Queer show a safe space to create
THE region’s transgender and gender-diverse creatives will soon be celebrated with an exhibition at TBH Studio. Launching at the beginning of next month, We Are...
Floral artist flowers first solo show
BOTANICAL artist Catherine Freemantle hopes to evoke profound memories for attendees of her new exhibition on show at the Old Butchers Shop Gallery. "The aim...
Art prize to be revived
AN art show last seen in the region half a decade ago is returning next weekend. Having previously brought some colour into Buninyong Town Hall...
Plan looks to reserve’s future
MEMBERS of the Committee 4 Warrenheip have celebrated the launch of the Warrenheip Recreation Reserve masterplan. The five-to-ten-year plan includes a half court, pump track,...
Ballan Golf Club hits a century
WHILE many others were experiencing footy fever on the eve of the Grand Final, members of one of the region's long-running recreational groups were...
Students dig visit from a dingo
STUDENTS at Bacchus Marsh Grammar were greeted with a visit from an iconic Australian mammal early last month. Grade two pupils at the school's Maddingley...
Steiglitz meet cancelled
AN annual tradition aimed at attracting former residents and new visitors to the town of Steiglitz will not go ahead this year. The Back to...
Greendale Cemetery gets new shed
AFTER standing for close to two centuries, the Greendale Cemetery's original storage shed now has a larger, younger sibling. The Greendale Cemetery Trust have made...
Auction to support young history makers
COMBINED churches at Bacchus Marsh are calling on the community to help send children from two western Victorian youth groups to a religious conference...
Ballan under 15 boys make footy grand final
BALLAN FNC under 15 footballers started off the season knowing they weren't going to be the biggest side in the competition, but continuously showed...
Fostering an interest in care
WITH Foster Care Week having taken place last week, the region's leading child and family services organisation Cafs are looking to highlight what foster...
No name change for rec reserve
AFTER much community contention, the naming of Elaine's recreation epicentre will remain unchanged following a decision from Moorabool Shire council last week. The retention was...