FORMER Australian test captain Allan Border has put his name to his first blend, the Maiden Tonne Shiraz, produced in collaboration with Heathcote’s Sanguine Estate Winery. Border said it was a fellow cricketer, the late Dean Jones, who sparked his interest in wine. “Before Deano passed, he introduced me to my first ever Sanguine Shiraz,” … [Read more…]
Amanda (left) and Chelsey Hay with Marley and Lisa Ellis make the long trek from Taroom to Rockhampton every weekend to play softball for Frenchville Scorpions. Photo: Aaron Kelly. By Aaron Kelly Meet the Taroom trekkers – a group of softball enthusiasts who travel over 600km every weekend to play the sport they love. Each … [Read more…]
DON’T be late for this very important date. The National Trust of Australia’s Ballarat Branch is presenting a collection of teapots, and a Mad Hatter’s Tea Party display, during the Ballarat Heritage Festival. Chinese teapots, and others resembling animals, geometric shapes, houses, cartoon characters and fresh produce are being presented, some dating back 150 years. … [Read more…]
THE latest exhibitor at the Art Gallery of Ballarat’s Backspace is reinterpreting Victorian geography with a vibrant spin. Reimagining our Cultural Landscapes is visual artist Lisa Gervasoni’s first solo show and is about adding her voice to areas previously captured by colonial landscape artist Eugene von Guérard. With 1850s Ballarat, Hepburn, Melbourne, and Daylesford depicted, … [Read more…]
WITH winter on the way, the latest Smart Living Ballarat free sustainability workshop will be aimed at teaching people how to cheaply stay warm. Organised between BREAZE and the City of Ballarat, the session is the latest in a monthly series hosted by Ellen Burns, who said she’ll share about 40 tips on how to … [Read more…]
Friday May 19, 2023 Advertisement Advertisement Police mystery: A kebab store, $20,000 in fake cash and a ‘money making machine’ Heron horror: Luxury reef resort fined $50,000 for ignoring girl’s nut allergies Mother of nine will stand trial for hitting daughter, 5, with wooden spoon Man who claims he was Jesus Christ and was 2000 … [Read more…]
EAGLEHAWK has marked a dramatic rise up the senior footy ladder in the opening five rounds of the Bendigo Bank Bendigo FNL season. In a run marked by some fine climbs and dramatic slides, Eaglehawk and Sandhurst are unbeaten and lead the premiership race going into the 20 May general bye. Just as the Hawks … [Read more…]
INGLEWOOD will chase a fourth consecutive victory in this Saturday’s seventh round of senior footy action in the Bendigo Bank Loddon Valley FNL season. The Darrell Billett-coached Blues are on home turf at Dissy Machinery Oval to take on Newbridge. In the run to last weekend’s bye, Inglewood had beaten Bridgewater, Mitiamo, and Maiden Gully … [Read more…]
CHEERLEADING ace Maddy Theobald and shot put champion Emma Berg are joint winners for April in Bendigo’s Sports Star of the Year awards. The pair capped thousands of hours training by striking gold in their chosen sports and both are now multiple monthly winners in Sports Star of the Year. Theobald and her Australian team-mates … [Read more…]
A GROUP of Bendigo chefs have taken home silver medals for their performance in the recent Australian Culinary Federation’s 2023 Restaurant Challenge. The team of four came from Soul Food Fusion House Café and Resto, a nine-month-old establishment on High Street. Head chef Antonio Lim said judges and guests loved the team’s food so much … [Read more…]