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Have your say on asset strategy

THE Golden Plains Shire draft asset management strategy and policy is open for community consultation after it was approved for public exhibition at last...

Probus Club looking for members

RETIREE'S in the region are being invited to attend the first meeting of the Bannockburn and District Probus Club. After the old Probus Club in...

Autumn racing in Avoca

AUTUMN racing is back this Saturday in Avoca with live music, local wines, food trucks and children's activities on offer. This is the club's second...

Get help finding volunteers

GOLDEN Plains Shire community members who would like to attract more volunteers to their groups or activities are invited to attend a coming workshop...

Mental health walk returns

THE Conquer the Corrugations Mental Health Awareness Walk is set to return to the state's south-west, for the second year. The two-day event involves walking...

Big award opportunity for small business

BERRINGA-based Rebel Equestrian has been announced as a finalist in the Australian Small Business Champion Awards. More than 5500 businesses entered the awards which aim...

New partnership for egg hunt

EASTER fun is on the way with Power FM’s egg hunt returning bigger and better.

The event is set to partner with Integra and take...

Wedding fair supports local

THE wedding fair with a focus on supporting local businesses is back for another year. The Ivory Haus Wedding Fair, led by Laura Feldman, aims...

Boys choir returns to town

THE Australian Boys Choral Institute is returning to Ballarat this March to celebrate the organisation's eighty fifth anniversary season.

The performance entitled Sweet &Low will...

Future construction leaders recognised

MASTER Builders Victoria’s Regional Apprentice Awards were held in Ballarat last week with three local apprentices recognised.

The awards ceremony was one of five across...

Sewer project underway

THE Ballarat southern trunk sewer project by Central Highlands Water has begun in the city’s west.

The works aim to ensure the wastewater needs of...

TAFE celebrates high achievers

LAST week Federation University TAFE celebrated its outstanding achievers with an awards ceremony at the Mining Exchange.

The event saw 40 winners announced across 33...

Final masterplan revealed

STAFF at the Corangamite Catchment Management Authority, or CCMA, have formally released the final Kitjarra-dja-bul Bullarto langi-ut masterplan. The development of the plan has taken...

Begonias ready to bloom

BALLARAT’s annual Begonia Festival is back for another year with three days of fun on offer for the community this weekend. The free event will...

A taste of Italy in Victoria

More than one hundred and fifty million dollars worth of classic cars will be travelling through the region this month. The 2024 Targa Classica will...

Scholarship to honour vegemite inventor

A NEW scholarship offered at Federation University is aiming to support young people to follow in the footsteps of the inventor of Vegemite, Cyril...

Take a swing to support community sport

FOR the first time, Basketball Ballarat is hosting a golf day to raise funds for the sporting organisation's foundation that seeks to provide athlete...

International recognition for oncologist

A LOCAL medical oncology specialist has become a fellow with the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

The honour was achieved by Dr Wasek Faisal...

Creativity grows in Linton

RESIDENTS from Linton and around the Shire are gathering at the Linton Community Hub to share a love of art.

The Linton Goldbrush Painters gather...

Primary school has special visitor

AUSTRALIAN landscape gardener and television presenter Costa Georgiadis visited Buninyong Primary School’s Scotsburn campus last Friday to share his passion for protecting the environment.

Students...

Magical unicorns return to the castle

A MAGICAL long weekend of unicorns is returning to Kryal Castle and bound to provide fun for people of all ages. Unicorn rides, arts and...

Discover the dark side of the gallery

THE Art Gallery of Ballarat is opening its doors at night with two Australian indie bands playing alongside viewings of Nan Goldin’s the Ballad...

Fed Uni boss backs higher ed changes

MIRIAM LITWIN FEDERATION University head Professor Duncan Bentley has welcomed the development of the National Skills Agreement, or NSA, which will bring together TAFE and...

Annie ready to charm

MIRIAM LITWIN THE curtain is ready to open on Lyric Theatre’s production of Annie, premiering at Civic Hall next Thursday. The musical is about Annie who...