November 1, 2018
Nominate a Ballarat achiever for an Australia Day Award
Peter Caligari OAM needs little introduction. The renowned Ballarat radio identity and campaigner for those less fortunate was this year recognised as the Australia Day...
November 1, 2018
Ballarat’s Big battery ready to power homes
THE first of two large scale batteries built to support Victoria’s energy grid has been unveiled in Ballarat. Minister for Energy Lily D’Ambrosio last week...
November 1, 2018
Forum brings candidates and business together
COMMERCE Ballarat held a State Election Candidate Forum last week, the aim of which was to allow their members to hear from and question...
November 1, 2018
Local link to Flying Corps commemoration
THE Airforce Association will commemorate the one hundred years since the Armistice of WW1 at the Australian Flying Corps Memorial at RAAF Base Point...
November 1, 2018
Karova Lounge comedy club is back
AARON Gocs, Ballarat-based comedian originally from Melbourne, is bringing comedy back to the Karova Lounge. On Thursday 8 November the well-known music venue will morph...
November 1, 2018
Wendouree Rotary Club – 60 years young
Rotary Club of Wendouree celebrated its 60th anniversary at a special dinner, attended by approximately 80 members and guests, at Sovereign Hill’s New York...
November 1, 2018
Visit Ballarat appoints new chair of the Board
PAUL Armstrong was appointed chair of the Visit Ballarat Board of Directors last week at the organisation’s Annual General Meeting. Mr. Armstrong, left Ballarat about...
November 1, 2018
Unbridled art inspired by the trots
THE Ballarat and District Trotting Club, hosting the second heat of the Australasian Inter-Dominion Championship at Bray Raceway is running an art activation project...
November 1, 2018
Nurses to come together for 90 years of service
BALLARAT Base Hospital Trained Nurses League is celebrating its 90th Annual General Meeting and reunion dinner this weekend. First founded in 1928, the League has...
November 1, 2018
Connecting us with Western Victoria’s producers
EAT Drink West is the new buzz phrase around town, being touted as Western Victoria’s go-to source for all things produce related. Eat Drink...
November 1, 2018
King opens Ballarat Seniors Expo
FEDERAL member for Ballarat Catherine King recently opened the Ballarat Seniors Expo at Sebastapol’s Ingenia Gardens Sovereign retirement living facility. The two-day event, part of...
November 1, 2018
WRISC – Providing Family Violence Support in Ballarat for 30 years
WRISC Family Violence Support Service Inc will be gathering for their Annual General Meeting on Thursday, 15 November, hailing 30 years of Family Violence...
November 1, 2018
Hobson becomes Patron of Cathedral Music Foundation
THE Chair of Trustees of the newly-established Ballarat Anglican Cathedral Music Foundation, Andrew Greenwood, and The Dean, the Very Reverend Chris Chataway, recently announced...
November 1, 2018
The monument to lost musicians you drive past a lot
AT the bottom end of Sturt Street, on the corner of Camp Street, stands an Edwardian Bandstand that many of us would pass on...
November 1, 2018
FROM THE DESK OF Roland Rocchiccioli
I despair when I remember the many theatres I’ve worked, and how many are now gone! I STARTED out at the National Theatre at the...
November 1, 2018
Flat out making White Flat safe and inviting
WHITE Flat Recreation Reserve, the new home of women’s football in Ballarat recently received $187,760 state government funding thanks to a grant from the...
October 25, 2018
Hamlan fun day shows off future living
Hamlan Homes held a family fun day at its Lucas display home last Saturday and the focus was on futuristic tech living. Along with the...
October 25, 2018
REIV market snapshot- OCTOBER 25, 2018
A clearance rate of 50 per cent was recorded over the weekend compared to 55 per cent last week and 74 percent the same...
October 25, 2018
Agent Profile: LEIGH HUTCHINSON
Leigh Hutchinson has worked as a real estate agent for the past five years. He has been loyal to the company of Doepels and...
October 25, 2018
Spring property portfolio shows off South West Victoria and more
THE much-awaited annual Charles Stewart Spring Property Portfolio is out now offering 35 of the latest quality cropping, grazing, dairy, lifestyle investment and residential...
October 25, 2018
A new way of life for Over 50’s
A NEW community is forming in Lucas of retirees in an exciting new development. Lucas Lifestyle Estate is an uncomplicated and easy-going place that makes...
October 25, 2018
Will robots reboot retirement living?
ROBOTS and artificial intelligence, wearable technology and telehealth will help people stay in their homes for longer, says CoreLogic’s chief technology officer Greg Dickason, what...
October 25, 2018
Suburb by suburb snapshot: BALLARAT EAST
SUBURB PROFILE The size of Ballarat East is approximately 6 square kilometres with 24 parks covering nearly 12.7% of total area. The population of Ballarat East...
October 25, 2018
Central Victorian Livestock Exchange officially opens
Family ties: Danni and Sam Crilly,
daughters of Central Victorian Livestock
Exchange manager...
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