the...
November 17, 2023
Safer conditions focus for intersection works
THE Remembrance Drive intersection located next to the old Windermere Hotel has seen work to install a new roundabout completed. With $3 million provided by...
November 17, 2023
Fire season start announced
THE CFA’s fire danger period for the City of Ballarat and surrounding areas is set to commence next week. Part of CFA District 15, the...
November 17, 2023
McCain donates 24 hours of production
WITH some people struggling to put food on the table, nonprofit Foodbank Australia has teamed up with local frozen food manufacturer McCain Foods to...
November 17, 2023
Athletes take school state wins
THE state’s top student athletes went head-to-head earlier this month as part of the Victorian All Schools Track and Field Championships, with Ballarat-based competitors...
November 16, 2023
Walk and talk on afterlife beliefs
THE burial traditions of various religions and beliefs will be at the forefront of a collaboration tomorrow between Ballarat Cemeteries and members of the...
November 16, 2023
Spanish stories to reach regional screen
AFTER more than twenty years showcasing Spanish, Portuguese, and Latin American films, not-for-profit volunteer film group Melbourne Filmoteca will soon hold their first-ever regional...
November 15, 2023
60s book to swing into launch
ALMOST one year since work began on the project, a three-hundred-page book collecting photos of Ballarat in the 1960s is set to launch at...
November 14, 2023
Car boot sale backs in for local families
THE Salvation Army Ballarat Community Church’s annual car boot and cake sale is set to return at the end of the month, with organisers...
November 14, 2023
Car show to hit the roads
AN annual event celebrating all things automotive and classic hot rods is set to roll into town at the end of the month. Organised by...
November 14, 2023
Museum calls for surviving pottery pieces
GOT any antique jars or pottery gathering dust in your home? If so, you might be housing a piece of Ballarat history that staff at...
November 12, 2023
Memory lane move for music store
AFTER close to three decades Crossroads Music has moved on from its Skipton Street intersection store to a former pawn shop at 87 Bridge...
November 12, 2023
Songs to explore space and being
DURING her formative years, local jazz musician Paige Duggan struggled to understand science and cosmology. Now with more than two decades of performing behind her,...
November 10, 2023
Businesses up for tourism nod
THE state’s top tourism offerings have been named with the finalists for this year’s Victorian Tourism Awards announced. More than 90 nominees have been unveiled...
November 10, 2023
Queer show takes top TV gong
A BALLARAT LGBTQIA+ variety show has taken the top spot in C31 Melbourne’s 2023 Antenna Awards. LaNCE TV, beamed live from the region via community...
November 8, 2023
Rare trades centre open for all
DOORS at the Australian Centre for Rare Arts and Forgotten Trades will open up to the public this month as part of a free...
November 7, 2023
Artists to harvest community connection
VISUAL artist Ryan F Kennedy is looking to explore rural life through the creative process with his new project bringing together art, expression, community,...
November 5, 2023
Printmaker preps for debut solo show
LINOCUT artist Amanda Western is fluctuating between excitement and terror. After months of taking part in group exhibitions as a member of the Ballarat Society...
November 5, 2023
Artists enlisted for Christmas creations
CHRISTMAS may be about two months away, but local artists together with the City of Ballarat are already preparing to ring in the festive...
November 5, 2023
Artists group displays their scene
BALLARAT Society of Artists members are showcasing their lives and surrounds as part of a new exhibition at the Mercure Ballarat. The show, titled My...
November 5, 2023
Opening eye on graduating artists
THE works of Federation University’s graduating visual arts students are set to go on display next week as part of the institution’s annual end...
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