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January 10, 2021

Duel cause for theatre fundraiser

RECENTLY created LadderFrame Theatre Collective are kicking off the new year with a fundraising event. The performance group’s operator Chiara Angeli said the team felt...

January 10, 2021

Evolving artist space

HAVING recently relocated to a new spot in Bridge Mall, Ballarat artist Jade Walsh is selling paintings, prints and zines in her pop-up shop. Opened...

January 9, 2021

Sturt Street’s ever evolving European deli – Eat Drink West

Olive Grove’s secret to multi-generational retailing RICH history and a love for local produce are the pillars of family-owned and longstanding delicatessen, the Olive Grove. A...

January 8, 2021

Creatives and allies called for installation submissions

IN ADDITION to their support for the LGBTIQ+ community in Ballarat, Cafs are calling for creatives to submit their work to be included in...

January 8, 2021

Film reflects lockdown experience

CREATIVE minds across the Golden Plains Shire have collaborated to create a short artistic film expressing the region’s experience of COVID-19 and social isolation. Coming...

January 7, 2021

Water levels high for summer

IN time for a warm summer ahead, the Central Highlands Water’s Annual Water Outlook report has been released. The extensive report examines the organisation’s water...

January 7, 2021

Top ticket holders locked in

STEVE Moneghetti and Juliana Addison were both named the number one ticket holders for the Hotondo Homes Ballarat Miners and Selkirk Ballarat Rush at...

January 6, 2021

First Round of Summer Sundays

KICKING things off with a side of gold panning, the first weekend of Ballarat’s Summer Sundays live performances begins 10 January at Sovereign Hill. With...

January 3, 2021

Summer Sunday’s is set to return

AFTER a tumultuous year for the music industry, the City of Ballarat’s Summer Sundays is set to return early next year. Although typically held each...

January 2, 2021

A gym owners’ advice for getting active

AFTER months of closure and various operational changes, regional Victorian gyms are almost back to regular programming. Having only opened its doors earlier this year,...

January 2, 2021

Quarter of a century for tech first learning

CELEBRATING a twenty-five-year long partnership, IBM Ballarat and Federation University have grown together. With plans in the pipeline to further expand, the University’s Technology Park...

December 29, 2020

Artistic numeracy and literacy

CREATIVELY learning is at the heart of the Ballarat Neighbourhood Centre’s Literacy Through Art program led by artist Pauline O’Shannessy-Dowling. Over the course of term...

December 29, 2020

Traditional name for GovHub space

IN a first for the region, Ballarat’s GovHub is officially recognising the Traditional Owners of the land by naming a section of the building...

December 27, 2020

Recognition for healthy volunteers

TEN volunteers from Ballarat Health Services have each been awarded an Australian Government Certificate of Appreciation for Australian Volunteers. Ballarat Health Services volunteer and wellbeing...

December 27, 2020

New bus interchange set for station

TO cater for the projected increase in train services due to the Ballarat Line Upgrade project, works are set to begin on a new...

December 26, 2020

Federal funding boost for Murray Rail project

THE Federal Government has announced a significant injection of further funds into the Murray Basin Rail project. Just over $195 million for the continuation of...

December 24, 2020

Landfill site at Smythesdale expanding

THE City of Ballarat’s landfill site on the eastern edge of Smythesdale is set to grow following a decision by that municipality’s council last...

December 24, 2020

No changes at ski lake despite safety concerns

AN audit by Maritime Safety Victoria at Lake Burrumbeet has found several risks to users and that local rules are not in line with...

December 21, 2020

Flower power puts food first

THE Ballarat Floral Art group has donated a significant amount of funding Uniting Ballarat’s Breezeway initiative. President of the Floral Art Group Anita Hinton said...

December 18, 2020

Buying Ballarat made easy

LOCATED in the heart of the Delacombe Town Centre, the Ballarat Made pop up shop has a variety of locally produces and designed products...

December 17, 2020

Golden Plains Festival announces cancellation

IN the wake of this year’s Meredith Music Festival’s cancellation, it’s sister event, the Golden Plains Festival has also been shelved in 2021. To be...

December 15, 2020

A new baby market is coming to town

THE first ever, Ballarat Baby and Children’s Market, is set to take place early next year. Already running an established baby market down in Geelong,...

December 14, 2020

Perfect shot in new Backspace exhibit

WITH the recent reopening of the Ballarat Art Gallery comes a new exhibition in the site’s Backspace Gallery showing a series of photographs from...

December 12, 2020

Taste the native flavours – Eat Drink West

Saltbush Kitchen brings Australia’s best kept secrets PROVIDING access to native Australian bush flavours and produce is the motivation behind Buninyong’s own spice and salt...