May 20, 2023
How to ask for a helping hand
BETWEEN National Volunteer Week and a volunteer expo on Tuesday, the idea of donating your time and effort was on a lot of people’s...
May 20, 2023
Colourful call back to region’s past
THE latest exhibitor at the Art Gallery of Ballarat’s Backspace is reinterpreting Victorian geography with a vibrant spin. Reimagining our Cultural Landscapes is visual artist...
May 19, 2023
Youth space shut for accessibility works
YOUNG people throughout the region’s south will be without their regular activities space later this month with the Golden Plains Youth Hub temporarily closed...
May 19, 2023
Walk and talk for mental health
A WALKING event aimed at raising mental health awareness is set to debut in the region later this month. Having first taken place in Queensland...
May 19, 2023
Wind farm grants go to good causes
WITH applications for the Golden Plains Wind Farm’s Community Benefit Funding scheme’s latest round open until the end of May, past recipients looked back...
May 19, 2023
Club coach nets 300th match
A VETERAN of the Lake Wendouree Football Netball Club reached a milestone game during the club’s match against Sunbury earlier this month. After 20 non-consecutive...
May 19, 2023
Hockey juniors preparing city play
MEMBERS of Hockey Ballarat are getting ready for a big weekend. On Saturday and Sunday the association’s players will play at three Melbourne-based venues in...
May 15, 2023
Waifs to revisit landmark record
ONE of Australia’s folk-rock icons are coming to Ballarat as part of a national tour celebrating the twentieth anniversary of one of their seminal...
May 15, 2023
Tree planning charity seeks sustainable growth
STAFF at local social enterprise Fifteen Trees are urging everyone to sign up for a different kind of subscription service. The group’s initiative is called...
May 14, 2023
New film about serious subject
A BALLARAT-based filmmaker is focusing his lens on a movie aimed at raising awareness on youth suicide and bullying in the region. Called Piggy, the...
May 14, 2023
Volta to bring the sounds of India
THE stage at Volta will soon host a different kind of performance. Next week, Hindustani slide guitarist Rhitom Sarkar will play his music live for...
May 13, 2023
Bar and wall start for service overhaul
THE primary RSL for the region’s south is seeing an overhaul in its home base, starting with the installation of a new bar fixture...
May 13, 2023
How best to burn your backyard
A PRACTICAL workshop about useful burning practices is set to take place in the region later this month led by the Corangamite Catchment Management...
May 13, 2023
Funding scheme to achieve ag dream
THIS year’s recipients in the AgriFutures Horizon Scholarship program have been announced, with one of them being Ballarat-born and raised. Currently studying Veterinary Science at...
May 12, 2023
Shire ranks low in ambo response times
FINDINGS from Ambulance Victoria’s quarterly report have revealed Golden Plains Shire to have one of the lowest code one response times in Victoria. The municipality’s...
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...
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