About: ballarattimes

Cave Hill Creek takes gold

CAVE Hill Creek, a Beaufort tourist destination, won gold at the Qantas Australian Tourism Awards last week. The venue took out the top prize in...

Women in Business feature 2019

Women driving change at hockingstuart

High achieving women across all departments with a focus on great client experience and ongoing business growth HOCKINGSTUART Ballarat fosters a culture of strong, industry leading...

EYES ON QUALITY CARE

Patient centred focus for OPSM Optometrist who’s building a life and career in Ballarat and setting a new standard in client care RAJINDER Uppal graduated from Optometry at...

Leading THE WAY

As a partner, CEO and Director of PRDnationwide Ballarat, Nicole Simpson knows how to be successful in business. WITH almost twenty years industry experience, PRDnationwide Ballarat CEO Nicole...

Working women WHAT DOES IT MEAN IN 2019?

The Holiday and Cruise Centre’s Nicole King is celebrating 14 years since opening her own travel business this week. OUR team at Holiday and Cruise Centre,...

SHINING A LIGHT on the Women of RAY WHITE BALLARAT

Highly valued female employees committed to a culture of self, and community, improvement that uplifts the business, and the city. RAY White Ballarat proudly recognise the...

TAKE A BOW with Curtain Call

Performing arts studio inspires a love of dance and theatre, supported by skill, knowledge and experience IN 2005, Curtain Call Performing Arts Studios was founded on...

HARCOURTS BALLARAT CHAMPIONS EXCELLENCE IN WOMEN

Real estate agency where over half the workforce are women is driving industry and community improvement HISTORICALLY, real estate has often been perceived as a man’s world and it hasn’t...

The art OF THE MEAL

Kate Davis, Plate Up Ballarat director, goes from retail to championing our region’s best produce and dining experiences. AFTER a successful career in retail, 10 years ago Kate...

FOSTERING GROWTH OF WOMEN IN BUSINESS

Commerce Ballarat: supporting female business leaders and entrepreneurs reach their goals COMMERCE Ballarat helps to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women because visibility...

MORE WOMEN in the WORKPLACE

JK’s top tips for making sure male dominated industries are a welcoming and safe place for female employees JK Personnel have been providing recruitment and labour...

FedUni to host war on waste dinner

IT’S time to head to your nearest op shop and get dressed for Federation University Australia’s War on Waste Dinner. In the spirit of environmental...

RAFFLE WINNERS DRIVE AWAY

FAYE Lidgett and Allan McKinnon drove away in brand new Mazda cars recently. They claimed 2nd prize, a Mazda 2, and 1st prize, a...

Comment on Wendouree train station

WENDOUREE Railway Station Precinct Draft Master Plan proposes a new pedestrian plaza and bus interchange linking Gregory Street West to the station, additional car...

Government grant for Ballarat Golf Club

CATHERINE King, Federal member for Ballarat announced a $125,000 Community Sport Infrastructure Grant for Ballarat Golf Club last week. The funding is to upgrade the...

Wizardry and wonder set for magical Ballan festival

WITH a wave of his wand and a sprinkle of stardust, Ballan Autumn Festival’s President Kevin Harper summoned up the team that has transformed...

Guinness relay and tug of war to round off Irish Festival

A GUINNESS Relay is a new event to be launched at Dunnstown Irish Festival in celebration of St Patrick’s Day on Sunday, 17 March. Forget...

Connections to improve mental wellbeing

BALLARAT Community Health’s new program, Connecting2Community will link people experiencing mental health challenges with those with similar lived experiences and aims to assist in...

Funding for local cultural collections

Applications for Community Heritage Grants of up to $15,000 are now open to community organisations such as libraries, archives, museums, indigenous and multicultural groups,...

Patient care based on Choosing Wisely

In a bid to minimise harm and reduce the wasting of resources, Ballarat Health Services is launching Choosing Wisely, a global healthcare campaign. The effort...

Firewood collection season opens

THE period for collecting firewood from public land is now open. It runs from 1 March until 30 June. There are limits on how much...

Ballarat City realigns

BALLARAT’S first e-sports tournament was hosted by Ballarat City Football Club across Saturday to celebrate the team’s season launch. Between their real matches outside, gamers...

Eureka flag raised at state criterion

NINE Eureka Cycling Club riders ventured to Campbellfield for the VCV State Criterium Championships, with medals collected in each of the events they contested. Matthew...