August 28, 2019
Ballarat High School gets a third upgrade
IT’S all systems go at Ballarat High School as State Member for Wendouree Juliana Addison announced commencement of construction on stage two of the...
August 25, 2019
UFS expanding in the city
REGARDLESS which direction you are travelling on Sturt Street there are now two UFS pharmacies to choose from. UFS Dispensaries has opened its newest outlet...
August 24, 2019
Punch in the face poet
SHRINKING violets are not known for performing in public but Ballarat writer, and now contender for the Australian Poetry Slam Championship, Megan Riedl, definitely...
August 23, 2019
Bannockburn artist teaches silk painting
ENSCONCED in a paint speckled smock with a cuppa in hand Rosslyn Bosnar was in her element teaching the secrets and skills of silk...
August 22, 2019
Civic Hall anniversary celebrated
SAVE Civic Hall committee members hosted a morning tea birthday party for the grand dame on Tuesday. Mayor Cr Samantha McIntosh and Cr Jim Rinaldi...
August 22, 2019
Businesses endorse students’ viable results
A WEEK in business can feel like a lifetime and for a special group of students it was an experience of a lifetime as...
August 22, 2019
Vixen MJ visits netball fans
BALLARAT Football Netball Club hosted two SALT Mental Health Workshops recently and was unknowingly entered in a draw conducted by Netball Victoria. The Club was...
August 22, 2019
A hidden place in an intimate space
ART Gallery of Ballarat thought it was time to be an active exhibitor in the Ballarat International Foto Biennale as well as a venue...
August 22, 2019
Beauty and the Beast spread the wonder
THE curtains are closed and the lights are down but the joy of the recent Beauty and the Beast performance by BLOC Music Theatre...
August 22, 2019
Forrest Lump thinks outside the BBQ
TEXAS barbeque conjures up images and aromas of brisket, ribs and hot sauce. Asian street food, grilled cheese and fireside desserts are not what usually...
August 22, 2019
White Night director’s swan song will be best ever
THE city’s buildings and boulevards will be centre stage for White Night Ballarat on Saturday, 21 September. Juliana Addison, Member for Wendouree and Michaela Settle,...
August 19, 2019
Help for cyclists on bike trail
A NEW bicycle repair station has been setup on the Ballarat to Skipton Rail Trail in Scarsdale. The stand, available to pump up tyres and...
August 18, 2019
New MP hits the road
MEMBER for Corangamite, Libby Coker, on the road throughout the electorate with her Libby Listens Tour, will arrive in Golden Plains Shire in late...
August 16, 2019
Vote for Food is Free
THE vegetables in the garden beds at the Food is Free Green Space could soon have labels to help community members better identify and...
August 15, 2019
Grammar students get a feel for homelessness
A GROUP of Ballarat Grammar School students took part in a Sleep Out Challenge on Friday night while the temperature outside felt like minus...
August 15, 2019
Why fast fashion is finished
Keynote speaker for this year’s Ballarat Ethical Fashion Festival is VOGUE Australia’s Sustainability Editor-at-Large, Clare Press. She was also appointed Global Ambassador for the Ellen...
August 15, 2019
Professionals Ballarat session on new rental laws
The Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill 2018, which included more than one hundred and thirty reforms, was passed by the State government in...
August 15, 2019
Young minds bring new perspective
COMMERCE Ballarat’s Mindshop Excellence program, designed to take Year 10 students out of their comfort zone and into the world of business, is up...
August 15, 2019
Extending dignity to women and girls in need
WOMEN’S charity Share the Dignity is running its August Dignity Drive. The campaign aims to collect pads, tampons and sanitary items for distribution to girls...
August 15, 2019
Discover ceramic art over the weekend
AUSTRALIAN Ceramics Association is holding its annual nationwide Open Studios weekend on Saturday, 17 and Sunday, 18 August. Ceramicists will be open to the public...
August 14, 2019
Grigoryan brothers play Art Gallery
GUITARISTS, Slava and Leonard Grigoryan who are on the road performing Grigoryan Brothers: Past, Present and Future will make a stop at Art Gallery...
August 12, 2019
Journaling enhances happiness
CLARISSA Stein returned from an overseas trip with a broken wrist feeling isolated and disconnected. She came across an online journal writing program and realised...
August 11, 2019
Organ donor recipients support each other
BARBARA Merrifield hooked herself up to a kidney dialysis machine four times a day for forty minutes every day for ten years before she...
August 10, 2019
Whitney Houston tribute not to be missed
A tribute show of the late Whitney Houston is coming to Wendouree Centre For Performing Arts on Saturday, 17 August. The Australian Whitney Houston Show,...
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