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April 15, 2022

Upgrades promised for rec reserves

FEDERAL member for Ballarat Catherine King visited the Doug Lindsay Recreation Reserve at Creswick last week to pledge upgrades at various sporting complexes across...

April 15, 2022

Young performers hop to it

ROVING entertainers will take to Bridge Mall during Easter Saturday to celebrate the holiday with songs and dance. The entertainment is being provided by the...

April 15, 2022

Good day for raising funds

THEY are as Easter as chocolate eggs and four days off, and once again volunteers from the region’s CFA brigades will be out and...

April 12, 2022

Uni gallery highlights the past

FEDERATION University’s Post Office Gallery generally displays past works in their exhibitions, but their latest one will hold a magnifying glass up to history...

April 12, 2022

Community group recruiting for river work

WITH a wealth of projects to be done around town, the Smythesdale Progress Association is looking for volunteers to lend a helping hand. The group...

April 11, 2022

Parlour performance path to the past

THE rooms and halls at Ballarat Trades Hall will reverberate with songs from a bygone era later this month. From 2pm on Sunday, 24 April,...

April 8, 2022

Spaces offered for emerging talent

APPLICATIONS are now open for the Art Gallery of Ballarat’s 2023 Backspace exhibition program. Set to feature works by emerging artists, the program is now...

April 8, 2022

Art collective celebrates launch

BRIDGE Mall’s resident gallery, retail and workshop space was buzzing with activity on Saturday night as art collective Femxle Experience Art Rebellion invited the...

April 7, 2022

Greens announce Ballarat candidate

FORMER City of Ballarat mayor John Barnes has been announced as the Greens candidate for seat of Ballarat at the upcoming Federal election. Mr Barnes...

April 7, 2022

Ratepayers group ready to raise ranks

THE Ballarat Residents and Ratepayers Association is putting the call out for more people to help fill their numbers. The group formed in late 2019,...

April 7, 2022

Raising the standard for diversity

WHITE, pink and blue waved across the sky last week as the community gathered for a flag-raising ceremony in acknowledgment of Transgender Visibility Day. The...

April 7, 2022

Ribbon cut on Mt Rowan upgrades

MOUNT Rowan Secondary College received special guests last week to announce the completion of years-long capital works at the school. Minister for Education, James Merlino,...

April 7, 2022

New first aiders for junior comps

BALLARAT Football Netball League is partnering with event-based first responders Vita First Aid to deliver medical care for junior players. Vita will provide two attendees...

April 7, 2022

Upskilling aimed at helping hospo

MINISTER for Employment and Western Victoria upper house MP Jaala Pulford last week announced a new State Government initiative that will see jobseekers receive...

April 6, 2022

Memorial bowls comp looks to fill teams

TEAMS are needed for Ballarat RSL’s “Bull” Allen Memorial Open Fours bowls competition, to take place at Midlands Golf Club next Sunday. After a successful...

April 5, 2022

Intimate concerts back for season

A SERIES of homegrown concerts will be returning over the coming months following the launch of Chisholm Street’s 2022 program. The intimate concerts started last...

April 5, 2022

Used clothes filling market gap

IF you’ve been looking for a place to offload your old clothes while giving back to the community, then there’s now a new outlet...

April 3, 2022

Fantasy market returning to life

KRYAL Castle has held many new events recently like Unicorn Festival and Knight and Day event, but April will mark the return of a...

April 2, 2022

Stepping into another world

A LARGE-scale live action roleplaying event is set to return next month, ushering people into a fantasy world of medieval battles. After a successful inaugural...

April 1, 2022

Health service’s feedback plans

GRAMPIANS Health has announced four points of community contact in the form of its community reference groups. Based in Ballarat along with Edenhope, Horsham and...

March 31, 2022

Community village announced for elders

THE Ballarat and District Aboriginal Co-operative has received $2.6 million for a new community village as part of a grant from the State Government. Comprising...

March 31, 2022

Funds raised for canine comfort

COMMUNITY groups have raised funds to sponsor a puppy with Young Diggers Victoria, which partners assistance dogs with defence veterans and first responders. The 8/7th...

March 31, 2022

Turbine training tower opens

FEDERATION University’s Mount Helen campus is now the home of Australia’s first wind turbine training tower. Part of stage one of the Asia Pacific Renewable...

March 31, 2022

Horse sport rides into town

POLOCROSSE returned to Ballarat for the first time in twelve years when the 2022 Australian Polocrosse Nationals kicked off in town on Tuesday. The program...