May 23, 2022
Big role filled for health service
GRAMPIANS Health has appointed public health specialist Dr Rob Grenfell as their chief strategy and regions officer. Dr Grenfell will oversee the effectiveness and delivery...
May 22, 2022
Art group honours women
WOMEN’S art group, 13 Moons Collective, invited Honour a Woman co-founder Dr Elizabeth Hartnell Young into the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute last week to talk...
May 21, 2022
Time to check your chimneys
WITH winter approaching, the CFA is urging everyone to check and maintain their chimneys, fireboxes, fireplaces, and flues over the coming colder months. Last year,...
May 20, 2022
Garden program becomes an annual
GOLDEN Plains Shire’s Edible Gardens online webinar series is set to return this month as part of the municipality’s Golden Growers initiative. After previously taking...
May 20, 2022
River group supports state funding
MOORABOOL River advocacy group People for a Living Moorabool have responded to a funding announcement in the 2022/23 State budget that will go towards...
May 19, 2022
Statue to celebrate female war medico
LINTON has been announced as one of six Victorian towns that will take part in the State Government’s Victorian Women’s Public Art Program. The $1...
May 19, 2022
Primary pupils weigh plump pumpkins
MEREDITH Primary’s blue storage shed was buzzing with activity last Friday as residents, staff and students gathered to weigh up the winners of the...
May 19, 2022
Labor candidate about rebuilding
WITH the Federal election coming to a head this Saturday, Member for Ballarat, Catherine King, said the world should be better in a post-COVID...
May 19, 2022
Green theme for fundraising scheme
WITH term two underway, the Inverleigh Kindergarten Parent Committee is running their regular fundraiser, this time with a horticultural spin. Their latest initiative, Good to...
May 19, 2022
Ribbon cut on new nets
LINTON Recreation Reserve’s new cricket nets were officially opened last Friday by Member for Buninyong, Michaela Settle, and Golden Plains Shire mayor Cr Gavin...
May 18, 2022
Comedy trio coming to Ballarat
MELBOURNE-BASED comedy troupe Sooshi Mango are bringing their zany characters and satirical humour to Civic Hall this August as part of the additional leg...
May 17, 2022
Witches and wizards to overrun castle
WANDS, pointy hats and broomsticks are set to become even more commonplace at Kryal Castle over the Queen’s Birthday long weekend. From Friday, 11 June...
May 16, 2022
Breast cancer group prepares return
THE Breast Cancer Network Australia are returning to Ballarat with their first in-person forum for the city in over two years. The free information session...
May 16, 2022
Film festival ready for return
THE Buninyong Film Festival is set to once again take to the silver screen at Buninyong Town Hall. With eight films showing across Friday, 20...
May 14, 2022
Independent about changing models
AFTER previously running as an independent candidate for Federal seat of Ballarat in 1998 and 2019, Alex Graham is hoping for his latest candidacy...
May 12, 2022
Mental health support for residents
GOLDEN Plains Shire has again teamed up to deliver free mental health support for residents across the municipality in partnership with non-profit organisation Barwon...
May 12, 2022
Pedestrian works flatten concerns
BANNOCKBURN’S Milton Street pedestrian crossing near the High Street roundabout has seen an overhaul which aims to provide a more accessible path for pedestrians. The...
May 12, 2022
Doors reopen to local history
THE Meredith History Interest Group are inviting the public into their heritage bluestone building for their open day on Sunday, 15 May. People can walk...
May 12, 2022
Empty seats at pre-election forum
FOUR of Ballarat’s eight Federal election candidates gathered at the Ballarat Central Uniting Church to discuss their policies and answer questions in anticipation of...
May 5, 2022
King promises rec upgrades
MEMBER for Ballarat, Catherine King, was at the Woady Yaloak Recreation Reserve in Smythedale on Thursday to pledge funding for upgrades to some of...
May 2, 2022
Firies welcome new home
BUNINYONG-Mount Helen CFA received a host of guests this week to celebrate the official opening of a new fire station. The new site comes at...
April 30, 2022
Commemorative evening for local aviator
ANZAC Day may have passed, but some people aren’t through commemorating their local World War One servicemen. On Wednesday, 4 May, the community is invited...
April 28, 2022
Lunches place order for helpers
HADDON Community Learning Centre is putting the call out for volunteers to help out with their regular community lunches. Each meal is held on the...
April 28, 2022
Support wanted for grassland reserve
FOR nearly six months, the natural grasslands of Meredith’s Police Paddocks reserve have been left without an assigned maintenance body. When the previous delegated group...
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