The numbers behind the growing popularity of the Super Bowl
THE NFL Super Bowl is gaining plenty of traction in Australia. The Kansas City Chiefs’ win over the Philadelphia Eagles last week was watched by...
The ‘real hole’ the bulldogs must fill
DAVID King has outlined the one missing piece that the Bulldogs need to find for the club to be a premiership contender this season. The...
Heppell makes call on Dons’ leadership
DYSON Heppell has stepped down as Essendon's captain. Heppell came to the decision after six seasons at the helm, leading the Bombers through one of...
Golden Plains and Ballarat golf results for 23 February
Ballarat Golf Club Sunday, 19 February - Open stableford A Grade - 1st - C Carter 17/42, 2nd - J Lillingston 13/39 B Grade - 1st -...
MP says she’s delivering for Golden Plains
OPNION PIECE BY CATHERINE KING MEMBER FOR BALLARAT MINISTER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT I AM so lucky to represent this beautiful part of the...
Things rolling along nicely at Midlands
A STRONG finish in the final two rounds will see Midlands Golf Bowling Club conclude the home and away season with four of its...
Utd pinch dramatic ALW comeback win
A DISASTROUS error from Melbourne City goalkeeper Sally James has opened the door for Western United as the A-League Women leaders snatched a dramatic...
Green & Black see red after blowing ALM lead
FRUSTRATED Western United coach John Aloisi has questioned his A-League Men side's horror record under referee Shaun Evans in the wake of a controversial...
Blues boss makes flag declaration in five-year plan
CARLTON CEO Brian Cook has declared the Blues’ ambitions to win both an AFL and AFLW flag within the next five years. But the veteran...
Scott identifies fresh role for utility
DYNAMITE utility Jake Stringer will be given time to get fully fit and become the “strength and power” athlete that he is, coach Brad...
The star Cat Ugle-Hagan should look to emulate
IS Jeremy Cameron the perfect prototype for what Jamarra Ugle-Hagan could one day become? Since being taken with pick one in the 2020 National Draft,...
The Australian International Airshow thunders back to life!
ACROSS the first weekend in March, Avalon Airport will ring to the thunder of jets, the clatter and roar of aerobatic and vintage aircraft...
Golden Plains and Ballarat golf results for 16 February
Ballarat Golf Club Tuesday, 14 February - Open stableford A Grade - 1st - T White 14/41, 2nd - A Hamilton 11/37, 3rd - A Brandenburg...
Push to wind up failed plastics recycler
A COURT will be asked to wind up the company behind a soft plastics recycling scheme that's left mountains of waste across the country. Authorities...
Western women upset by Perth Glory
PERTH Glory are daring to dream of a once-unlikely charge into the A-League Women finals after an upset 3-1 win over leaders Western United...
Wanderers claim points in ALM win over United
WESTERN Sydney Wanderers snapped their four-game winless streak last Sunday with a 1-0 victory over Western United. Victory came via 28th minute strike from Yeni...
Calls to name State of Origin teams of the year
FORMER Hawk, Bulldog and Kangaroo, Jade Rawlings, has called for the AFL to bring back State of Origin, albeit not in a playing sense. After...
Bomber explains Scott’s game plan
ESSENDON utility Kyle Langford has said the Bombers will enter 2023 armed with a new game plan under Brad Scott. With Scott joining the club...
Did Dunkley’s throw shade on the Dogs’?
NEW Brisbane recruit Josh Dunkley has stirred up Western Bulldogs fans again after the Lions posted a sit-down interview with their boom recruit to...
Record ninth consecutive increase to official cash rate
AUSTRALIAN borrowers have been hit with a ninth cash rate rise in a row, with the Reserve Bank lifting it 25 basis points to 3.35...
Forgotten subscriptions costing billions
Who doesn't want an extra hundred bucks in their pocket each month, right? Yet Australians are on average throwing away at least that much by...
Millions of RATs due to expire
MILLIONS of COVID rapid antigen tests purchased by state and territory governments will expire in coming months, prompting debate about what to do with...
We don’t always take faces at their value
THEY'RE plucked and trimmed and injected and sculpted and painted to impress but new research suggests passers-by are as likely to look at a...
Local roads in a rut
-LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor, IT was refreshing to read the article Priorities paused for gravel grade calendar (page 3, Golden Plains Times, 20 January)...