January 19, 2024
Vixens’ netball schedule revealed
LAST week the Melbourne Vixens unveiled their Ballarat Blitz pre-season weekend schedule. The host team is set to take on the West Coast Fever at...
January 18, 2024
Seminar to talk art and business
OWNER of the Imaginarium, Melinda Muscat, will be at the Art Gallery of Ballarat on Saturday leading a free seminar about art and business. The...
January 17, 2024
Learn how to find inner peace
A PUBLIC talk with a focus on choosing happiness will be on at the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute later this month. The event will be led...
January 15, 2024
Grants open for producers
The first round of the State Government’s regional activation grants program has opened with the effort seeking to help regional tourism boards, food and...
January 15, 2024
Huge response to donation call out
CITY of Ballarat staff thanked the community following abundant donations to the Animal Shelter over the festive period. As a result, the shelter’s storage area...
January 13, 2024
Fireworks to follow this summer’s Sunday
FIREWORKS are set to light up the sky this Sunday with the City of Ballarat’s annual display. Starting at 9.30pm, the event will last around...
January 13, 2024
Drone trial a flaming success
NEW technology which may speed up planned burns and improve safety for CFA volunteers has been trialled at Stoneleigh. Drones were recently used as part...
January 12, 2024
Cr Cunningham’s cruise control
A TRIP away by Cr Brett Cunningham has left the Golden Plains Shire without a contactable mayor after the decision was made last November...
January 12, 2024
Local SES units seek new recruits
VOLUNTEERS are being sought to join the State Emergency Service units located at Bannockburn and Teesdale. Anyone in the community with a level of general...
January 12, 2024
Free program to get kids creative
THE National Gallery of Victoria, or NGV, is offering free art making workshops at Bannockburn Library this January. This is the 10th year of the...
January 10, 2024
Government wants kids hooked on fishing
CHILDREN from across the region will be able to try their hand at fishing over summer with the State Government providing Little Anglers Kits...
January 9, 2024
Friends sought for seniors program
A NATION-wide scheme that seeks to provide support and social connection to isolated seniors is looking for more volunteers. Known as In Great Company, the...
January 8, 2024
Region readies for golden event
THE history and beauty of the region’s organs are once again going to come into focus with the annual Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields...
January 8, 2024
Raffle raises thousands for Wellness Centre
BARRY Plant Real Estate’s cancer wellness raffle has raised more than twenty-one thousand dollars for the Wellness Centre at the Ballarat Regional Integrated Cancer...
January 5, 2024
Summer fun in the Shire
WITH the season of summer well underway, there is plenty of fun to be had in the Golden Plains Shire to escape the heat. Here...
January 5, 2024
Sky high tech used to prevent fires
THE Environmental Protection Authority, or EPA, is using drones to find potentially hazardous waste this fire season. Throughout summer drones will fly over facilities in...
January 5, 2024
Local talent re-signs with Miners
THREE local players, Jemma Amoore, Millie Cracknell and Milly Sharp, have been re-signed by the Ballarat Miners for the next NBL1 South season. Women’s head...
January 5, 2024
Get riding this school holidays
THERE is plenty of school holiday fun to be had at Rebel Equestrian Centre at Berringa. The organisation is offering a range of classes including...
January 2, 2024
Service offers free support to parents
SERVICES provided by Gidget House Ballarat are aiming to help expecting and new parents experiencing perinatal depression and anxiety. The organisation provides free, individual counselling...
December 30, 2023
Giddy Up! Cowboys are coming to town
A SLICE of the Wild West is coming to Kryal Castle this January with the Ballarat Rodeo. The event is a first for Kryal Castle...
December 30, 2023
Aim for the stars these school holidays
THOSE wishing to learn more about outer space and the night sky will have the opportunity to do so this school holidays, with a...
December 30, 2023
Have a magical school holidays at Sovereign Hill
THE summer holidays are shaping up to be a busy time at Sovereign Hill with thirty-five days of magic running until the end of...
December 29, 2023
Netball’s best are coming back
THIS March will see the Melbourne Vixens head back to Ballarat to launch their pre-season. Three Suncorp Super Netball teams will be hosted by the...
December 28, 2023
Live music Sundays to return
SUMMER in Ballarat is set to be filled with free music as the Summer Sundays four-week concert series returns to the Botanical Gardens. The festival...
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