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 - 1st - S Burns 2/39, 2nd - K Roberts 7/39, 3rd - 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,...
October 21, 2022
Martin-like prospect headlines 2023 draft
CLUBS appeared to be gearing up for the 2023 draft across the recently concluded trade period, as future picks were traded for in 22...
October 21, 2022
Dunkley’s manager frustrated with haggling
JOSH Dunkley’s manager Liam Pickering has expressed some frustration at the protracted negotiations between the Western Bulldogs and Brisbane. The deal to send the wantaway...
October 16, 2022
Flood crisis worsens in north
THE flooding crisis in Victoria's north continues to deteriorate with hundreds of homes inundated and dozens of people rescued from the rising water. Emergency authorities...
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