{"id":66270,"date":"2019-12-28T14:14:10","date_gmt":"2019-12-28T03:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/?p=66270"},"modified":"2019-12-28T14:14:10","modified_gmt":"2019-12-28T03:14:10","slug":"civic-hall-the-belle-of-the-ball-march-2019-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/news\/civic-hall-the-belle-of-the-ball-march-2019-in-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Civic Hall the Belle of the Ball &#8211; March 2019 in review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Returned to former glory &#8211; Thursday, 7 March edition<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_66272\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66272\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-66272\" src=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/12\/D4S_4627-for-web-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/12\/D4S_4627-for-web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/12\/D4S_4627-for-web-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/12\/D4S_4627-for-web-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/12\/D4S_4627-for-web-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/12\/D4S_4627-for-web-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/12\/D4S_4627-for-web.jpg 1733w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66272\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Linda Franklin got into the sprit of Civic Hall\u2019s reopening. Photo: FILE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>AFTER over a decade-and-a-half of uncertainty, and then a significant renovation, <a href=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/news\/a-place-for-the-people\/\">Civic Hall was returned<\/a> to life with an official opening, quickly followed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/ballarattimesnewsgroup\/photos\/?tab=album&amp;album_id=336227880343173\">Begonia Ball<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe building stands strongly and will stand strongly in the future,\u201d said then City of Ballarat mayor Cr Samantha McIntosh.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday is a very special day, after many late nights at the town hall we are finally here to see this beautiful building, Civic Hall, re-opened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter a hiatus of over 16 years, marks the beginning of the new era that we are all here to celebrate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_66273\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66273\" style=\"width: 204px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-66273 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/12\/WIB_March-7th_cover-204x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/12\/WIB_March-7th_cover-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/12\/WIB_March-7th_cover.jpg 504w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66273\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Women in Business special feature cover, Thursday, 7 March edition.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em>Celebrating women &#8211; Thursday, 7 March edition<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first edition of March also saw the <em>Ballarat Times<\/em> publish our first special feature, a celebration of Women in Business that coincided with International Women\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-page special feature would go on to receive a commended at the Victorian Country Press Association awards in November with judge Greg Watson describing it as, \u201cA quality feature highlighting local businesses and International Women\u2019s Day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Bloomin\u2019 wonderful &#8211; Thursday, 14 March edition<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Over 60,000 attendees flocked to the annual <a href=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/news\/flower-fest-huge-success\/\">Begonia Festival<\/a> in the city\u2019s Botanic Gardens for the two-day event.<\/p>\n<p>Activities packed the park and the Begonia Parade was a huge success.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_66275\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66275\" style=\"width: 213px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-66275 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/12\/BATIM_A_14032019_001-213x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66275\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Front page of the Thursday, 14 March edition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Events officer with the City of Ballarat and head organiser Claudia Lengfelder said planning for the 2019 event started 12 months in advance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis event is our biggest event in terms of what the council organises,\u201d she said. \u201cWhen we put something like this on, and it\u2019s hard work and it\u2019s long hours, but as soon as you\u2019re actually at the event we all love it. It\u2019 beautiful, it\u2019s in the gardens, we show case our gardens and the work that the gardeners put in for a year to get them up to spec.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Power FM Begonia Parade award winners included Alfredton Primary School who took the Mayor\u2019s Choice Award, Best Schools Entry was Urquhart Primary School, Victorian Goldfields Medieval Faire received Best Community Entry, Lana-Rose with the Ballarat Road Rodders picked up Best Business Entry and Best Musical Entry was won by BLOC Music Theatre.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Boomtown \u2018Rat &#8211; Thursday, 21 March edition<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_66276\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66276\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-66276\" src=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/12\/1W5A9771-for-web-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/12\/1W5A9771-for-web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/12\/1W5A9771-for-web-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/12\/1W5A9771-for-web-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/12\/1W5A9771-for-web-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/12\/1W5A9771-for-web-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/12\/1W5A9771-for-web.jpg 1732w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66276\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sir Bob Geldof. Photo: CHIPPY RIVERA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Humanitarian and musician Bob Geldof KBE delivered the keynote address at Committee of Ballarat\u2019s Round Table Dinner in mid-March.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Geldof was also present at the unveiling of his portrait painted by Daylesford artist David Bromley and said the people he\u2019s met in the city have been extraordinarily kind and welcoming.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStaying at Craig\u2019s Hotel is so beautiful, this town is alive with such creativity there must be something in the air,\u201d he said. \u201cAlso, the fact that Peter Lalor just after the famine came here and kicked up a fuss, all of that just makes me want to stay a bit longer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeeing this they clearly picked a picture that made me look beautiful, look at those Michelangelo lips.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>A Miner Dome for everyone &#8211; Thursday, 28 March edition<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With the Ballarat Sports and Entertainment Centre soon to come online, attention turned to how the Minor Dome might be used.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s where the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/sport\/basketball-capital-ballarat\/\">State government stepped in with a loan for $770,000<\/a> to turn the space into an all-abilities friendly sports venue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe loan of three quarters of a million dollars to the Ballarat Basketball Association is to upgrade the facility is accessible to all members of the community as well as our elite wheelchair athletes,\u201d said Member for Wendouree, Juliana Addison.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are bringing the Miner Dome into the 21st century providing first class facilities for all our athletes.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Returned to former glory &#8211; 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