June 10, 2022
Wine fundraiser backs bike rack plan
A SHIRE school is giving parents the opportunity to support their children while enjoying a glass of wine at the same time. Inverleigh Primary is...
June 9, 2022
Ribbon cut on new Hawks nest
THE Inverleigh Football Netball Club’s new changerooms were officially opened last Saturday. As the Hawks prepared to take on the Geelong West Giants, the ribbon...
June 5, 2022
Aboriginal authenticity for online outlet
A NEWLY-established, locally run online store is aiming to promote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander owned art, items and businesses throughout Australia. The site is...
June 3, 2022
Casuals urged to reap sick pay benefits
MINISTER for Workplace Safety, Ingrid Stitt, visited Federation University’s Mount Helen campus to raise awareness for the State Government’s Sick Pay Guarantee initiative on...
May 31, 2022
Art show celebrates belated birthday
THE Pyrenees Art Exhibition is returning this Queen’s Birthday weekend after a two-year hiatus. With previous iterations cancelled three times, the exhibition will ring in...
May 31, 2022
Interactive fun once the sun goes down
KRYAL Castle becomes a different place at night time. Thick shadows streak across the cobbles and an ominous score pulsates in the background. Actors shuffle about...
May 30, 2022
Children’s charity creating opportunities
CHILDREN from across the region are taking part in programs run by Queenscliff-based children’s charity Cottage by the Sea. The private charity offers regular programs...
May 28, 2022
Aboriginal art space welcomes guest
IN Cambrian Hill you’ll find a non-descript house whose interior is laden with the colours of traditional Aboriginal artwork. It is the home base of...
May 27, 2022
Bringing mindfulness to the plains
REIKI teacher and spiritual healer Kara Vaina is looking to bring group meditation sessions to the Golden Plains. After two years of delivering online exercises,...
May 27, 2022
Residents invited to pick out trees
THE Inverleigh Tree Succession Plan is continuing to grow, and now Golden Plains Shire is seeking further feedback from residents. The community can have a...
May 26, 2022
A week of events for reconciliation
WITH National Reconciliation Week getting underway soon, there’s a range of events planned for Golden Plains Shire. From Friday, 27 May to Friday, 3 June,...
May 24, 2022
Photo group celebrates annual comp
LAL Lal Moorabool Photographic Group is currently marking a dual celebration of the tenth anniversary of their annual competition and a decade of activity...
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...
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