January 22, 2024
Survival ceremony to call for reflection
BALLARAT’s fifth annual survival day ceremony will be on next Friday at View Point, Lake Wendouree. Starting at 5.30am, this year’s event will also be...
January 21, 2024
Local publisher looking for manuscripts
BUDDING writers are being invited to submit their fiction, non-fiction or children’s book manuscripts to the Rural Publishing Company. Owners, Sarah Walkerden and Toby Billing,...
January 19, 2024
Shire satisfaction sees significant decline
DESPITE Golden Plains Shire ranking below the state average for community satisfaction, councillors passed a motion their December meeting saying their engagement program was...
January 19, 2024
To have or have not a deputy mayor
SINCE the decision was made last November by Golden Plains Shire councillors not to elect a deputy-mayor, debate has continued as to whether one...
January 19, 2024
Grab a rug: Picnic in the Park is back
PICNIC in the Park will be back for its third year next Friday near the inclusive play space in Victoria Park. The free event will...
January 19, 2024
Keep your first aid skills up to date
COMMUNITY members who want to keep their first aid and CPR training up to date are being invited to complete a course at Haddon...
January 19, 2024
Program seeks to prep preps
CHILDREN in Golden Plains Shire starting prep this year are invited to attend a special event at Bannockburn Library. Ready, Set, Prep is designed to...
January 19, 2024
Pilates classes boom at Smythesdale
GENKIFIT at Smythesdale has recently launched a Pilates program after the success of free trials held last year. Last week more than 30 people came...
January 19, 2024
Vixens’ netball schedule revealed
LAST week the Melbourne Vixens unveiled their Ballarat Blitz pre-season weekend schedule. The host team is set to take on the West Coast Fever at...
January 18, 2024
Seminar to talk art and business
OWNER of the Imaginarium, Melinda Muscat, will be at the Art Gallery of Ballarat on Saturday leading a free seminar about art and business. The...
January 17, 2024
Learn how to find inner peace
A PUBLIC talk with a focus on choosing happiness will be on at the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute later this month. The event will be led...
January 15, 2024
Grants open for producers
The first round of the State Government’s regional activation grants program has opened with the effort seeking to help regional tourism boards, food and...
January 15, 2024
Huge response to donation call out
CITY of Ballarat staff thanked the community following abundant donations to the Animal Shelter over the festive period. As a result, the shelter’s storage area...
January 13, 2024
Fireworks to follow this summer’s Sunday
FIREWORKS are set to light up the sky this Sunday with the City of Ballarat’s annual display. Starting at 9.30pm, the event will last around...
January 13, 2024
Drone trial a flaming success
NEW technology which may speed up planned burns and improve safety for CFA volunteers has been trialled at Stoneleigh. Drones were recently used as part...
January 12, 2024
Cr Cunningham’s cruise control
A TRIP away by Cr Brett Cunningham has left the Golden Plains Shire without a contactable mayor after the decision was made last November...
January 12, 2024
Local SES units seek new recruits
VOLUNTEERS are being sought to join the State Emergency Service units located at Bannockburn and Teesdale. Anyone in the community with a level of general...
January 12, 2024
Free program to get kids creative
THE National Gallery of Victoria, or NGV, is offering free art making workshops at Bannockburn Library this January. This is the 10th year of the...
January 10, 2024
Government wants kids hooked on fishing
CHILDREN from across the region will be able to try their hand at fishing over summer with the State Government providing Little Anglers Kits...
January 9, 2024
Friends sought for seniors program
A NATION-wide scheme that seeks to provide support and social connection to isolated seniors is looking for more volunteers. Known as In Great Company, the...
January 8, 2024
Region readies for golden event
THE history and beauty of the region’s organs are once again going to come into focus with the annual Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields...
January 8, 2024
Raffle raises thousands for Wellness Centre
BARRY Plant Real Estate’s cancer wellness raffle has raised more than twenty-one thousand dollars for the Wellness Centre at the Ballarat Regional Integrated Cancer...
January 5, 2024
Summer fun in the Shire
WITH the season of summer well underway, there is plenty of fun to be had in the Golden Plains Shire to escape the heat. Here...
January 5, 2024
Sky high tech used to prevent fires
THE Environmental Protection Authority, or EPA, is using drones to find potentially hazardous waste this fire season. Throughout summer drones will fly over facilities in...
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