May 29, 2022
Real life tour guided by online book
A NEW self-guided walking tour and guidebook launched on Friday, 20 May and it’s highlighting twenty-two Ballarat shops, galleries, cafes, and locations throughout the...
May 28, 2022
Aboriginal art space welcomes guest
IN Cambrian Hill you’ll find a non-descript house whose interior is laden with the colours of traditional Aboriginal artwork. It is the home base of...
May 27, 2022
Rotary building named for club
THE Rotary Club of Ballarat South recently unveiled its new community space named Rotary Place after a two-year delay. The building had been previously used...
May 27, 2022
Book launch highlighting refugee network
BEST-SELLING writer Abbas Nazari visited Ballarat to launch his biographical novel, After the Tampa, which released in August last year. Over 80 people attended the...
May 27, 2022
Flood recovery an ongoing effort
NEARLY half a year has passed since Creswick’s south was hit by a supercell storm and subsequent flooding, and with some residents still seriously...
May 26, 2022
New spaces for living museum
SOVEREIGN Hill is set to expand with six million dollars’ worth of new facilities and upgrades to be built over the next two years. Minister...
May 26, 2022
Freedom is easy on election day
THE smell of barbecue wafted through the open air as people lined up at Pleasant Street Primary School to cast their vote for the...
May 25, 2022
Outdoor gallery shows outdoor works
LIKE many artists during the pandemic, Julie Mahnken used the lockdown to explore her immediate environment, and took note of the foliage around Victoria...
May 24, 2022
Hitting the hoop for the Special Olympics
LOCAL basketball player Tameka Strickland is preparing to take part in the Special Olympics Australian National Games after bringing home gold in the Victorian...
May 24, 2022
Photo group celebrates annual comp
LAL Lal Moorabool Photographic Group is currently marking a dual celebration of the tenth anniversary of their annual competition and a decade of activity...
May 24, 2022
Mechanics’ Institute celebrates opera legend
WITH much of the city looking back on its history as part of Heritage Festival, the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute is pairing with Melba Opera...
May 23, 2022
Ribbon cut on new nets
LINTON Recreation Reserve’s new cricket nets were officially opened last Friday by Member for Buninyong, Michaela Settle, and Golden Plains Shire mayor Cr Gavin...
May 22, 2022
Rainbow coffee a chance to catch up
ONCE a week at Barkly Square, A Pot of Courage’s large table is filled with visitors looking for coffee, a chat, and an inclusive...
May 22, 2022
Statue to celebrate female war medico
LINTON has been announced as one of six Victorian towns that will take part in the State Government’s Victorian Women’s Public Art Program. The $1...
May 22, 2022
Art group honours women
WOMEN’S art group, 13 Moons Collective, invited Honour a Woman co-founder Dr Elizabeth Hartnell Young into the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute last week to talk...
May 21, 2022
Time to check your chimneys
WITH winter approaching, the CFA is urging everyone to check and maintain their chimneys, fireboxes, fireplaces, and flues over the coming colder months. Last year,...
May 21, 2022
Primary pupils weigh plump pumpkins
MEREDITH Primary’s blue storage shed was buzzing with activity last Friday as residents, staff and students gathered to weigh up the winners of the...
May 20, 2022
Local advocate on all First Nations ticket
DJAB Wurrung woman and Ballarat-based First Nations advocate, Sissy Austin, is one of four Indigenous candidates on the Greens’ Victorian Senate ticket. The all-First Nations...
May 20, 2022
Data revealed on e-scooter use
A NEW report by e-scooter operator Neuron Mobility has revealed Ballarat riders’ usage of the company’s e-scooters. After e-scooter trialling began last December, Neuron’s research...
May 20, 2022
River group supports state funding
MOORABOOL River advocacy group People for a Living Moorabool have responded to a funding announcement in the 2022/23 State budget that will go towards...
May 19, 2022
Labor candidate about rebuilding
WITH the Federal election coming to a head this Saturday, Member for Ballarat, Catherine King, said the world should be better in a post-COVID...
May 19, 2022
Big role filled for health service
GRAMPIANS Health has appointed public health specialist Dr Rob Grenfell as their chief strategy and regions officer. Dr Grenfell will oversee the effectiveness and delivery...
May 18, 2022
Comedy trio coming to Ballarat
MELBOURNE-BASED comedy troupe Sooshi Mango are bringing their zany characters and satirical humour to Civic Hall this August as part of the additional leg...
May 17, 2022
Heritage event launches gardens group
A NEWLY formed group, Ballarat East Town Hall Gardens Revitalisation Group, will be showcasing the history of Ballarat East throughout the city’s upcoming Heritage...
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