March 17, 2022
Eagles seek to soar with new recruits
THE Golden Plains Soccer Club is gearing up for a new season with its come and try sessions running throughout the month. The sessions are...
March 17, 2022
Girls lead way for Hawks’ future
ONE of the Shire’s football and netball clubs is kicking off the new season with the debut of its first under 12s girls footy...
March 16, 2022
Planting the seed for a brighter future
SHE Oaks will house a special guest next week with New South Wales farmer Colin Seis delivering two free workshops over Saturday and the...
March 16, 2022
Jog aims to help save memories
LAKE Wendouree is set to receive an influx of walkers and runners with an upcoming fundraising event returning next month. From 8am on Sunday, 3...
March 12, 2022
Community lunches back on the menu
THE main hall at the Ballarat Neighbourhood Centre is buzzing with a quietly contained chaos. Kitchenhands and staff rush about the centre, while patrons sit...
March 12, 2022
The next generation rewarded
THE winners of the Art Gallery of Ballarat’s Next Gen 2022 student exhibition have been revealed. The announcements were held as part of an awards...
March 10, 2022
Powers respond to High Street concerns
ROAD development representatives and Golden Plains Shire have responded to concerns surrounding the pedestrian safety on Bannockburn’s High Street. The response follows a recent petition...
March 10, 2022
Wind farm funds school playground
STUDENTS at Rokewood Primary School will be bounding with joy after the school received funding for new playground equipment. The $10,000 grant comes via the...
March 10, 2022
Community market calls for business involvement
BANNOCKBURN YMCA is asking for local businesses to book a stall at their new community market set to launch on Sunday, 22 May. The event...
March 10, 2022
Tigers on the lookout for female players
ONE of the newer women’s footy teams in the Shire is looking for recruits in anticipation of the upcoming season. At about 13 players, Bannockburn...
March 9, 2022
Unicorns on the castle horizon
HORNED horses will take over Kryal Castle this long weekend with the adventure park’s inaugural Unicorn Festival kicking off medieval fantasy fun. General manager Bart...
March 4, 2022
Steady minds and steady hearts
WOMEN over sixty are keeping active both physically and socially with Bannockburn YMCA’s Steady Feet program held weekly at Meredith. For nearly 20 years, people...
March 3, 2022
Push for safer High St crossing
OVER three hundred people have signed a petition calling for safer crossings along High Street at Bannockburn. With unmarked island crossings and increasing traffic, the...
March 3, 2022
Family-run wine pours from cellar door
AFTER several weeks in operation, Austin’s Wines officially launched their new cellar door at their Sutherlands Creek vineyard last week. The family-owned business has hosted...
March 2, 2022
Flowers for the kids bloomin’ great
A STRETCH of sunflowers will be there for the picking this Saturday. From 9am until 5pm, you can enter the sunflower field at Meredith Dairy’s...
March 2, 2022
Online workshop a call to action
FREE online arts workshops are set to return in February and March, offering creatives the chance to strengthen their business practices. After running in late...
March 1, 2022
Girls to do it better
A NEW York-based all-girl Led Zeppelin cover band are bringing their show to Ballarat for the first time as part of their upcoming Australian...
February 28, 2022
A sense of place down Great Ocean Road
VINTAGE surveying equipment and military tents dot local artist Ryan F Kennedy’s forested Glenlyon property. Antique stretchers, ammunition crates and old navy cannon shells sit...
February 27, 2022
Guild sewing exhibit success
SEVEN days out of each month, the Ballarat Bridge Club hosts a different kind of gathering where cards are tucked away in favour of...
February 27, 2022
Judging the next generation
THE Art Gallery of Ballarat received two special guests last Thursday as external judges wandered the halls to decide the winners of the 22nd...
February 27, 2022
A roll of the dice in Black Hill
SIX large tables adorn Bloc Theatre Company’s main rehearsal space on Saturday evenings, dotted with miniature models that lay waste across cardboard battlefields. The Black...
February 25, 2022
Saying YEP to a job
A NEW employment initiative is being adopted by Headspace’s Ballarat branch which aims to have a more hands-on approach in finding work for young...
February 25, 2022
A good old time at historic precinct
SMYTHESDALE will be going on a trip down music memory lane with the arrival of a new one-off live music event taking place in...
February 25, 2022
Worldwide women’s movement marked
CELEBRATIONS were in order at Ballarat Town Hall’s Trench Room on Friday as Soroptimist International’s local chapter gathered to commemorate the organisation’s centennial anniversary. The...
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