June 28, 2022
Collectors event on the cards
PEOPLE will be able to exchange, collect and talk about trading cards at an event next month. After five conventions held in Victoria’s capital, the...
June 28, 2022
BADAC celebration day returns
A FULL list of Ballarat and District Aboriginal Co-operative NAIDOC Week events are set to return for the first time since 2019, and the...
June 25, 2022
Chef’s dream sprouts new venture
VISITORS and residents in Ballarat’s health precinct now have a new eatery option. Located next to Johnny Alloo, the venue once operated by Cafe Cornucopia...
June 25, 2022
Retirement community raises funds
EVERY May and June provides an opportunity to support cancer research over tea and sweets through the Cancer Council’s Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea annual...
June 25, 2022
Colouring book about breaking boundaries
A NEW children’s book is encouraging kids to colour outside the lines. Titled Outside the Box, the book is the first release by local author...
June 25, 2022
Door open at new Men’s Shed
AFTER more than three years of construction, the Linton Men’s Shed was officially opened last Saturday. The ribbon was cut by Member for Buninyong, Michaela...
June 24, 2022
Film fundraiser backs Ukraine
OVER a dozen people were treated to a night at the movies recently in support of Ukraine. A private film screening was held at a...
June 23, 2022
Park welcomes rare-coloured resident
EIGHT months after her birth, one of Ballarat Wildlife Park’s latest inhabitants is ready to meet its patrons. Manuka is the newest member of the...
June 23, 2022
Mounties score big win
A NEW scoreboard is on the way for Mount Clear Recreation Reserve. Member for Buninyong, Michaela Settle, visited the site last week alongside City of...
June 23, 2022
Sewing success at foreign festival
EMBROIDERER Alison Cole can now cross a new destination off her list. Late last month, Invermay-based Ms Cole represented Australia at the inaugural International Gold...
June 22, 2022
Facing Up at school
A THEATRICAL collaboration depicting past Prime Ministers’ treatment of First Nations people is returning for NAIDOC Week. On Saturday, 9 July, Facing Up will be...
June 22, 2022
Enviro regen gets growing
NAPOLEONS Enfield Landcare Group has a busy day ahead. This Sunday, 26 June, the group will start filling seven planting patches at Scotchmans Lead with...
June 22, 2022
Art show celebrates lake
ONE of Creswick’s natural landmarks is set to be celebrated later this month with an art exhibition. With community groups and artists gathered by Pavilion...
June 21, 2022
Short film’s local connection
SHORT film fest Poco Film Festival is making its debut next month and is inviting emerging filmmakers across the country to take part. Among those...
June 19, 2022
Earring fun for pair of mums
WHENEVER Erica Stoney and Kim Allan needed a break from family life during the pandemic, they put their time towards a creative outlet. Both mothers...
June 19, 2022
Reworked record ready for the road
FOLLOWING its launch tour in 2020, country artist Fanny Lumsden and her band The Pack will be bringing their Fallow album out on the...
June 18, 2022
Farming supplier changing hands
AFTER over thirty years in business, agricultural equipment supplier Westag will soon operate as part of an expanding franchise. From the beginning of July, the...
June 16, 2022
Week recognises refugees
WITH Refugee Week starting this Sunday, community groups are doing their part to celebrate the occasion. Events will take place over the seven days, hosted...
June 15, 2022
New show about cultural connection
A PART of local Chinese history will be projected for all to see as part of an upcoming exhibition this weekend. Comprising drawings, paintings and...
June 15, 2022
Professor to lead peace forum
A FORUM is being held on Monday, 20 June run by Let’s Talk Peace Ballarat and Compassionate Ballarat aiming to inform people about the...
June 14, 2022
Choir to perform peaceful pieces
WITH war ongoing between Ukraine and Russia, one of Melbourne’s premiere choirs will be visiting to share a simple message. On Saturday, 9 July, the...
June 13, 2022
Award for grassroots efforts
IN Anna Krohn’s family growing up, everything was on the table from spiritualism to language to social issues. Now with decades of humanitarian work behind...
June 13, 2022
Play brings First Nations perspective
AN adaptation of Hannie Rayson’s 2015 play Extinction is offering a First Nations take on the story’s environmental message. Later this month, the Creswick Theatre...
June 11, 2022
City chefs staking their claim
AFTER two years of inactivity, the Victoria Street venue once operated by the Hog’s Breath Café is now home to a new eatery. Goldmine Restaurant...
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