July 8, 2022
Giving captured in images
VOLUNTEERS throughout Golden Plains are being recognised as part of a photo exhibition being held at the Bannockburn Cultural Centre. Titled Volunteers in Action, the...
July 7, 2022
Why is there no GP in Smythesdale anymore?
AT the start of July Ballarat Community Health’s sole Smythesdale-based general practitioner, Dr David Anderson, move to the organisation’s Sebastopol branch. The doctor’s departure from...
July 7, 2022
Calls to improve town’s main street
IN her eleven years living in Teesdale, Jodi Bloink never thought much of the traffic conditions outside the town’s general store and post office. That...
July 6, 2022
Church offering deep discussions
BUNINYONG Uniting Church is inviting everyone to a morning of breakfast and conversation this Saturday. The event will be hosted by South Ballarat Uniting Church...
July 2, 2022
Predator proofing a conservation effort
THE former owner of one of Australia’s largest reptile breeders has swapped one animal passion for another. In 2017, Roy Pails walked away from his...
July 2, 2022
Winning art against ableism
A FAMILIAL influence formed the subject for a winning work in the 2022 Young Archie competition. Local artist Jasmine Goon took the top prize in...
July 1, 2022
Search on for older siblings
YOUTH mentoring organisation Big Brothers Big Sisters of Australia is putting the call out for Ballarat based mentors and volunteers to join their ranks. With...
July 1, 2022
Drawing the community together
AN new art group is encouraging people to pick up a pencil, get outside and explore. Formed in early April, the Meredith Urban Sketchers Group...
June 30, 2022
Koala group expands efforts
WITH over sixty thousand trees planted since 2016, non-profit group Koala Clancy Foundation is growing their operations into Golden Plains Shire. The organisation aims to...
June 30, 2022
Cash support for keeping active
STATE Government funding has been secured for two recreation projects in Golden Plains Shire. Just under $464,000 will come from Local Sports Infrastructure Fund for...
June 30, 2022
Brigade appoints new captain
ONE of the Shire’s fire brigades is set for a change in leadership. Following Teesdale CFA’s bi-annual election in May, Fifth Lieutenant Barry Tomlin will...
June 28, 2022
Collectors event on the cards
PEOPLE will be able to exchange, collect and talk about trading cards at an event next month. After five conventions held in Victoria’s capital, the...
June 23, 2022
Shire joins in First Nations celebration
NAIDOC Week is taking place at the beginning of July, and Golden Plains Shire is getting involved with two cultural heritage talks. The theme of...
June 23, 2022
Door open at new Men’s Shed
AFTER more than three years of construction, the Linton Men’s Shed was officially opened last Saturday. The ribbon was cut by Member for Buninyong, Michaela...
June 22, 2022
Screaming Jets to feel the ‘Burn!
HARD rockers The Screaming Jets are celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of their debut album with a national tour stopping off in Golden Plains. On Sunday,...
June 22, 2022
Facing Up at school
A THEATRICAL collaboration depicting past Prime Ministers’ treatment of First Nations people is returning for NAIDOC Week. On Saturday, 9 July, Facing Up will be...
June 22, 2022
Enviro regen gets growing
NAPOLEONS Enfield Landcare Group has a busy day ahead. This Sunday, 26 June, the group will start filling seven planting patches at Scotchmans Lead with...
June 19, 2022
Reworked record ready for the road
FOLLOWING its launch tour in 2020, country artist Fanny Lumsden and her band The Pack will be bringing their Fallow album out on the...
June 18, 2022
Farming supplier changing hands
AFTER over thirty years in business, agricultural equipment supplier Westag will soon operate as part of an expanding franchise. From the beginning of July, the...
June 17, 2022
Film faves for family fun tour
AFTER five years of performing their annual family-friendly gigs in-house, Geelong’s Piano Bar is set to take their all-ages act on the road. From the...
June 16, 2022
Order of Australia honour for local Lion
WITH almost three decades as a nurse and Lions member, Wendy Hellebrand considers herself a “late starter.” In the late 1980s, she juggled five children...
June 16, 2022
Enterprising endeavour returns
BUSINESSES across Golden Plains Shire are invited to connect with each other at two networking events hosted by the municipality. The first event will take...
June 13, 2022
State support for safe spaces
MINISTER for Equality, Martin Foley, visited Ballarat’s Piano Bar last week to announce increased support for western Victoria’s LGBTQIA+ community. The $3.2 million initiative will...
June 10, 2022
Alzheimer’s support group launches
AN Alzheimer’s disease support network has been established in Ballarat. After a year in development, the Professionals with Alzheimer’s, or PALZ, group, is aiming to...
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