November 22, 2022
Local support for foreign aid
THE local founder of a non-profit emergency service organisation is aiming to raise funds to provide community members of a Fijian village with defibrillator...
November 21, 2022
Crafts market returns to celebrate creatives
A REGULAR market aimed at highlighting the region’s creatives and their crafts is set to return later this month. On Sunday, 27 November from 10am...
November 19, 2022
Writer’s festival around wartime remembrance
STUDENTS and teachers at Napoleons Primary School recently hosted the creative duo behind an Avenue of Honour children’s book to conclude an inaugural writer’s...
November 18, 2022
Loss of court causes concern
ONE of the six tennis courts at Meredith Recreation Reserve is being considered as a location for new cricket netting following the Meredith Cricket...
November 17, 2022
Young performers invited onstage
MUSICIANS aged between twelve and twenty-five are being sought to take part in the Golden Plains Youth FreeZA Summer Sessions event next year. The free...
November 7, 2022
New gear to shock Scarsdale
AN automated external defibrillator, or AED, is now available for public access at the Scarsdale Fire Station. A $2000 donation from the Country Womens Association’s...
November 7, 2022
Trot out for Show’s big act
THE Ballarat Times News Group 2022 Ballarat Show is back in one week, with the headline performers are set to put animals in the...
November 7, 2022
Eyes on equity for Eureka
LABOR Member for Buninyong Michaela Settle is seeking a second term in parliament, contesting the new electoral zone of Eureka. A Ballarat local since 2011,...
November 7, 2022
In the swing for mental health
HAVE a day on the green this month in support of men’s mental health. On Friday, 11 November, non-profit group Ballarat Men’s Mental Health will...
October 31, 2022
First exhibit for First Nations group
A NEW exhibition launched today highlighting the creativity of the local Wadawurrung community. Organised by the Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation, the 50-piece show launched...
October 31, 2022
Grant livens cemetery grounds
BANNOCKBURN Cemetery Trust has received funding support Bannockburn and District Grants. The nearly $6600 boost has covered the installation of signage, and gardening works on...
October 29, 2022
Haylett on the campaign trail
LABOR candidate for the State seat of Ripon, Martha Haylett, visited communities throughout the electorate last weekend to talk to volunteers in anticipation of...
October 29, 2022
Staley set on Ripon re-election
MEMBER for Ripon Louise Staley is aiming for another term in parliament, standing again as the seat’s Liberal candidate in next month’s State Election. As...
October 29, 2022
Kinder program rolling out
A BEST Start, Best Life program from the State Government will aim to make kindergarten and childcare more accessible. Fifteen weekly hours of free kinder...
October 28, 2022
Pulford to pull out of politics
SENIOR minister and Member for Western Victoria, Jaala Pulford, will not recontest her seat in the upcoming State election. The Minister for Employment, Innovation, Medical...
October 28, 2022
Town medical practice restored
RESIDENTS of Smythesdale and surrounds are set to have access to dedicated health services at The Well once again. Two medical practitioners will soon be...
October 28, 2022
Oval overhaul with federal funds
LINTON Recreation Reserve is one of a few facilities in the Shire set to receive a funding boost from the Federal Government. An allocation of...
October 24, 2022
Avenue honours trust volunteers
BUNINYONG Cemetery Trust members have honoured two long-serving volunteers with an avenue of fifty pear trees planted at the site. The avenue was opened on...
October 23, 2022
Ella Hooper on track for Railway Hotel
AUSTRALIAN singer-songwriter and Killing Heidi frontwoman Ella Hooper is set to perform at Bannockburn later this year. Hooper will take to the stage at the...
October 21, 2022
Community day at the church
EVERYONE is invited to family day hosted by members of the Leigh Presbyterian Church. The Spring Festival will take place at the Teesdale Presbyterian Church...
October 21, 2022
Reunion for historic township
THE annual Back to Steiglitz reunion is almost here and everyone is invited to take a walk through the historic township. Running on Sunday, 30...
October 21, 2022
Facilities pledge for Teesdale reserve
NEW facilities for the Teesdale Recreation Reserve have been promised, should Labor form government after November’s State Election. The $1.5 million pledge was made by...
October 21, 2022
Student project helps the homeless
BANNOCKBURN P-12 College students are set to deliver twenty-six hampers of essential goods to local charities this week. The handover of food supplies, toiletries and...
October 21, 2022
State support for play space
AN overhaul is on the way for the Lethbridge Recreation Reserve play space with funding from the State Government. Upgrades are set to include new...
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