30/06/2008 | POWER blackouts are a distant memory for Lisa Kendal and her family.
Eight years ago they moved from Melbourne to a solar-powered house at Wattle Flat.
30/06/2008 | FOLLOWING the success of its discounted solar hot water package the Ballarat Renewable Energy and Zero Emissions group is now developing a discounted solar electricity package.
The package will allow households to generate electricity via rooftop photovoltaic panels and feed electricity into the grid.
30/06/2008 | ATTENTION GJ Kerr of Sebastopol _ today is your lucky day.
According to the State Revenue Office's unclaimed money database, you have a nice loot of somewhere between $10,000 and $15,000 in lost cash waiting for collection.
30/06/2008 | THE black and white photocopied faces of young people in Ballarat were the inspiration for Tabitha Walkingshaw's artistic creations.
Part of the Alley Art project, Tabitha created two pieces, one of which was recently sold to Youth Affairs Council of Victoria to hang in their office in Melbourne.
30/06/2008 | GOLDEN Plains Shire councillors adopted their annual budget with a 9.95 per cent rate rise last week.
In adopting the budget at a meeting in Linton, some councillors expressed their concerns over the impact of the rate rise and other financial pressures could have on the shire's homeowners.
30/06/2008 | BALLARAT has been put on the map _ literally.
The new tourist map developed by the Ballarat Tourist Association will give visitors to the region a more comprehensive view of the things to do in and around Ballarat.
30/06/2008 | THE last power poles in the central business section of Sturt St will be removed by Christmas, a City of Ballarat councillor said yesterday.
30/06/2008 | BALLARAT'S hopes of good rainfall leading up to spring have been dashed, with forecasters predicting even drier conditions across most of Australia.
30/06/2008 | THE pruning shears were out as a Japanese bonsai master shared those ancient growing secrets in Ballarat at the weekend.
Armed with their plants, dozens flocked from across Victoria and interstate to see Hirotoshi Saito work his magic on their bonsai.
30/06/2008 | THEY love a piano at Ballarat High School.
So much so, in fact, they threw a party.
30/06/2008 | MOORABOOL Shire Council will vote on its 2008/09 budget at its meeting tomorrow night.
30/06/2008 | IT WILL be business as usual at the former Rural Ambulance Victoria headquarters in Mt Helen today - despite the switch to a new statewide ambulance service.
29/06/2008 | THE Ballarat Football League premiership cup is inching its way east again.
29/06/2008 | BALLARAT Miners breathed new life into their South East Australian Basketball League campaign yesterday.
29/06/2008 | CONFIDENCE. Coach Kym Cassells pinpointed this as the key to what could be a season-defining win for Ballarat Lady Miners over Kilsyth in the South East Australian Basketball League yesterday.
29/06/2008 | NORTH Ballarat has claimed its biggest scalp of the year in the Victorian Football League.
29/06/2008 | CLICK HERE for updated Ballarat regional football, netball, soccer and basketball results across the weekend.
28/06/2008 | WHILE writer's block can have a profound impact on authors, few would think the phenomenon could affect a quilter.
28/06/2008 | REDAN'S St Aloysius Catholic parish has put its past on paper.
28/06/2008 | IN LIFE, it is said, there is no such thing as a free ride.
But Ballarat commuters have their chance to prove the old saying wrong this month, with three "free Tuesdays" on the city's buses.
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