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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;...

Bombers impress despite loss to Cats

TIM Watson was impressed by Essendon’s collective pressing in their encouraging AAMI Community Series outing against Geelong at GMHBA Stadium. The Bombers dominated the inside...

Concerns over summer of cricket

FORMER Australian cricketer Gavin Robertson has voiced his concerns about how the current summer of cricket is being scheduled. On the back of a shock...

United go down in second Mars game

WESTERN United had a two-game winning streak snapped by the visiting Western Sydney Wanderers going down 1-0 at Mars Stadium on Sunday. Making his first...

Golden Plains and Ballarat golf results for Wednesday, 10 March

Ballarat Golf Club Saturday, 6 March - Men, stroke, monthly medal Monthly medal winner - Scott Burns A Grade - 1^st - S Burns 5/68, 2^nd -...

Woady student’s ready to help

PUPILS from all Woady Yaloak Primary School campuses were seeing red last Friday. The dress up effort is part of the school’s support for the...

Buninyong closing in on success

BUNINYONG Bowling Club members are upbeat for the future after a slow start to the season and adjustments for the loss of several experienced...

Country Week rolls into Wendouree

The Annual Country Week Carnival was held at the Central Wendouree Bowling Club recently. A successful event, the tournament saw 194 men and 45 competing...

BDBD Saturday Pennant Round 13 – Results

Ballarat District Bowls Division SATURDAY PENNANT ROUND 13   PREMIERS Sebastopol 61 defeated Buninyong 57 Reus, Bottrell, Jones, Sargent, 20; Beames, Voigt, Simpson, Nicholson, 22; Topp, Sutherland, Garvin, Gannon, 21;...

AFLPA president’s concern for season

AFL Players Association president Patrick Dangerfield wonders whether the AFL made the right call by changing quarter length back to normal in 2021. The league...

What’s the deal with 2021 rule changes?

AFL football operations boss Steve Hocking has explained the reasons why the competition has opted to tinker with some rules for the 2021 season. Interchange...

Golden Plains and Ballarat golf results for Wednesday, 3 March

Ballarat Golf Club Saturday, 27 February - Women, stableford 1^st - M Halsall 38/37, 2^nd - W Thomas 21/37 NTPs - 6^th - J Forbes, 17^th -...

Full digital edition, 25 February

BDBD Saturday Pennant Round 12 – Results

Ballarat District Bowls Division SATURDAY PENNANT ROUND 12   PREMIERS Learmonth 42 lost to Sebastopol 69 Mullane, Lyttle, Powell, Pym, 17; Reus, Bottrell, Jones, Sargent, 23; Davey, Moy, Casey, Powell,...

Why Melbourne is always a threat of losing the Australian Open

AUSTRALIAN Open tournament director Craig Tiley has conceded the tournament’s status on the tour isn’t set in stone like some may think. The Victorian Government...