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Red hot economic boost expected from Ballarat concert

June 6, 2025 3:54 pm

Ballarat council is expecting this years Red Hot Summer Tour in Victoria Park to give the local economy a much...

Ballarat is off to see the Wizard from tonight

June 5, 2025 4:03 pm

Live musical theatre returns to the famous raked stage of Her Majesty’s Theatre in Ballarat from tonight. BLOC Musical Theatre...

ESVF freeze for farmers, but only for a year, as drought relief expands

May 30, 2025 3:57 pm

The state government has today ramped up its support for drought ravaged farmers and offered some short-term tax relief for...

Bobcat on the loose, a skid-steer that is, Ballarat police appeal for help

May 29, 2025 4:06 pm

Ballarat detectives are appealing to the public for help to identify those responsible for the theft of a 2017 “Bobcat...

Local Dja Dja Wurrung treaty with State Government a step closer

May 29, 2025 12:36 pm

The Dja Dja Wurrung people are the first traditional owners to declare their intent to negotiate a treaty with the...

Three dead following horror Western Highway crash

May 28, 2025 4:03 pm

Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a fatal multi-vehicle collision in Armstrong, north-west of Ararat this afternoon, where three people...

Ballarat council to ramp up levy fight tomorrow night

May 27, 2025 4:07 pm

Six of Ballarat’s nine councillors will move a notice of motion at tomorrow night’s monthly meeting protesting the governments controversial...

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