February 2, 2024
Calls for rec rezone halt
RESIDENTS advocating against Golden Plains Shire’s push to rezone part of the Bannockburn Recreation Reserve are looking to bring their complaints to council during...
February 2, 2024
Walking enthusiast steps out for record
A GROUP milestone nearly seventeen years in the making was set by a longtime participant of the Smythesdale Walking Group last week. Jennifer van Maanenberg...
February 2, 2024
A new place for children to play
AFTER more than a decade without one, Linton now has a new playgroup for children and families to attend. Having launched last week, sessions take...
February 2, 2024
Return event to bring social song and dance
A POPULAR event is set to return to Cape Clear next weekend with the aim of giving everyone an evening of family fun and...
February 2, 2024
Kids bounce back with new sports courts
STUDENTS at Inverleigh Primary School were greeted on their first day back to school with an upgrade to their recreational facilities. An overhauled basketball and...
February 2, 2024
Annual athletics event expands
THE callout for the region’s athletic elite will soon be answered with the return of the Ballarat Gift next weekend. Running on Saturday 10 and...
January 31, 2024
Trotting out for annual horse show
A STAPLE attraction, or stable attraction, of Kryal Castle’s calendar of events is set to return next month. Now in its seventh year, the Baroque...
January 28, 2024
Crafters convene to sew connection
MORE than a dozen people stitched, knitted, and sewed around a central table at Eureka Hall over the weekend as part of a new...
January 26, 2024
Shire’s achievers celebrated
THE efforts of unsung heroes based in the municipality were highlighted earlier this week with the winners of the Golden Plains Shire Council Community...
January 26, 2024
Queer committee called for council
A VICTORIAN Pride Lobby-run campaign is calling on Golden Plains Shire to expand their support for the region’s queer community. Leading into the new year,...
January 26, 2024
Club readies to remember the past
GENERATIONS of Lethbridge Cricket Club members are set to convene at the clubrooms next month as part of the group’s annual past players day. The...
January 26, 2024
Night tennis comp back on court
MEREDITH Tennis Club’s nightly seasonal competition is set to return next month with applications open until the end of January. The six-week social doubles competition...
January 26, 2024
Towners’ callout for netballers
MEMBERS of the Dunnstown Football Netball Club are seeking past, present, and new players to take part in senior netball tryouts next month. With the...
January 26, 2024
Juniors set to take to the net
MEMBERS of the Ballarat Bulldogs Football Netball Club will soon hold the club’s first NetSetGo program in an effort to boost club numbers. The eight-week...
January 24, 2024
Book on Chinese family up for state spotlight
A BOOK charting the history of Ballarat’s Tong Way family from 1863 onwards has been nominated for a Victorian Community History Award. Following its release...
January 23, 2024
Folk festival readies return
CRESWICK is set to come alive again with music and culture when the town’s annual performing arts festival returns later this year. With nearly 30...
January 21, 2024
Creatives get the crew back together
AN upcoming get together is signalling the revival of a regional arts group that has lay dormant since the pandemic. Members of The BOP Arts...
January 21, 2024
High school antics to hit the stage
SONG, dance, and teenage angst will soon be on show as part of the BallaRat Pack’s first production of the year. Running across three days...
January 19, 2024
Awards to celebrate unsung heroes
THE nominees for this year’s Golden Plains Shire Council Community Awards have been announced. Nearly 20 groups and individuals are in the running among the...
January 19, 2024
Plans proposed for food truck site
A DEDICATED space for food trucks and vendors throughout the region is being proposed at the site of a decommissioned service station in Black...
January 19, 2024
Historical society to mark Australia Day
A COMMUNITY breakfast event is set to be on the menu as part of the Napoleons and District Historical Society’s annual Australia Day acknowledgement. Set...
January 19, 2024
Club hosts first singles comp
PETANQUE players from about half a dozen northern and western Victorian teams gathered at the Ballarat East Bowling Club as part of the first...
January 16, 2024
Martial arts school marks 50 years
A FIXTURE of Ballarat’s martial arts community is having a milestone birthday later this year, with previous students and instructors invited to celebrate. Ballarat and...
January 14, 2024
Father-daughter pair share musical bond
FOR the past few years, a local father and daughter have been putting their familial bond and mutual love of music on display throughout...
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