Thursday, April 18th, 2024 CITY of Ballarat parking reforms have taken centre stage in the election campaign with competing pledges for additional carparks from both major parties. Labor is...
HORSES are almost ready to jump in this year’s Sportsbet Ballarat Cup, but the meeting is more than just about the equal largest prize...
THE Sebastopol community is being offered more trees and public open space as part of wider improvements to the area. Pledged by Labor candidate for...
COMING on top of a pledge to task protective service officer in the Bridge Mall, the Coalition has doubled down on safety and security,...
SOME area schools, state and Catholic, are in line for significant capital works if the Coalition wins on 24 November. Mt Rowan Secondary School would...
RENOVATIONS at Her Majesty’s Theatre will get a $10 million cash injection if the ALP retains power in under two weeks. With a total $22.3...
THE region’s field hockey players could be in for a significant boost if the Coalition win government later this month. With player numbers increasing over...
HOW the things we eat and wear get from the farmgate to our plates and wardrobes will take centre stage at this year’s Ballarat...
AS organisers of this year’s Ballarat Show try and pivot the event back to its local and regional agricultural roots, they are also thinking...
A LACK of community consultation on some of Ballarat’s biggest projects is the motivation behind Amy Johnson’s tilt at state parliament. The second-term city councillor,...
REMEMBRANCE Day preparations are well underway across the district. Ballarat’s Avenue of Honour is no exception as students from area schools began the mammoth task...
LABOR candidate for Buninyong, Michaela Settle, has pledged $220,000 for upgrades for the playing surface at the Haddon Recreation Reserve Stadium. The election promise was...
STRONG men and women will be back at SpringFest this year, and this time they are flipping a cars along with the traditional tram...
SAMANTHA McIntosh is the Mayor of Ballart for the third year running, and Jim Rinaldi is her new deputy, following a council meeting on...
THE final portion of a $60,000 pledge for fenced off dog parks in Ballarat has been announced and the winner is Miners Rest. Member for...
IT was a case of back to his roots for the Liberal candidate for Buninyong, Andrew Kilmartin, following a recent $125,000 pledge to upgrade...
LESS than 24 hours after officially kicking off his campaign to become Premier, Opposition Leader Matthew Guy was in Ballarat spruiking his plan for...
Eureka has thrown down a spirited challenge to the undefeated Brown Hill in round four of Ballarat netball’s premier competition The Athlete’s Foot Cup. Led...
PLANNING for this year’s SpringFest is well underway and now organisers have unveiled the activities for the RACV Goldfields Resort Kids Wunderfest. Cupcakes will be...
THE region has seven new citizens following a ceremony at last week’s Golden Plains Shire council meeting in Linton. John Callus from Malta now living...
YOUTH mental health service – headspace – is inline for a funding boost should the Coalition win government in November. In Ballarat on Wednesday, Shadow...
THERE’S two new Queen’s Scouts in town. Jeremy Coad and Jesse Cruickshank were both presented with the Queen’s Scout Award at a ceremony held in...
STUDENTS from Pleasant Street Primary School were hard at work at the Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial last week helping trusties get ready for...
WORK on the GovHub site at the rear of Civic Hall is expected to get underway by Christmas with the state government announcing the...
