August 12, 2022
FECRI releases renal research
RESEARCHERS from the Fiona Elsey Cancer Research Institute have released findings into a study on the use of personalised treatment for renal cancer patients. Titled...
August 12, 2022
Cold treatment trial calls for participants
FIREBRICK Pharma is looking for volunteers to participate in paid clinical trials in researching a remedy for the common cold. The trial will study the...
August 11, 2022
New priest about achieving accessibility
ST Matthew’s Anglican Church congregation has welcomed its new parish priest. With their previous pastor of four years Nay Htoo departing, Father Denis Sotiriadis into...
August 11, 2022
School teaching student cyclists
STUDENTS at Mount Clear Primary School will be taught about road rules, bike handling and maintenance as part of a bicycle safety program. The sessions...
August 11, 2022
Feet first for mental health support
FOR the past nine years, emergency service providers have been taking literal steps to raise funds for mental health through the annual Melbourne Firefighter...
August 11, 2022
Campaign targeting opioid overdose
A MONTH-long push by Ballarat Community Health is aiming to prevent opioid overdose deaths in the region. BCH’s manager of alcohol and other drugs services...
August 9, 2022
Green growth for expanding estate
PROPERTY developer Integra is celebrating a decade-long milestone. With the suburb of Lucas established in 2011, the company has planted almost 10,000 trees with an...
August 9, 2022
Shelves cleared at food collective
FOLLOWING a meeting in early June, Buninyong Community Collective has closed for trading. The bulk food provider closed its doors later that month with the...
August 7, 2022
Goods Shed sees BLOC play the rent
BLOC Music Theatre’s latest production is offering a more intimate show than their previous efforts. From Thursday, 11 August, the company will undertake a 10-days...
August 5, 2022
Steps for cure to rare disease
WITH August underway, Mark Robson is aiming to take fifteen-thousand steps a day to raise funds for a cause that is close to his...
August 4, 2022
Designs released for Mall overhaul
THE final designs have been revealed for Bridge Mall’s fifteen-million-dollar redevelopment. Works include the final plan for reintroduction of traffic to Bridge Street, a modified...
August 4, 2022
Service marks eighty years since Kokoda
THE Last Post cut the cold winter air along Sturt Street last Friday morning in remembrance of a watershed conflict in Australia’s World War...
August 3, 2022
Lake lights cost increases – City of Ballarat council meeting briefs
DURING their regular meeting on Wednesday, 27 July, a majority of City of Ballarat councillors decided ratepayers will cover extra costs associated with the...
August 3, 2022
School banding for benefit concert
WHEN Ballarat Clarendon College student Georgina Kemp saw the conflict in Ukraine, she said it “deeply moved her” to want to assist the country. A...
August 2, 2022
Breaking bread with queer community
RETURNING for its second year, A Place at the Table is aiming to connect policy makers and support providers with the LGBTIQA+ community. This year’s...
August 2, 2022
Fifth fundraiser for charitable cause
FOLLOWING a two-year pause, the Friends of India Network’s annual fundraiser gala is set to return. The group will hold their fifth fundraising dinner on...
August 1, 2022
Choir connecting across the ditch
MELBOURNE-based not-for-profit choral organisation, Australian Boys Choral Institute are debuting a program exploring the cultural link between New Zealand and Australia. Ballarat will serve as...
August 1, 2022
Night walk offers spooky experience
A HORROR-THEMED nightwalk is coming to Ballarat for two sessions each on Friday, 5 August and Saturday, 6 August. Using headphones and a phone or...
July 29, 2022
Long-time milkman delivers his final bottle
GERRY Everard has unpacked his last milk crate after more than five decades. Following his factory job at the Wallace Dairy factory, Mr Everard delivered...
July 28, 2022
Base hospital gets further funding
PREMIER Daniel Andrews has announced a funding package aimed at supporting Victoria’s health system, and the Ballarat Base Hospital is in line to benefit. The...
July 28, 2022
Awards finalists a celebration of resilience
FINALISTS for the 2022 Federation University Commerce Ballarat Business Excellence Awards were announced last week at Civic Hall. Out of 139 applicants, 39 companies were...
July 28, 2022
Library changes checked out
STATE Minister for Local Government, Melissa Horne, visited Ballarat Library for a tour of the site in anticipation of its upcoming overhaul on Tuesday. Part...
July 28, 2022
Local hopefuls at Comm Games
THE Birmingham Commonwealth Games kick off this week, and there are Ballarat athletes who will be going for gold. Local hopes are headlined by javelin...
July 27, 2022
Motorcycle makeover to roll into town
AFTER eighteen months in operation, a travelling biker barber is about to kickstart her Victorian regional tour with Ballarat as her first major stop. From...
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