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...
April 15, 2025
Wellness expo could become annual event
THE success of Bannockburn's first wellness expo late last month has led the main organiser to consider making it an annual event. Anne Finch said...
April 14, 2025
Terri targets politics for a third time
SMYTHESDALE businesswoman Terri Pryse-Smith is making her third attempt to enter parliament, standing as the One Nation candidate for the Division of Ballarat in...
April 11, 2025
Milestone for Landcare group
THE Upper Williamsons Creek Landcare group is turning 30, and will hold a formal celebration of the achievement tonight. It will take place from 6pm...
March 29, 2025
Rising sprintcar star making a muddy splash on the track
VICTORIAN 410 sprintcar racing has a new rising star in the form of Bannockburn driver Jordan Rae. The 24-year-old builder, who has been behind the...
March 28, 2025
Parish marks a big milestone
THE St Joseph's Parish of Meredith marks its 150th anniversary this year and celebrations are well under way. The Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne's western-most parish...
March 22, 2025
Expo connects locals and businesses
PEOPLE living in Bannockburn and the wider Golden Plains Shire will have a much clearer picture of where – and how – to find...
March 18, 2025
Grants to support those living with disability
DISABLED employment and support advocacy agency are-able has opened its 2025 community grants program to applications. Applications opened on 3 March and will close on...
March 15, 2025
Work on new supermarket imminent
SMYTHESDALE'S long-awaited new supermarket and retail-business complex could be up and running by the end of this year. The Golden Plains Shire granted final planning...
February 27, 2025
Choir to boost cancer research
THE Choir of Hard Knocks is coming to Ballarat to headline a concert on Sunday 2 March in support of the Fiona Elsey Cancer...
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