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Could rubber ducks be the answer?
17 Mar 10 | BALLARAT man Jeff Rowe wants to put all his ducks in a row and all in the name of refilling Lake Wendouree.  | CommentsComments (2)
Double trouble in the sandpit
16 Mar 10 | THERE was double trouble at the Eureka Resource Centre as children vied for a spot in the sandpit.
Goldfields workers review their options
12 Mar 10 | JOHN Russell needs a job. The 61-year-old was among 90 employees made redundant from Ballarat Goldfields last week and will join the job hunt when he is officially out of work on March 26.   | CommentsComments (4)
Ballarat mum welcomes parental leave policy
09 Mar 10 | BALLARAT mum Emily Clarke likes the sound of Opposition Leader Tony Abbott's new parental leave policy, which will pay new mothers their salary for 26 weeks.  | CommentsComments (21) | Parental leave: businesses will ...
Ballarat Goldfields worker looks interstate
05 Mar 10 | AFTER more than four years in Ballarat, Chris Hosken looks likely to sell up and find other mining work interstate. The 35-year-old was one of 90 Ballarat Goldfields workers made redundant yesterday.
Ballarat pubs to trial 1am shot ban
03 Mar 10 | EARLY morning shots are a thing of the past in Ballarat pubs and clubs. The city's Liquor Accord yesterday struck a deal to ban shots from sale after 1am in all licensed venues in a bid to curb alcohol-fuelled violence.  | CommentsComments (22)
02 Mar 10 | YOUNG Ballarat families will feel the pinch of yesterday's 25 basis point interest rate rise - the fourth since September last year, a mortgage broker said.  | CommentsComments (2)
Historic Stoddart statues back outdoors
02 Mar 10 | THE priceless statues of the Stoddart Collection are once again on outdoor display in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens.  | CommentsComments (1)
26 Feb 10 | BALLARAT Health Services has received a funding boost that will go towards equipment to resuscitate newborn babies.
Ballarat Swap Meet attracts thousands
26 Feb 10 | THEY say one man's trash is another man's treasure, and so was the case at the 21st annual Super Southern Swap Meet.  | CommentsComments (1)
Ballarat Begonia Festival: tea party plan
22 Feb 10 | THE Begonia Festival is only two weekends away and the Ballarat Botanical Gardens have asked a special guest to come and play.
Vintage crop at Begonia classic car rally
21 Feb 10 | WITH their leather interiors, polished bonnets and impeccable detailing, it is easy to see why so many people are passionate about vintage cars.
19 Feb 10 | THE establishment of a new household Renewable Energy Bonus Scheme announced by the Federal Government yesterday has left many Ballarat businesses angry.   | CommentsComments (1)
New beer proves brewery gives a rats about city
19 Feb 10 | BREWED, developed, conceived and even named after Ballarat, The Rat Bitter Ale, released this week, is indeed a local beer.   | CommentsComments (4)
Saddle up for a new centre
19 Feb 10 | DISABLED riders are set to get a new state-of-the-art indoor equestrian facility in Ballarat.
19 Feb 10 | BALLARAT police will take 25 local children into custody this weekend when the annual Cops `n' Kids weekend camp at Queenscliff gets underway.   | CommentsComments (1)
Surprise visitor a sweet guest
18 Feb 10 | SWEET Decadence owner Melissa Staley was a little hesitant when the Prime Minister asked her to take a bite out of his head yesterday.   | CommentsComments (3)
Going for a ride in honour of Bunny
15 Feb 10 | JOHN and Libby Callanan's daughter-in-law Bunny was just 34 when breast cancer, the disease she had battled once before, returned in November 2008.   | CommentsComments (1)
Lion dancers ring in Chinese New Year
14 Feb 10 | The lion is a very important part of Chinese culture as they are considered the guardians of man and earth. IT MAY be year of the Tiger, but yesterday's Chinese New Year celebrations at Sovereign Hill used traditional lion dances to ring it in.
Ballarat artist inspired by nature
11 Feb 10 | WHEN Isabel Coburn was seeking inspiration for a Year 12 art assessment last year, nature came to the rescue. The 18-year-old Ballarat resident and budding designer wanted to "do something a bit different" when her studio art colleagues were compiling photographic and painting folios and she found the difference in Victoria Park.
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