About: Golden Plains Times

A school with all the benefits of city and country life

Napoleons Primary School is south of Ballarat in the Golden Plains Shire. Last year the school celebrated its one-hundred and fiftieth birthday across two...

Transforming lives through learning

St James’ Primary School provides quality opportunities in a professionally designed learning environment. Educators use research-informed instructional techniques ensuring the Victorian Curriculum is applied with...

TAFE offers real pathways to employment!

With today’s employers looking for job-ready employees with industry experience, a TAFE qualification is an affordable and timely pathway to a rewarding career. At The...

Creating community connections

The Victorian Government is encouraging schools and education organisations to celebrate community connections during Education Week. Now in its 77th year, Education Week aims to...

Golden Plains and Ballarat golf results for Wednesday, 19 May

Ballarat Golf Club Saturday, 15 May - Men, par A Grade - 1^st - P Clark 2/1, 2^nd - P Fell 8/0, 3^rd - S Foy...

Full digital edition, 13 May

Embrace life’s flow at Rivulet

The source of your new lifestyle begins here A QUIET creekline meanders through green nature reserves. Quiet...

Central Highland Netball League – round 4 results

Central Highland Netball League ROUND 4   A GRADE Beaufort 42 - Bungaree 26 Creswick 51 - Carngham 28 Clunes 27 - Learmonth 82 Gordon 47 - Newlyn 34 Hepburn 66 -...

Central Highlands Football League – round 4 results

Central Highlands Football League ROUND 4   SENIORS   GORDON v NEWLYN Gordon 21.14 (140) Newlyn 6.3 (39) Goals - Gordon - Ethan Crackel 4, Adam Toohey 4, Bradley Horsham 3, Tye...

McDonalds Ballarat Netball League – round 4 results

McDonalds Ballarat Netball League ROUND 4   A GRADE Bacchus Marsh 23 - East Point 47 Goals - Bacchus Marsh - H Cootee 17, V Freeman 6 East Point -...

Ballarat Football League – round 4 results

Ballarat Football League ROUND 4   MCDONALDS BALLARAT SENIORS   BACCHUS MARSH v EAST POINT Bacchus Marsh 13.9 (87) East Point 8.8 (56) GOALS - Bacchus Marsh - Aaron Willitts 5, Jake...

Cycling legends inspire new masters

THE inaugural Buckwell-Long Handicap was staged on Saturday, 8 May on a circuit west of Meredith, jointly hosted by the Geelong & Surf Coast...

McDelivery BFLW – Round 2 results

WOMEN’S SENIORS   CARISBROOK v DARLEY Darley 13.10 (88) Carisbrook 4.2 (26)   MELTON v BACCHUS MARSH Bacchus Marsh 7.10 (52) Melton 2.0 (12)   LAKE WENDOUREE v MELTON CENTRALS Melton Centrals 25.21 (171) Lake Wendouree...

Aspect of the fixture frustrating

KANE Cornes is frustrated that we still have overlapping games in the AFL fixture. Round 8 saw the GWS v Essendon and Gold Coast v...

Dashing Dog’s surprise at new role

IT came as a surprise to Western Bulldogs dasher Bailey Dale when coach Luke Beveridge proposed he switch ends at the huddle of a...

Will Zach Merrett will re-sign?

SEN Chief sports reporter Sam Edmund has said Essendon has “every right” to be confident in-demand restricted free agent Zach Merrett will re-sign with...

Rare trades in the spotlight

THE satisfaction from making something from scratch sustained many during the COVID pandemic. For those who found a passion for making, the Craft Lab +...

Get ready for serious beard business

IT’S time to put the razor away, the Ballarat Beard & Stache Competition is on again. Judged on May 29, the annual event celebrates beards...

New store for local writers & readers

Shawline Publishing has opened its first Independent Bookstore for Australian authors in Ballarat.

Golden Plains and Ballarat golf results for Wednesday, 12 May

Ballarat Golf Club Saturday, 8 May - Men, 4BBB stableford 1^st - G Anders and S Byrne 14/53, 2^nd - J Walton and W Walton 16/50,...

East on the road, head east

Bacchus Marsh v East Point MADDINGLY Park host a Cobra outfit that was very much below their illustrious standards last week, and an East Point...

Full digital edition, 6 May

Central Highlands Football League – round 3 results

Central Highlands Football League ROUND 3   SENIORS   NEWLYN v BUNINYONG Buninyong 11.9 (75) Newlyn 4.13 (37) Goals - Buninyong - Geoffrey Lovett 2, Dominic Sliwa 2, Jarrod Rodgers 2, Aidan...

Ballarat Football League Women’s results – round 1

MCDELIVERY WOMEN’S SENIORS NORTH BALLARAT v BACCHUS MARSH Bacchus Marsh 10.14 (74) North Ballarat5.4 (34)   MELTON v DARLEY Darley 8.14 (62) Melton 3.5 (23)   MELTON CENTRALS v CARISBROOK Melton Centrals 20.19 (139) Carisbrook...