The Miner News is a locally owned, free newspaper offering Ballarat and district news, community events and local sport.
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Ballarat senior secondary students will be well accommodated to take up the opportunity of new alternative pathways into tertiary and vocational education with the completion of the $10.1 million Federation College based at the SMB Federation University campus. Minister for Higher Education and Skills Peter Hall visited Ballarat last Friday to offi...
The Ballarat Begonia Festival Stamps and Coins Fair is being held this Monday at the Ballarat Specialist School on Gillies Street (next to YMCA Aquatic Centre).Doors will be open from 9.30am to 3.30pm and with more than 35 dealer and club tables enthusiasts will have ample opportunities for a browse or to find that special piece for their collectio...
Local students have begun receiving essential new learning equipment for the year ahead thanks to the generous support of Woolworths customers who participated in the Woolworths Earn & Learn program.On Monday Wendouree Primary School was presented with boxes of items for their sandpit.“We are thrilled to be able to make this special delivery th...
Since taking on the role of Mayor of the City of Ballarat, life for Joshua Morris, his wife Louise and their children has been quite busy.With the recent birth of their fourth child, six weeks early, the couple now have four children under the age of five and life looks set to be even busier.Little Xavier Alan joins siblings Will (4), Isaac (3) and...
Janine Owen, a young Ballarat woman with a passion for accountancy and life in general, tragically lost her life 20 months ago. In order to honour and continue the memory of Janine, her husband Tim and their extended family have set up a sub fund of the Ballarat Foundation, designed to assist young people who might otherwise find it difficult to fu...
Local community leaders, including City of Ballarat Mayor Joshua Morris, 3BA’s Paul ‘PT’ Taylor and local emergency services personnel have joined with Ballarat Health Services (BHS) to mark the start of DonateLife Week 2014 on Monday. DonateLife Week is Australia’s national awareness week to promote organ and tissue donation. BHS Chief Executive O...
Match of the round for Central Highlands Regional State League round four was the 17 & under clash between Eureka and Riddell District. The Riddell side led with speed through centre court and accuracy in goals to take a seven-goal advantage at quarter time.Eureka started the second quarter hard, but at times forced the ball down court providin...
Due to the Rowing Victoria State RioChampionships Regatta being held on Saturday and Sunday the Head of the Lake was moved to Friday and the competition lost nothing of the rivalry or atmosphere.After a fourteen year drought Ballarat High School won the Boys Head of Lake in new course record of 6:39.98.Ballarat Clarendon College regained the Girls'...
Race results from Saturday 22nd Feb.A total of 15 yachts competed in Saturdays Race, with the results beingJubilee Class Handicap Results:1st. Redleg - Skippered by Russell Hawkes2nd. Balcombe Bay - Skippered by Michael Morrow3rd. Jemima Skippered by Leonie Crosbie. Miscellaneous Class Handicap results:1st. Polaris - Skippered by Mal Willis2nd. M...
By Rhonda Fatone
Deb's Hole-in one.
With the 2014 season just about to kick off for the Inverleigh Golf Club, one of our ladies had a fantastic start to the year with a Hole In One at Queens Park last week during their Open Tournament. Deb Nicholls achieved her ‘ace’ on the 8th par 3 hole. It is Deb’s first Hole In One and you still can’t...
BFL netballer Kara Hart with the ball
Round three of Central Highlands RSL saw a physical contest in the 17 & Under division played out between Riddell district and Maryborough Castlemaine District. The Riddell District side gelled together well early to record a 20 goal victory, although the score line didn't reflect the hard contest between ...
Blarat Rush players Kasey Burton and Abbey Wehrung won the gold medal on Sunday night when their Victorian Under 20 side defeated New South Wales 87-64 at the Australian Junior Championships in Perth. Wehrung racked up five assists in her 25 minutes, Burton grabbed four rebounds and connected on her lone shot attempt in her 10 minutes, but it was W...
