Saints to pick in Carlton Draft
AN AFL legend will be coming out of retirement to play a match for Carngham-Linton Football Club this season. Part of a promotion by a...
Appeal shines at Inverleigh
WET weather couldn’t dampen spirits at Inverleigh and Districts Good Friday Appeal, which raised more than twenty thousand dollars for the Royal Children’s Hospital. Despite...
Club recovers after oval vandalised
A COMMUNITY football oval is recovering after hoons left a trail of tire marks on the playing surface. Local junior football and netball players arrived...
Calls for change at intersection
RESIDENTS in the Bunkers Hill area are calling to lower the speed limit at a local intersection following multiple accidents and the death of...
New occupants revealed for BWEZ
MCALLUM Disability Services has been announced as one of two new businesses to take up land as part of the next expansion of the...
Get wild for a good cause this Easter
THE Ballarat Wildlife Park will be hosting an easter event with a difference this long weekend. Held over three days from Good Friday until Easter...
Junior netballers’ season confirmed
THE BFNL 9 & Under netball fixture has been released for the upcoming season. Nine clubs will be competing in the competition that gets on...
Fun for all ages in Inverleigh
WITH only one more sleep until Inverleigh’s Good Friday family fun day, excitement is building for organisers. The event will see a range of fun...
Faces behind the appeal
MALU Hunt, who received life changing surgery at the Royal Children's Hospital, will be one of many attendees at Inverleigh’s Good Friday Appeal tomorrow. Malu...
Aths club celebrates with familiar faces
DESPITE the rainy weather, Woady Yaloack Athletics Club held a barbecue last Friday to celebrate twenty-five years. Peter Luke, an Athletics Australia coach and official,...
Rare newspapers on show
AN EXHIBITION uncovering Ballarat’s old newspapers is now open at the Eureka Centre. Collection: Newspapers from Ballarat’s Past presents a wide range of old papers...
Mystical creatures coming to the castle
A TASTE of magic is coming to Kryal Castle this April. The annual Unicorn Festival is on from Friday, 7 April until Saturday, 22 April. This...
Awards to help out rural achievers
APPLICATIONS are now open for awards designed to promote agriculture. The Ballarat Rural Achiever Awards are looking for nominations and there’s prize money on offer...
Yoga with your baby more than child’s pose
A HADDON mum is seeking to help parents get moving with their children. Alana Rushton is a yoga instructor who is running parents and babies’...
Volunteer groups sought for expo
A FREE expo on all things donating your time is coming to Barkly Square. The Ballarat Volunteer Expo is an event where volunteer groups can...
Get wild this Good Friday!
ANIMALS will be on the agenda for visitors to next week’s Inverleigh Good Friday Appeal event. Wildlife Xposure, a specialist in interactive animal presentations, will...
Plans revealed for bike park
COMMUNITY members are being asked to have their say on plans for a proposed bike park in Bannockburn. A concept has been designed by staff...
Scarsdale road open again
A SCARSDALE floodway has reopened following extensive upgrades. The Tannery Road floodway is now open to traffic and has been updated to allow double the...
Health workers get ready to ride
A TEAM of Grampians Health workers are preparing to cycle more than five hundred kilometres this April to raise money for the local medical...
Expert advice on setting up business
HELP is being provided for those hoping to set up microbusiness or small to medium enterprise in Ballarat with Runway and Ballarat Group Training...
Excellence awards open for applications
NOMINATIONS are now open for awards celebrating business excellence in Ballarat. The Federation University Commerce Ballarat business excellence awards aim to showcase local businesses and...
Lower regional PT fairs launching
A REGIONAL fare cap for public transport is beginning next Friday with Premier Daniel Andrews and Minister for Public Transport, Ben Carroll, visiting Southern...
Jobs push ahead of Comm Games
THE State government has launched what’s being called a “jobs pipeline” to kickstart preparation for the Commonwealth Games which is less than three years...
Shave supports cancer cause
THREE much-loved community members shaved their beards for a cause last weekend. Mick Ellis along with Simon Bradley and Graham Turnbull shaved off their beards...