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January 28, 2019

Teenager dies after roll-over

By Meg Kennedy Rather than celebrating the Australia Day long weekend, two families are in mourning after another fatal accident on the Western Freeway near...

January 28, 2019

Calling Australia home

By Helen Tatchell “I’m an Australia Day Ambassador because this is my country, not by birth, but where I live,” George Ermer told the crowd...

January 23, 2019

Abbey kicks off ‘World of Difference’ tour

By Meg Kennedy Young Bacchus Marsh business owner Abbey Kick is trading salon clippers for shovels and school supplies. The 24-year old recipient of the 2017...

January 16, 2019

Saleyards venture into new era

By Meg Kennedy It’s the end of an era for local Ballan Elders stock agent Bernie Shanahan, following the closure of the Ballarat Saleyards in...

January 14, 2019

Stage-2 new streetscape works commence in Ballan

By Meg Kennedy The makeover of Ballan’s town centre is now underway, with new bench seats and car spaces the biggest additions to Inglis...

January 7, 2019

Gordon residents pull media stunt to get attention

By Helen Tatchell “I can confirm there will only be three trees removed, none of them in the...

December 18, 2018

EXCLUSIVE – Golf club future below par

By Helen Tatchell On 23 April 1907 the Bacchus Marsh Golf Club was formed. 111-years later on Monday 10 December 2018, the club was looking...

December 11, 2018

Plan your train travel this week

There is a nine-day construction blitz on the Ballarat Line Upgrade requiring trains to be replaced by coaches. Regional Rail Revival Director Mark Havryluk is...

December 6, 2018

Book in to be a curious creature

An initiative to get kids reading is returning to Moorabool libraries this Summer. The national Summer Reading Club is returning to Moorabool Shire Libraries, and...

December 5, 2018