February 20, 2019
How will Brown Hill be?
SUBMISSIONS are now open on the future of Brown Hill. The City of Ballarat is working with residents further develop a draft document that will...
February 20, 2019
Impact grants open
APPLICATIONS for round three of the City of Ballarat’s Community Impact Grants program for 2018-19 are now open. The grants are for local non-profit community...
February 20, 2019
Sports grant apps now open
SPORTING clubs are being encouraged by the Member for Wendouree Juliana Addison to take advantage of current VicHealth grants. The Active Club grants could provide...
February 16, 2019
Chinese New Year at Sovereign Hill
BY YVON DAVIS Sovereign Hill celebrated the Chinese New Year of the Pig, with a variety of activities, including a parade down Main street with...
February 13, 2019
Do the research when moving
MOVING to a new house is one of life’s more stressful tasks, made more painful if your valued furniture and possessions are damaged, delayed...
February 13, 2019
Agent Profile: PAUL McGOURLAY
Paul is part of the successful Ray White Ballarat residential sales team and has a great passion for real estate and providing top quality...
February 13, 2019
Rate cut on the cards
AFTER the Reserve Bank of Australia announced that it would keep the official cash rate on hold at a record-low of 1.5 per cent,...
February 13, 2019
RCH Good Friday Appeal Charity House Auction
THE 2019 Henley & Villawood Properties’ Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal’s Charity House Auction is just around the corner. Going under the hammer this...
February 13, 2019
Town by town snapshot: Creswick
The size of Creswick is approximately 49.6 square kilometres and has 23 parks covering nearly 33.8 per cent of total area. The population of Creswick...
February 13, 2019
GOLFER’S DREAM COMES TRUE
THE ultimate dream of a golfer is to obtain a hole in one. It happens rarely in one’s life and some golfers never obtain...
February 13, 2019
Cricketers come together to strike out stroke
FRIENDS of India Network played their annual Twenty20 cricket match in early-February. It was a closely contested game that saw the tables turn in the...
February 13, 2019
Joy on Mount Misery
FINE weather with a westerly breeze made for fantastic Eureka Cycling race conditions on Sunday, 10 February. Thirty-six riders assembled for a 45km handicap race...
February 13, 2019
Pair score rep duty
GEORGIA Amoore and Laura Taylor are off to Canberra as part of the Vic Country side competing at this week’s Australian Under-20 Championships. Played at...
February 13, 2019
Town & District GOLF – February 14, 2019
BANNOCKBURN GOLF CLUB Saturday, 9 February - Stableford 1st - M Doherty 39, 2nd - G Armstrong 37, 3rd - S Carty 36, 4th...
February 13, 2019
FROM THE DESK OF Roland Rocchiccioli – February 14, 2019
Why does it appear that politicians, on their election to office, imagine they are, by osmosis and incumbency, endowed with the wisdom of Solomon? POSSESSED of...
February 13, 2019
Winner, winner
TWO lucky winners will be driving off in brand new Mazda’s thanks to the Rotary Club of Ballarat South’s annual Community Assistance Raffle. Drawn on...
February 13, 2019
Youth to thrive in a new era
YOUNG rural Victorians will continue to flourish with the support of Youthrive, the legacy and foundation of late philanthropist, Helen Macpherson Smith. Relaunching as The...
February 13, 2019
Eco expo back in Buninyong
BUNINYONG’S annual Smart Building and Living Expo is set to return to Royal Park. Hosted by Friends of Royal Park, the expo is in its sixth...
February 13, 2019
Cafs donation
NORTH Ballarat Sports Club has donated $5000 to Cafs from the North Cares initiative. The money will go towards the Cafs Care Farm which located...
February 13, 2019
Time for a change
DAYLIGHT savings ends at 2am Sunday, 7 April which is the signal to change smoke detector batteries. For seniors unable or unwilling to climb a...
February 13, 2019
A feast of fun and flora at Begonia Festival
EACH year more than 60,000 people wander the Ballarat Botanical Gardens over the Labour Day long weekend and discover a multitude of fun family...
February 6, 2019
Agent Profile: CHRIS LEONARD
An accomplished, highly regarded Auctioneer and Country & Lifestyle Sales Consultant, Chris Leonard is well known in & around Ballarat for his perceptive nature and for helping people achieve the...
February 6, 2019
Shady solutions for summer
AS Australians, we love spending time outdoors at home – but in summer, particularly in regional areas, the blistering sun can make this problematic. The solution? It’s time to...
February 6, 2019
When is the right time to buy a property?
YOU know those people who are always waiting for the optimal time to buy a property? They either wait and wait until everyone else starts buying or...
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