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🎭 The gallery is closing for 2025, but the transformation will be worth the wait! Details here 👇
30/01/2025

🎭 The gallery is closing for 2025, but the transformation will be worth the wait! Details here 👇

The Art Gallery of Ballarat will close for maintenance in 2025, with upgrades to HVAC, lifts, and skylights. Reopening in early 2026 with exciting new exhibitions.

🏀 American swingman Andrew Robinson has signed with the Ballarat Miners, bringing size and scoring power to the squad. F...
30/01/2025

🏀 American swingman Andrew Robinson has signed with the Ballarat Miners, bringing size and scoring power to the squad. Full story 👇

Andrew Robinson joins the Ballarat Miners for the NBL1 South season, bringing his impressive skills and experience from teams in Portugal, Japan, and the USA.

🧸 Play School LIVE: Big Ted, Jemima, and friends are taking the stage in Mount Helen this April. Info and tickets 👇
28/01/2025

🧸 Play School LIVE: Big Ted, Jemima, and friends are taking the stage in Mount Helen this April. Info and tickets 👇

Experience the magic of the Play School live show 2025 at Mount Helen's Founders Theatre on April 6. Songs, stories, and fun await!

🎭 Ballarat celebrates 150 years of Her Majesty's Theatre this weekend with comedy, music, and family fun. Here's what's ...
28/01/2025

🎭 Ballarat celebrates 150 years of Her Majesty's Theatre this weekend with comedy, music, and family fun. Here's what's on 👇

Celebrate 150 years of Her Majesty’s Theatre in Ballarat with comedy, music, family adventures, and a specially written Ballarat anthem this weekend.

🔥 Hot, dry, and windy – tomorrow’s Total Fire Ban is set for most of Victoria. Details here. 👇
26/01/2025

🔥 Hot, dry, and windy – tomorrow’s Total Fire Ban is set for most of Victoria. Details here. 👇

The CFA has announced tomorrow, Monday, January 27, to be a day of Total Fire Ban (TFB) for most of Victoria including Central and North Central due to forecast weather conditions. Tomorrow’s conditions are forecast to be hot and dry with temperatures reaching the high 30s to mid 40s with winds of...

⚽ Vic Park Vultures are building an inclusive women’s soccer team. All experience levels welcome. More info 👇
25/01/2025

⚽ Vic Park Vultures are building an inclusive women’s soccer team. All experience levels welcome. More info 👇

Vic Park Vultures is creating an inclusive women's soccer team. Experienced or new players welcome! Join for fun, fitness & friendship.

🎖 Honoured with an AM, Dr Jessie Harman’s commitment to community knows no bounds. See how she’s making a difference. 👇
25/01/2025

🎖 Honoured with an AM, Dr Jessie Harman’s commitment to community knows no bounds. See how she’s making a difference. 👇

Dr Jessie Harman reflects on 26 years of community service with Rotary and the importance of giving back.

🏅 Shani Cain OAM honoured for empowering youth and fostering change in Ballarat. See her story. 👇
25/01/2025

🏅 Shani Cain OAM honoured for empowering youth and fostering change in Ballarat. See her story. 👇

FOR more than ten years, Shani Cain has been volunteering and working in the international development sector, in spaces she said are not built for young people. Being the CEO of Oaktree foundation in her mid-twenties, roles with Oxfam, the Australian Council for International Development, Decade of...

🎖 Late rowing icon Eric Waller honoured with an OAM for his lifelong contributions. Full story 👇
25/01/2025

🎖 Late rowing icon Eric Waller honoured with an OAM for his lifelong contributions. Full story 👇

FOR his service to rowing, the late Eric Waller has been awarded a posthumous Medal of the Order of Australia. A stalwart of the rowing community in Ballarat, and across the country, Mr Waller became a member of the Wendouree-Ballarat Rowing Club in 1957 and went onto be the club captain for 20 year...

👏 AFL legend Neale Daniher named Australian of the Year for his fight against motor neurone disease. Full story 👇
25/01/2025

👏 AFL legend Neale Daniher named Australian of the Year for his fight against motor neurone disease. Full story 👇

Neale Daniher, AFL legend and MND campaigner, named 2025 Australian of the Year for his tireless advocacy and raising over $100M for research.

💬 Ballarat locals invited to help design a model to prevent family violence. More details 👇
25/01/2025

💬 Ballarat locals invited to help design a model to prevent family violence. More details 👇

Ballarat residents are invited to co-design a saturation model to reduce family violence. Join the initiative to create stronger referral pathways.

💐 The Botanical House has closed after years of serving visitors at Ballarat Cemetery. Find out why. 👇
25/01/2025

💐 The Botanical House has closed after years of serving visitors at Ballarat Cemetery. Find out why. 👇

The Botanical House cafe, a beloved respite for visitors at the Ballarat New Cemetery, has permanently closed due to necessary building maintenance.

🎉 Don’t miss Ballarat’s biggest Australia Day event – Picnic in the Park is back. Event details 👇
25/01/2025

🎉 Don’t miss Ballarat’s biggest Australia Day event – Picnic in the Park is back. Event details 👇

Celebrate Australia Day at Ballarat's Picnic in the Park! Enjoy live music, delicious food, and family-friendly activities at Victoria Park on January 26th.

🚆 Major works at Ballarat Train Station have started – see what’s changing for commuters 👇
24/01/2025

🚆 Major works at Ballarat Train Station have started – see what’s changing for commuters 👇

Works begin on accessibility upgrades at Ballarat Train Station, including a new overpass with lifts and a ramp.

🏀🎨 Eastwood Leisure Complex gets $17M. Find out how this upgrade will transform the community 👇
24/01/2025

🏀🎨 Eastwood Leisure Complex gets $17M. Find out how this upgrade will transform the community 👇

Eastwood Leisure Complex receives $17.54M for a major overhaul. The Ballarat facility will be modernized with new spaces, including a sports hall, training rooms, and reception.

🚨 Ballarat’s Prime Ministers Avenue vandalised, Gardens volunteers ‘devastated.’ Police need your help. 👇
24/01/2025

🚨 Ballarat’s Prime Ministers Avenue vandalised, Gardens volunteers ‘devastated.’ Police need your help. 👇

FOLLOWING an incident of mass vandalism at the Ballarat Botanical Gardens’ Prime Ministers Avenue of sculptures yesterday, the volunteer Friends of the Ballarat Botanical Gardens have released a statement expressing their devastation and sadness. On behalf of the group, president Julie Bradby said...

💪 Robert Oliver’s 600 donations make him a life-saving superhero. See how you can join 👉 bit.ly/3E4Iyae
24/01/2025

💪 Robert Oliver’s 600 donations make him a life-saving superhero. See how you can join 👉 bit.ly/3E4Iyae

🎵 Local teachers take over Hopscotch Cafe to give artists a stage. See what’s brewing in Ballarat 👇
23/01/2025

🎵 Local teachers take over Hopscotch Cafe to give artists a stage. See what’s brewing in Ballarat 👇

Ballarat Grammar music teachers open Hopscotch Cafe, showcasing live music every Saturday. Supporting local artists.

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