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July 24, 2019

Students solve business problems

FORTY-NINE students from six Ballarat schools will take part in a Mindshop Excellence work experience program in August during Commerce Ballarat’s B31 Business Festival. Groups...

July 24, 2019

New head draws up new plans

CAITLIN Davis is the new President of the Committee for Ballarat North. Ms Davis, who has taken over the role from inaugural President Neil Para,...

July 23, 2019

Business Awards finalists announced

FINALISTS for 2019 Federation Business School Commerce Ballarat Business Excellence Awards were announced on Tuesday at Civic Hall. Businesses and individuals from the city and...

July 19, 2019

Council fires back on Visit Ballarat stats

CITY of Ballarat Mayor Cr Samantha McIntosh reiterated the council’s decision to rescind funding Visit Ballarat was not based on the number of tourism...

July 17, 2019

Karate devotee reaches higher rank

TWO years of preparation paid off when Vaughn King attained the senior Master rank of fifth degree black belt in Karate and fifth Dan...

July 17, 2019

Seven decades of survival and support

Barry Goodall, 73 years of age, has a cheeky grin, a sparkle in his blue eyes and has lived with type 1 diabetes for 70 years. LESS...

July 17, 2019

Art for community sake

WINTER sunshine, music, paint brushes and raw enthusiasm were some of the ingredients used by Leadership Ballarat and Western Region’s 2019 program participants to...

July 17, 2019

Quarry, airport and more holding up Miners Rest plan

RESIDENTS of Miners Rest are being invited to attend a drop-in session to view and discuss the latest version of the suburb’s Town Plan. City...

July 17, 2019

Round two for say on transport plan

CITY of Ballarat is calling for feedback on the recently released Ballarat Walking and Pedestrian Network Discussion Paper, part of the municipality’s Integrated Transport...

July 17, 2019

New board members needed at Cafs

CHILD and Family Services, better known as Cafs, is seeking three new board members. Ideal people for the social and welfare service’s Board of Governance...

July 17, 2019

Listening and storytelling at B31

WEEK two of the B31 Ballarat Business Festival continues disseminating information, ideas and initiatives for all levels of business. The Coaching Fundamentals interactive workshop on...

July 17, 2019

Werneth farmer inline for four awards

NICOLE Hurkens has earned the epithet of superwoman. Ms Hurkens has been nominated for the Women in Finance Awards and the AusMumpreneur Awards in recognition...

July 13, 2019

Banking forum set for Rokewood

THE Golden Plains Rural Women’s Network is running a Banking and Business Forum on Tuesday, 23 July in Rokewood The group is providing the community...

July 13, 2019

Sharing the craft and wisdom of preserving

MELISSA Davey is factotum supreme as owner of The Preserver’s Pot in Smythesdale. She harvests burgeoning fruit trees, combs through recipe books, experiments with flavours...

July 10, 2019

Cosy crochet giveaway

JUDY McCandlish has lived in Ballarat since she was six years old, raising a family with her husband Barry. For the past two years Mrs...

July 10, 2019

Where to work and how to think

THE B31 Ballarat Business Festival will kick off with a thought-provoking workshop entitled Embracing diversity with Whole Brain Thinking. Clare Linane, Human Resource expert and...

July 10, 2019

Warm up with red wine in winter

THE Grampians and Pyrenees wine regions, situated on Ballarat’s doorstep, are renowned for more than 150 years of winemaking. Ten wineries from each of the...

July 10, 2019

Alumni Awards applaud achievement

FEDERATION University of Australia recognised prominent and successful graduates, both nationally and internationally, at its annual Alumni Awards. Leaders in high performance sport, electronic gaming,...

July 10, 2019

Artistically wrapped for breast screening

A COLLECTION of gowns printed with Aboriginal designs was launched on Tuesday at Ballarat Health Services and they aim to help Indigenous women feel...

July 10, 2019

Sick kids have more space at BHS

BALLARAT Health Services Paediatric Day Medical Unit is open for business. Paediatrician Dr Louise Du Plessis said the unit is the final phase of the...

July 10, 2019

Meeting looks at Visit Ballarat’s future

A RECENT industry information session has focused on the transition of tourism services from Visit Ballarat to the City of Ballarat. The meeting came after...

July 3, 2019

Grey nomads making a difference

SUE and John Hines will travel more than two-thousand one- hundred kilometres from Ballarat to volunteer at the world’s most remote music festival, the...

July 3, 2019

Challenge, opportunity and experience for council trainees

MADDY Love, Olivia Harwood and Sheanda Chew freely admit they didn’t know much about local government when they started their traineeship programs with the...

July 3, 2019

B31 explodes with information

B31 was the name of a Douglas bomber aircraft developed during WWII. It is also the moniker for Commerce Ballarat’s B31 Business Festival running across...