June 7, 2023
A sense of place for returning group show
AN annual staple of the region’s art collectives’ calendar is set to return to Mercure Ballarat later this month. For the third year in a...
June 7, 2023
Cap comp back for seasonal support
WITH winter here, the battle will soon be on to see who can make the best knitted caps as part of a returning competition...
June 6, 2023
Trotting out for jobs training
BALLARAT Turf Club staff are putting the call out for people seeking training and employment to work in the racing industry as part of...
June 4, 2023
New show about soil on canvas
SEVEN years’ worth of fungi foraging is on display at the Mercure as part of an art exhibition until mid-June. The show features more than...
June 3, 2023
Tax cash needed for mobile repair
WITH the end of the financial year looming, staff at Grampians Health are calling on the community to help update equipment for their portable...
June 2, 2023
Club to launch First Nations first
ONE of the region’s football netball clubs is set to close out this year’s National Reconciliation Week with the launch of a new Indigenous-themed...
June 2, 2023
School celebrates writers fest return
A SCHOOL’S two-week initiative aimed at improving students’ writing has returned. Parents, pupils, and staff took part in a recent celebration day for Napoleons Primary...
June 2, 2023
Callout for kids’ court sports
STAFF at YMCA Bannockburn are putting the call out for young people in the region to sign up for their junior basketball winter season. With...
June 2, 2023
Club to catch up on home ground
FOR the past decade, members, and associates of one of the region’s lost sporting teams have been reuniting in Geelong to reminisce on their...
June 2, 2023
Clovers claim first comp win
SINCE forming last year, members of Ballarat’s only Gaelic football club have been flying high following their first competition win. Ballarat Clovers’ triumph came after...
May 31, 2023
Ratepayers to cover cost of councillor quarrel
IN-fighting between Golden Plains Shire councillors has cost the organisation unconfirmed funds following an arbitration process held earlier this year. The investigation was carried out...
May 28, 2023
Call for photos of town’s past
MEMBERS of the Meredith History Interest Group are calling on the community to help contribute to an upcoming photo exhibition one of the region’s...
May 27, 2023
Feet first effort to fund rec reserve fun
AN upcoming event is returning to the region aimed at helping people get their feet around line dancing, all while supporting the community. Taking place...
May 27, 2023
Garden regrown for everyone
COMMUNITY-minded cultivators at one of the region’s south-western towns are working with spades, seeds, and mowers to restore a public asset. Since earlier this year,...
May 27, 2023
Tree effort for koalas returns
THE second round of sessions in a three-year project aimed at planting thirty-thousand trees suitable for koala habitat between Inverleigh and Bannockburn is starting...
May 27, 2023
Gift shop a base for volunteer support
A NEW volunteer-run gift shop has opened Ballarat Base Hospital. Located in the Gardiner Pittard Foyer next to Kitchen Quarters Coffee Shop, the store was...
May 26, 2023
Beanies on sale for MND research
WITH winter approaching, a Bannockburn-based woman is using her small family business to give back to a worthy cause while keeping heads warm. Julianne Wilde...
May 26, 2023
Another step for Batesford land sale – Golden Plains Shire council meeting briefs
A STRIP of Golden Plains Shire-owned land at Batesford’s Dog Rocks North Estate was deemed surplus during council’s regular meeting on Tuesday night. The decision...
May 26, 2023
Footy alumni to revisit wins
PLAYERS of premierships past will look back on their glory seasons as part of a joint reunion later this year organised by members of...
May 26, 2023
Footy side still coming together
WITH the passing of the third Sunday of May came the annual reunion for past players of Ballarat YCW Football Club’s junior third eighteen...
May 25, 2023
Jousting comp to honour castle king
THE sport of knights will be on display at Kryal Castle this weekend with the return of the Keith Ryall Memorial Jousting Tournament. The annual...
May 22, 2023
Low-cost tips on keeping warm
WITH winter on the way, the latest Smart Living Ballarat free sustainability workshop will be aimed at teaching people how to cheaply stay warm. Organised...
May 21, 2023
Nature group to host guest speaker
THE Friends of the Inverleigh Nature Conservation Reserve’s next meeting will feature a talk from a special guest with decades of botanical experience. Later this...
May 20, 2023
Pen to paper for past flying serviceman
THE exploits of a World War Two gunner from Victoria’s south-west are being memorialised in the form of a book by one of the...
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