PREAMBLE: Before the spotlight found her, Jacinta Guirguis was already fighting to be heard, not just as a singer, but as herself. Now, on one of the country’s biggest stages, she talks to Jack O'Shea ...

A 3000-year-old tradition of renewal and hope is coming to Sunshine this month with locals invited to join in celebrating the solar year 1405. The Nowruz Festival in Sunshine, presented by Afghans ...

Crime rose in Melton and Moorabool last year, according to latest data. The Crime Statistics Agency revealed that in the year ending 31 December, 2025, Moorabool's crime was up by more than 35 per ...

Students and teachers from Diggers Rest Primary School came together to celebrate Harmony Day on Wednesday 18 March, kicking ...

The Bacchus Marsh Tigers Baseball Club is registering its seniors team for the first time in two years, whilst also working to rejuvenate its juniors program. Both the senior and junior teams will ...

Former North Melbourne and West Coast Eagle Drew Petrie will coach the Ballarat Football League's under-23 interleague team. After spending the past nine years living and working in Perth within the ...

Plans for a new community north of Bacchus Marsh in Merrimu are currently underway, in a bid to meet the municipality's growing needs. The development is set to unlock thousands of new homes, with ...

Melton council is aiming for a greener city, with parks and open spaces across the municipality getting some needed love as a part of a reserves and parks upgrade program. The initiative has already ...

In a recent Australian Financial Review opinion piece, “There is nothing creative about AI not paying for news content”, Rod ...

A new children’s and community centre is coming to Diggers Rest, and it needs a name. The modern space is being built to ...

Darley dug deep but it wasn’t enough to win through to the Ballarat Cricket Association grand final. The Lions travelled to ...

Members of Bacchus Marsh Rotary Club have been left saddened and confused after the alleged theft of a donation box from a shopping centre in Bacchus Marsh on Saturday 7 March. Police are ...