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January 18, 2025

Club to celebrate past premierships

SHELFORD Cricket Club members will look back on four premiership milestones as part of a past players and sponsors day next month. Alongside a match...

January 11, 2025

Have a hit over the holidays

LOOKING for ways to keep your child active over the summer break? A local tennis coach is seeking to provide that with a clinic offering...

January 10, 2025

Meetings cease for northern space

COUNCIL meetings for Golden Plains Shire will not be held at Linton this year. Having previously been a contentious site due to poor network connectivity...

January 10, 2025

Hotel staff celebrate accolades

THE team behind the Meredith Hotel received pleasant news leading into the holidays. Early last month, they were ushered into the spotlight not once but...

January 6, 2025

Golden oldies gather for group fun

FOR more than two decades, several of the region's senior men – generally aged from their sixties onwards – have met for a range...

December 30, 2024

Shire to host holiday fun

ARE you a young person in the region looking for something to do over January? Golden Plains Shire is aiming to entertain you with its...

December 29, 2024

From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli

FAMOUSLY, George Bernard Shaw declared: "youth is wasted on the young." While it is not entirely accurate, the spirit of his remark is patently...

December 29, 2024

New bill to crack down on illegal tobacco

TOUGHER penalties are on the way for those engaging in illicit tobacco trading with a new bill passed by the State Government. Called the Tobacco...

December 21, 2024

Finish date insight for storeaccess overhaul

A YEARS-long project to improve accessibility for the Haddon General Store is nearing completion. The business presides over the town from Racecourse Road as the...

December 20, 2024

Federal funding for better netball facilities

BETTER accessibility for some of the region's female netball players to the Golden Plains Shire's north is on the way thanks to a grant...

December 20, 2024

Deputy PM meets Maude community

RESIDENTS and group representatives for one of the Golden Plains Shire's southern towns received a notable visitor last week. Deputy Prime Minister and Member for...

December 19, 2024

Woady Yaloak Recreation Reserve receives new lights

UPGRADES at Smythesdale's Woady Yaloak Recreation Reserve were officially launched on Tuesday afternoon. Golden Plains Shire councillor Emma Robbins met Member for Ballarat and Minister...

December 14, 2024

Shire seeks ideas to grow and go places

GOLDEN Plains Shire staff are calling on the community to continue to help shape their Growing Places Strategy. The document is aimed at shaping the...

December 14, 2024

New theatre group to innovate

PICTURE a summer evening, driving through bushland on a gravel road east of Napoleons. You park at the front yard of a nondescript house, and...

December 13, 2024

Haddon community to unite for free festive night

ORGANISERS of a free community Christmas party in Haddon are bringing the event back following its debut last year. Run by the town's fire brigade,...

November 30, 2024

Groups supported with grants

A DOZEN community groups and non-profits are being supported to deliver their projects thanks to grant funding from Golden Plains Shire. The recipients in the...

November 24, 2024

Bus trip to tour through the past

MEMBERS of the Woady Yaloak Historical Society are inviting everyone to take a journey through the shire's north with a bus tour next month. The...

November 22, 2024

School expansion caters to growth

STAFF and students at Bannockburn's St Mary MacKillop Catholic Primary School started their school week with a visit from a special guest following exciting...

November 20, 2024

Training program to boost industries

NEW training courses are set to be delivered by the State Government to help upskill and grow employee bases across various industries. Called the Skills...

November 19, 2024

State delivers energy-efficient discounts

HOUSEHOLDS across Victoria are being encouraged to make the jump from gas to electrical appliances with the use of a State Government program aimed...

November 16, 2024

Council calls for community input

GOLDEN Plains Shire staff are encouraging everyone in the region to offer their ideas and input in the next council plan. With a new group...

November 14, 2024

Inverleigh unites to honour sacrifice

MEMBERS of the Inverleigh community and surrounds met at the town's memorial on Monday morning to honour those who've fallen during armed conflict. The event...

November 8, 2024

Club aims to grow gridiron intrigue

THOUGH cricket, footy, and netball clubs are a common sight for any rural locale, you might not know an American rules football team is...