December 8, 2022
Centre to host support initiative
A PROGRAM supporting the region’s disabled and vulnerable is set to be rolled out at Meredith Community Centre next year. Called the Independent Pathways and...
December 2, 2022
Doors open on plaza revamp
STAGE one of the Bannockburn Plaza redevelopment was opened to the public over the weekend. Rebranded as Bannockburn Central Shopping Centre, a spokesperson for the...
December 2, 2022
Staley seemingly out as Ripon flips
LABOR’S Martha Haylett looks to have won the seat of Ripon following the State election on Saturday night. Despite a less-than-one percent swing towards incumbent...
December 2, 2022
Cricket club marks milestone anniversary
LAST Saturday evening was a big one for the Inverleigh Cricket Club community, with members and families coming together to celebrate the team’s one-hundred-and-fiftieth...
December 2, 2022
Cricketer bowls a club record
A LONG-serving Lucas Cricket Club member has passed a major team milestone. Russell Brookes played his 350th game last month, becoming the first to reach...
December 1, 2022
Eureka! Settle takes newly named seat
MICHAELA Settle has been returned to State parliament by claiming the newly named seat of Eureka. Ms Settle has held a seat in the lower...
December 1, 2022
Haddon starts to mark a century-and-a-half
MORE than forty people gathered at Haddon Memorial Park on Saturday to celebrate the town’s one-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary. The event was coordinated between members of the...
November 29, 2022
Weaving connections for breast cancer
A NATIONWIDE volunteer organisation which provides knitted prosthesis for breast cancer survivors now has a branch in Ballarat. Launched on Friday last week at Ballarat...
November 26, 2022
Gates open on garden store
BANNOCKBURN’S industrial estate has a garden supply store once more. The doors were opened on Golden Plains Sand and Soil over the weekend, and owner...
November 26, 2022
Ace social tennis set to return
THE tennis courts at the Maude Recreation Reserve are set to become a site for community connectiveness once again. Following its inception in spring last...
November 25, 2022
Plant tour for mining milestone
SUVO Strategic Minerals’ Pittong mining plantation had its fiftieth birthday celebrated recently. To ring in the occasion, more than 20 stakeholders and representatives met for...
November 24, 2022
Children’s centre supports social group
MEMBERS of the social group Bannockburn Inclusive received a surprise donation last week. Group representatives met with children and staff from the Kardinia Early Learning...
November 24, 2022
Haddon revved up for top-level kart racing
BALLARAT Kart Club’s Haddon-based track was roaring with engine activity over the weekend with nearly 180 racers competing in the sixth-round finale of this...
November 23, 2022
FECRI ride ready to hit the road
REGISTRATION is now open for next year’s Ballarat Cycle Classic 2023. The launch event was held last week at Cyclescape with the annual bike riding...
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...
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