New citizens celebrated
AUSTRALIA Day saw thirty-two new citizens welcomed to the Moorabool Shire community at a ceremony in Ballan. The ceremony, held at Ballan Mechanics' Institute, included...
Little athletes win gold
BACCHUS Marsh Little Athletics Centre members have returned from the Whittlesea City Open where the club won three gold, nine silver and one bronze...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...