October 21, 2024
Events to showcase diverse ages
A BROAD spectrum of age groups will soon be celebrated through the Ballarat Neighbourhood Centre. Later this month, the community group will put on two...
October 21, 2024
Composer scores music award
A BALLARAT-based film composer has received a Singapore Music Award as part of the twenty-seventh annual COMPASS Music Awards. Singapore-born Chee Wei Tay took home...
October 20, 2024
Floral artist flowers first solo show
BOTANICAL artist Catherine Freemantle hopes to evoke profound memories for attendees of her new exhibition on show at the Old Butchers Shop Gallery. "The aim...
October 20, 2024
Artists’ invite to explore imagination
The relationship between artistic practice, therapeutic expression, and intuitive creation will soon be at play between two textile artists as part of an upcoming...
October 19, 2024
Call to submit small plays
MEMBERS of Creswick Theatre Company are looking to take people's shortform plays from stage to screen as part of an inaugural festival next year. As...
October 18, 2024
Cultures unite for game day
AFTER five years of planning, two of Ballarat's cultural groups will come together in a friendly competition aimed at fostering unity and celebrating shared...
October 18, 2024
Last call for creative collab
THE final week is here for entries to be submitted for an inaugural art prize aimed at fostering collaboration between creatives. The first-ever Infuse Art...
October 18, 2024
Music store founder closes Crossroads chapter
A PILLAR of Ballarat's music scene and the man behind the region's premier instrument store has retired after more than three decades. Seeing out his...
October 17, 2024
Queer show a safe space to create
THE region’s transgender and gender-diverse creatives will soon be celebrated with an exhibition at TBH Studio. Launching at the beginning of next month, We Are...
October 15, 2024
Creative awarded for VR work
A VISUAL artist working within the realm of virtual and augmented reality has won big in this year's QLD XR Festival late last month. Stefanie...
October 14, 2024
St Pat’s Primary to celebrate a century
STAFF, students, and past and present members of the St Patrick's Primary School community will soon mark the institution's centenary. The anniversary is scheduled to...
October 12, 2024
Charger stations receive a boost
UPGRADES have been delivered to RACV's electric vehicle charging stations in Ballarat, with works to follow at other sites throughout Victoria. The Ballarat site, at...
October 11, 2024
Athletics season to launch in Lucas
AFTER months of build-up, the volunteer team bringing a Little Athletics club to Lucas and surrounds are ready to begin their debut season. Following its...
October 11, 2024
Hall of help to offer relief
THE region's myriad support services will be brought under one roof at an event next week. On Thursday 17 October, 42 supportive agencies and organisations...
October 10, 2024
Art prize to be revived
AN art show last seen in the region half a decade ago is returning next weekend. Having previously brought some colour into Buninyong Town Hall...
October 10, 2024
Open invite to try improvised theatre
A LOCAL performer is looking to bring a different kind of theatre to the region. Supported through the Creswick Theatre Company, Shel O'Toole is hosting...
October 10, 2024
Linton brigade to host open day
WITH the Linton Townwide Garage Sale expected to bring in visitors to the region this weekend, the local fire brigade will open their doors. Volunteers...
October 8, 2024
Stepping out for premmies
AN annual initiative aimed at supporting parents and families with babies born prematurely is being held in the region once again later this month. Now...
October 6, 2024
All invited to bring the laughs
A LOCAL comedic creative is looking to establish a safe space for budding comics to test out their material. Neptune Henriksen is launching the Goodwill...
October 5, 2024
Rainbow swap shop filling market gap
A NEW kind of thrift shop has opened up in Sebastopol. After almost three years of selling second-hand clothes with the aim of helping transgender...
October 4, 2024
Charity chips in to help the homeless
THE Ballarat Foundation is dedicating thousands of dollars from the organisation's Ballarat Innovation Grant program to help combat homelessness over the next three years. The...
October 4, 2024
Two decades of community leadership
ONE of the region's premier leadership programs turns twenty years old next year. To celebrate two decades of their Future Shapers initiative, management behind the...
October 4, 2024
Plan looks to reserve’s future
MEMBERS of the Committee 4 Warrenheip have celebrated the launch of the Warrenheip Recreation Reserve masterplan. The five-to-ten-year plan includes a half court, pump track,...
October 4, 2024
Wadawurrung culture part of Sovereign Hill storytelling
A NEW offering at Sovereign Hill is serving to highlight the region's Indigenous culture through the work of local First Nations artists. The living museum's...
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