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...
April 27, 2022
Small town market giving support
WHEN Wendy Jagger decided she needed to get rid of some things around the house, she chose to dedicate her decluttering efforts to a...
April 27, 2022
Childcare centre hosting open day market
THIS Saturday, Buninyong Childcare Centre will be opening its doors to the community as part of their first-ever open day market. With about 30 stalls...
April 25, 2022
Marching on through the generations
THE Anzac Day march serves as a day of remembrance for many, but for David Edwards and his grandson, Jude Edwards-Rose, it also marks...
April 23, 2022
Bombers keen to exercise the mind
BUNINYONG Football Netball Club will be bringing their game off the field and into the club room for a trivia night later this month. The...
April 22, 2022
Mining plant prepares for expansion
MINING corporation Suvo Strategic Minerals is looking to grow, with the company preparing to expand their Pittong hydrous kaolin processing plant. The project is expected...
April 22, 2022
Classes developing young creatives
THE new school semester is about to begin, and its second term ushers the return of artist Jen Jones’ Young Artists classes at the...
April 22, 2022
Craft group tightly knit
AFTER a two-year hiatus, Bannockburn Craft Group is up and running again with new members and a new location. Earlier this month, the group met...
April 21, 2022
Support pledged for childcare capabilities
LABOR has announced $450,000 will go towards the Bannockburn Family Services Centre should they win the upcoming Federal election. The promise was revealed last week...
April 21, 2022
Dolphins set to make a splash
WITH the new school term nearly here, Dolphins Basketball Club is set to hold their Aussie Hoops program for the first time at Bannockburn...
April 21, 2022
Upcycling shop a local first
FOR many people, the lockdowns offered the opportunity to take up new interests, and for Wendy Defrancesco, that hobby evolved into the founding of...
April 16, 2022
Meet the group caring for divided families
TANYA Lake said she needed to run another Facebook group like she needed “a hole in the head.” Already serving as admin of both the...
April 15, 2022
Easter appeal about helping our kids
THE Ballarat community has been contributing to the Royal Children’s Hospital’s Good Friday Appeal since 1963, and much of its support goes directly back...
April 15, 2022
Good day for raising funds
THEY are as Easter as chocolate eggs and four days off, and once again volunteers from the region’s CFA brigades will be out and...
April 14, 2022
New youth space open
DOZENS gathered at Bannockburn’s recreation centre to officially launch the new Golden Plains Youth Hub. Located next to Bannockburn YMCA, the building will serve as...
April 14, 2022
Dualling promises for sporting club
YOU can be assured a Federal election is underway with both major parties at Bannockburn earlier this week pitching woo at the community with...
April 14, 2022
Ethical pig farm to open its gates
AFTER starting up last year, Grenville-based agroecological pig farm Ethical Swine is inviting the community through their gates as part of their Lunch n’...
April 7, 2022
Greens announce Ballarat candidate
FORMER City of Ballarat mayor John Barnes has been announced as the Greens candidate for seat of Ballarat at the upcoming Federal election. Mr Barnes...
April 7, 2022
Community fair a great time
FAMILY fun was had last Saturday with the first of the Golden Plains Community Fairs taking place at the farmers’ market at the Bannockburn...
April 7, 2022
Community opinions open to all
THE results are out for the Inverleigh Progress Association’s community survey, which saw over two-hundred residents answer sixty-one questions about topics like residential history,...
April 7, 2022
Community group recruiting for river work
WITH a wealth of projects to be done around town, the Smythesdale Progress Association is looking for volunteers to lend a helping hand. The group...
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