Socceroo nets hat-trick in Scottish cup
SOCCEROOS winger Martin Boyle scored a hat-trick to fire Hibernian to a 3-1 win over Rangers in their Scottish League Cup semi-final at Hampden...
Father-son prospect will push for early debut
WESTERN Bulldogs father-son prospect Sam Darcy says he will push for an early debut next season. Darcy, the son of 226-game champion Luke Darcy, appears...
Golden Plains and Ballarat golf results for 24 November
Ballarat Golf Club Saturday, 20 November - Annual tournament, team stableford Special - 1st - B Cooper, S Cooper, T Mahoney and P Turkenburg 128, 2nd...
All remaining COVID-19 restrictions to go
VICTORIA will scrap almost all remaining COVID-19 public health restrictions from midnight as it races towards 90 per cent double-dosed vaccination. From Friday, fully vaccinated...
Bowls returns to the greens
IT was a wintery start for inaugural Ballarat-Highlands Bowls Region Saturday Pennant. Central Wendouree had to move their main match onto the club’s synthetic green...
Australia T20 World champs
AUSTRALIA has triumphed in Dubai to claim the title of T20 World champions. After being set 173 to win by the Kiwis after a brilliant...
United beat Jets in FFA Cup play-off
JOHN Aloisi has relished a stroke of fortune from the football gods as Western United rode their luck to seal a dramatic 2-1 FFA...
Sheedy sets Bombers ambitious target
ESSENDON legend Kevin Sheedy believes his former club should be pushing for a top four spot within two years after showing significant improvement in...
Golden Plains and Ballarat golf results for 17 November
Ballarat Golf Club Saturday, 13 November - Men, par A Grade - 1st - T Hodge 1, 2nd - D McConchie 0, 3rd - N Crellin...
Was delisted midfielder “underplayed”?
DYLAN Clarke was “underplayed” during his five seasons at Essendon, according to Bombers great Tim Watson. The 23-year-old’s future hangs in the balance after being...
Vic teammate respects Pattinson’s retirement call
AUSTRALIAN white-ball captain Aaron Finch understands and respects James Pattinson’s decision to retire from international cricket. The 31-year-old paceman called time after an international career...
T20 semi-finals locked in
PAKISTAN, England, Australia and New Zealand have all booked their spots in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup. The Kiwis secured second spot in...
Dogs’ ruckman signs on for 2022
STEFAN Martin has signed a new contract with the Western Bulldogs. The veteran ruckman has committed to the club for the 2022 season after initially...
Digital training to boost Ballarat businesses this Christmas
ARTHUR St, the Geelong-based boutique digital marketing agency and Facebook Marketing Partner, are presenting a series of digital training workshops in Ballarat in November. The...
Rochester to paint third silo
WHO has seen the squirrel glider and the azure kingfisher in Rochester? Well, soon there’s going to be more to see. The small town of...
Golden Plains and Ballarat golf results for 10 November
Ballarat Golf Club Saturday, 6 November A Grade - 1st - A Yanner 67, 2nd - L Howlett, 3rd - S Brehaut 69 B Grade - 1st...
Wel.Co to provide 2000+ new homes within the Echuca community
IN exciting news for Echuca, national developer Wel.Co is thrilled to announce their new master planned community, which will provide more than two-thousand new...
Prijovic ready to fill Berisha’s boots
ALEKSANDAR Prijovic isn't daunted by the task of stepping into the role vacated by A-League Men's scoring legend Besart Berisha as the central figure...
The huge sacrifice clubs make to draft a player
SANFL head of talent Brenton Phillips has shed some light on what happens after a player’s name is read out on draft night, detailing...
Warne calls for T20 axe to swing
AUSTRALIAN cricketing great Shane Warne believes Steve Smith shouldn’t play in Justin Langer’s side for the remainder of the T20 World Cup. The former leg-spinner...
Why Wood called time on AFL career
THE thought of retirement had crossed Easton Wood’s mind earlier this season. Wood, who captained the Western Bulldogs to their second premiership in 2016, called...
Golden Plains and Ballarat golf results for 3 November
Ballarat Golf Club Saturday, 30 October - Women, 4BBB stableford 1st - H Hill and P Williamson 41/41, 2nd - W Thomas and J Johnston 21/38 NTPs...
Premier praises reaching vax milestone
VICTORIA has reached its eighty per cent full COVID-19 vaccination target, drawing praise from Premier Daniel Andrews as the state reported its lowest daily...
Vic supermarkets to sell rapid COVID tests
VICTORIANS will soon be able to buy rapid antigen tests from major supermarkets, as the state readies for its first major events out of...