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March 28, 2022

Country women celebrate seventieth

A LOCAL branch of the Country Women’s Association will be celebrating an important milestone at the beginning of next month. CWA’s Sebastopol chapter will mark...

March 28, 2022

Catchment workshops cultivating resources

MOORABOOL Catchment Landcare Group is one of many that will host a series of workshops for landowners across the region as part of a...

March 26, 2022

Turning the page on ten years

THE start of May is traditionally Free Comic Book Day, but comics and pop culture provider Heroes HQ will be celebrating a more personal...

March 25, 2022

Things get cooking at community kitchen

THE community came together Barkly Square last week to celebrate the launch of the site’s new community kitchen. The upgraded facilities are the result of...

March 25, 2022

New peace pole a symbol of hope

STUDENTS, staff and guests gathered at Sebastopol Primary School last Friday to unveil Ballarat’s first peace pole. The structure was donated by Rotary Australia as...

March 25, 2022

Invitations sent for store celebration

PAST volunteers of the much-loved Ballarat Combined Charities Card Shop are being urged to reach out as organisers plan to celebrate the local institution’s...

March 24, 2022

Business awards launched

THIS year’s Federation University Commerce Ballarat Business Excellence Awards launched last week with a ceremony at the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute. As the business community gathered...

March 24, 2022

Uni expands with government cash

UPGRADES are on the way for Federation TAFE as part of a $2.1 million cash boost from the State Government. The announcement came last week...

March 24, 2022

Local tourney a team effort

A WEEKEND of baseball is set for this April at Prince of Wales Park as the annual Victorian Masters Baseball Carnival slides into town. Along...

March 22, 2022

Italian comic bringing the laughs

ITALIAN-AUSTRALIAN comedian Joe Avati will be bringing his jokes on life and the ethnic experience to Ballarat for the first time early next month. Organised...

March 21, 2022

Victory lap for The Meanies

INDIE punk veterans, The Meanies, will be bringing their long-awaited Better Late Than Never tour to the Eastern this coming Saturday. After numerous reschedules, the...

March 21, 2022

Opera event celebrating local voices

VICTORIAN Opera will be coming to Her Majesty’s Theatre this April to celebrate the inaugural Michael Stubbs and Malcolm Roberts Opera Prize award. The show...

March 20, 2022

Line dancing kicking back in

EVERYONE can put their feet to work with the Outback Bandits’ line dancing lessons returning to Ballarat last week. After a two-year hiatus, the lessons...

March 20, 2022

Ceramics program uses uni space

FEDERATION Uni is opening the doors of its state-of-the-art ceramic studios to anyone with an interest in the clay-shaping artform. Based within the SMB Campus...

March 19, 2022

Dual exhibitions a family tribute

A LOCAL artist is displaying two exhibitions across Avoca in acknowledgement of the town’s familial connections. The works of painter and mosaicist Bel Woodruff will...

March 18, 2022

Mushroom farm seeks support

MUSHROOM growers and local stock providers, the Ballarat Mushroom Farm is putting the call out for customers to continue buying their goods in a...

March 18, 2022

Rolling for the kids

A PARADE of cyclists will take to the region’s roads this weekend as part of the twelfth annual Ride For Sick Kids fundraiser event. With...

March 18, 2022

Giant swan named after sporting icon

A RECENT addition to the Begonia Festival has been given a new name following a community competition. After debuting on Sturt Street last year an...

March 17, 2022

Flower Fest bloomin’ great!

THE seventieth Ballarat Begonia Festival got underway over the long weekend with the Botanical Gardens a focus for the event. The anniversary celebrations saw a...

March 17, 2022