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July 21, 2020
Get warm by walking across the Shire
GET walking this winter is the message the Golden Plains Shire and YMCA Geelong are sending residents. The YMCA and the municipality’s health and wellbeing...
July 20, 2020
New Golden Plains website to up your veggie intake
GOLDEN Growers is the new online hub introduced by the Golden Plains Shire to inspire residents to get familiar with vegetables. The project aims to...
July 20, 2020
Call for Daffodil Day support
THIS year’s Daffodil Day organisers are encouraging everyone to get involved and raise money for cancer research. The appeal is set to take place next...
July 19, 2020
Golden Plains Shire home to Tidy Towns finalists
THIS year’s Keep Victoria Beautiful Tidy Towns Awards is putting Golden Plains on the map. Community groups from across the Shire feature prominently on the...
July 18, 2020
Pre-loved bookstore joins Main Road
ICONIC second-hand bookstore The Known World has made its return to Ballarat. Formerly located at the base of Sturt Street, it can now be found...
July 17, 2020
Call to identify historic sites
ALTHOUGH Ballarat’s heritage overlay currently protects a wide range of properties, there are many buildings that seem to have fallen through the cracks. In reviewing...
July 16, 2020
Fun-run for NAIDOC Week
AT the close of NAIDOC Week, a group of young Ballarat residents took on the Moneghetti track to raise funds for the Indigenous Marathon...
July 16, 2020
Council votes to freeze rates and charges
RATES, charges, car parking and waste levy have all been frozen in this year’s City of Ballarat budget. At an additional special meeting last week,...
July 16, 2020
Altruists honoured for making a better world
NOMINATIONS for the Victorian Regional Achievement and Community Awards were announced with three Ballarat initiatives landing a spot on the list. These honours are specifically...
July 16, 2020
Cheers for cancer research
THE Fiona Elsey Cancer Research Institute is hosting its first ever online wine auction this month. Proceeds from the fundraiser will go directly towards the...
July 16, 2020
Bird World once again set to soar
BALLARAT’S avian attraction, Bird World has reopened its doors after three month’s closure during the COVID-19 pandemic. Resuming just in time for the school holiday...
July 14, 2020
COVID won’t stop new business
PROSPECTIVE restaurants, bars and venues have been hit especially hard by the tightening of COVID-19 regulations. After Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announced that the existing...
July 13, 2020
Potter and painter’s golden pantomime
FROM the first day of August, The Ballarat Art Gallery is set to show collaborative art collection, the golden pantomime. The exhibition will include Ruby...
July 13, 2020
Student’s innovate with Crazy Ideas
A GROUP of bright young people have been busy generating ideas for the community. Knows as Crazy Ideas College, the program saw teams from Mount...
July 12, 2020
Striking a pose for bushfire relief
RESIDENTS of a Hepburn elderly care home recreated iconic movie stills for a fundraising calendar. The proceeds from A Day at the Cinema at Hepburn...
July 12, 2020
Sewing for racial equality
INDYA Hayes has turned to embroidery to show her support for the Black Lives Matter movement. As an Aboriginal, African American and Native American identifying...
July 9, 2020
Calls for funding at Hammon Park
CRESWICK’S community are asking the State government for funding for the Hammon Park Trail Head Bike Park and Recreation Facility project. The initiative aims to...
July 9, 2020
Donations continue for 3BA Appeal
AFTER eight weeks, the City of Ballarat emergency food relief centre at Morsehead Park has closed. Mayor Cr Ben Taylor thanked the Ballarat community...
July 9, 2020
Visitors glad for Gallery return
BALLARAT’S own Art Gallery has reopened after its three-month long closure. Visitors are advised to book through the online system to secure a time slot...
July 9, 2020
BRICC to benefit from an alcohol-free July
THE annual Dry July initiative is seeing many give up alcohol and raise funds for charitable organisations. Ballarat Health Service’s Regional Integrated Cancer Centre is...
July 6, 2020
Shire’s students send messages of hope
CHILDREN from Meredith Primary have joined with students from across the Golden Plains in writing postcards of support to community members in need. With the...
July 3, 2020
Singer opens coaching studio amid pandemic
LOCAL musician, Zara Jarvis, recently opened the doors to her new vocal coaching studio. Complete with recording microphones, stage equipment and coloured lighting, the set-up...
July 2, 2020
Farmers Market set to return
THE Ballarat Farmers Market unveiled its plans to re-open on Saturday, 11 July. After a four-month absence following a blanket ban by the City of...
July 2, 2020
Rotary raise needed funds for Winter Appeal
THE Alfredton Rotary Club has made a significant donation 3BA’s annual Winter Appeal. A cheque of $1000 was handed over the radio station last Friday...
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