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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...

September 9, 2023

Callout to reduce speed on Ross Creek road

RESIDENTS between Ross Creek and Smythesdale are advocating for a speed reduction for the towns’ linking road. With the speed limit currently at 100kph just...

September 8, 2023

Growing folk fest gets national nod

FOLLOWING on from its debut last year, the team behind CresFest 2023 are seeing their sophomore efforts celebrated as a finalist in the Australian...

September 8, 2023

Local yes vote push ramps up

WITH the referendum on the Indigenous voice to Parliament date announced last Wednesday, Ballarat for Yes volunteer campaigners were out and about the following...

September 8, 2023

Club seeks to grow with regional move

MEMBERS of Skipton Bowls Club are calling out for new members to hit the greens with following the group’s joining of the Ballarat Highlands...

September 7, 2023

Flag flown for Legacy funding

MEMBERS of Ballarat Legacy gathered at Queen Victoria Square in front of Town Hall on Thursday morning last week for a flag raising to...

September 7, 2023

Performers to roll with 80s show

AN adaptation of a cult classic musical comedy of the 1980s will go on show this weekend as part of a performing arts school’s...

September 7, 2023

Open invite to place of respite

STAFF at a new respite centre south-west of Ballarat are inviting everyone to see the facilities tomorrow prior to its opening on Monday. Set to...

September 6, 2023

Performers to bloom with horrific tunes

A MACABRE musical theatre classic is set to be brought to life by student performers with the Ballarat Centre of Music and the Arts...

September 5, 2023

Giving space to create from past

A WORKSHOP series is set to take place aimed at giving former residents of Ballarat Orphanage and Ballarat Children’s Home a creative outlet based...

September 4, 2023

Callout for past Girl Guides

WITH members of the Ballarat’s Girl Guides communities celebrating the centenary of the movement in the city since early last year, the opportunity to...

September 3, 2023

Creative class to blend wine and water

AN upcoming workshop is set to run next week aimed at giving budding creatives a taste of both a glass of red as well...

September 3, 2023

Wartime monument on Mallow wall

A MURAL celebrating the Arch of Victory is now a permanent fixture at The Mallow Hotel courtesy of a local linocut artist. The black-and-white piece...

September 2, 2023