December 5, 2022
Cup winning stable says YEP to employment initiative
BALLARAT Headspace’s youth employment program, or YEP, has been trotted out at one of the region’s top thoroughbred stables. Melbourne Cup winning Ciaron Maher Racing...
December 5, 2022
Haddon starts to mark a century-and-a-half
MORE than forty people gathered at Haddon Memorial Park on Saturday to celebrate the town’s one-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary. The event was coordinated between members of the...
December 4, 2022
A year’s close for spoken prose
THE final oration of the year is set to be had for the Ballarat Spoken Word regular events, with the last session for 2022...
December 2, 2022
Addison welcomes Wendouree re-election
SITTING Member for Wendouree, Juliana Addison, has retained her seat following the State election on Saturday. Ms Addison won with a slight two-party preferred swing...
December 2, 2022
Staley seemingly out as Ripon flips
LABOR’S Martha Haylett looks to have won the seat of Ripon following the State election on Saturday night. Despite a less-than-one percent swing towards incumbent...
December 2, 2022
City to pull out of most ageing service
SERVICES provided to seniors in the City of Ballarat’s are going to change. From July next year, the municipality is set to pull out of...
December 2, 2022
Cricketer bowls a club record
A LONG-serving Lucas Cricket Club member has passed a major team milestone. Russell Brookes played his 350th game last month, becoming the first to reach...
December 1, 2022
Eureka! Settle takes newly named seat
MICHAELA Settle has been returned to State parliament by claiming the newly named seat of Eureka. Ms Settle has held a seat in the lower...
November 30, 2022
New exhibition explores place on the goldfields
A THREE-YEAR collaboration combining drawings and ceramic works is set to be on display at the Post Office Gallery next month. Running from Wednesday, 14...
November 29, 2022
Sparking artistic social connection
EACH Sunday afternoon, the North Britain Hotel in Soldiers Hill becomes the social meeting point for the creatives and artists of Ballarat and surrounds. The...
November 28, 2022
Plant tour for mining milestone
SUVO Strategic Minerals’ Pittong mining plantation had its fiftieth birthday celebrated recently. To ring in the occasion, more than 20 stakeholders and representatives met for...
November 26, 2022
New Backspace show about appreciating architecture
THE Art Gallery of Ballarat’s latest Backspace exhibition is highlighting the streetscapes of Victoria’s largest regional cities. Covering Ballarat and Geelong, the exhibit is titled...
November 26, 2022
Weaving connections for breast cancer
A NATIONWIDE volunteer organisation which provides knitted prosthesis for breast cancer survivors now has a branch in Ballarat. Launched on Friday last week at Ballarat...
November 25, 2022
Rare and lost crafts brought back to life
AFTER two-and-a-half years in development, the Australian Centre for Rare Arts and Forgotten Trades at Sovereign Hill is officially open. The centre is the culmination...
November 24, 2022
Green groups on the big screen
MEMBERS from Ballarat Action Climate Co-Op and Food Is Free are sending off the year with a movie night at Green Space. Slated for Saturday,...
November 24, 2022
Haddon revved up for top-level kart racing
BALLARAT Kart Club’s Haddon-based track was roaring with engine activity over the weekend with nearly 180 racers competing in the sixth-round finale of this...
November 22, 2022
Students trained down Unicorn Lane
SEVEN Federation University Arts Academy students are currently having their works displayed as part of the latest exhibition at Unicorn Lane. The show is called...
November 22, 2022
Foot-tapping fest to rock Ballarat
AN inaugural festival is being held next weekend with the aim of bringing rock‘n’roll, old-fashioned cars and family fun to the Ballarat. The Ballarat Rock...
November 21, 2022
Troupe ready to perform poet’s prose
ACTING trio, Lawson and his Mates, have been preparing to perform in celebration of the famed Australian poet and storyteller Henry Lawson. Following a...
November 19, 2022
Local support for foreign aid
THE local founder of a non-profit emergency service organisation is aiming to raise funds to provide community members of a Fijian village with defibrillator...
November 19, 2022
Writer’s festival around wartime remembrance
STUDENTS and teachers at Napoleons Primary School recently hosted the creative duo behind an Avenue of Honour children’s book to conclude an inaugural writer’s...
November 18, 2022
FECRI ride ready to hit the road
REGISTRATION is now open for next year’s Ballarat Cycle Classic 2023. The launch event was held last week at Cyclescape with the annual bike riding...
November 18, 2022
Grammar takes out state debate title
STUDENTS at Ballarat Grammar have achieved a first for the school. The year 9 debating team secured the school’s position on the Debaters Association of...
November 18, 2022
Top honours for sensory trail
THE first dementia-friendly sensory trail in Australia has been recognised in the Victorian Disability Sport and Recreation Awards 2022. The Dementia Friendly Forest and Sensory...
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