The Lusty EMS chassis tipper. Leading Australian trailer solutions manufacturer and supplier, MaxiTRANS, is excited for the 2023 Brisbane Truck Show as it proudly showcases the range of brands and complete end-to-end solutions available under its banner. With its equipment brands Freighter, Maxi-CUBE, Lusty EMS, Trout River and AZMEB showcased throughout the show. “We are … [Read more…]
A SPECIAL, solemn community Mother’s Day tradition will return to Alfredton this month. The annual Mother’s Day morning service will be held at the Garden of the Grieving Mother, beside the Arch of Victory, at 11am on Sunday, 14 May. Hosted by the Arch of Victory-Avenue of Honour committee, the short event is held around … [Read more…]
THE historic Linton Library is another step closer to returning to its best. Works to rebuild and restore the heritage chimney, and an internal fireplace, are now complete and paid for with funds from the Federal Government and the Golden Plains Shire. Linton and District Historical Society president Jill Wheeler said the group’s aim is … [Read more…]
A COLLECTION of works about experiences during the goldrush has opened at the Art Gallery of Ballarat. Titled Upheaval on the Goldfields, the exhibition looks at life in the area including social and environmental issues of the time. It’s a joint project between gallery curator Julie McLaren and artist educator Pauline O’Shannessy-Dowling with works from … [Read more…]
Quarry Hill is approximately 2.4 square kilometres and has two parks covering nearly 5.1 per cent of total area. The population in 2016 was 2343 and by the 2021 Census it was was recorded at 2365 people, showing a slight growth of 0.93 per cent in the area during that time. Quarry Hill is a … [Read more…]
DIEHARD royalist and Heathcote resident Rowena Bull has just clocked up her third British coronation. Although she was only a baby when King George VI was crowned in 1937, it was a story her mother told her many times. “I was born on the third of May and the king was crowned on the twelfth … [Read more…]
IT’S been said that kids these days love spending loads of time on their devices, and it’s not uncommon to hear parents complain their children don’t get outside enough. Although 11-year-old Eydan Hatzigiannis does like to get outside, his dad Vasilios said the young man from Golden Square is no exception. Yet when Eydan wanted … [Read more…]
MORE than one-hundred and fifty voices from four choirs came together to warm their spirits and exercise their voices in what the organisers hope will be the first of many such joyous occasions. The brainchild of choir conductors Stella Savy and Andrew Price, three choirs from Ballarat and district and one choir from Woodend met … [Read more…]
FINDINGS from Ambulance Victoria’s quarterly report have revealed Golden Plains Shire to have one of the lowest code one response times in Victoria. The municipality’s average code one response time was 21 minutes and 40 seconds, with 23 per cent of turn outs taking within 15 minutes. Ambulance Victoria’s statewide target goal is to have … [Read more…]
THE late historian Arthur Jenkins lived in Sebastopol from his birth in 1915 until his death in 2009. At 60 years of age, he became a painter, and in 1989 he challenged himself to paint a panorama of Sebastopol as it was in the 19th century, with its many mines, pubs, cottages, and churches. This … [Read more…]