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25 May 12 | EMBATTLED MP Craig Thomson says “enough is enough” when it comes to the constant coverage of investigations and pending court cases surrounding his involvement in the Health Services Union (HSU).   | CommentsComments (2)
24 May 12 | THE announcement yesterday that McCain Foods is dumping Ballarat potato suppliers in favour of cheaper imports is disastrous for the regional industry.
22 May 12 | MOST people in Ballarat would remember the heated debate a few years ago over which November public holiday would be adopted by the City of Ballarat.
22 May 12 | Yes, congratulations to V/Line running trains on time for the last month, however it obviously must be trains running off peak that arrive on time.
22 May 12 | It was a delight to see Peake Street, Golden Point with the manchurian pear trees in full autumn colours.
22 May 12 | It occurred to me the other day when I opened a bottle of soft drink just how ludicrous this carbon tax is.   | CommentsComments (17)
22 May 12 | After reading the comments in The Courier regarding the Grace Kelly Style Icon exhibition at the Bendigo Art Gallery, it is very sad to see the reactions of some people to a report of this exhibition .
22 May 12 | TAFE facilities around Victoria will close down, teachers will lose their jobs and crucial courses will no longer be available with the TAFE cutbacks.
22 May 12 | I'm Tabitha (aged 10) and I feel very passionate about the steam train as I have gone on it many times when it comes to Ballarat and love it.
22 May 12 | Firstly, the council is to be congratulated on the heritage weekend and the refurbishment of the planter boxes in the CBD.
22 May 12 | So our PM Gillard says there is no need to fear her carbon tax, the tax she said before she became our now-elected PM: "There will be no carbon tax under the government I lead".   | CommentsComments (3)
22 May 12 | THE irreversible environmental damage threatened by coal seam gas (CSG) and coal mining is becoming alarmingly clear in NSW and QLD.
22 May 12 | Ballarat's long-lived and proud TAFE tradition is to be sorely diminished as a result of the Baillieu government's state budget, even though the mantra for years has been that Victoria's workforce needs upskilling.
22 May 12 |  We are short of skilled 'tradies'.
22 May 12 | This week, the Victorian government announced it will plant millions of new trees around the state over the next two years.
22 May 12 | The problems with Yankee Flat Road are not just entries and exits to and from homes and other roads.   | CommentsComments (1)
22 May 12 | BRRA understands that a delegation of concerned Ballarat Aquatic Centre users led by Peter Byrne met with Ballarat City Council's CEO Anthony Schinck, Cr Craig Fletcher and director Eric Braslis on December 6.   | CommentsComments (1)
22 May 12 | CITY of Ballarat officials and rowing groups must be breathing a collective sigh of relief after Lake Wendouree was given a big tick of approval after the Victorian Masters championships at the weekend.   | CommentsComments (1)
20 May 12 | A CALL by a youth activist to turn the Ballarat Civic Hall into a drop-in centre for the city’s young people has been met with both applause and jeers.   | CommentsComments (5)
18 May 12 | I AM writing to support recent letters regarding less-than-ideal swimming pool conditions in Ballarat.   | CommentsComments (3)
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