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April 25, 2019

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...

April 17, 2019

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...

April 17, 2019

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...

April 17, 2019

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...

April 17, 2019

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...

April 17, 2019

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,...

April 17, 2019

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...

April 17, 2019

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...

April 17, 2019

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...

April 17, 2019

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...

April 17, 2019

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...

April 17, 2019

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...

April 17, 2019

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...

April 17, 2019

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...

April 17, 2019

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...

April 11, 2019

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...

April 11, 2019

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...

April 11, 2019

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...

April 11, 2019

Town & District GOLF

BANNOCKBURN GOLF CLUB Saturday, 6 April - Par Men - 1st - M McLaren +7, 2nd - V Graham, 3rd - L Bagley +6,...

April 11, 2019

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...

April 11, 2019

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...

April 11, 2019

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...

April 11, 2019

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...

April 11, 2019

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...