Engaging property with a creative backstory
FIVE Alfred Street, Clunes is on the market and its not just the established Western Red Cedar family home set on two acres, and...
Welsh Homes keeps it simple
THE new home building journey can be exciting, rewarding, scary and daunting all within the same moment, a genuine roller coaster of experiences. And...
Suburb by suburb snapshot: Brown Hill
The size of Brown Hill is approximately 7.9 square kilometres with five parks covering nearly 10.5 per cent of total area. The population of Brown...
Interleague junior netballers announced
THE McDonalds Ballarat Football Netball League has announced its junior netball squads for the 2019 representative season. Over 30 young athletes, along with 10 training...
Cracking night at BSCC crits
THE conditions were warm for the Ballarat Sebastopol Cycling Club weekly criteriums while the racing was red hot. Every category had individuals that animated the...
FROM THE DESK OF Roland Rocchiccioli – December 13, 2018
If you took the time to look at the appalling pictures of hens in cages, you would never buy caged eggs again! GREW-up with chooks....
Young artists go on show
MIHIRI Yeluri’s Family Day Care opened its Visual Arts Exhibition on Sunday, 9 December in order to showcase the children’s artwork for the year. A...
Christmas crackers at the Cabaret Club
BAUBLES, decorations, mistletoe and merriment will flourish as wassail bowls will be filled and much joy will be had as The Little Brass Band...
Summer air monitored by SES
HEADING into another long, hot and dry summer, the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has said their priority is to “detect and provide an early...
It’s a sideshow but not as you know it
AFTER wowing audiences across the globe, The Dark Party are set for their first performance on Australian soil in three years at an exclusive...
Water supply good as dry, hot summer looms
BALLARAT’S water resources are secure as the area prepares for an anticipated “drier and hotter summer,” according to Central Highlands Water’s Managing Director, Paul...
Salt therapy at the Ballarat Salt Rooms is no miner treatment
When you think of alternative and complimentary health treatments, sitting down a mine mightn’t be the first thing that jumps into your head. HOWEVER, that’s...
W&D Finance investing in our future
BILL Bahr representing W&D Finance attended the Albert Coates Oration Dinner where Sir Angus Houston AK AFC was the guest speaker. Also speaking was Liam...
Agent Profile: KIARA PORRA
Kiara joined the team in 2013 & has developed her toolbox of skills through her roles within the organisation. Her friendly, down to earth &...
Hotondo Ballarat wins highest accolade
HOTONDO Homes Ballarat took home not one, but two the coveted awards at this year’s National Hotondo Homes Conference. The Ballarat team picked up...
Baby boomer challenges
IN understanding the current commercial market, some analysts have difficulty in explaining the motives of many purchasers and vendors. Scott Keck of Charter Keck Crammer...
Suburb by suburb snapshot: Lake Gardens
The size of Lake Gardens is approximately 1.2 square kilometres and has one park covering nearly 16.5% of total area. The population of Lake Gardens...
Eureka Time Trial Championship and Commodores Cup
EUREKA Cycling closed out their 10th anniversary year with the inaugural Club Time Trial Championship. In keeping with recent tradition, the Commodores Cup was...
FROM THE DESK OF Roland Rocchiccioli – December 6, 2018
‘Change is the law of life; and those who look only to the past, or present, are certain to miss the future’ – John...
Midlands Ladies roll up for triples event
FOLLOWING the success of Central Wendouree’s Ladies Triples Tournament, Midlands Bowling club held its first triples event on Wednesday, 28 November. The event proved popular...
Croquet club celebrates century
ONE-hundred years ago the inaugural meeting of the Ballarat Croquet Association took place in the Town Hall. Initial clubs were Ballarat, City, Western, Victoria and...
Quilt honours Vietnam Vet
QUILT of Valour Australia’s mission is to present quilts to service members and ADF veterans in recognition of their sacrifice for the nation while...
Horsham High School holds 50-year class reunion in Ballarat
Class of ’68: Former students Horsham High School recently got together to celebrate their 50-year reunion and posed for a photo that matched their...
Making your money work harder
Everyone wants their money to work hard and their investments to get the best returns, but what does this really mean? For many it is...