Open play for annual golf day
Entries are now open for the biggest event of the year for one of the Shire’s southern golf clubs. Participants are now able to sign...
Call for community to regrow region
MEMBERS of the Friends of the Bannockburn Bush are inviting the community to their annual tree planting day later this month. Set for Sunday 30...
New coach for Rosella women
A LONGTIME Roo will bound from the Teesdale Cricket Club to Lethbridge next season, with past player Luke Keys announced as coach for the...
Meal and a chat for men’s health
AN annual event aimed at raising funds and awareness for prostate cancer is back for the eleventh time. Ballarat’s Biggest Ever Blokes Lunch will return...
Treasures for sale under moonlight veil
THE first Friday of July is set to see the launch of a new market aimed at giving everyone something to do once the...
Stay up to date to keep kids safe
WITH updated child safe standards introduced by the State Government last year, Ballarat East Neighbourhood House staff are looking to catch people up on...
Art aims to capture the seasons
A MONTHS-long display by Ballarat Society of Artists members will launch at the Lake Wendouree Art Museum early next month with works showcasing the...
Young bands get helping hand
THE next generation of rockers will take to the next month for a battle of the bands at Volta, with each player aged under...
Young bowler in Comm Games spotlight
YOUNG Inverleigh bowler Harry Coleman has been named Commonwealth Games Australia’s Emerging Athlete of the Month. Currently playing for a regional squad, the 12-year-old said...
Budget spending cut – Golden Plains Shire council meeting briefs
GOLDEN Plains Shire councillors passed a last-minute alteration to the 2023/24 budget which saw more than one-million-dollars’ worth of initiatives cut from the initial...
Lions on the prowl for new members
WITH numbers at an all-time low, members and affiliates of the one of the Shire’s Lions Clubs are calling out for people to join. The...
Group seeks new progressive members
MEMBERS of the Inverleigh Progress Association are calling out for new people to join their ranks. With the group’s administrative team being in place for...
All abilities, all respect
A FREE celebration is set to take place next month with the aim of encouraging the region’s disabled community to take pride in themselves. The...
Books to bound through clearance sale
ALTHOUGH normally run twice a year in March and November, Ballarat’s Biggest Book Fair is returning early as part of a one-day clearance sale...
Snapshots of school’s past sought
A MILESTONE birthday is on the horizon for Buninyong Primary School, and staff are calling on people to help make the occasion a memorable...
How to cut down on plastic use
WITH Plastic Free July on the horizon, next week’s offering in the Smart Living Ballarat free workshop series will be aimed at showing people...
Going to bat for club growth
MEMBERS of one of the region’s cricket clubs are looking to expand with a come and try session aimed at building their juniors and...
Journey around the world starts at library
WITH school holidays here, staff at Bannockburn Library are preparing to host activities aimed at keeping kids engaged over the break. Three events will be...
Digging deep on plant paradox
AN upcoming workshop will introduce the community to a prospective research project into the nature of acacia paradoxa, also known as kangaroo thorn or...
Overseas first for rising athlete
DESPITE recent top-spot successes in Queensland and Adelaide, triathlete Oscar Wootton is showing no signs of slowing down. Later this year, he’ll represent Australia as...
Pentathlete set for global stage
A BALLARAT Grammar student and rising sports star has been selected to represent Australia at two international championships following a recent national pentathlon win. After...
Race ready for sophomore year
ENTRIES have opened for a second annual drag racing event set to get engines starting later this year. Following its debut late last year, the...
Return concert to support young stars
A TRIBUTE to one of music’s most successful female acts is returning to the region next week with the aim of supporting the next...
Vocal crew ready for local debut
TRADES Hall’s stage is set to host fifteen full voices when the Spooky Men’s Chorale perform in Ballarat for the first time. Having formed more...