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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...