September 19, 2019
Scholar exemplars stand tall and proud
A POSITIVE thrum of congeniality was evident in the Town Hall’s Trench Room last week when thirteen secondary school students were each presented with...
September 19, 2019
A great year for hockingstuart Ballarat
Firm celebrates taking top prize in four categories at annual company awards
THERE’S a team at hockingstuart’s corporate head office who spend all...
September 19, 2019
Teesdale residents asked for their say on future of town
GOLDEN Plains Shire Council is calling for ideas and suggestions from Teesdale residents for the preparation of a new Structure Plan for the township. Council...
September 18, 2019
Voice FM’s new home confirmed
A SUBSTANTIAL donation from the Irene and Les Lillingston Trust to cover the relocation of Voice FM to Barkly Square was announced at the...
September 17, 2019
Smythesdale Cemetery’s future in good hands
SMYTHESDALE Cemetery Trust received this year’s Innovation Award from the Cemeteries & Crematoria Association of Victoria. The Trust was recognised by the industry association for...
September 17, 2019
MP listening tour moves on
CORANGAMITE Member Libby Coker has covered thousands of kilometres across the electorate which envelops the south of Golden Plains Shire and hugs the shore...
September 17, 2019
Return gig for LOLA in Linton
THERE may not be mobile boxes chasing people down Linton’s main street but there are more treats in store when LOLA, the Linton On...
September 14, 2019
From musical keys to balance and wellness
FOR twenty years Ros Jennings, worked as a professional pianist and singer, tinkling the ivories in hotel piano bars across Europe. As a teacher, musician,...
September 12, 2019
Climate change letter sparks debate, about process
ALMOST half an hour was spent discussing and amending a tabled letter by Cr Belinda Coates at the City of Ballarat council meeting on...
September 12, 2019
Birdseye view for the Biennale
HANGING out of a door-less helicopter with an SLR camera firmly in hand shooting the details of nature’s creations is all in a day’s...
September 12, 2019
Best ever blokes’ lunch
THERE was a dearth of businessmen in offices and board rooms, on shop and factory floors, in classrooms and health practices on Friday afternoon. That’s...
September 11, 2019
Stylish and historical books go on sale
BALLAARAT Mechanic’s Institute is selling some of its most sought after and beautiful leather-bound folio society books and parliamentary papers. Together with standard fiction and...
September 5, 2019
Big night for Ballarat business at Excellence Awards
FROM Pilates practitioners to legal eagles, cinemas to barber shops, modern Asian on Mair Street to coffee and cake by the lake, business owners...
September 5, 2019
Colliers International Ballarat celebrates first decade
Music, martinis and a buzzing crowd at tenth anniversary party above the real estate agency’s Sturt Street office
IT was a big week...
September 2, 2019
Try something new during women’s health week
ZUMBA, rhythmic drumming or learning how mindfulness and meditation techniques works are just a few of the offerings at Make Your Move Ballarat. The half...
September 1, 2019
Smythesdale’s got talent
AS an artist and a former educator Barry Wemyss believes it is important to present art, in all its many forms, not in a...
August 31, 2019
Taste your tipple made naturally in Ballarat
TERROIR and provenance, two French words which describe the importance of where something comes from and what is its story, are often referred to...
August 31, 2019
New stories at Eureka Centre
TALKING History @ Eureka, a new initiative of free talks at the Eureka Centre, will explore recent examination of Ballarat’s history. A range of speakers,...
August 31, 2019
Unknown future for Meredith landmark
MEREDITH Interpretive Centre, located on the Midlands Highway has been vacant since its last tenant, The BOP Arts co-op, handed back the keys about...
August 30, 2019
Ray Martin: From in front of the camera to behind the lens
THERE is an image in the Feathers of the Dragon exhibition which captures two Bhutanese monks sitting opposite each other both on mobile phones. Ray...
August 30, 2019
Landcare Group had busy year
MAUDE Landcare Group’s annual report, tabled at a recent AGM, highlighted the group’s tree planting activities. The group spruced up the Maude Recreation Reserve and...
August 29, 2019
Beat ‘N’ The Blues raised the roof
WINTER weather didn’t dampen spirits when nearly two hundred people got together to beat the blues and raises funds for Ballarat and District Suicide...
August 29, 2019
Discover art in unusual spaces
WHAT does an office stationery store, a bluestone laneway and a piano bar have in common? All three are hosting a free photographic exhibition during...
August 28, 2019
Sturt Street bike path divides councillors – City of Ballarat council meeting briefs
THE topic of updating Sturt Street raised a dynamic and lengthy discussion at the City of Ballarat council meeting on Wednesday, 21 August. A question...
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