About: miriam

Profile: Miriam Litwin is a journalist and digital content lead with the Ballarat Times, Golden Plains Times and Moorabool News, covering local politics and community news.

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January 31, 2025

Young cricketer wins big

BALLAN Cricket Club player Clover McIlwaine has become the back-to-back winner of the Under 15s Marg Jennings tournament. The tournament finished this week and Clover's...

January 28, 2025

Grants to support women’s health research

THE State Government is launching a new grants program to understand how disease and health issues affect women. The Women's Medical Research Grants Program will...

January 25, 2025

Friendships formed on development tour

BACCHUS Marsh Little Athletics Centre's Mathilde Grant has been in New Zealand taking part in the North Island Colgate Games in Hastings. The trip was...

January 24, 2025

Mark Australia Day in Moorabool Shire

MOORABOOL Shire Council is inviting the community to come together and recognise Australia Day with a series of events in Ballan. On Sunday 26 January,...

January 22, 2025

Road safety plan unveiled

THE State Government has launched its second road safety action plan to create road safety infrastructure and strengthen enforcement over the next four years. More...

January 20, 2025

Affordable swimming lessons underway

STATE Government-supported swimming lessons have kicked off around the state this January at more than 170 swimming centres. The VICSWIM program allows families with children...

January 18, 2025

Memories flow about Blackwood’s water supply

IT has been more than 37 years since Blackwood's water supply began to flow, with Central Highlands Water now supplying more than 350 connections. A...

January 17, 2025

Have a say on reserve’s future

USERS of the Dunnstown Recreation Reserve are being asked to provide input into the development of a master plan for the facility. The master plan...

January 17, 2025

Top spot for Ballan cricketer

BALLAN Cricket Club's Sarah Burton had the best individual bowling figures at the Under 16 Female Cricket Championships for Vic Country. Burton started the tournament...

January 13, 2025

Funding to protect fish in Barwon and Moorabool rivers

THE Corangamite Catchment Management Authority, or Corangamite CMA, has been awarded more than one-and-a-half million dollars to address barriers to fish passage along the...

January 12, 2025

Underwater fun in the sun

YOUNG people can cool off this summer with pool parties in Bacchus Marsh and Ballan Held on Friday 17 January and Friday 24 January respectively,...

January 8, 2025

World Cup increases visibility of women in sport

THE State Government has released a report detailing the increased popularity of women's sport between during the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. The Conversation of...