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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.
July 21, 2023
Program encourages new skills
AN initiative funded in the 2020-2021 State budget is aiming to give women the chance to become building surveyors with municipalities across the state. Ballarat...
July 15, 2023
Empowering yourself and your family
PREPARING for your future is the topic of an upcoming session entitled Dying to Know in Bannockburn. Lawyer, Anna Smith, will host the event that’ll...
July 15, 2023
Get potting with help of green thumb
LOCAL horticulturalist Crysta Anderson is running weekend classes in Napoleon’s about all things pot plants. The $20 classes run from 10am until 2pm each Saturday...
July 14, 2023
Call out goes out for paid firefighters
FOREST Fire Management is on the hunt for people who enjoy working outdoors and learning new skills. Applications are now open for project firefighter positions...
July 13, 2023
Chemical cleanout coming to Colac
RESIDENTS in the Golden Plains Shire are being invited dispose of household chemicals at a Detox Your Home event in Colac. The free event, run...
July 12, 2023
First aid for mental health
A TWO-day mental health first aid training course is being offered by Solutions Together this August. The course will seek to provide participants with the...
July 11, 2023
St Pats readies for major celebrations
A MILESTONE is set to be marked by St Patrick’s College this year as the school community prepares to celebrate one hundred and thirty...
July 8, 2023
Fun fundraiser for local footy
DUST off your mullets and fire up the VT Commadore, a night of bogan bingo is coming to Lethbridge with the aim of raising...
July 7, 2023
Community vision more than on track
MEREDITH’S updated recreation reserve has been officially opened. The revamped space includes a bike pump track, new playground and expanded skatepark, and comes after a...
July 7, 2023
Calls for greater wildlife protection
A BALLARAT wildlife group is calling on the Golden Plains Shire to address how the municipal growing places strategy will impact local wildlife. As part...
July 7, 2023
More money for rec reserve
EXTRA money has been announced by the State Government for the Teesdale Oval Upgrade project. Member for Eureka, Michaela Settle, was at Don Wallace Recreation...
July 4, 2023
Prizes for budding photographers
THE Lal Lal Moorabool Photographic Group’s annual photo competition is back in its eleventh year. There’s prize money on offer for works in the categories...
July 4, 2023
Being best in business a focus for festival
THE program for Commerce Ballarat’s annual Business Festival is back and providing a curated series of events to help enterprises achieve their best. The festival,...
July 3, 2023
Time it takes to get care focus of hospital trial
THE Ballarat Base Hospital is one of fourteen Victorian sites to take part in a project aimed at improving the time it takes for...
June 30, 2023
Umps to mark 110 years playing by the rules
A MILESTONE is being reached by the Ballarat Football Umpires Association, also known as the BUFA, this July. The organisation is marking its 110th anniversary...
June 30, 2023
New water prices approved
THE Essential Services Commission has made its final decision on pricing plans by Central Highlands Water and Barwon Water. For Central Highlands Water customers, typical...
June 30, 2023
New school to get children riding
A NEW pony riding and horsemanship school has opened at Berringa and staff are aiming to teach children how to ride and care for...
June 30, 2023
Shooting for new skills
A SIX-week basketball skills and development program from Dribble Pass Shoot will be beginning in term three at Delacombe Primary School. The $120 program will...
June 23, 2023
St Pats team basketball champs
A SAINT Patrick’s College basketball team has claimed the Senior Basketball Victorian College Championship. The team, led by teachers Eric Hayes and Josh Ebbles, competed...
June 22, 2023
Double horror thrillers take to screen
A DOUBLE horror thriller film night is coming to Ballarat as part of a Terribly Good Cinema pop-up. The celebration of all things frightening on...
June 19, 2023
Research can put your home on the record
THE Victorian Public Records Office, or PROV, is running a session in Ballarat this June to help residents learn how to research their house...
June 19, 2023
Wonderlights ready to shine again
A BALLARAT winter classic is back with Sovereign Hill’s Winter Wonderlights lighting up this June. On for three weeks starting on Saturday 24 June, the...
June 18, 2023
Get hooked on the fine art of crochet
IN a world where many trades are being replaced by technology, House of Crochet in Buninyong is teaching a skill which cannot be mass...
June 18, 2023
Words of great composers to be given full voice
A PERFORMANCE of music spanning two centuries is coming to Ballarat, sung by the Melbourne Bach Choir. Entitled Serenity, the performance will include the Requiem...
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