High praise for Dees coach
KANE Cornes has rated the work of Melbourne’s Simon Goodwin in round eleven against the Western Bulldogs as the “coaching performance of the year”. The...
Push to introduce mid-season trades
GERARD Whateley, Justin Leppitsch and Nick Dal Santo are fans of a potential mid-season trade period. Richmond premiership coach Damien Hardwick has recently said he'd...
Golden Plains and Ballarat golf results for Wednesday, 2 June
Ballarat Golf Club Thursday, 27 May - Men, stableford A Grade - 1st - D Ringin 35, 2nd - T Brady 32, 3rd - R Schwanker...
Budget lets down regions
OPINION
BY LOUISE STALEY SHADOW TREASURER, MEMBER FOR RIPON THE 2021/22 Victorian budget is a huge disappointment for regional communities. Once again, families and small...Praise for council’s power plan
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Dear Editor, The incredible news that forty-six Victorian councils (including Ballarat, Golden Plains, Bendigo and Hepburn) have signed on to...State thrown into snap seven day lockdown
VICTORIA will begin a seven-day lockdown from midnight, in an effort to contain a COVID-19 outbreak in the northern suburbs that has grown to...
State budget 2021 – Plan rests on COVID-19 containment
VICTORIA'S budget rests on the assumption the state won't have another prolonged coronavirus lockdown. The seventh budget by Treasurer Tim Pallas, unveiled last Thursday, forecasts...
Should the Dogs host a home final?
IF the Western Bulldogs were to secure a top two finish – should they host a home qualifying final at Marvel Stadium? The Bulldogs leapfrogged...
McDonalds Ballarat Netball League – round 6 results
McDonalds Ballarat Netball League ROUND 6 A GRADE Darley 36 - Sebastopol 52 Goals - Darley - K Boudrie 26 S Crowley 10 Sebastopol - A Manyiel 24, G...
Central Highland Netball League – round 5 results
Central Highland Netball League ROUND 6 A GRADE Rokewood 55 - Bungaree 41 Dunnstown 21 - Buninyong 68 Clunes 50 - Carngham 40 Beaufort 40 - Newlyn 30 Creswick 32 -...
Sun shines on Weatherboard
EUREKA Cycling Club celebrated National Volunteers Week with perfect racing conditions under blue skies and beaming sunshine on Sunday. The team of long-term volunteers are...
Central Highlands Football League – round 6 results
Central Highlands Football League ROUND 6 SENIORS DUNNSTOWN v. BUNINYONG Dunnstown 9.14 (68) Buninyong 10.3 (63) Goals - Dunnstown - Scott Howson 3, Connor Ronan 2, Matthew Bulluss 2, Travis...
Ballarat Football League – round 6 results
Ballarat Football League ROUND 6 MCDONALDS BALLARAT SENIORS DARLEY v SEBASTOPOL Sebastopol 20.8 (128) Darley 13.6 (84) Goals - Sebastopol - Toby Hutt 5, Michael Lockyer 4, Jed Hill 4,...
McDelivery BFLW – Round 4 results
McDelivery BFLW - Round 4 results ROUND 4 WOMEN’S SENIORS CARISBROOK v BACCHUS MARSH Carisbrook 4.7 (31) Bacchus Marsh 3.8 (26) DARLEY v LAKE WENDOUREE Darley 27.24 (186) Lake Wendouree 0.2 (2) MELTON...
Watson full of praise for young Bombers
ESSENDON great Tim Watson is enamoured with what he is seeing from his old side this year. The Bombers smashed North Melbourne on Sunday afternoon...
Unique performance to shine light on stories of arrival
Those who love live performance and art will be enthralled by a fresh Ballarat production this month. Federation University’s Arts Academy will present Where do...
Craft comes to life in apron form
Whether you’re a crafty creature, an art-lover, a foodie or just love everything kitsch, this weekend’s Ballarat Apron Festival is a unique celebration of...
Art expo and more
THE Community Bank Beaufort Pyrenees Art Exhibition was cancelled in 2020, as many other events were, but we’re back in 2021 with the event...
Golden Plains and Ballarat golf results for Wednesday, 26 May
Ballarat Golf Club Saturday, 22 May - Men, stableford, Marines Cup A Grade - 1st - S Day 6/40, 2nd - M Patterson 6/39, 3rd -...
High-quality deliciousness for all doggos
INCREASINGLY pet owners are looking for high quality food for their dogs which contains real meat, quality ingredients and doesn’t break the budget.
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Businesses face fines for QR breaches
VICTORIAN businesses flouting QR code check-in rules will face new on-the-spot fines after the latest COVID-19 scare exposed flaws in the system. Last week the...
Reed’s Misery delivers a Canny win
DRY winter like conditions greeted the courageous Eureka Cycling Club riders who assembled for a forty-five-kilometre handicap race on the Mount Misery circuit on...
Central Highlands Football League – round 5 results
SENIORS
BUNINYONG v GORDON
Gordon 12.12 (84)
Buninyong 7.3 (45)
Goals - Gordon - Connor Ascough 3, Daniel Pascoe 2,...