Hearty Lions made to pay
By Todd Whelan Darley Cricket Club Expect BCA title contenders Darley to waste little time lamenting Saturday's two wicket loss to Wendouree as the penultimate round...
Catch A Wave stuns the Captain
By Tim O'Connor (HRV) Catch A Wave produced something special to defeat superstar rival Captain Ravishing in last Saturday night’s Chariots of Fire. Emma Stewart’s speed...
Library plans approved
By Lachlan Ellis Concept plans for a the Ballan Library and Community Hub have been approved, and are now available for the community to view. The...
Ballan Cricket Club
Under 11 Seniors Ballan 4/74 def Napoleon Sebastopol 6/51 Ballan batted first with Layla Shugg and Kiara Grigg opening. Both were strong in defense and they...
Be a CPR superhero
By Lachlan Ellis This year’s Ballan Autumn Festival will feature a range of fictional superheroes, but our real life emergency services superheroes say anyone could...
Report shows decade of wages lost
New analysis shows the average frontline worker has not had a real pay rise for more than a decade. The McKell Institute’s new report,...
Helping the next generation stay cyber secure
Marking the 20th annual Safer Internet Day this month, Optus has announced an expansion to its Digital Thumbprint Program to provide more opportunities for...
Overwhelming support for action on e-cigs
A new Cancer Council Victoria report shows growing public support for policy action to limit the availability and use of e-cigarettes. Almost nine in...
Feathered friends counted
The Aussie Bird Count results from 2022 have finally been released – and a familiar bird has once again topped the leaderboard. The Aussie Bird...
Raising kids in a digital world
By Lachlan Ellis It can be tricky for parents and carers to wrap their heads around the digital world that kids live in these days,...
Be prepared for fire season
With the fire danger period now declared across Melton and Moorabool, Greater Western Water (GWW) is encouraging customers to be prepared with alternative water...
Demand hits record high
Paramedics have responded to more than 100,000 seriously ill people in a three-month period for the first time ever, as COVID-19 continues to place...