LIVE beatdowns are set to burst back into the region with the return of the MXW pro wrestling circuit. With about 20 competitors across seven matches, the company is set to host their second Ballarat-based event of the year called Scrap to the Future. MXW’s head promoter Ash Loft said the all-ages event will be … [Read more…]
A man has been charged five months after a Melbourne nurse’s car was allegedly stolen while she was at work in a COVID ward. St Vincent’s nurse Lucy was at work on December 21 when someone allegedly snatched her handbag containing her car keys from her locker in the staff area. A short time late, … [Read more…]
Hundreds of Victorians with a passion for horses will have the opportunity to start a career in racing thanks to a program placing disadvantaged jobseekers into work with some of the state’s best stables. Minister for Racing Anthony Carbines today visited the Ballarat Turf Club to announce a $3.1 million investment from the Andrews Labor … [Read more…]
The City of Ballarat is further strengthening the ties between sport and the community with the unveiling of two major community sports infrastructure projects. The $3.1 million Victoria Park community sports pavilion, and the $10.185 million Wendouree West Recreation Reserve were officially unveiled on 10 May, with Victorian Minister for Community Sport, Ros Spence, and … [Read more…]
The Ballarat Greyhound Racing Club (BGRC) is set to benefit from the construction of a new kennel building which will improve the quality and safety of racing and training infrastructure at Morshead Park. The Andrews Labor Government is supporting the upgrade with more than $1.6 million provided through the Victorian Racing Industry Fund with Greyhound … [Read more…]
May 11, 2023 by Dafyd Martindale Albert Einstein is credited with defining madness as doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. If we accept that definition, then the South Burnett Regional Council’s current roads maintenance policy is deeply, darkly mad. Why so? Think about this: Every year the SBRC spends an … [Read more…]
Additional information An Optus-led consortium will deploy 68, 000 smart water meters in a major upgrade to Toowoomba Regional Councils water infrastructure. Without the in-house capability or technology to devise a new platform for managing its water infrastructure, Toowoomba Regional Council partnered with the Optus Consortium to develop an end-to-end smart solution which embraces IoT … [Read more…]
Heritage and People’s Choice, the recently merged Australian financial institution, has announced the appointment of Penny Iverach as Head of Technology Integration. With over 20 years of experience in technology leadership, digital transformation, and information security, Iverach will develop and lead the new organization’s technology integration roadmap. Iverach previously worked at Newcastle Greater Mutual Group, … [Read more…]
A Queensland couple have spoken about the moment they woke to find an alleged teen thief in their home, then demanded he stay there until police arrived. Mother-of-three Ashlie Victoria Johnson alleged her partner found a 15-year-old and another teen sneaking around their Toowoomba home early on Thursday. “I heard my partner yelling ‘what are … [Read more…]
Many years of day in, day out toil by Evan and Gayle Jones and their team at Rudd’s Pub in Nobby was highlighted last Wednesday at an all-day event celebrating the opening of a new outdoor area and Steele Rudd Memorial. Owners Evan and Gayle Jones have always placed an emphasis on the pub’s history, … [Read more…]