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May 12, 2023

Young rookie teed up for success

A YOUNG golfer riding high after taking home the gold in the third round of Golf Australia’s Victorian Rookie Series under nine girls competition...

May 11, 2023

Wrestlers step into the ring for round two

LIVE beatdowns are set to burst back into the region with the return of the MXW pro wrestling circuit. With about 20 competitors across seven...

May 10, 2023

Family-run fair spreading craft culture

A SHARED family passion for a particular style of DIY is forming the catalyst behind a new zine market festival set to debut later...

May 7, 2023

Local discount for Melbourne theatre show

AN upcoming production from a Ballarat-based playwright is set to have its premiere season next week. Marty MonStar’s latest play The Wrong Horse is set...

May 5, 2023

Ideas asked for community plan

AN updated community plan for one of the region’s towns is closer to completion following a public meeting held last week. Members of the Shelford...

May 5, 2023

Artist in the running for enviro prize

ONE of the region’s singer-songwriters has been named as one of the twenty-two finalists for Music Victoria’s second annual Environmental Music Prize. Bannockburn solo artist...

May 5, 2023

Losing hair for non-profit care

A LOCAL woman is readying to lose her golden locks in support of four charities. After years of keeping her blonde hair, currently shorter and...

May 5, 2023

Wind farm grants now open

LOCAL groups are able to reap the benefits of the latest round in a community grants program offered through the construction of the Golden...

May 5, 2023

Freemasons open the doors

THE curtain was peeled back for the first time over the weekend for a local branch of a centuries-old organisation. Members of Freemasons Victoria’s Smythesdale...

May 5, 2023

Firies awarded for Black Summer service

CFA firefighters from across the region were celebrated for their efforts during the 2019/2020 Black Summer bushfires as part of an awards ceremony at...

May 2, 2023

Finding funds for mental health

PEOPLE from three local businesses are working together to bring a children’s mental health program to Ballarat schools under the Hand in Hand program. Building...

May 1, 2023

Recycled clothing market expands

A USED and pre-loved clothing market established early last year has relocated to a larger space. Having previously been run out of St James’ Parish...

April 30, 2023

First show for cardboard creative

AFTER decades working in more conventional areas of visual and performing arts, a local artist is shifting his focus towards an everyday item. Patrick Duffy...

April 29, 2023

Walker widens fundraising footprint

AFTER racking up 500 kilometres throughout Ballarat during September, local walker Alan Thorpe has been stepping out of his comfort zone again this month...

April 28, 2023

Bugle salutes at Anzac Day service

HUNDREDS marched down Inverleigh’s High Street to take part in the town’s annual Anzac Day service on Tuesday morning. Held at the Inverleigh War Memorial,...

April 28, 2023

History recalled at Haddon service

BRASS band music filled the air at Haddon Memorial Park as more than a hundred people gathered for the town’s Anzac Day service. The ceremony...

April 28, 2023

Clean-up call to preserve reserve

EVERYONE is invited to take part in a clean-up day this weekend as part of an annual initiative led by one of the region’s...

April 28, 2023

Huge goal kicked for female footy

THE first-ever senior women’s team for one of the region’s football and netball clubs took to the grounds over the weekend in their debut...

April 24, 2023

Water money for Indigenous youth

CENTRAL Highlands Water staff have donated to one of the region’s Indigenous support services with proceeds from the recent Begonia Festival. The cash was raised...

April 23, 2023