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Full digital edition, 25 March

Bowls finals half done

IT was a soggy end to the Ballarat District Bowls Division’s big double-header weekend of finals, with the semis last Saturday all completed only...

Croquet comp bloomin’ success

THIS year’s Ballarat Begonia Association Croquet Tournament attracted players from right across Victoria, including six state team members to the Ballarat Alexandra in early...

BDBD Saturday Pennant semi and grand finals – Results

Ballarat District Bowls Division SATURDAY PENNANT GRAND FINALS   DIVISION 2 Ballarat Nth 76 defeated Clunes 65 Newman, Gervasoni, Thompson, Plater 14; Hudson, Spong, Tucker, Templeton 19; Clark, Spiers, Parker,...

Will a night grand final return?

AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan has not ruled out returning to a twilight or night grand final next year, despite the shift back to tradition...

Big penalties for sub rule breaches

AFL operations boss Steve Hocking is confident there’s “safeguards” in place to ensure clubs don’t exploit the new medical substitute rule. A day before the...

Dogs recruit on seven-year chase

WESTERN Bulldogs ruckman Stefan Martin has revealed his new side had been trying to recruit him for several years before finally snaring their man. After...

Why Essendon collapsed against Hawthorn

ESSENDON led by almost seven goals late in the second quarter of last Saturday night’s clash with Hawthorn at Marvel Stadium. The Bombers blitzed the...

Cats unsure on Cameron return

GEELONG coach Chris Scott is unsure when star recruit Jeremy Cameron will make his Cats debut. Cameron missed Geelong’s shock 12-point round 1 loss to...

Building big in Golden Plains

Metricon marks more than 10k homes completed in regional Victoria

In-form City defeat Mariners

MELBOURNE City's charge towards the top end of the A-League table has kicked up a notch with a 2-0 win over competition leaders Central...

Western downed in near washout

MACARTHUR FC achieved a couple of club firsts, as they came from behind to beat Western United 2-1 at a rain-lashed Campbelltown Stadium on...

Golden Plains and Ballarat golf results for Wednesday, 24 March

Ballarat Golf Club Saturday, 20 March - Men, stroke, black tees A Grade - 1^st - A Clarke 0/71, 2^nd - P Clark 4/71, 3^rd -...

Home visitor cap to rise to 100, masks not mandatory at shops

VICTORIANS can soon have 100 visitors at home and won't have to wear masks at shops, in the most significant easing of restrictions since...

Travel to a New World in a new way

DUE to COVID-19 a planned production of the Broadway musical Songs for a New World set to be put on by Staged by Creatives...

GPT Digital Edition March 18

Bowlers roll up at regionals

BALLARAT bowlers successfully competed in the Region Championships for the women's singles, men's over 60s singles and women’s over 60s titles at Kyneton Bowling...

AFL Vic boss on local, country and junior footy

HEAD of AFL Victoria, Brad Scott, has cleared up some misconceptions about local, country and junior football restrictions. Starting with junior football, rumours have been...

AFLPA head frustrated by potential for more rule changes

AFL Players' Association CEO Paul Marsh has called out the league for considering another change on the eve of the season. Reports indicate the AFL...

Golden Plains and Ballarat golf results for Wednesday, 17 March

Ballarat Golf Club Saturday, 13 March - Men, stroke, club championships round 1 A Grade - 1^st - P Bath 4/ 71, 2^nd - S Przewloka...

Rudan lauds United’s depth in A-League win

WESTERN United coach Mark Rudan has hailed his club’s depth after the A-League club snapped a two-game losing streak with a 1-0 win over...

Full digital edition, 11 March

Hawks secure finals berth

CITY Oval has recorded a comfortable away win at Victoria in Division 1 Ballarat District Bowls Division Saturday Pennant action, and in doing so...

BDBD Saturday Pennant Round 14 – Results

Ballarat District Bowls Division SATURDAY PENNANT ROUND 14   PREMIERS Ballarat 58 defeated Sebastopol 52 Cornish, Stewart, Wood, Wood, 22; Matthews, Beacham, Lovell, Warner, 24; Cornish, Bourke, Dalgleish, Stewart, 19;...