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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...