August 18, 2022
Rosellas make a pitch for juniors
LETHBRIDGE Cricket Club is looking to build their junior ranks for the upcoming season. As a result, the club is putting on a couple of...
August 18, 2022
Statewide fest gets local launch
A STATE Government and Midsumma Festival initiative is aiming to support LGBTIQA+ led events throughout Victoria for the next four summers. Minister for Water, Regional...
August 16, 2022
Social meet for weekly walk and talk
FACILITATED by Hesse Rural Health, residents of Rokewood and surrounds have been meeting at the Rokewood Community Health Centre on Tuesdays at 9am to...
August 15, 2022
FECRI releases renal research
RESEARCHERS from the Fiona Elsey Cancer Research Institute have released findings into a study on the use of personalised treatment for renal cancer patients. Titled...
August 14, 2022
Campaign targeting opioid overdose
A MONTH-long push by Ballarat Community Health is aiming to prevent opioid overdose deaths in the region. BCH’s manager of alcohol and other drugs services...
August 12, 2022
Week encouraging student scientists
KIDS at Bannockburn P-12 College will spend next week being budding young scientists. From Monday, 15 August to Friday, 19 August, the school will host...
August 11, 2022
Hotel hosting monthly music meetups
ON the first Sunday of each month, the Rokewood Hotel becomes the stomping grounds for a motley crew of musicians to meet, perform and...
August 11, 2022
Quilters sew up cohesiveness
EVERY Monday evening at 6pm, a group of friendly threaders meet at Haddon Community Centre for quilting and conversation. The group has been meeting for...
August 9, 2022
Shelves cleared at food collective
FOLLOWING a meeting in early June, Buninyong Community Collective has closed for trading. The bulk food provider closed its doors later that month with the...
August 5, 2022
Student performers step onto the big stage
CHILDREN from Bannockburn’s St Mary MacKillop Catholic Primary School are on a trip to Melbourne today to take part an annual school story-dance program,...
August 4, 2022
Local rescuer brings back global knowledge
OVER four days in late July, Bannockburn SES Unit Controller Blake Shawcross took part in the annual Australasian Road Rescue Challenge in Tamworth, New...
August 4, 2022
Hopper celebrates match milestone
ROKEWOOD-Corindhap Football Netball Club’s Paul Wells recently played his two hundredth senior game with the club. Having run on for the Hoppers since 2003 in...
August 4, 2022
New GP ready to treat at Teesdale
AFTER more than fifteen years as an emergency physician, Dr Emad Hassan has changed his area of speciality. Last week he joined Teesdale Family Medical...
July 29, 2022
Mental quizzing for kindergarten cause
AN adults-only trivia night is returning as part of an annual fundraising initiative for Rokewood Kindergarten. The event will take place on Friday, 5 August...
July 29, 2022
Tennis club hosting social meet
SOCIAL tennis on back on court as with Bannockburn’s club is looking to mingle with the community. On Friday, 12 August, people are invited into...
July 28, 2022
Women wanted to take to the pitch
INVERLEIGH Cricket Club is looking to form a women’s team for the upcoming season. With two men’s senior teams, five junior squads and a Master...
July 28, 2022
Out scouting for new equipment
BANNOCKBURN’S first Scouts group is asking everyone to get involved in their annual raffle drive. Facilitated by Scouts Victoria as part of their statewide initiative,...
July 28, 2022
Henderson hammers roundabout lights
VICTORIAN Senator Sarah Henderson has taken aim at the State Government following the delayed completion of Bannockburn’s town entrance roundabout. Connecting Geelong, Clyde, and Kelly...
July 28, 2022
Census captures Shire’s growth
THE Australian Bureau of Statistics’ latest census has revealed the numbers for the Shire’s growing population. Nearly 3300 new residents have been welcomed into Golden...
July 28, 2022
Awards finalists a celebration of resilience
FINALISTS for the 2022 Federation University Commerce Ballarat Business Excellence Awards were announced last week at Civic Hall. Out of 139 applicants, 39 companies were...
July 25, 2022
Still shots of unstill life
HOW do you capture the passing of time? Well, photographer Ian Kemp aims to ask that question as part of his upcoming photo exhibition at...
July 23, 2022
Creative kid crafts business
TANI Goldsmith has become quite the entrepreneur. Since January, she’s been crafting handmade scrunchies and, after selling them to friends and family, has expanded her...
July 22, 2022
Women’s Network shares local history
ARCHAEOLOGIST Simon Coxe has some findings to show everyone. On Friday, 29 July, Golden Plains Rural Women’s Network is inviting the community into the Rokewood...
July 22, 2022
Club celebrates past teams
GENERATIONS of Buninyong Football Netball Club players gathered in the club rooms last Saturday to catchup and reminisce. Members from 11 teams from across 50...
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