2021 – Hopes and Dreams
We asked some prominent people from the community what their outlook for this year was.

Border to NSW closed from tomorrow
THE Victorian Government will close its border with NSW from 11.59pm on 1 January following the detection of two further cases of COVID-19, acting...
Masks required indoors again following three more COVID cases
ANOTHER three locally acquired COVID-19 cases have been identified in Victoria, on top of three women whose positive tests ended a two-month streak yesterday. Two...
Hawks fly high at home
CITY Oval Bowling Club had an early Christmas celebration with its teams that played at home on Saturday all getting wins in Ballarat District...
BDBD Saturday Pennant Round 5 – Results
PREMIERS Webbcona 72 defeated Buninyong 47 Pattie, Collins, Johnson, Lange, 34; Douglass, Chapman, Voigt, Nicholson, 10; Clarke, Van, der, Ploeg, Worsley, Mahoney, 21; Weil, Gollan, Morgan,...
Golden Plains and Ballarat golf results for Wednesday, 23 December
Ballarat Golf Club Saturday, 19 December - Men, 4 person Ambrose, GK Revenge Ambrose net medal - 1st - M Taylor, M Toner, M Patterson, P...
Take me to the river
Pontoon boat
Hire a pontoon boat and cruise the river at your leisure. Available for full or...
Lakers get win for Peskett’s 300th
THE Learmonth Lakers celebrated in style following Robert Peskett's three hundredth game as three of its four Ballarat District Bowls Division Saturday Pennant sides...
BDBD Saturday Pennant Round 4 – Results
Ballarat District Bowls Division SATURDAY PENNANT ROUND FOUR PREMIERS Linton 51 lost to Victoria 58 Wilson, Walters, Wilson, Wilson, 12; Harrison, Oswin, Haynes, Clark, 17; Williams, Pridham, Vandenberg, Hetherington,...
Golden Plains and Ballarat golf results for Wednesday, 16 December
Ballarat Golf Club Saturday, 12 and Sunday, 13 December - Men, stableford, Turkey Trott A Grade - 1st A Brandenburg 7/41, 2nd - N Brennan 7/40,...
Virus free streak over, five hotel cases
VICTORIA'S forty two-day COVID-free streak has come to an end, with five cases of the virus uncovered in the state's revamped hotel quarantine system. However...
Linton gets win at windy Webbcona
LINTON'S Ballarat District Bowls Division Premier side travelled to Webbcona last Saturday and came away with a narrow three-shot win, with the visitors’ Peter...
Eureka! Cycling is back!
EUREKA Cycling Club staged its first official race event since mid-March with criteriums in Ballarat on Sunday.
BDBD Saturday Pennant Round 3 – Results
Ballarat District Bowls Division SATURDAY PENNANT ROUND THREE PREMIER Sebastopol 69 defeated Learmonth 51 Reus, Bottrell, Jones, Sargent, 24; Mullane, Powell, Pym, Davey, 11; Sutherland, Topp, Carter, Gannon, 19;...
Work from home like a boss
Top tips to create a home office you will love to work in
AS working from home becomes the new normal for many...Golden Plains and Ballarat golf results for Wednesday, 9 December
Ballarat Golf Club Saturday, 5 and Sunday, 6 December - Men, stoke, black tees, monthly medal Medal winner - Jonte Carter A Grade - 1st - A...