March 13, 2022
Cherubs served up at Butchers Shop
A BLACK bust sits in the centre of the Old Butchers Shop Gallery to welcome everyone to artist Eden Fairbrother’s latest exhibition, Putto! The recent...
March 12, 2022
Community lunches back on the menu
THE main hall at the Ballarat Neighbourhood Centre is buzzing with a quietly contained chaos. Kitchenhands and staff rush about the centre, while patrons sit...
March 12, 2022
The next generation rewarded
THE winners of the Art Gallery of Ballarat’s Next Gen 2022 student exhibition have been revealed. The announcements were held as part of an awards...
March 10, 2022
Garden guru begonia bound
THE city is about to blossom with one of its biggest draws as the Begonia Festival returns this Labour Day long weekend in celebration...
March 9, 2022
Unicorns on the castle horizon
HORNED horses will take over Kryal Castle this long weekend with the adventure park’s inaugural Unicorn Festival kicking off medieval fantasy fun. General manager Bart...
March 8, 2022
Steady minds and steady hearts
WOMEN over sixty are keeping active both physically and socially with Bannockburn YMCA’s Steady Feet program held weekly at Meredith. For nearly 20 years, people...
March 7, 2022
Cricket event a sure big hit
COMMUNITY fundraising group Friends of India Network is celebrating its five-year run of charitable cricketing gatherings with its most ambitious offering yet. After missing out...
March 7, 2022
Antique bookshop changing management
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PEOPLE gathered at Lake Esmond last Wednesday were treated to half-an-hour of meditative cello in an ambient natural landscape.
Professional yogi, music tutor and cellist...
March 5, 2022
Music for the mind, body and soul
March 5, 2022
Military career lost in luggage
AN old suitcase somewhere in Ballarat might just be housing a piece of World War II history. The luggage is thought to have been left...
March 5, 2022
Family-run wine pours from cellar door
AFTER several weeks in operation, Austin’s Wines officially launched their new cellar door at their Sutherlands Creek vineyard last week. The family-owned business has hosted...
March 4, 2022
Guiding sons, fathers, brothers, and friends
WESTERN Bulldogs Community Foundation men’s health and fitness program Sons of the West is returning to Ballarat for its sixth year this month. SOTW is...
March 3, 2022
Painting the town all the colours
SHOPFRONTS within the CBD have been transformed with a series of art installations cropping up along Sturt Street and Bridge Mall. The City of Ballarat...
March 2, 2022
Flowers for the kids bloomin’ great
A STRETCH of sunflowers will be there for the picking this Saturday. From 9am until 5pm, you can enter the sunflower field at Meredith Dairy’s...
March 2, 2022
Lake lighting awarded tender – City of Ballarat council meeting briefs
AFTER ongoing debate, City of Ballarat councillors awarded the contract for the Lake Wendouree and Victoria Park’s lighting installation at their regular meeting on...
March 2, 2022
A good old time at historic precinct
SMYTHESDALE will be going on a trip down music memory lane with the arrival of a new one-off live music event taking place in...
March 2, 2022
Online workshop a call to action
FREE online arts workshops are set to return in February and March, offering creatives the chance to strengthen their business practices. After running in late...
March 1, 2022
Girls to do it better
A NEW York-based all-girl Led Zeppelin cover band are bringing their show to Ballarat for the first time as part of their upcoming Australian...
February 28, 2022
A sense of place down Great Ocean Road
VINTAGE surveying equipment and military tents dot local artist Ryan F Kennedy’s forested Glenlyon property. Antique stretchers, ammunition crates and old navy cannon shells sit...
February 28, 2022
No small fry
LOCATED next to the Botanical Gardens, just of Gillies Street, lies a particularly unique building housing centuries’ worth of swimmers. With the rustic inside a...
February 27, 2022
Playing to their own tune
AN acoustic guitar and piano-accordion accompaniment fill the empty space of the hall beside the Neill Street Uniting Church. Folk music bounces across the walls...
February 27, 2022
Guild sewing exhibit success
SEVEN days out of each month, the Ballarat Bridge Club hosts a different kind of gathering where cards are tucked away in favour of...
February 27, 2022
A roll of the dice in Black Hill
SIX large tables adorn Bloc Theatre Company’s main rehearsal space on Saturday evenings, dotted with miniature models that lay waste across cardboard battlefields. The Black...
February 26, 2022
Volunteers wanted for kid’s toy joy
THE Ballarat Toy Library has been lending to families toys for decades, and with a recent drop in helpers, the organisation is seeking new...
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