November 21, 2019
Investors farewell long-time head
AFTER almost twenty years, Betty Clarke-Wood, the woman who kept the boat afloat as convenor of the Ballarat Branch of Australian Shareholders Association is...
November 20, 2019
Italian family hospitality now in Wendouree
THERE is probably Napoli sauce running through Sonia Kamaretsos’ veins as she has been in the pizza business since she was 17. She grew up...
November 20, 2019
Stitch timing makes a successful business
A MAN walked into the embroidery shop where Alison Cole’s work was on display and slapped a fifty dollar note on the counter saying,...
November 20, 2019
Getting serious about recycling at cemetery
BRIGHT yellow recycle bins are now available in all Ballarat cemeteries specifically for the disposal of plastic flower wraps. They will help eliminate the problem...
November 20, 2019
Review 90s art at Post Office Gallery
IN the art world during the 90s new styles of art began to emerge that created awareness to social issues and critiqued culture in...
November 16, 2019
African Association promoting social cohesion
UBUNTU is a Zulu word which means ‘I am, because we are.’ Dr Michael Akindeju, President of Ballarat African Association, said it takes a village...
November 16, 2019
Arts Foundation celebrates young performers
WHEN you are in the business of giving money away it helps when you have friends with deep pockets who believe in your cause. Ballarat...
November 15, 2019
The perfect Ballarat Christmas
IF the thought of Christmas being only five weeks away makes you feel more stressed than...
November 14, 2019
Undergraduate degree designed for athletes
UNDERTAKING an any kind of study, especially higher education, as an elite sports person is a tough call. Hours devoted to training, practice and performance...
November 14, 2019
Pedal powered sculpture project awarded funding
IMAGINE throwing a bunch of bike parts into a blender with a healthy dose of youthful enthusiasm. Add the skills of a steel-fabricator poet and...
November 14, 2019
Water on tap at Aquatic Centre
WHILE some of the forty-eight thousand visitors per month to the Ballarat Aquatic & Lifestyle Centre are probably there to swim in the water,...
November 13, 2019
Help for gardeners from Botanical Gardens’ guides
WANDERING around aimlessly around a plant nursery looking for inspiration may not be the best approach to gardening. Neither is peeping over the fence gazing...
November 13, 2019
The Wheeler Centre comes to Ballarat
GETTING to Melbourne’s Wheeler Centre to hear one of its inspiring and entertaining public talks is sometimes a stretch from Ballarat. In the spirit of...
November 11, 2019
County life on show in Clunes
CLUNES Show offers an event filled day on Saturday, 16 November. There’ll be a vintage engine display, women splitting logs and entertainment by Ballooni Bella...
November 9, 2019
Post Office show provoking and intriguing
DRESSED like a gothic shepherd, German conceptual artist Joseph Beuys, spent three days in a small room with a coyote in New York. "I wanted...
November 7, 2019
Lots of ideas for Ballarat North
SATURDAY’S rain didn’t dampen the enthusiasm or slowdown the suggestions of the Ballarat North residents at the launch of the council’s Emerging Communities program. The...
November 7, 2019
Swiftly across the lake
WITH a golden dragon head on the bow and a green tail at the stern it is easy to spot the Golden Dragons Ballarat...
November 2, 2019
Meredith’s trees in full bloom
I THINK that I shall never see, a poem lovely as a tree, written by Joyce Kilmer in 1913, might sum up the photographs...
November 1, 2019
A cemetery in her back yard
ANNEMARIE Sloane is a larger than life character who took over the Gatehouse Café in the Ballarat New Cemetery in May. She describes herself as...
November 1, 2019
Youth hub open in Alfredton
THE mezzanine floor in the Alfredton Sports and Community Club is having a make-over. Computer screens, game consoles, soft furniture and a coffee machine have...
October 31, 2019
New tourism head happy to talk
A NEW peak tourism industry board of six tourism operators, has risen from the ashes of Visit Ballarat. The Ballarat Region Tourism board, chaired by...
October 31, 2019
Law firms unite to create new business
FIRST there was the merger of historic law practice Cuthberts with Harwood Andrews in July 2013. Then Harwood Andrews announced it will close its doors...
October 31, 2019
A shop for fans of four-legged friends
BEHIND the dark facade of a small building on Mair Street is a treasure trove for animal lovers. It is not a pet shop, it...
October 31, 2019
Starters ready as Ballan Cup jumps in Geelong
WHILE the Ballan Jockey Club no longer has a racecourse to call its own, it still upholds a long tradition of running an annual...
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