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Empowering Regional Manufacturing: Celebrating Women’s Impact in Ballarat on International Women’s Day 2024

AS International Women's Day 2024 unfolds, it's a moment to celebrate the extraordinary contributions of women across all facets of society.

In the heart of...

Fostering flexibility and growth

MOORE Australia, part of a global network of chartered accountants, auditors, and business advisors, prioritises a balanced and flexible workplace.

With a team composition of...

Dream team working together in dream job

IN 2021 amidst shifting lockdowns, little did Tess Barnard know that after relocating from Sydney to Ballarat for her dream job as Gallery Retail...

Heart-driven success

KELINA Tokunai’s career is driven by her heart.

Her qualities of kindness and compassion saw the Uniting AgeWell Lifestyle Coordinator receive the organisation’s highest...

A passion for all things allergy

Sigrid is a Nurse Practitioner with started career at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne.

It was by chance that she came across the area...

Big V a big winner in first week of finals

WINNING form in the weeks leading into the commencement of the first game of finals in the Ballarat Highlands Bowls Region played on Saturday...

MGH digital edition, 8 March

Full digital edition, 8 March

Beveridge opens up about ‘courageous’ Bulldogs review

WESTERN Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge insists he never feared for his job, even as the club undertook a lengthy review of its football department.

Entering...

High marks 50 oarsome years – Gallery

WHILE the competition for the Head of the Lake was fierce last weekend, Saturday night saw people past and present from Ballarat High come...

Bowls post-season gets underway

THIS weekend sees the start of finals in the local leagues of the Ballarat Highlands Bowls Region Saturday Pennant competition.

The current season see the...

Fears that the specky could be outlawed

SOME AFL fans are concerned that the ‘specky’ could soon be outlawed as the league tries to protect the heads of their playing cohort.

Those...

Why Red Bull’s ‘ridiculous’ ownership needs to end ASAP

IS it time for Red Bull to sell their secondary F1 team?

Formula 1 expert Cam van den Dungen said he believes it is “ridiculous”...

Geelong Travel, Viking Explorer Sale

MGH digital edition, 1 March

Full digital edition, 1 March

At Bannockburn P-12 College student learning is our highest priority

WE believe that all students can learn to their fullest potential. Our students will develop their individual talents and be actively engaged in their learning. They...

Coal Miner’s Daughter comes to Ballarat

IN floor length gowns adorned with tassels and rhinestones, with hair as close to country music heaven as possible, where country music started and...

Group to ride for mental health awareness

MOTORCYLES engines are set to roar next month with Ballarat one of half a dozen regional areas to host Black Dog Ride’s annual one...

Every stitch tells a story

THE team at Interknit Branberry believe every baby blanket is a memory waiting to be made, from the first pixels on the design screen...

Six homes destroyed as bushfire continues to burn

SIX homes have been destroyed as a bushfire continues burning in the Beaufort area west of Ballarat. More than 500 firefighters are tackling the blaze...

Fire rages as Victoria braces for ‘worst day in four years’

FIREFIGHTERS continue battling a large bushfire in western Victoria with authorities concerned conditions in the coming week will be the worst in four years. Premier...

All to play for in final round

THE last round of home and away matches in the Ballarat Highlands Bowls Division this Saturday provided a glimpse of what could be expect...

Hopes three Aussies will race in F1 next year

SEN’s Cameron van den Dungen has revealed his belief that for the first time in forty-nine years, Australian F1 fans will have three different...