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January 30, 2025

Shire pleads for return of missing guardrail posts at Ballan Mineral Springs

AN estimated one hundred and twenty metres of treated hardwood top posts of the guardrail along a walking track at the Ballan Mineral Springs...

January 28, 2025

Statewide awards to recognise sporting contributions

NOMINATIONS are open for players, officials, volunteers and others who have made a contribution to sport around the state to be recognised in the...

January 24, 2025

Club stalwart recognised with life membership

BALLAN Cricket Club has rewarded long-time player and leader Michael Snaith for his years of dedication by inducting him as a life member last...

January 17, 2025

Cr Ward not giving up on jobs, services at hospital

MOORABOOL Shire councillor Rod Ward is persisting with efforts to clarify the future of services and jobs at the Bacchus Marsh and Melton Regional...

January 17, 2025

Inclusive sports day at Ken Kay

AS many as 100 people will converge on Ballarat Badminton Association's Ken Kay Stadium in Dowling Street today when Freedom Solutions Australia hosts a...

November 27, 2024

Weekend deliveries on again as Christmas rush approaches

AUSTRALIA Post has reintroduced weekend deliveries to cope with an expected surge in online shopping in the leadup to Christmas. The temporary deliveries started last...

November 16, 2024

All invited to celebrate school milestone

THIS year marks the one-hundred-and-fiftieth year of Ballan Primary School's existence, and it's planning a big community party on 28 November to celebrate. Starting at...

November 15, 2024

Better velocity from high-speed trains: Settle

RAIL passengers in Bacchus Marsh now have access to better services and more travel options, according to Member for Eureka Michaela Settle. Ms Settle recently...

November 15, 2024

Cup a hit, now for next year

THE Community Bank Ballan and District Ballan Cup has been run and won, and organisers are already turning their attention to next year's event. Hosted...

November 14, 2024

St Anne’s cab sauv a top drop

MYRNIONG winemaker St Anne's Winery has taken out the top award for a cabernet sauvignon produced in 2022 or earlier at the Ballarat Wine...

November 11, 2024

Faces new and old on Moorabool council

FIVE councillors have been re-elected for a further term on the Moorabool Shire council, with two new faces and two former councillors...

November 4, 2024

Troop to debut on Remembrance Day

THIS year's Remembrance Day service in Ballan will have a new feature, with the Ballan Light Horse Troop scheduled to make its first official...