October 13, 2023
Bus ready to help businesses
SMALL Business Victoria’s small business bus will be visiting Smythesdale next Monday. As part of the stop the service will be offering free 30-minute appointments...
October 13, 2023
Local businesses making a splash!
A LOCAL business is aims to spread kindness and generosity by providing premade or build your own hampers filled with local products from small...
October 11, 2023
Small friends spark creativity
BALLARAT Mini Friends miniature doll group will be holding their annual fair at Brown Hill Hall this October. The fair is designed for miniature enthusiasts...
October 10, 2023
Orchid fanciers to show unique blooms
FLOWERING orchids will be on display at the Wendouree Neighbourhood Centre this month as part of the Ballarat Orchid Society’s spring orchid show. The event...
October 8, 2023
Impacts on First Peoples focus for event
LOCAL historian Dr Marguerita Stephens and local documentary filmmaker James Freemantle are joining together at the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute for an evening of history. The...
October 8, 2023
Uncovering the blue side Goldfields history
HISTORIAN Barbara Minchinton will be at Sovereign Hill later this month sharing the story of sex work and brothels on the Victorian Goldfields. Soliciting in...
October 7, 2023
Fun with Dave and his dogs
FARMER Dave Graham will be at this year’s Ballarat Times 2023 Ballarat Show along with his Muttley Crew educating children around having safe and...
October 6, 2023
Get social at Meredith cricket club
AS part of a drive to increase membership, Meredith Cricket Club are holding a family night next week. It will be held on Saturday 14...
October 6, 2023
Fresh growth for Landcare group
THE Friends of Woady Landcare Group are continuing their work along the Woady Yaloak River with a tree planting day tomorrow. All community members are...
October 6, 2023
Warriors’ charge into cricket skills
THE Woady Yaloak Football Netball Club are trying their hand at cricket, becoming a Woolworths Blast Centre. Starting on Thursday nights in term four, children...
October 6, 2023
Cricket club puts out call
BURRUMBEET Cricket Club members are currently searching for new players to join the club’s two male squads. The club has two teams in the second...
October 5, 2023
Latest designs open for display
THE grand opening of a new set of display homes in Lucas is set for this Saturday with events and activities marking the occasion. The...
October 2, 2023
Free fun for kids at the show
THE Ballarat Times 2023 Ballarat Show is again set to be fun for all the family with free entry for children under fifteen years...
October 2, 2023
Take photos amongst nature
LOCAL organisation Click Collective is hosting a nature photography meet in Lal Lal in early October. The afternoon will be an opportunity to take photos...
October 1, 2023
Musical trio to make return
THE Seraphim Trio will be back in Ballarat next month playing in the Anglican Cathedral’s Synod Hall. The group, made up of Helen Ayres, Tim...
September 30, 2023
Create art class all about upcycling
LOCAL artist Lyn Lambeth will be in Bannockburn next month running a workshop about creating art by upcycling materials. Lambeth was previously a professional fisher...
September 30, 2023
Housing policy shift aims for more homes in regions
LAST week Premier Daniel Andrews announced the State Government’s Housing Statement which includes more than one hundred and fifty thousand homes to be built...
September 30, 2023
Local tourism booms during school holidays
VISITORS from around the state have headed to Ballarat over the last two weeks to get away during the school holidays. With major tourist destinations...
September 29, 2023
Council on notice after budget deficit – Golden Plains Shire council meeting
AT Tuesday’s Golden Plains Shire council meeting the fourth quarter financial report, including a deficit of more than five million dollars, was noted by...
September 28, 2023
Providing culturally appropriate care
BALLARAT and District Aboriginal Cooperative, or BADAC, is holding cultural awareness training for first call practitioners next week. The session, which costs $220, is a...
September 27, 2023
Sessions to focus on online safety
AN afternoon of workshops on internet scams, online hoaxes and conspiracies, and finding reliable sources of information will be held at the temporary Ballarat...
September 27, 2023
Bavarian brews at Kryal Castle
KRYAL Castle is set to be host of an Oktoberfest celebration next month with beer, food, and music. Artists such as the Rockafellas, Joel Fletcher...
September 27, 2023
Show set to shine into ninetieth year
THIS year the Ballarat Times 2023 Ballarat Show marks the ninetieth instalment of one of the district’s biggest agricultural and family fun events. The show...
September 26, 2023
Sessions offer support for expecting parents
FREE antenatal evenings are being held by the Ballarat and District Multiple Births Association in October. The sessions will take place on Thursday 19 October...
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