September 6, 2025
Linton groups secure for three years as hub management deal extended
GROUPS based at the Linton Community Hub are celebrating news that their use of the building is secure for at least another three years. The...
September 2, 2025
Record figures at Linton food relief outlet
THE Linton Emergency Relief Pantry supplied basic food essentials to more than one hundred people in a single week for the first time earlier...
August 30, 2025
Men’s shed reaches milestone anniversary
THE Linton and District Men's Shed reached a milestone anniversary earlier this month, notching up its tenth birthday. Members marked the occasion with a luncheon...
August 28, 2025
Draft plan goes out for comment – Golden Plains Shire council meeting briefs
GOLDEN Plains Shire councillors voted at their August meeting on Tuesday night to send a draft financial plan covering the decade between this year...
August 23, 2025
Steiglitz reunion returns after layoff
THE Back to Steiglitz Reunion will be on again this year after missing its 2024 instalment. It will take place from 10am to 3pm on...
August 22, 2025
Potential Blue Tree Project site in Linton identified
LINTON residents appear to have found the tree they will paint blue in support of men's mental health awareness. The dead, heavily pruned tree is...
August 15, 2025
Working from home plan not a bad thing: Nunn
GOLDEN Plains Chamber of Commerce president Peter Nunn has pushed back against the Victorian Regional Chamber Alliance's criticism of a State Government plan to...
August 1, 2025
Chambers of commerce need more government support: business advocate
BUSINESS advocate and Commerce Ballarat CEO Jodie Gillett is calling on the State Government to provide better localised support for chambers of commerce. In her...
July 30, 2025
Parcel centre a hive of activity as demand grows
WHEN somebody buys something online – as more and more people are doing – they probably give little thought to how their item reaches...
July 26, 2025
Residential development plan for Bannockburn closer
A MAJOR component of the strategy guiding growth in Bannockburn until 2050 is ready to take its next step. Public consultation on the Bannockburn South...
July 19, 2025
Wind farm now Australia’s biggest producer
THE Golden Plains Wind Farm near Rokewood has just achieved a significant milestone by becoming the highest generating development of its kind in Australia. The...
July 18, 2025
No more community grants for Bannockburn
BANNOCKBURN and District Grants has handed out its last local funding allocation, and has officially closed. A grant of $500 was given to the Inverleigh...
July 17, 2025
Latest business directory ready for launch
THE fifth edition of the Bannockburn & District Business Directory will be officially launched on Thursday 24 July. The launch event will be held at...
July 11, 2025
Comment period for $4.5m Bannockburn development near its end
THE advertising period for a proposed multimillion-dollar takeaway food and service station development in Bannockburn will end next Monday. Accord Property lodged a planning permit...
July 10, 2025
No community bank option: Cr Sharkey
THE closure of Bendigo Bank's Bannockburn branch in September is unlikely to be prevented, with an attempt to gauge interest in a community bank...
July 8, 2025
Better access to family violence studies
FEDERATION University will next year offer an adapted graduate certificate course aimed at providing better access to training for regional people who want to...
July 2, 2025
Outrage as bank reveals plan to close Bannockburn branch
THE Bendigo Bank will close its Bannockburn branch on 25 September. Customers received news of the closure via an email, which has been seen by...
June 27, 2025
Mother speaks out on school bus access barrier
AN AISLE barrier installed in a school bus travelling from Inverleigh to Bannockburn has upset a local parent, who wants it removed because she...
June 10, 2025
World-first project uncovers LGBTQIA+ life on the goldfields
A NEW digital platform is uncovering the lives and stories of LGBTQIA+ bushrangers, gold miners, farmers, performers and everyday people who lived on the...
May 31, 2025
Linton on a tree hunt for mental health awareness
THE Linton and District Progress Association is on the hunt for a tree to be painted blue in the name of mental health awareness,...
May 25, 2025
Volunteers hailed in daily photo posts
VOLUNTEER groups in the Golden Plains Shire are being recognised through daily social media posts as part of National Volunteer Week, which runs until...
May 2, 2025
Exhibition highlights CWA art and craft skills
IF anyone needs to get away from politics this weekend, the CWA Ballarat District Group may have the perfect answer. Today, Friday 2 May, and...
April 19, 2025
Official designation for Steiglitz heritage events
EVENTS in Steiglitz later this month have been made an official part of the Australian Heritage Festival for the first time. The Back to Steiglitz...
April 18, 2025
New-look skate park officially open
BANNOCKBURN'S new-look skate park is ready for action. Member for Geelong Christine Couzens and Golden Plains Shire councillor Gavin Gamble performed the ceremonial opening earlier...
