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About: Alistair Finlay

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Editor at the Ballarat Times News Group. Once at Westlock News, The Advocate, and the Latrobe Valley Express. Oilers fan. Email: [email protected] Facebook: @alistairfinlayjournalist twitter: @alistairfinlay_ Instagram: @alistairfinlayeditor

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October 18, 2018

Local Greens officially launch election campaign

THREE Victorian Greens candidates running for Ballarat seats, along with a Western Victoria upper house hopeful, and the state party leader, launched their party’s...

October 18, 2018

Brown Hill on top in The Athlete’s Foot Cup

BROWN Hill has set itself up as the only unblemished team after just two rounds of Ballarat netball’s premier competition, The Athlete’s Foot Cup. The...

October 18, 2018

Little Aths back on track

FOR the first time since the early ‘70s Buninyong Little Athletics Club is back on the track and numbers are growing. Over 100 kids are...

October 10, 2018

LOLA to go beyond the word

LINTON is about to make a huge splash on the arts scene. The inaugural edition of LOLA, or Linton On Literary Arts, is an ambitious...

October 10, 2018

Film opening chance to help Hospice

Regent Cinemas is hosting its annual Ballarat Hospice Care fundraiser with the premiere screening of A Star is Born on Thursday, 18 October and its...

October 10, 2018

ALP launches Wendouree campaign

PARTY faithful filled the club rooms at Wendouree West Recreation Reserve last Friday for the official launch of the Labor Party’s campaign to retain...

October 10, 2018

Opposition throws SOS a lifeline

THE State Opposition has pledged to try and renegotiate with developers on land around Ballarat Station should it win office in November. Shadow Minister for...

October 10, 2018

Hairdressers help those in need

ON a sunny spring morning out on the rear courtyard of the BreezWay in Dania Street, something great is happening. Volunteers from Hair Aid are...

October 10, 2018

Ballarat key to Guy’s premiership

STATE Opposition leader Matthew Guy has said winning all three Ballarat seats at the upcoming election is crucial to the Coalitions chances of taking...

October 10, 2018

BIRCH gets seed funding

FUNDING for the Ballarat Innovation and Research Collaboration in Health, or BIRCH has been announced. Just over $300,000 has been set aside for the project...

October 10, 2018

Major parties come on strong during pledge week

Opposition Leader Matthew Guy talks 200kph trains. THERE’S no denying it, election season is...

October 3, 2018

Thanks for reading, but we’re only getting started

NOW we’re three editions in to the Ballarat Times News Group and the Golden Plains Times, I’m keen to take a moment for some...

October 3, 2018

Workshop aimed at helping the helpers

SUCCESSFULLY running a not-for-profit organisation can be challenging on many fronts, but a new workshop facilitated by Commerce Ballarat is aiming to change that. Set...

October 3, 2018

All about giving at charity card shop

WITH Christmas coming up fast, the Ballarat Combined Charities Card Shop has opened its doors for another year. The quiet little store just south of...

September 26, 2018

Good habits focus for Reading Hour

CHILDREN of all ages, and those young at heart, descended on the Eureka Centre last Thursday for Australian Reading Hour. Coordinated by Ballarat Libraries, the...

September 26, 2018

30 years of caring for our kids

CITY of Ballarat’s Occasional Child Care Center has celebrated 30 years of caring for kids with a birthday party. The event took place at the...

September 26, 2018

BNIF report received at state parliament

A REPORT calling for the funding of six major projects in the region and produced by a group of leading Ballarat organisations has been...

September 26, 2018

SpringFest set to bloom

PLANNING for the 2018 edition of SpringFest is well underway and organisers have announced this year’s ambassador. Power FM’s Jules Zass will once again take...

September 26, 2018

Diversity the focus for intercultural celebration

BY ALAN MARINI TEN new City of Ballarat Intercultural Ambassadors, along with the City of Ballarat’s Intercultural City Strategic Plan for 2018-21, were announced last...

September 26, 2018

Protective puppy park pledge

AREA Liberal candidates standing at the upcoming state election have pledged $60,000 for fenced off dog parks in Buninyong and Alfredton. If successful in November...

September 19, 2018

Spring Street the target for growth funding

A GROUP of Ballarat organisations headed to Melbourne this week in an attempts to get traction on funding for six major projects. The City of...

September 19, 2018

Miner changes to build great Times

Introducing The Ballarat Times News Group to town! After fourteen years of service to the community as The Miner today marks a significant day in...

September 19, 2018

WWI nurse honoured

BALLARAT residents will this month pay tribute a local World War I service woman during a tour of Greek and Western Front war cemeteries...

September 12, 2018

Linton Men’s Shed recognised

MINISTER for Families and Children Jenny Mikakos visited the Linton Men’s Shed last week to announce $903,000 to build or upgrade 29 men’s sheds...