{"id":36013,"date":"2025-09-26T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/themooraboolnews\/?p=36013"},"modified":"2025-09-25T16:45:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T06:45:16","slug":"cup-day-on-the-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/themooraboolnews\/news\/cup-day-on-the-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Cup day on the way"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Community Bank Ballan and District 2025 Ballan Cup was launched at Zest Cafe last week with representatives of the Ballan Jockey Club and Community Bank Ballan and District in attendance, alongside supporters and members of the region&#8217;s horse racing industry. 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