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
Rotary club extends flood relief to pets
ALFREDTON Rotary Club is one of several community organisations stepping in to lend a hand to help parts of New South Wales impacted by...
March 17, 2022
Gothic fernery a time capsule
A HOMAGE to the Botanical Gardens’ history has opened to the public to coincide with this year’s Begonia Festival, with the ribbon cut on...
March 16, 2022
Planting the seed for a brighter future
SHE Oaks will house a special guest next week with New South Wales farmer Colin Seis delivering two free workshops over Saturday and the...
March 16, 2022
Jog aims to help save memories
LAKE Wendouree is set to receive an influx of walkers and runners with an upcoming fundraising event returning next month. From 8am on Sunday, 3...
March 14, 2022
Sovereign Hill’s farm open to all
WHILE pretty much everyone in town is aware of the city’s iconic living museum, Sovereign Hill, did you know the historic attraction also owns...
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
THE claustrophobic yet eye-catching confines of
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...
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