November 19, 2023
Solo art show to highlight variety
FOR visual artist Jon Lam, variety really is the spice of life, and that ethos will be on display during his upcoming exhibition next...
November 17, 2023
Calls for safer crossing conditions at thoroughfare
STAFF and parents within the St Mary MacKillop Catholic Primary School community in Bannockburn are calling out for safer conditions following a near-miss incident...
November 17, 2023
Fire season set to start in Shire
THE CFA’s fire danger period for Golden Plains Shire is set to commence next week. With a windier, drier, and hotter fire season expected thanks...
November 17, 2023
Cricket kids invited to have a blast
AN annual program aimed at showcasing cricket to budding young players is now underway at one of the region’s clubs. Members of Teesdale Cricket Club...
November 17, 2023
Agriculturalist to impart experience
NEW South Wales-based agriculturalist Bruce Maynard will soon pass on the innovative farming practices he’s been developing since the late 1980s as part of...
November 17, 2023
Athletes take school state wins
THE state’s top student athletes went head-to-head earlier this month as part of the Victorian All Schools Track and Field Championships, with Ballarat-based competitors...
November 16, 2023
Walk and talk on afterlife beliefs
THE burial traditions of various religions and beliefs will be at the forefront of a collaboration tomorrow between Ballarat Cemeteries and members of the...
November 16, 2023
Spanish stories to reach regional screen
AFTER more than twenty years showcasing Spanish, Portuguese, and Latin American films, not-for-profit volunteer film group Melbourne Filmoteca will soon hold their first-ever regional...
November 14, 2023
Car show to hit the roads
AN annual event celebrating all things automotive and classic hot rods is set to roll into town at the end of the month. Organised by...
November 14, 2023
Museum calls for surviving pottery pieces
GOT any antique jars or pottery gathering dust in your home? If so, you might be housing a piece of Ballarat history that staff at...
November 14, 2023
Businesses up for tourism nod
THE state’s top tourism offerings have been named with the finalists for this year’s Victorian Tourism Awards announced. More than 90 nominees have been unveiled...
November 12, 2023
Memory lane move for music store
AFTER close to three decades Crossroads Music has moved on from its Skipton Street intersection store to a former pawn shop at 87 Bridge...
November 12, 2023
Songs to explore space and being
DURING her formative years, local jazz musician Paige Duggan struggled to understand science and cosmology. Now with more than two decades of performing behind her,...
November 10, 2023
Program aims to prepare community
WITH regional communities bracing for a dryer, warmer fire season, representatives from local health and emergency services, as well as Golden Plains Shire, are...
November 10, 2023
Hockey phenom backed with school scholarship
WHILE staff and students at Teesdale Primary School gathered for their regular Friday afternoon assembly last week, the occasion was anything but typical for...
November 10, 2023
Call to support centre’s festive food drive
STAFF at Meredith Community Centre are encouraging people to get into the season of giving, having launched their Christmas Food Drive on Wednesday last...
November 5, 2023
Printmaker preps for debut solo show
LINOCUT artist Amanda Western is fluctuating between excitement and terror. After months of taking part in group exhibitions as a member of the Ballarat Society...
November 4, 2023
Festival funds seeks to support community
WITH the Beyond the Valley music festival set to take place for the second time in the region in December, organisers are introducing a...
November 4, 2023
Dance classes toddle up the highway
A DANCE studio based in Lethbridge is set to expand with weekly children’s offerings soon to take place the Meredith Community Centre. From the start...
November 4, 2023
School to support wildlife shelters
AN event planned for later this month is being held with the aim of raising funds to support wildlife nonprofits in the region. The fundraiser...
November 4, 2023
Space to embrace local artists
THE unveiling of a new art show at Bridge Mall has also signalled the launch of a new multipurpose gallery space in the region. Visual...
November 3, 2023
Annual service to remember the fallen
FOR many, next Saturday will be about honouring those who died serving their country during World War One. Members of the Inverleigh RSL Sub-Branch, together...
November 3, 2023
Friendly family space to return
FAMILIES in Lethbridge will soon have a space again for their toddlers to play and interact with each other with the town’s playgroup set...
November 3, 2023
Annual open a boost for petanque profile
BOULES players from Melbourne and regional Victoria took to the pistes at the Ballarat East Bowling Club over the weekend as part of the...
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