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Blue ribbon day for bowls comps

LOCAL action in the Ballarat Highlands Bowls Region reaches its crescendo this weekend with grand final trophies on the line in all divisions. The top...

Botic nets again as Utd move up ALM table

WESTERN United coach John Aloisi has said it’s important not to weigh rising striker Noah Botic down with any expectation-laden comparisons. The call came after...

The star ‘Pie that could become an All-Australian

KANE Cornes is backing Collingwood forward Jamie Elliott to have a big year. Coming off a 2022 season where the small forward established himself as...

St Joseph’s teams up to offer more

Both Sacred Heart and St Joseph's Colleges are committed to providing students the greatest opportunities to study the subjects they are passionate about. To enable...

RBA fires off another rate hike to tackle inflation

AUSTRALIA'S central bank has bumped up interest rates by another twenty-five basis points, taking the official cash rate to 3.6 per cent. The 0.25 percentage...

Power compo offer draws mixed response

A MOVE to pay landowners two-hundred thousand dollars per square kilometre for energy infrastructure imposed on their properties has been met with mixed reactions. Residents...

Realise your home ownership dream in Ballarat with no deposit required

AN initiative is supporting more people to buy their own home in Ballarat without requiring the time and challenge of saving a deposit. Through its...

Women in Business – Special Feature

Bowls finals get underway

BUNGAREE'S Division 3 side will enter this Saturday's Ballarat Highlands Bowls Region Weekend Pennant finals with confidence following a home win over the Sebastopol. "We...

Western snatch upset ALM victory

WESTERN United's James Troisi insists his side can still play A-League Men finals after snatching an upset win on the road at Newcastle. A clinical...

Utd women post club record score

A-LEAGUE Women's leaders Western United have scored their biggest-ever win and avenged a recent shock loss to Newcastle with a 6-0 away thumping of...

Tassie timeline becomes clearer

AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan is not anticipating clarity on a potential nineteenth license for a Tasmanian team until May, reiterating that the deal is...

Ballarat’s Short reveals phone call with selectors

A CONVERSATION with chairman of selectors George Bailey has given in-form batter Matt Short confidence he’s not far away from the Australian setup. The Aussies...

Scott with plenty to ponder as Bombers impress

NUMEROUS Bombers have put their hands up for a round one berth in Brad Scott’s side as Essendon held on for a narrow win...

Warning sent as cats enter 2023 with ‘strongest list’ midfielder has seen

LOOK out AFL. The Cats are primed to be even better in 2023. That’s if Tom Atkins’ assessment of the Geelong list is anything to...

A retail sanctuary & premium fashion

THERE’S a certain joy to welcoming premium fashion to regional Victoria says Emma Ryan, manager of flagship store Mali Lane. “I have been very fortunate...

Inspiration comes from everywhere

FOR woman entrepreneur Sarah Suttie, it was her late grandmother, born in 1926, the same year as Queen Elizabeth that instilled in her a...

Helping create the business leaders of tomorrow

HOW did Sarah Oram build success from the ground up as the founder of Unique Laser Clinics, now rebranded as Australian Skin Clinics? She spent...

Fernwood. For Women.

  FERNWOOD Fitness believes in a balanced lifestyle that includes an abundance of nourishment, exercise, wellness, good friends, and self-love. Established by mother and former weightlifting...

Designing for the next generation of wool wearing women

WHAT’S it like to be thirty-five and leading an eighty-four-year-old company into the twenty-first century? Interknit Branberry company director, Kassie Blaszak, keeps busy doing just...

Front up to FEAR

  FEMXLE Experience Art Rebellion - FEAR for short - is a working studio, gallery and retail space. FEAR was established in 2021 by four women...

Leading change at the Art Gallery of Ballarat

GALLERIES and museums around Australia exist in a highly competitive and dynamic environment. They bear the responsibility of caring for their valuable collections, as well...

Forging connections for women in business

BALLARAT Business Women’s Group was formed in 2008 by its chair of now fourteen years, Margi Cousins. She has a passion for the continued prosperity...

Stylist’s secret for success: authenticity, passion and hard work

JULIA Green is one of Australia's leading and most published interior stylists, known primarily for her love of colour. Styling and writing for many of...