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September 5, 2020

Winemaker stands for South Ward

WINEMAKER, farmer and Greens endorsed candidate Jackson Snep is vying for the South Ward seat in the 2020 Ballarat council elections. Growing up on his...

September 4, 2020

Golden Plains Shire offers rates help for those in hardship

GOLDEN Plains Shire has extended its COVID-19 financial hardship policy to provide a municipal rate cut to applicable residents and businesses. At its 25 August...

September 4, 2020

Teen’s pins for mental health

DURING the COVID-19 pandemic, one Ballarat teenager took it upon herself to fundraise for youth mental health in a creative way. High school student, Sophie...

September 3, 2020

Rules revised for transparency

CITY of Ballarat councillors have adopted a revised set of governance rules, and transparency policy. The move came at the 26 August meeting, and both...

September 3, 2020

Schools benefit from fire fund

JUST in time for bushfire season, the Victorian government is set to fund maintenance and fire readiness works in over four-hundred schools across the...

September 3, 2020

Sturt Street’s beautiful past and safer future

STURT Street’s new intersection upgrades are aiming to keep the boulevard’s heritage appeal while building a safer future for the city’s residents. As part of...

September 3, 2020

Swooping season on the wing

AS Spring sees a rise in temperatures, so too are the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning expecting a rise in swooping birds. The...

September 2, 2020

Foundation lends a helping hand

MEMBERS of the Helping Hands Ballarat Keralites Foundation of Australia have been busy organising a host of activities to support the community during COVID-19...

September 2, 2020

Parmas for a purpose

TWO Ballarat venues are teaming up and hosting a takeaway parma night in an effort to raise awareness and funds for motor neurone disease...

September 2, 2020

Gallery seeking new café

OVERLOOKING Lydiard Street, the café space within the Ballarat Art Gallery, formerly Kittlety’s, is seeking a new operator. While the Gallery is currently closed due...

August 29, 2020

Yoga for Grammar students and staff

TO help transitioning back to home schooling a little easier, Ballarat Grammar is offering its staff and students access to yoga and active classes...

August 29, 2020

City’s vision for the future of transport

AS our population continues to grow and Ballarat steps further towards being Victoria’s regional hub, the municipality’s internal and regional transport system is set...

August 28, 2020

Mair Street’s new sweet tooth destination

AFTER being stood down due to COVID-19 shutdowns, Catherine Gill took her newfound freedom and opened a business of her own. Months of hard work...

August 28, 2020

Legacy fundraising efforts go online

ESTABLISHED in 1926, the Ballarat branch of Legacy strives to provide financial and social support to thousands of veterans’ families for almost a century. Delivering...

August 28, 2020

Will Ballarat’s events scene return?

EVENTS are a vital part of Ballarat’s tourism and business economies and without them, the city and its residents are finding themselves having to...

August 28, 2020

Senior celebration goes online

THANKS to COVID-19 restrictions, this year’s Victorian Seniors Festival will be delivered online through a series of performances, zoom recorded interviews and virtual story-telling. Back...

August 27, 2020

Suicide prevention panel discuss tactics

WITH the aim of reducing rates of suicide, the Western Victoria Primary Health Network officially launched Ballarat’s suicide prevention place based trial. Partnering with the...

August 27, 2020

Call for community input on tourism plan

WITH TRC Tourism, the City of Ballarat developed a Traveller Experience Plan in June that focused on improving future visitor...

August 27, 2020

Entrepreneur stands in North Ward

FOUNDER of environmentally conscious snack business We Bar None, Ellen Burns, has put her hand up to run for North Ward in October’s City...

August 27, 2020

Moorabool Shire digs in on power line

IN response to the proposed Western Victoria Transmission Network project, the Moorabool Shire have launched a new campaign aimed at...

August 27, 2020

Free mental health support

ALONGSIDE various government initiatives and funding introduced to remedy the current mental health challenge presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, not-for-profit...

August 27, 2020

Lifeline for live music

ARTS, culture and hospitality industries in Victoria were some of the hardest hit by COVID-19 shutdowns and restrictions earlier this year. With the aim of...

August 27, 2020

City’s TAFE up for award

NOMINATIONS for the Victorian Training Awards have been announced with Federation TAFE being named as one of the thirty-five finalists. Now in their 66th year,...

August 26, 2020

Fed welcomes new vice-chancellor

THIS week, Federation University welcomed its new vice-chancellor and president, Professor Duncan Bentley, to the team. Resuming the role from Professor Helen Bartlett who...