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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...