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Embrace winter by exploring regional Victoria | Eat Play Stay magazine
20+ hour, 18+ min ago (196+ words) Victorians have always had a knack for leaning into winter. Frosty mornings, followed by cloud-covered days and single-digit temperatures? No worries, we'll counteract that with festivals and long weekend events embracing the activities we love most this time of year:…...
From publisher collapse to global stage: author's comeback nod to Ballarat
21+ hour, 48+ min ago (359+ words) Katrina Mc Kee's debut, Portal, was nearly buried when its publisher collapsed two weeks after publication, but the contemporary sci-fi novel has since made a comeback on the international stage. Portal was named runner-up for Best Science Fiction at the…...
Highway to the highfalutin': opera hits the outback
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (771+ words) In an open-air theatre on the main drag of an outback town, more than 1300km from the nearest capital city, soprano Katie Stenzel is trilling to the heavens under the Milky Way. Locusts the size of your hand - in large numbers…...
Passenger bites Qantas crew member in mid-air meltdown
1+ week, 2+ day ago (23+ words) The Courier | Ballarat, VIC Passenger bites Qantas crew member in mid-air meltdown...
Two-storey entertainer at Ballarat North is elevated with sweeping views
1+ week, 5+ day ago (341+ words) 14 Marrod Close, Ballarat North 4 BED | 2 BATH | 2 CAR On a generous allotment measuring about 801 square metres, this impressive residence delivers a blend of space, style and lifestyle. The house has two stories and it's elevated, so it captures sweeping views over…...
Regional Melbourne to Brisbane rail project axed in budget
2+ week, 1+ day ago (23+ words) The Courier | Ballarat, VIC Regional Melbourne to Brisbane rail project axed in budget...
Anzac Day dawn service 2026 | April 25, 2026
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (25+ words) The Courier | Ballarat, VIC Anzac Day dawn service 2026 | April 25, 2026 | The Courier...
Rally to march down Sturt Street amid 'shameful' rise of racism in Ballarat
2+ mon, 12+ hour ago (724+ words) Organisers for a Ballarat anti-racism rally say they're expecting more than a hundred people to gather on Sturt Street, as the community responds to a rising tide of bigotry in the city and across the nation. Coordinated by the Ballarat…...
NFL game in the MCG: Melbourne sets the date
2+ mon, 20+ hour ago (22+ words) The Courier | Ballarat, VIC NFL game in the MCG: Melbourne sets the date...
Is this new police operation the answer to Ballarat's hooning problem?
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (612+ words) Ballarat hoons face being arrested, losing their licences and having their cars impounded, as police launch a zero-tolerance crackdown on dangerous driving in the city. Sebastopol and Wendouree are among the suburbs in the crosshairs of a new high-risk driving…...