31 Dec 08 | BALLARAT'S Rod Mathews rocketed to his second 200m title at the Maryborough Highland Gathering yesterday.
Running from 17m, the 1999 Stawell Gift winner cruised home in 21.16 seconds ahead of Queensland's Richard Norris and last year's winner Richard Hankin, from New South Wales.
31 Dec 08 | Women's Necklace at Maryborough's 148th Highland Gathering.
Ballarat runners dominated the event, almost capturing a trifecta, with youngster Sarah Byron finishing a close third and veteran Narelle Lehmann, fourth.
31 Dec 08 | WHILE most people were partying on New Year's Eve, some of Ballarat's elite female cyclists were taking it easy in preparation for the Bay Cycling Classic which begins today.
31 Dec 08 | SILK Wind's racetrack rejuvenation took another step forward when he captured the $11,500 Scott Petroleum Burrumbeet Cup, 1800 metres, yesterday.
31 Dec 08 | GAMING expenditure in Ballarat has defied the tough economic conditions, increasing more than $770,000 for the first five months of the financial year.
31 Dec 08 | IN five years time, Jack and Ruby will rule the playground.
The two names have ranked as the most popular for Ballarat babies born in 2008.
31 Dec 08 | PENELOPE the pug has lost her best friend.
The forlorn pup is just one of Nadene Douglas's prize winning show dogs.
Shanti, Nadene's "golden child", went missing on Boxing Day and the Gordon resident has been searching for her ever since.
31 Dec 08 | PENELOPE the pug has lost her best friend.
The forlorn pup is just one of Nadene Douglas's prize winning show dogs.
Shanti, Nadene's "golden child", went missing on Boxing Day and the Gordon resident has been searching for her ever since.
31 Dec 08 | MEET Harrison James Collins, Ballarat's first baby for 2009.
The New Year's Day baby was born at St John of God Hospital yesterday at 8.09am.
31 Dec 08 | AT THE end, Daniel Steinhauser could not pinpoint what got him across the line but it was special enough to nett the $10,300 Maryborough Gift 120-metre title yesterday.
31 Dec 08 | GOOD old fashioned country sports made a fierce come back at yesterday's annual Glenlyon Mixed Sports day.
More than 1500 people attended the traditional event at the Glenlyon Reserve under the shade of elms and oaks.
31 Dec 08 | NEW Year's Eve celebrations at Ballarat's pubs and clubs were a quiet affair for revellers.
Ballarat Police yesterday reported revellers were well behaved with crowds smaller than last year.
31 Dec 08 | Seven Tour de France riders will provide the major class factor in the 2008 Australian Open Road Cycling Championships men's road race at Buninyong
31 Dec 08 | Police are investigating a suspicious blaze that destroyed a shed and a car in Ballarat
31 Dec 08 | Cyclist Damien Keirl has won the keirin event at Bendigo
31 Dec 08 | Top male orienteer Julian Dent made a clean sweep of the Christmas Five Day event by winning the University of Ballarat leg
31 Dec 08 | Timothy Atkinson is set to run in the 1Maryborough Gift
31 Dec 08 | Ballarat Memorial Sports has permission to construct its new bowling greens at Alfredton
31 Dec 08 | Ballarat state school pupils and teachers are to benefit from a new state government Ultranet pilot program
31 Dec 08 | A Maryborough company has been fined more than $5000 for dumping thousands of litres of waste blood
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