Ballarat Times News Group

07/08/2025

🏉 Redan’s through to the BFLW grand final without playing a semi. Here’s why 👇

Redan advances straight to the BFLW grand final after Bacchus Marsh withdraws from the season, opening way for Darley vs East Point preliminary final.

07/08/2025

🚲 Love or loathe e-scooters? Council’s asking locals to speak up this month 👇

City of Ballarat invites feedback on shared e‑scooters and e‑bikes trial, open until 25 August, with in‑person sessions on 14 and 20 August.

06/08/2025

🎤 Ballarat Grammar’s The Academy will hit the stage at Wendouree Centre for Performing Arts. Get tickets now 👇

Don’t miss Ballarat Grammar’s student-run music industry showcase on 7 August at Wendouree Centre. Tickets at wcpa.com.au.

05/08/2025

🎸 From The Beatles to The Who, John Waters’ new show celebrates the golden era of British pop. See it live. 👇

Experience the British pop concert of the year as John Waters brings Radio Luxembourg to Ballarat’s Terminus Theatre on August 9.

02/08/2025

💜 Ballarat Hospice marks 40 years of care, compassion and community connection. Help celebrate 👇

Celebrate Ballarat Hospice Care's 40th anniversary! Join events on August 7 & September 3 to honor four decades of compassionate palliative care.

01/08/2025

🌾 Commerce Ballarat are set to talk tourism and agriculture at their August Biznet Breakfast!

🎤 Join them and guest speaker David “DJ” Jochinke as they unpack The Paradox of Productivity: Feeling the Growth.

📈 Come along to hear how we can grow and experience the region – and what that means for local businesses.

📅 Date: Tuesday, August 5
🕖 Time: 7:00am – 8:45am
📍 Venue: RACV Goldfields Resort, 1500 Midland Hwy, Creswick

🔗 Book here: tinyurl.com/y82m9hye

01/08/2025

🥧 Plan your ultimate pie-tinerary and taste your way through Ballarat. See what's on the menu 👇

Ballarat pie festival returns August 1–31 with 36 entries. Savour sweet, savoury, & surprising pies. Vote for People's Choice!

31/07/2025

🎭 Ghosts, goldfields and dark laughs. Beetlejuice stars explored Ballarat in true dramatic fashion. Full story 👇

Beetlejuice musical stars Eddie Perfect and Karis Oka visit Ballarat, connecting the show’s themes with local history and community.

31/07/2025

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31/07/2025

🛑 Kids with machetes now face jail as amnesty urges parents to act, Full story 👇

Parents in Victoria are urged to use amnesty bins to dispose of children’s machetes ahead of a new ban starting 1 September.

30/07/2025

📷 Rural Aid’s Spirit of the Bush Photo Comp is back for 2025. Capture the land you love. Here's how to enter 👇

Enter the Spirit of the Bush photo contest to showcase rural Australia’s strength and win prizes. Entries close August 31, 2025.

28/07/2025

🏥 A Creswick family is calling for Ballarat to get its own allergy desensitisation clinic. See what’s needed. 👇

A Creswick teen's near-fatal jack jumper ant allergy sparks calls for a Ballarat clinic to ease access to life-saving treatment.