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- Miriam Litwin is a journalist and digital content lead with the Ballarat Times, Golden Plains Times and Moorabool News, covering local politics and community news.
August 22, 2023
Bowling champs to roll up this summer
A STATEWIDE sporting event it set to come to Ballarat next year with the Bowls Victoria 2024 Regions Side Championships scheduled for January. A statement...
August 22, 2023
Support group helps reduce double trouble
DESPITE a growing number of multiple births in Ballarat, the Ballarat and Districts Multiple Births Association, or BDMBA, has seen a decline in numbers...
August 21, 2023
Wet food sought by shelter
THE Ballarat Animal Shelter is urgently looking for donations of wet cat and dog food for shelter residents to eat for breakfast. Donations of sealed...
August 20, 2023
Crocheted tapes to transform
AS part of the Ballarat International Foto Biennale 2023, the Art Gallery of Ballarat is housing an exhibition by two female artists. Effacement opened last...
August 19, 2023
Greater challenges for women on council
NEW research conducted in Victoria has found that female councillors are more likely to have negative experiences in local government based on their gender. The...
August 18, 2023
Netball dresses donated for World Cup connection
THE Rokewood Corindhap Hoppers have donated one hundred and eleven netball dresses to sports teams in South Africa during the country’s hosting of the...
August 14, 2023
Movement offered to heal the mind
CLINICAL psychologist Maria Marshall is running somatic movement and dance classes in Buninyong for women who have experienced trauma and people with autism. Ms Marshall...
August 12, 2023
Netball sessions ready to go
A PROGRAM aiming to help young children learn how to play netball is on at the Y Bannockburn. The Net Set Go program is seeking...
August 12, 2023
Water group seeks new members
NOMINATIONS are now open for Barwon Water’s customer advisory committee, or CAC. A statement from Barwon Water said the group seeks to represent the utility’s...
August 11, 2023
New CEO for catchment authority
DR Amber Clarke has been announced as the new CEO of Corangamite Catchment Management Authority, or CCMA. Dr Clarke has previously worked as the acting...
August 11, 2023
Drive for dignity returns
SHARE the Dignity has launched its biannual dignity drive with the aim of ending period poverty. Throughout the month of August, pink collection boxes will...
August 11, 2023
Unis ready to open their doors
BALLARAT’S higher education institutions will be opening their doors this August to give prospective students a taste of university life. Both Federation University and Australian...
August 11, 2023
Club readies for jumps day
GRAND National Jumps Day is coming to the Ballarat Turf Club this month. From 11am on Sunday 27 August there will be a six jumps...
August 8, 2023
Take a Highland fling at the Castle
A TASTE of the Scottish Highlands is coming to Kryal Castle this August with a range of historical entertainment offerings. The Highland Spectacular will feature...
August 7, 2023
So much to see at business festival
COMMERCE Ballarat’s B31 August business festival is underway but there is still time to book a session and learn about business opportunities. The festival has...
August 7, 2023
Last rollout for RoadNats
AUSTRALIA’S best cyclists will be back in Ballarat and Buninyong for the Road National Championships for a final time next year. The event, which is...
August 6, 2023
Free fishing fun on offer
A FREE fishing festival is coming to Ballarat next month. Announced last Saturday by from State Minister for Outdoor Recreation, Sonya Kilkenny, the festival, held...
August 5, 2023
Monetary backing for medical researchers
TWO PhD scholars from Grampians Health have received scholarships to help them with their research. Cara Hill and Michael Peng were the recipients of the...
August 5, 2023
Help create mystery mural
STEGLITZ artist Lindy Allinson will be helping create a community mural in Bannockburn this September, using recycled and upcycled items, The session is designed to...
August 4, 2023
Feedback sought for footpaths
STAFF from Golden Plains Shire are looking for public feedback on the municipality’s ten-year-long footpath strategy. As part of the process, they are asking the...
August 3, 2023
Upgrades for Woady PS sites
WORKS are underway to update Woady Yaloak Primary’s four campuses and member for Ripon, Martha Haylett, was in Smythesdale last week to mark the...
August 3, 2023
Change to start a high powered career
MORE than forty roles with electricity providers Powercor and CitiPower are available in the biggest apprenticeship recruitment drive in a decade being undertaken by...
July 31, 2023
Faster disease testing trialled at Base
GRAMPIANS Health has joined a trial of in-situ testing equipment that’s aimed at improving the speed of COVID-19 and influenza detection in the Ballarat...
July 31, 2023
Warm up with Ballarat’s best pie this winter
A PASTRY trail is on offer this August as the battle for Ballarat’s best pie begins. From a barbacoa and cheese pie at Hop Temple...
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