About: miriam

Profile: Miriam Litwin is a journalist and digital content lead with the Ballarat Times, Golden Plains Times and Moorabool News, covering local politics and community news.

Posts by: miriam

December 11, 2024

Young people to create chamber music piece

REGIONAL Victorians aged twelve to twenty-five are being asked to submit nature recordings and be part of a musical composition to be performed at...

November 27, 2024

CFA warns about heightened harvester fire risk

THE CFA is warning farmers that dry conditions could increase the risk of harvest fires. Farmers are being urged to take steps to reduce the...

November 26, 2024

Sustainable market to support people in need

SECOND Chance Bendigo's next pop-up market will be supporting the Red Cross Shop Bendigo and Share the Dignity. The Red Cross Op Shop will have...

November 20, 2024

Powercor offers tree tips

POWERCOR staff are reminding Victorians to select the right type of tree and location for planting to protect the electricity network. Plants which grow too...

November 15, 2024

One year of CDS

THIS month marks one year since the beginning of the Container Deposit Scheme with more than one billion containers returned by Victorians in the...

November 14, 2024

Campaign to keep roadworkers safe

A NEW State Government awareness campaign is encouraging drivers to slow down and show respect when they see roadworkers. Research from the Traffic Management Association...

November 13, 2024

Pick to create, upgrade a park

VICTORIANS will soon be able to vote on where to spend more than thirty million dollars of grants allocated to green spaces in growing...

November 5, 2024

Drop in Victorian asthma deaths

DATA from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has revealed that asthma deaths in Victoria have dropped by seven per cent over the last year. Victoria...

October 30, 2024

Basketball’s big names head to Ballarat

WOMEN'S National Basketball League team Bendigo Spirit will be heading to Ballarat next month to play an in-season game at Selkirk Stadium. The round four...

October 29, 2024

Improving outcomes for stroke patients

GRAMPIANS Health researchers are looking to improve the outcomes for patients who experience an in-hospital stroke. An in-hospital stroke occurs once a patient is already...

October 28, 2024

Grants support local history

APPLICATIONS are open for the State Governments local history grants program which supports community groups to preserve and showcase records. The program has been running...

October 22, 2024

Preparing for the pollen season

PREDICTIONS for this year's grass pollen season are indicating there will be high pollen levels causing risks for people with asthma or hay fever. AirHealth,...

October 21, 2024

Feedback wanted for social media education program

THE State Government is seeking feedback from parents, teachers and young people about potential age limits for social media. The findings from the survey, which...

October 13, 2024

From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli

CONSIDER: 2.6-billion people — more than a third of the world's population, live in nations and territories gripped by repression, corruption, and human rights...

August 15, 2024

Reminder to keep safe around trains

STATE Government staff are reminding Victorians to stay safe around train tracks and level crossings. Last week was Rail Safety Week which was centred around...

August 1, 2024

Support for financial counselling services

A FURTHER fifteen million dollars in funding by the State Government is set to provide more support to financial counselling services. Not-for-profit community organisations can...

July 16, 2024

Strategy to guide future of wine

VICTORIANS interested in shaping the future of the wine industry are invited to provide feedback on the development of the new Victorian Wine Strategy. The...

July 1, 2024

Nominate your fave senior!

NOMINATIONS are now open for the Victorian Senior of the Year Awards, which honour people aged sixty and over, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait...

June 21, 2024

Wrapped in love and dignity

DIGNITY quilts made by Bendigo and District Quilters have been donated to Bendigo Health's Joan Pinder and Stella Anderson Nursing Homes as a way...

June 20, 2024

Refugee Week for freedom and family

IT is nearly the end of Refugee Week and to mark the occasion Loddon Campaspe Multicultural Services have organised a community gathering today. The event...

June 10, 2024

Ten years of CDoc

THIS month marks the tenth anniversary of the Castlemaine Documentary Festival, which is to be held in Australia's oldest continuously running mainland cinema, the...

June 4, 2024

Promoting regional railway safety

THE Federal Government has launched an advertising campaign to increase safety around regional railway crossings. The campaign aims to remind drivers about the risks of...

June 3, 2024

Blood reserves at critical levels

AN immediate call for blood donors has been issued by Australian Red Cross Lifeblood as the reserves of most types drop to critical levels. Unless...

May 27, 2024

TWENTY-three-year-old Caleb Smith recently made an intriguing transition from being a third-year psychology student to pursuing a pre-apprenticeship in building and construction. Following the recommendation...