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Victoria to close borders with NSW and ACT

VICTORIA has effectively shut its border to the entirety of NSW and the ACT over concerns COVID-19 could leak out of Sydney. Acting Chief Health...

Misty on Mount Beckworth

EUREKA Cycling Club staged graded division races on a short thirty-seven-kilometre course from Learmonth to Mount Beckworth and back, on Sunday, 4 July as...

Boomers’ path to Olympic medal revealed

THE Boomers’ path out of the group stage of the Olympics has been set, following a series of qualifier events around the world. Australia already...

Saving Naughton?

DAVID King believes the Western Bulldogs must save Aaron Naughton from himself. The Bulldogs forward landed awkwardly and suffered a concussion after flying for a...

Sam Draper’s Gawn dawn

ESSENDON ruckman Sam Draper is tipped to form a crucial part of the club’s next generation. The 22-year-old has only just returned from a syndesmosis...

Golden Plains and Ballarat golf results for Wednesday, 7 July

Ballarat Golf Club Thursday, 1 July - Open stableford A Grade - 1^st - C Robertson 4/40, 2^nd - G Compston 3/39, 3^rd - M Hunter...

More COVID restrictions eased

MASK rules will ease in workplaces, dancefloors can make a comeback and so can crowds at stadiums in Melbourne under changes to the state’s...

Central Highlands Football League – round 11 results

Central Highlands Football League ROUND 11   SENIORS   DUNNSTOWN v. ROKEWOOD CORINDHAP Dunnstown 5.7 (37) Rokewood Corindhap 3.5 (23) Goals - Dunnstown - Josh Renga 1, Brayden Leonard 1, Matthew Bulluss...

Ballarat Football League – round 11 results

Ballarat Football League ROUND 11   MCDONALDS BALLARAT SENIORS   BACCHUS MARSH v SEBASTOPOL Bacchus Marsh 8.7 (55) Sebastopol 7.7 (49) Goals - Bacchus Marsh - Rylan Porter 2, Alex Schwarzenberg 2,...

McDonalds Ballarat Netball League – round 11 results

McDonalds Ballarat Netball League ROUND 11   A GRADE Bacchus Marsh 29 - Sebastopol 50 Goals - Bacchus Marsh - H Cootee 20, K Segrave 7, M Dodd 2 Sebastopol...

Full digital edition, 1 July

Canny claims second Charlie Braszell

EUREKA Cycling Club staged the 2021 edition of the Charlie Braszell Hcp on Sunday, 27 June. The Braszell family donated trophies which celebrates Charlie who...

Melbourne Utd claim NBL championship

MELBOURNE United are the 2021 champions of the NBL. United survived a late scare to complete a three-game sweep over the Perth Wildcats, clinching their...

Big gap between Demons and Dons

MELBOURNE eventually did enough to get the four points against Essendon on Saturday night. In a hard-fought and at times scrappy affair at the MCG,...

Are the Bulldogs headed for a dynasty?

WESTERN Bulldogs father-son prospect Sam Darcy continued his breakout campaign on the weekend, booting six goals for Vic Metro. The game was an Under-19s trial...

Giddy up at Billabong Ranch Holiday Camp

YOUNG horse lovers and budding adventurers can enjoy an idyllic camp experience at Billabong Ranch this school holidays. Located just outside the beautiful township of...

Golden Plains and Ballarat golf results for Wednesday, 30 June

Ballarat Golf Club Saturday, 26 June - Men, stableford A Grade - 1^st - C Heap 6/39, 2^nd - R Smith 5/38, 3^rd - S Przewloka...

Central Highlands Football League – round 10 results

Central Highlands Football League ROUND 10   SENIORS   HEPBURN v DUNNSTOWN Hepburn 13.22 (100) Dunnstown 8.7 (55) Goals - Hepburn - Samuel Dunstan 4, Mitchell McKay 3, Bradley McKay 3, Shylo...

McDelivery BFLW – Round 8 results

McDelivery BFLW - Round 8 results ROUND 8   SENIORS   REDAN v CARISBROOK Redan 23.13 (151) Carisbrook 0.0 (0) Goals - Redan - Jessica Bokma 11, Rebecca Piper 3, Portia Hughes...

Ballarat Football League – round 8 results

Ballarat Football League ROUND 8   MCDONALDS BALLARAT SENIORS   BACCHUS MARSH v LAKE WENDOUREE Bacchus Marsh 10.7 (67) Lake Wendouree 8.15 (63) GOALS - Bacchus Marsh - Jake Owen 5, Billy...

David Haymes: A Tribute

BY DR PHIL ROBERTS OAM DAVID was a wonderful identity who made a magnificent contribution to both his local community and to Australian manufacturing. His...

Full digital edition, 24 June

Windmill site of WARS battle

BRILLIANT sunshine bathed the Windmill circuit east of Learmonth on Sunday 20th June for the third round of Eureka Cycling Club’s Winter Aggregate Race...

AFL boss stands by Mackay tribunal hearing

AFL football operations boss Steve Hocking has backed the league’s decision to send the David Mackay incident to the tribunal, despite the MRO opting...