August 18, 2023
Road grading timeline open for all
THE schedule for Golden Plains Shire’s annual gravel road grading program has been made public on the municipality’s online events calendar. The online accessibility will...
August 18, 2023
Fresh features for business book
BANNOCKBURN and District Chamber of Commerce’s third annual directory is now available following its release late last month. With about 80 businesses featured, the organisation’s...
August 18, 2023
Grants on offer to boost groups
APPLICATIONS for the second round of Golden Plains Shire’s Community Strengthening Grant program for 2023 are set to open next month and organisations are...
August 18, 2023
Triathlete more than flies the flag
A YOUNG Ballarat triathlete has returned home after undertaking his first overseas competition. Touching back down in Australia earlier this week, Oscar Wootton spent about...
August 18, 2023
Program a score for sporting mental health
SPORTS Central’s latest Tackle Your Feelings initiative is set to be seen out with football and netball matches between the Learmonth Lakies and Waubra...
August 16, 2023
Kites to take flight for tenth time
THE sky above Dean will soon be beset by all things flag when an annual event returns for its tenth-year next month. The Dean Kite...
August 15, 2023
Weekly playgroup to branch out
FOLLOWING its return at the start of the second school term after a more-than-two-year pause, the coordinators behind the Buninyong Community Playgroup are expanding...
August 14, 2023
Adult apprentice on tractor for award
WORKING with vehicles since he was three years old, Linton resident Aaron Roberts has tackled larger and larger vehicles in the year since. Moving from...
August 12, 2023
Artist invite to studio space
AN artist located at one of the region’s southern-most towns is opening the doors on her gallery space and inviting attendees to browse her...
August 11, 2023
Residents lobby against sports site sale
NEARLY thirty residents are pushing back against Golden Plains Shire’s plan to rezone the northern section of Bannockburn’s recreation precinct. The move was made during...
August 11, 2023
More space for youth place
THE Golden Plains Youth Hub reopened on Monday after being shut since late May to allow for minor upgrades. Originally slated to reopen in late...
August 11, 2023
CWA members see arts success
FOR the next twelve months, one of the aggregate trophies from the Country Women’s Association of Victoria’s Creative Arts Exhibition will be displayed at...
August 11, 2023
New foodbank service set for Meredith
A NEW initiative is coming soon out of the Meredith Community Centre with the aim of providing food security for people doing it tough. Delivered...
August 11, 2023
Bulls bid for junior women’s team
TWO years after developing their senior women’s side, members of the Bannockburn Cricket Club are looking to build their junior female ranks. As part of...
August 11, 2023
Bulldogs host home semi final
WITH their next football game happening on home turf, members of the Ballarat Bulldogs Football Netball Club are calling on the community to cheer...
August 11, 2023
Jouster takes top title
A FULLTIME knight and key figure at Kryal Castle has ridden his way to the top spot in one of England’s most prestigious jousting...
August 10, 2023
Company on cue for classics revue
ONE of Ballarat’s premier musical theatre companies for young people is showcasing their intermediate and senior students this weekend with a compilation of old...
August 10, 2023
Full voices across the ages
THE vocal harmonies of different generations will resound through the Cathedral Church of Christ the King later this month as part of a collaborative...
August 10, 2023
Walker readies for second SA march
HAVING trekked nearly two-thousand kilometres for mental health non-profit Beyond Blue since last year, Alan Thorpe planted his feet at the Ballarat Vintage and...
August 9, 2023
Dark sounds on frosty fields
THE digitised sounds of electronica are set to oscillate the surrounds of Dean later this month as part of a brooding bill of dark...
August 9, 2023
Local cultural cuisine on national TV screens
BALLARAT’S food culture will soon be displayed on national television with local restaurants to appear in an upcoming series highlighting Australian’s characteristic cuisine. The city...
August 9, 2023
Blues sounds Ballarat bound
THE soulful twang of the United States’ south is set to reverberate throughout the region with the return of the Ballarat Blues Festival. Following a...
August 8, 2023
Callout for community support for cup
WITH Ballarat one of forty-one stops as part of the annual Melbourne Cup tour, staff at host stable Ajay Equestrian are asking the community...
August 5, 2023
Artists’ aim to connect creatives
AN Inverleigh-based creative is looking to bring artists in Golden Plains Shire’s southern towns together. For the past 20 years, Lyndel Quick has focused her...
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