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April 3, 2022

Fantasy market returning to life

KRYAL Castle has held many new events recently like Unicorn Festival and Knight and Day event, but April will mark the return of a...

April 1, 2022

Health service’s feedback plans

GRAMPIANS Health has announced four points of community contact in the form of its community reference groups. Based in Ballarat along with Edenhope, Horsham and...

March 31, 2022

Rates rescindment rejected

GOLDEN Plains Shire council’s new rating strategy will go ahead despite further pushback from some councillors during last weekend regular meeting. The move to implement...

March 31, 2022

Horse vets help with floods

WITH New South Wales impacted by recent floods, many across the country are doing their part to help, including two of the Shire’s horse...

March 31, 2022

Garden group grows tasty milestone

CELEBRATIONS were in order for a Shire gardening group recently with the noting of a landmark for their signature event. Inverleigh Community Gardeners looked back...

March 31, 2022

Turbine training tower opens

FEDERATION University’s Mount Helen campus is now the home of Australia’s first wind turbine training tower. Part of stage one of the Asia Pacific Renewable...

March 31, 2022

Input on customer service – Golden Plains Shire council meeting briefs

A NEW draft customer experience strategy for Golden Plains Shire has been made available to the public for feedback, after the plan was passed...

March 31, 2022

Horse sport rides into town

POLOCROSSE returned to Ballarat for the first time in twelve years when the 2022 Australian Polocrosse Nationals kicked off in town on Tuesday. The program...

March 31, 2022

Eagle fledgelings set to go to net

GORDON Netball Club is looking to fill its junior netball teams with the return of their annual NetSetGo program. Sessions are scheduled to start at...

March 31, 2022

Having a craic at Gaelic footy

A SLICE of Ireland is emerging in Ballarat with the team behind a new Gaelic football club hosting a recruitment drive this Sunday. The founders...

March 30, 2022

Bag body looks to bounce back

BUNINYONG Boomerang Bags is seeking new recruits following its return after a two-year hiatus. The community group will reconvene at an upcoming planning meeting early...

March 28, 2022

Catchment workshops cultivating resources

MOORABOOL Catchment Landcare Group is one of many that will host a series of workshops for landowners across the region as part of a...

March 28, 2022

Business awards launched

THIS year’s Federation University Commerce Ballarat Business Excellence Awards launched last week with a ceremony at the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute. As the business community gathered...

March 24, 2022

Skatepark works ready to ride

THE ribbon has been finally cut on Bannockburn’s upgraded skatepark. Marked with an event last Saturday, the works include new obstacles, shelter and lighting, and...

March 24, 2022

Uni expands with government cash

UPGRADES are on the way for Federation TAFE as part of a $2.1 million cash boost from the State Government. The announcement came last week...

March 24, 2022

Local tourney a team effort

A WEEKEND of baseball is set for this April at Prince of Wales Park as the annual Victorian Masters Baseball Carnival slides into town. Along...

March 22, 2022

Italian comic bringing the laughs

ITALIAN-AUSTRALIAN comedian Joe Avati will be bringing his jokes on life and the ethnic experience to Ballarat for the first time early next month. Organised...

March 21, 2022

Victory lap for The Meanies

INDIE punk veterans, The Meanies, will be bringing their long-awaited Better Late Than Never tour to the Eastern this coming Saturday. After numerous reschedules, the...

March 21, 2022

Opera event celebrating local voices

VICTORIAN Opera will be coming to Her Majesty’s Theatre this April to celebrate the inaugural Michael Stubbs and Malcolm Roberts Opera Prize award. The show...

March 20, 2022

Line dancing kicking back in

EVERYONE can put their feet to work with the Outback Bandits’ line dancing lessons returning to Ballarat last week. After a two-year hiatus, the lessons...

March 18, 2022