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May 13, 2023

Nothing could be finer than the sound of singing

MORE than one-hundred and fifty voices from four choirs came together to warm their spirits and exercise their voices in what the organisers hope...

April 16, 2023

Making music at Morrisons

AS the mist came up the Moorabool River valley with the rain dripping from the trees, you could have been mistaken for believing you...

March 20, 2023

Creswick, the cultural centre in the middle

BETWEEN Daylesford and Ballarat lies the small town of Creswick, nestled in the confluence of three creeks, surrounded by historic goldfields and native forests. It...

March 12, 2023

Reluctant satirist ready to talk it out

SO much of life is about timing and for writer, composer, musician and performer Casey Bennetto. In fact, timing is one of the most important...

March 7, 2023

Courthouse Conversations come to CresFest

THE Creswick Courthouse will be in session during CresFest 2023, hosting incredible musicians, activists, writers, and performers in conversation with equally remarkable presenters. Courthouse Conversations...

February 19, 2023

CresFest on opening night is the place to be!

CRESFEST 2023 is only six weeks away and punters who know a bargain are busily purchasing early bird tickets for what is going to...

February 7, 2023

CresFest lifts the lid of its final headline acts

WITH CresFest2023 less than two months away, event director Judy Turner has announced the final line-up of extraordinary diverse and multicultural musicians performing at...

December 12, 2022

CresFest’s call out to host an artist

EVERYONE has heard of ‘How to Host a Murder! Well, now CresFest 2023 is giving people the opportunity to play how to host an...

August 24, 2022

The hills will be alive with music this Saturday

FROM Kingston to Daylesford, lovers of all musical persuasions are in for a treat this Saturday, 27 August. Music on the Porch is a world-wide...

March 29, 2022

Helping people find their voice

WITH international travel back on the agenda, there’s never been a better time to stimulate your brain to brush up on, or start learning,...

March 16, 2022

A symphony of celebration

MEMBERS of the Ballarat Symphony Orchestra are busily tuning up their instruments to bring a delightful performance of symphonic indulgence to the Wendouree Centre...

January 16, 2022

On finding Daisy Llewelyn

PICTURE Her is a theatre piece about the search for early Ballarat photographer Daisy Llewelyn. It’s been created by Marg Dobson, a local writer and...

December 4, 2021

Words make sense for dementia

AS the rain softly fell on the dementia friendly forest and sensory trail in Woowookarung Regional Park for the recent launch of Green Scripts,...

June 6, 2020

Finding the strength in Wayne’s challenges

FORMER Ballarat management consultant Wayne Strong has turned sadness, sorrow and grief into a catalyst for fundamental personal growth and change. Following the death of...

June 4, 2020

New president to drive Creswick golf forward

TV freelance technical director Barry Lamb is more used to making sure others are in the limelight but now he’s has stepped up to...

March 20, 2020

The gift to keep on giving

AN emotional Graeme Kent, director of Aussie Action Abroad, struggled to hide his tears when receiving two thousand dollars from Sing Australia Ballarat and...

February 24, 2020

Operetta in the Oddie

THE Art Gallery of Ballarat's Women's Association first introduced its Last Sunday of The Month concerts in 2001 to encourage a broader interest in...

January 11, 2020

Dean says farewell to congregation

A STEADY stream of parishioners, friends and well-wishers came to say goodbye the Very Reverend Chris Chataway, the Dean of the Cathedral Church of...

December 17, 2019

Outstanding Performance by the Tudor Choristers

THE Tudor Choristers, one of Melbourne’s best loved and best-known choral groups, recently gave a delightful Christmas performance at the Anglican Cathedral in Ballarat. The...

December 11, 2019

New ensemble hits the right note

KLEMANTYNE Ensemble, the inspiration of Nicci Dellar, violinist, teacher and visionary, gave its inaugural performance on Sunday at the Anglican Cathedral, in front of...

December 9, 2019

Tudor Choristers sing Nowell

ONE of Melbourne’s best known and loved choral groups, the Tudor Choristers, will delight Ballarat with a feast of Christmas songs and music when...

November 20, 2019

Sunday concert to benefit Music Foundation

THE Anglican Cathedral of Christ the King will resonate to the sounds of trumpets, trombone, tuba, French horn and organ when The Little Brass...

November 17, 2019

Judges impressed at garden show

LEADING up to this year’s Creswick Flower and Homecraft Show it rained, it hailed and just occasionally the sun shone – but nothing was...

November 14, 2019

Ballarat Base Nurses League holds AGM

WITH one-hundred and thirty-one years of nurse education under its belt, the Base Hospital Trained Nurses League’s Vice-President Jan Ross welcomed attendees to the...