April 10, 2019
Harvest festival feeds those in need
BALLARAT Steiner School celebrated the coming of Autumn with a Harvest Festival. Pupils from Grades 1 to 6 brought seasonal vegetables such as pumpkins, potatoes,...
April 10, 2019
Buy a badge for Anzac Day
BALLARAT RSL Sub-Branch will be out in full force selling ANZAC Badges in the lead-up to Anzac Day. One hundred per cent of the proceeds...
April 10, 2019
Major FOTO awards now open
BALLARAT International Foto Biennale is calling for entries for the 2019 New Photography Award and the 2019 Martin Kantor Portrait Prize. The 2019 New Photography...
April 10, 2019
Grant so choirs can sing
BALLARAT Choral Society has received support from the Regional Arts Fund to mentor Colac Chorale and bring musical performances to audiences in both cities...
April 10, 2019
Road safety grants available
THE second round of TAC’s Towards Zero Community Grants program is now open, aiming to boost communities’ road safety and reduce fatalities. The state government...
April 10, 2019
Little boat takes on big new name
POSEIDON’S name was invoked several times during ceremonies held on Saturday at the Ballarat Yacht Club as part of a renaming event for a...
April 10, 2019
2018 BABIES WELCOMED
BALLARAT Health Services recently held a welcome to country for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander babies born at the Base Hospital throughout 2018. The...
April 4, 2019
Agent Profile: ANDY TUNBRIDGE
There are very few experienced Real Estate consultants with over 9 years’ experience in the industry, that can proclaim to be Ballarat born and bred and have a vast knowledge of...
April 4, 2019
Warralily wins national environmental award
GEELONG’S own Warralily development at Armstrong Creek has taken out the Environmental Excellence Award at the 2019 Urban Development Institute of Australia National Awards for Excellence against a field of state and...
April 4, 2019
Harcourts Property Manager ranks in top 20
ONE of Harcourts Ballarat’s Property Managers, Monique Plover, was recently recognised as being among the company’s top 20 statewide.. At just 21 years old, Ms Plover’s list of professional...
April 4, 2019
Suburb by suburb snapshot: Delacombe
The size of Delacombe is approximately 5.4 square kilometres and has four parks covering nearly 1.9 per cent of total area. The population of Delacombe...
April 3, 2019
Weatherboard, 60 Km Handicap
A BLEAK and windy day provided much action as riders contested a 60km handicap around the Weatherboard circuit in Eureka Cycling’s Sunday hit out. New...
April 3, 2019
The yachts still sailed despite weather
VERY changeable winds and high gusts from the south swinging south westerly and sometimes westerly confronted sailors Ballarat Yacht Club racing on Saturday. There were...
April 3, 2019
Volleyball Ballarat Social Competition
Round 8, Monday 1 April Walkers d Slammers 3 - 0 White Knights d Nemesis 2 - 1 Bandar Pygmy Tribe d Buffaloes 3 - 1 Bengali d...
April 3, 2019
Pam Collins Triples wrap
THE last monthly Pam Collins Triples was held at Central Wendouree Bowling Club recently in ideal conditions. The format has proved very successful with...
April 3, 2019
FROM THE DESK OF Roland Rocchiccioli – April 4, 2019
Are we now so lazy that we want our food cooked and delivered to the front door, and for supermarkets to peel our vegetables? The...
April 3, 2019
Gardening Australia star shares knowledge
GUEST speaker at the Creswick Garden Club’s Learning Day, Jane Edmanson OBE shared so much more than her love and knowledge of gardening. A generous...
April 3, 2019
Big day for big voices
SING Australia Ballarat and Ballarat North will be joining with other Sing Australia groups across the nation to celebrate what has become a country-wide...
April 3, 2019
Kids market returns
SMALL & Mighty Children’s Market has launched its dates for 2019, with the first to be held on Sunday, 28 April. Focused primarily on baby...
April 3, 2019
New KIA showroom opens
BEDGGOOD’S Kia have just completed their new state of the art dealership and are inviting you to help them celebrate. A grand opening gala on...
April 3, 2019
Walk to fund counsellor
THE last leg of a fundraising walk for mental health will travel 18kms through Ballarat, concluding in Buninyong on Saturday, 13 April. The aim of...
April 3, 2019
Step it out for climate control
LAKE Wendouree, empty in 2006 after ten years of drought, was the local setting for Walk Against Warming, an international event to raise awareness...
April 3, 2019
FECRI funds in the bank
FEDERATION University’s Children’s Centre Christmas Party last year raised funds for the Fiona Elsey Cancer Research Institute. A FECRI spokesperson said the organisation was thrilled...
April 3, 2019
Graduate geologists can earn big money
GEOSCIENCE students at Federation University are excited about the strong career pathways open to them as geologists. Honours geoscience student Tom Stevenson-Vissers said while he...
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