About: Golden Plains Times

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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...

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...

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...

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...

Style & substance

THE team at Olive Interior Styling believe that every property should feel like a home, and that is exactly what they aim to create...

The country charm of children’s clothing in the Block Arcade

JODIE Porter has been a successful Ballarat businesswoman for twenty-five years, recently catapulting her distinct range of children’s clothing to the enchanting Country and...

Get on board and support local women in agriculture

GEELONG’S born and raised Amanda Davies has no doubt showcased what good old fashioned customer service should be. Geelong Rural, a locally owned family business...

Helping learners shine

SHINE Learning has been in operation for eighteen months and in that time has grown from a one-person operation to currently having eleven tutors...

Real estate agency embracing equity

JELLIS Craig Ballarat’s workplace goes hand in hand with this year’s International Women’s Day theme #EmbraceEquity. Equity recognises that each person has different circumstances, and...

Celebrating creativity

ANDREA Hurley is a graphic designer, artist and owner of Hattie and the Wolf - a creative retail hub that celebrates the unique beauty...