Your digital subscription includes access to content from all our websites in your region.
Access unlimited content, the digital versions of our print editions - Today's Paper, as well as The Courier, The Standard and Bendigo Advertiser apps.

Bendigo Advertiser

The Standard

The Advocate - Hepburn

The Ararat Advertiser

The Stawell Times-News

The Wimmera Mail-Times

The Courier

Privacy

Conditions of Use

Terms and Conditions - Digital Subscription

Terms and Conditions -  Newspaper Subscription

Contact

About Us

Today's Paper

Classifieds

Jobs

Send a Letter to the Editor

Local News

Court and Crime

Property

Council

Politics

Health

Business

Education

Rural

National

World

Listen

Local Sport

Off the Record Podcast

Scores and Draws

Footy HQ

Cricket HQ

Basketball

Women's Sport - Local

From The Press Box

Racing

National Sport

Things to do

Food and Drink

Theatre and Arts

Family and Kids

Music and Gigs

Movies

TV Guide

Your News

Babies, Weddings & Obituaries

Newsletters

History

Send Us Your News

Sponsorships

Competitions

National Sport News

A-League

Sudoku

Crossword

Ultimate Trivia

Your Say

Our Say

Opinion

Tributes

Celebrations

Cars

Place a Job Ad

Place a Classifieds Ad

Real Estate

Ag and Rural

Garage Sales

Features

Special Publications

Partner Content

Books

Life

Puzzles

Celebrity

Shopping

Recipes

Photos and Video

Local Arts & Entertainment

Games

TV & Movies

Voice of Real Australia Podcast

Home Page

News

Sport

What's On

Video

Community

Comment

Life & Style

Discount Codes

Podcasts

VIDEOS: On Remembrance Day, we reflect on the sacrifices made by those who risked and gave their lives to protect us.

Remembering Australians at War | Video

Remembering Australians at War

Massive crowds gathered for the Ballarat dawn service. PICTURE: ADAM TRAFFORD

Watch the dawn service, flick through the photos and read the stories.

Anzac Day dawn service in Ballarat 2015

SQMS John 'Jack' Woodland Loomes, service number 438, served in the 4th Light Horse Regiment in WW1. 

Grandsons of Bendigo ANZAC veteran Sergeant Jack Loomes share their fond memories of the early enlistee who served in War World 1.

From country lad to a Light Horseman

Before last year's dawn service. PICTURE: JEREMY BANNISTER

The Courier will broadcast the 2015 Anzac Day dawn service in Ballarat live on Periscope.

The Ballarat Anzac Day dawn service live on your phone

WODONGA: Three horse riders tracking the journey their forefathers took to enlist in World War I passed through Barnawartha and Wodonga yesterday.

Tracking their forefathers’ path to war

Marjorie Cameron from Laurieton will be in Gallipoli for Anzac Day.

NINETY year old Marjorie Cameron from Laurieton is preparing for the trip of a lifetime.

Anzac legend: “Ernest would have been very pleased for me.”

Respect: Nancy Sedgwick with a photo of her father, Les Lee, who served in World War I. PICTURE: KATE HEALY

AS AUSTRALIA prepares to commemorate the Anzac centenary, the Sedgwick-Lee family has paid tribute to their own family members who fought in WWI. 


Family tribute to soldiers

Brothers in arms: Surviving World War II Eighth Battalion veterans Jack Oliver, George Addlem and Stan Phillips at their annual reunion on Sunday.
PICTURE: KATE HEALY

A TRIO of surviving Ballarat World War II diggers shared their war stories on Sunday. 


World War II diggers share their stories

RESPECT: Phoenix P12 Community College students Amber Barker-Lovett and Jayke McPherson attach a poppy to one of the plaques along the Avenue of Honour. PICTURE: JEREMY BANNISTER

DRIVERS travelling along the Avenue of Honour would have seen plenty of industrious students on Monday morning. 


Poppies to commemorate all soldiers

POPPY AVENUE: Haddon and District Lions Club member Chris Rigg with one of the 3000-plus poppies that Phoenix P-12 Community College and Ballarat Specialist School students will place at memorial plaques on Ballarat’s Avenue of Honour. 
Picture: Jeremy Bannister


About 3000 poppies will be attached to plaques on the Avenue of Honour on Monday.


Poppies  for all avenue plaques

Recognition: Marg McPhee, Bev Hardenberg with Zac, Lee Crawley with Duke, and Lyn Maniz with Jax. PICTURE: LACHLAN BENCE

THE ultimate sacrifice paid by animals in war will be commemorated this Anzac Day in Ballarat. 


Animals, too, paid ultimate sacrifice during battle

Medal mystery: Wendouree resident Danny Forde found a World War I medal belonging to an English solider. Picture: Kate Healy

A WENDOUREE resident is searching for the descendants of a World War I English solider after he discovered a lost war medallion years ago.


Search for medal family

CLIFFORD Polkinghorne (tree No. 307) was born at St Arnaud, but was a 23-year-old farmer from Scott Parade in Ballarat when he enlisted on October 5, 1914, and joined the 8th Battalion. 

Hero dies ‘in the very front line’ of battle

Art Galley of Ballarat director Gordon Morrison and gallery board chairman Vicki Coltman prepare for the exhibition opening. Picture: Justin Whitelock

A POIGNANT tribute marking the centenary of Gallipoli and the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II will be unveiled at the Art Gallery of Ballarat this weekend.

Art gallery tribute to Australians in wartime

Light horse trooper: Cameraman Matt Leiper and BBC correspondent Phillip Mercer interview Warrant Officer Gary Chandler. PICTURE: KATE HEALY

CRESWICK’s Anzac spirit will be on show around the world in the lead-up to the Gallipoli centenary. 


BBC in town for Anzac  centenary

FORMER Ballarat actor Aaron Glenane stars alongside Sam Worthington in a new mini-series.

New Gallipoli miniseries tells the story of Diggers from Ballarat

THE Creswick Museum will portray stories of the Anzacs at its newest exhibition.

Creswick Museum to share Anzac stories

Tree No. 203: Gordon Crocker was among those who joined the AIF soon after the outbreak of World War I, when he enlisted on August 24, 1914.

Anzac Day centenary: Shrapnel claimed young accountant

UNTOLD stories of Ballarat’s World War I servicemen and women have been revealed for the first time.


Research unearths Diggers’ untold stories

Centenary of the Gallipoli landing at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne. A girl places a poppy in the poppy wall at the Shrine. Photo Justin McManus

The commemoration of Anzac Day at the Shrine of Remembrance.

Anzac Day at the Shrine of Remembrance

Poppies placed on the Roll of Honour, after the Anzac Day Dawn Service at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra on Saturday 25 April 2015. Photo Alex Ellinghausen

Photos from the National Dawn Service at the Australian War Memorial.

Anzac Day 2015: National Dawn Service 

Discover new people, places and perspectives.

Test your skills with Crossword, Sudoku and Ultimate Trivia.

Mittagong man Brian Richardson is one of an estimated 66,500 Australians living with aortic stenosis. Photo: supplied

It's a life-threatening disease but Brian Richardson has been given a second chance and wants fellow sufferers to know how.

How you could soon have your heart disease treated overnight

Cynna Kydd (Springbank) and Laura Bourke (Buninyong) in last year's Springbank-Buninyong clash. Picture: Kate Healy.

All eyes will be on the two undefeated sides' mouth-watering match-up

Top-two sides finally meet | CHNL A grade preview

LOYALTY: Daylesford's James Evans bring up his 300th game as a senior player against Ballan at Daylesford on Saturday. 

Evans reaches 300-game mark with Daylesford

PLAY LIKE A GIRL: A then-16-year-old Zoe Hives had made her first Australian Junior Fed Cup team and her Australian Open junior singles debut. Wimbledon was a dream. Picture: Adam Trafford

It's definitely a key time to 'play like our girls'

A man accused of killing a suspected thief near Geelong has faced court.

Vic manslaughter accused released on bail

Sign up to receive our Breaking News Alerts and Editor's Daily Headlines featuring the best local news and stories.

TURNAROUND: Deng Gak spent plenty of time on the bench last weekend. Picture: Adam Trafford

The Miners hit the road this weekend to clash with Knox in a true 'eight-point game'

Now is the time for Miners to lift a gear

Zitina Aokuso has a big job ahead of her up against former Miner Alicia Froling

A Fully fit Alicia Froling looms as the biggest stumbling block ahead of the Ballarat Miners women as they look to continue their winning streak this weekend against Knox.

Former Ballarat centre stands in Miners way

GWV Rebels coach David Loader has mixed emotions after AFLW Draft night

Mixed emotions for coach after just one player picked in AFLW Draft

BOMBS AWAY: Paige Scott says she is overwhelmed to be joining Essendon. Picture: Lachlan Bence

Rebels star now a Pioneer as she becomes just second player ever drafted to Essendon's AFLW team

Paige Scott an Essendon pioneer as she becomes just second player to be drafted by Bombers AFLW

NEW DEAL: Rowan Marshall has inked a five-year deal to remain at St Kilda. Picture: Getty Images

Former North Ballarat Roosters and Sebastopol ruckman Rowan Marshall has secured his long term future, signing a five-year deal with St Kilda

Ruckman Marshall signs five year deal with Saints

Ballarat tennis ace Zoe Hives has gone down in the first round at Wimbledon. Picture: Tennis Australia

Hives goes down in opening round at Wimbledon

Kathryn Mitchell has been named in her fifth Commonwealth Games team, if anyone deserves to be flag bearer, it's her. Picture: Getty Images

Time to rally for our golden girl Mitchell to carry the Australian flag at Brimingham Commonwealth Games

Should Kathryn Mitchell carry the flag at the opening ceremony? We think so

She's in! Ballarat's golden girl gets her chance to defend Commonwealth title

Ballarat javelin star Kathryn Mitchell is off to her fifth Commonwealth Games after being selected in the Australian Athletics team. Picture: Adam Trafford

"I never imaged I would go to that many," she said of her selection.

Lucas Hamilton has missed out on a Tour de France ride, despite a strong Giro D'Italia. Picture: Getty Images

Lucas Hamilton misses out selection for Tour de France as BikeExchange also leave out team leader

Hamilton misses out on Tour de France ride, likely to focus on Vuelta

GOING CLEAR: Sally Gregory of WestVic battles for possession in the State League 1 clash with PEGS. Picture: Luke Hemer

Solid performances from WestVic but women held to what could be a costly draw