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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.
March 22, 2023
Mentorship a chance to help change lives
BIG Brothers Big Sisters Ballarat are looking for trusted adults to provide support for local children. Their goal is to have 30 mentors this year...
March 21, 2023
Partners team up for food relief program
AS the cost of living squeeze continues, two community groups have teamed up to provide fresh food hampers to local people. Part of a program...
March 21, 2023
Partners sought for SpringFest
TWO local organisations are being sought to become community partners of SpringFest. Community groups need to be willing to be involved in regular meetings, provide...
March 17, 2023
Inverleigh set for a great Friday!
A LOCAL Good Friday Appeal event is returning this Easter for the first time since before the pandemic. With the aim of supporting the Royal...
March 17, 2023
Future planned for eastern localities
A NEW community plan is in the works for Maude, She Oaks and Steiglitz areas, and locals are being invited to have their say. As...
March 17, 2023
New umpires sought for new season
WITH the footy season getting underway in just a few weeks, the Ballarat Football Umpires Association are seeking new custodians of the game to...
March 15, 2023
Show a chance to get your craft on
GET hands on with leading crafters this March as Craft Alive will be back in Ballarat over three days offering a change for makers...
March 15, 2023
Two major events revealed at gallery
IT was a big week for the Art Gallery of Ballarat recently with the announcement of the major winter exhibition, and the opening of...
March 11, 2023
Building on children’s skills
A MEGA Lego experience is aiming to inspire children to get hands on at the Bannockburn library. Every Wednesday kids aged five and up gather...
March 9, 2023
Huge bookfair has got your covered
THE biggest bookfair in town will be back next weekend. Held twice a year at St Andrew’s Uniting Church, the event is known as biggest...
March 8, 2023
Group looks to bring joy in tough times
A LOCAL support group is seeking bringing a touch of light into what can be a dark time. Ballarat Area Widowed Group meets on the...
March 6, 2023
Lifeline course opens to public
SUICIDE first aid is the focus of a Ballarat-based workshop with Lifeline set to host a two-day interactive program called ASIST. Short for applied suicide...
March 6, 2023
Robotics sessions get ready to roll
YOUNG people in the region are being offered the chance to try robotics with workshops held weekly at the Golden Plains youth hub, where...
March 3, 2023
Cup comp all about respect
FOOTBALLERS from Ballarat’s Loreto and St Patrick’s College will take to the field next week as the two schools seek to defend the Respect...
March 3, 2023
Success off the sheep’s back
LEROY Mac Designs is the only fully traceable, machine-knitted, machine-washable Australian made pure merino garments on the market. That’s one huge statement but something Rebecca...
March 3, 2023
The taste so great Kate bought the business!
IT would be fair to assume Ballarat local Kate Howell is actually Wonder Woman in disguise. Each day she straps on her wonder belt as...
February 28, 2023
Bulldogs’ health program returns
A FREE men’s health program backed by AFL side Western Bulldogs is returning to Ballarat. Sons of the West, which was first held in the...
February 21, 2023
Local landscaper growing global
THIS March Daniel Althaus will show his designs at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show, giving regional landscaping a boost. His 20-square-meter garden titled...
February 18, 2023
New signs of life for lost figures
THE second oldest inland cemetery in Victoria launched a new trail and history walk dedicated to notable figures last Friday. The new signage installed at...
February 17, 2023
Miners extend RAD partnership
THE Ballarat Miners basketball club have announced the extension of their partnership with high performance athletics gym, RADcentre. The award-winning fitness centre has been the...
February 17, 2023
Sharp resigns for Miners
LOCAL basketball product Milly Sharp will return to the Miners for another year. The 17-year-old Ballarat Grammar student will play for the women’s team in...
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