Melanie Whelan
The Courier
Ballarat, VIC, Australia
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Ballarat Community Health to take lead in alcohol, drug, mental health shift
The shift aims to better meet individual needs and create greater health collaboration. → Read More
Lisa Cressey and family lead Melbourne Ukulele Festival 2023 program
This ukulele-playing family is running the state's biggest festival in this music discipline. → Read More
First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria call out to shape treaty
Uncle Michael Bell says there is a lot of talent in the state's south-west to lead the next... → Read More
Ballarat High School's purpose-built well-being hub
Rare for a state school, High overhaul redefines well-being for students. → Read More
Senator Pat Dodson in Ballarat forum on voice to parliament
The weight of the discussion ahead is not lost on Ballarat's Shu Brown. → Read More
MELANIE WHELAN: Concussion focus
Western Bulldog Liam Picken is stretchered from the Mars Stadium after being knocked out in a marking contest in a 2018 pre-season match. Picture by Dylan Burns THIS uncomfortable picture should at the least get you thinking about football's still largely unknown toll in what we have demanded from our players. → Read More
Buninyong gardener Miriam Powell retires aged 97
Miriam began the gardening venture when her sons were in primary school. The eldest is now 71. → Read More
Ballarat Begonia Festival 2023: Sneak peek at blooms on show
Robert Clark Conservatory is once more billed as the House of One Thousand Begonias. → Read More
International Women's Day 2023: The Ballarat Foundation new fund for equity
Loreto College signs on as the first member to make change with Ballarat Women's Fund. → Read More
Rise in likely Japanese encephalitis cases from mosquito bites in Victoria
Everyone is urged to take more "simple steps" to guard against mosquitoes. → Read More
John Sullivan to launch first art exhibition at ArtSpace Gallery, Ballarat
John Sullivan, who turns 80 next month, wanted to be noticed in the last chapter of his life. → Read More
International Women's Day 2023: Sister Trish Franklin, social justice leader
Sister Trish Franklin has been inducted into Loreto College's Women in Time inspiring alumnae. Picture by Luka Kauzlaric AMID "many shattered people", Sister Trish Franklin had never expected to find herself working in Thai refugee camps or teaching English and swimming to Vietnamese children for 20 years. → Read More
Beaufort Football Netball Club promotes AFL Tackle Your Feelings program
Beaufort senior footballers stand together before a Central Highlands Football League pride match last season. Picture by Luke Hemer BEAUFORT footballers are still talking about their feelings with each other, Crows footballer Geoff Carnes says. → Read More
Woowookarung Regional Park's dementia-friendly trail in spotlight again
This park was established to be by the people, for all people. → Read More
Sixteen-unit sub-division proposal in Canadian
This follows a growing trend in plans for established, central suburbs in Ballarat. → Read More
Ballarat cervical screening rates below state average
"For the first time in my career, I'm offering choices" - nurse Emily Grant. → Read More
Ballarat MP Catherine King voices skin cancer awareness after personal scare
Growing up, Catherine King was like many young Australians of her generation: sunbaking. → Read More
Ballarat wedding industry recovers in bold party fashion
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed everything in wedding plans, industry experts say. → Read More
FECRI makes new findings on ovarian cancer chemotherapy resistance
This follows the Ballarat team's vital findings announced last month. → Read More
Melbourne Cup winning jockey Michelle Payne inducted to Loreto Women in Time
"it really shaped me for the future and I'm proud to be here today" - Michelle Payne. → Read More