Rating review – too little, too late, any hope?
THE Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) is frustrated by the delayed timeline and the lack of a rates freeze following the recent announcement of a...
Agent Profile: PHILLIP LEE
Phillip is a director of Ray White Ballarat and board member of the Committee for Ballarat. Currently a charter member and past Treasurer of The Rotary Club of Wendouree...
Why the quality question is important
IF you’ve decided to build a new home, or still in the midst of the decision process, you’ve probably already been told ‘a new home is one of...
New online system for building permit applications commences 1 July
THE Victorian Building Authority is in the process of creating a new Building Activity Management System, a new online system for the application and...
Suburb by suburb snapshot: Invermay Park
The size of Invermay Park is approximately 2.5 square kilometres with the population recorded at 1,881 people in 2011 and by the 2016 Census...
Town & District GOLF – April 18, 2019
BANNOCKBURN GOLF CLUB Saturday, 13 April - Stroke, monthly medal Men 1st - G Moosbrugger 63, 2nd - D Andrews 65, 3rd - B Hughes,...
Coghill’s Creek Handicap
PERFECT road cycling conditions greeted the twenty-six riders who competed on the sixty-three kilometre handicap on a circuit near Coghill’s Creek on Sunday, 14...
FROM THE DESK OF Roland Rocchiccioli – April 18, 2019
In times past, Easter used to be about the crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth and his resurrection from the dead. Not anymore - that...
State awards to honour seniors
NOMINATIONS are now open for the Victorian Senior of the Year Awards. Ballarat is being asked to name seniors who have made exceptional contributions as...
BBQ for children’s cancer research
THE Lions Club of Ballarat will be cooking up a sausage sizzle on Easter Saturday, 20 April, to raise money for the Lions Childhood...
Sisterly celebrations for the Class of ‘59
A GROUP of very special women came together to celebrate the 60th anniversary of their nursing training in Ballarat recently. In April 1959, 17 young...
Joined in the chorus
THERE can be no better sound than one hundred and sixty-two voices singing together in celebration of Australia-wide participation in Sing Australia’s National Day. Two...
Ballarat full of possibility for next gen lawyers
FIVE recently graduated litigators have been in Ballarat undertaking training sessions covering workers compensation, transport accident and public liability claims in Victoria. The potential silks...
Khalid to play Ballarat set
GRAMMY-nominated singer and songwriter, Khalid, will hit Ballarat for one show only on Saturday, 30 November. While the venue is yet to be announced, the...
Flu shots urged ahead of peak season
THE State Government has announced it has ordered “record quantities” of the flu vaccine head of the disease’s most challenging time. Vaccines are available for...
Agent Profile: DARRYL QUICK
A bona fide Ballarat local, Darryl Quick has an in-depth insight into the region. As a former business owner in the building industry for...
Designing the perfect pantry
WHETHER you call it a butler’s pantry or just a pantry, designing the perfect kitchen storage space means thinking about how you use your...
Town by town snapshot: Gordon
The size of Gordon is approximately 45.8 square kilometres and has five parks covering nearly 0.3 per cent of total area. The population of Gordon...
Town & District GOLF
BANNOCKBURN GOLF CLUB Saturday, 6 April - Par Men - 1st - M McLaren +7, 2nd - V Graham, 3rd - L Bagley +6,...
Riders line up for Ron Rivette Classic
EUREKA Cycling staged their main feature event of the year on Sunday, 7 April in glorious sunshine. Over 100 riders travelled from across the state to compete in...
Umps ready for BFL season
THE Ballarat Football Umpires Association launched its 2019 season at Saxon House last week. Chairman Justin Davey introduced new board members and coaches as well...
Ballarat schools strong at Rowing Nationals
LATE in March, Senior Rowing Crews from a number of Ballarat schools competed at the Australian Rowing Championships held at the Sydney International Regatta...
Fox and wild dog bounty continue
THE Victorian Government’s fox and wild dog bounty is continuing until October with Biosecurity staff being available on select days for fox bounty collections...
FROM THE DESK OF Roland Rocchiccioli – April 11, 2019
The United Kingdom is ranked last in promoting good oral health care in schools; however, don’t feel smug, Australia is only one per cent...