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November 25, 2022

Bowls clinics come and go

DESPITE the recent weather, bowls season is doing it’s best to ramp up for the summer, with a recent coaching clinic focused on female...

November 25, 2022

Buninyong marks 150 years on the green

ONE of the region’s, and possibly the state’s oldest sporting institutions, Buninyong Bowling Club, is celebrating a century-and-a-half this Saturday. From humble beginnings and established...

November 25, 2022

Cummins supports Green’s IPL call

AUSTRALIAN all-rounder Cameron Green is poised to nominate for the Indian Premier League for the first time with riches possibly awaiting the twenty-three-year-old. Following Pat...

November 25, 2022

Why the Boomers shouldn’t pick Simmons for World Cup

FORMER NBL star Corey Williams doesn’t think the Boomers should select Ben Simmons for the 2023 FIBA World Cup next August. While Simmons is perhaps...

November 25, 2022

Former Socceroo ‘very optimistic’ for World Cup

FORMER Socceroo Scott McDonald is “optimistic” about what Australia can achieve at the upcoming FIFA World Cup. While Graham Arnold’s side just scraped through to...

November 24, 2022

Beyond the numbers lie great career opportunities

CRUNCHING numbers may conjure dull visions of endless spreadsheets and the tap-tap-tap of a calculator. Yet, accounting graduates are finding pathways to exciting and unexpected...

November 24, 2022

Five new variants in latest COVID-19 wave

AS COVID-19 cases again spike around Australia experts are hoping it will be a shorter, sharper wave that's in decline before Christmas. Australia officially recorded...

November 22, 2022

Fear Comm Games may worsen housing crisis

LOW-income earners and Indigenous communities across regional Victoria will be most impacted by a potential rise in housing costs brought on by the Commonwealth...

November 21, 2022

Tourism Jobs Bank launches app

THE Tourism Jobs Bank is getting ready to help fill staff shortages in the Greater Geelong and Great Ocean Road regions over the summer...

November 18, 2022

Times wins award for journalism

THE Golden Plains Times has received a nod for quality journalism at the annual Victorian Country Press Association awards. Winning in the Best News Story...

November 18, 2022

Prijovic, Diamanti rescue United

VETERAN stars Aleksandar Prijovic and Alessandro Diamanti have turned despair into jubilation for Western United by lifting them to a 3-2 come-from-behind win over...

November 18, 2022

Question after Hawks ‘aggressive’ list cull

HAWTHORN fully committed to a rebuild in the trade period, sending veterans Tom Mitchell, Jaeger O’Meara and Jack Gunston to rival clubs. With the club...

November 18, 2022

Mourinho backs Volpato’s decision to snub Socceroos

LEGENDARY football manager and current Roma boss Jose Mourinho has backed Cristian Volpato's decision to snub the Socceroos as the fall out to his...

November 17, 2022

Golden Plains and Ballarat golf results for 17 November

Ballarat Golf Club Saturday, 12 November - Men, stableford A Grade - 1^st - S Burns 2/39, 2^nd - K Roberts 7/39, 3^rd - B Puvanendran...

November 17, 2022

Your dream kitchen awaits!

More than just cupboards, Advanced Cabinetry offers the whole kitchen

ADVANCED Cabinetry is a service-oriented business that has been built on best practice,...

November 17, 2022

Unique Laser Ballarat gets a makeover!

UNIQUE Laser is rebranding to Australian Skin Clinics as part of its acquisition strategy with Unique’s Ballarat, Geelong, Torquay and Waurn Ponds clinics to...

November 17, 2022

Food, fun and action on track

2022 SEN Track Interdominion series under starters orders at the Ballarat Trotting Club

ONE of the great nights of harness racing action will...

November 17, 2022

Barry Plant backs Wellness Centre with fundraiser

The Ballarat Regional Integrated Cancer Centre Wellness Centre is delighted to announce our corporate partnership with Barry Plant Real Estate Ballarat. This partnership demonstrates Barry...

November 17, 2022

Together we can save lives

THIS annual fourteen-day Strike Out Suicide campaign will get thousands of people across the nation completing daily “boxing strikes”. The effort aims to raise funds...

November 14, 2022

Freight train derails near Inverleigh

SHIPPING containers have been strewn across tracks from a derailed freight train near Inverleigh, closing the rail corridor to Adelaide. The 1.7-kilometre-long train with 55...

October 28, 2022

Arnold on youth options for World Cup

SOCCEROOS coach Graham Arnold has plenty to think about before naming his squad for this year’s World Cup in Qatar. Arnold will first have to...

October 28, 2022

Spinner backs skipper on athlete advocacy

AUSTRALIAN spinner Adam Zampa has firmly backed the ODI and test captain Pat Cummins as the fallout from the Alinta Energy deal continues. Cummins recently...

October 21, 2022

CA considering Warner’s leadership ban

CRICKET Australia are considering overturning David Warner’s lifetime leadership ban, according to News Corp’s Ben Horne. While the ban is yet to be officially scrapped,...