A marvellous festival for film buffs including Australian and international films, together with a late night screening. A delicious supper and hearty lunch are ... read more

Australia's only International Booktown hosts the Clunes Booktown Festival over the weekend of 4-5 May 2013. Tens of thousands of rare, second hand, new, small press ... read more

Treat your Dad to a memorable lunch at Pettavel's award winning restaurant this Father's Day. Celebrate in style, whilst enjoying fine food and wine amongst the ... read more

Ballarat will this year be hosting the inaugural Sonrise Festival. Taking place in Ballarat between 28th March and 12th April, this Christian festival includes a ... read more

Travelling photographic exhibition, Heroes and High Drama: 150th Melbourne Cup Exhibition Series will be brought to Ballarat as part of the Victoria Racing Club's ... read more

Talbot Farmers' Market runs on the third Sunday every month from 9am-1pm at Scandinavian Crescent and Camp Street, Talbot. Seasonal produce direct from farm to consumer, ... read more

Sovereign Hill will host an exhibit of the internationally acclaimed work of photographer Edward Burtynsky during 2010. Edward Burtynsky: Australian Minescapes is ... read more

This festival, held on the main streets of Talbot, is a brilliant day out with something for all the family. In addition to a surprisingly wide selection of yabbie ... read more

Experience all the spectacle, excitement and fun of a country show including cattle competitions, horse events, art and craft competitions (ie: embroidery, patchwork, ... read more

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The Ballarat Cup is billed as Ballarat's biggest social event of the year and 2010 promises to be better than ever. With crowds expecting to reach over 16,000 it's ... read more

Steamrail Victoria - The Vintage Train operates monthly to destinations throughout the state. It travels all over the Victorian Railways broad gauge network offering ... read more

The Ballarat Cancer Research Centre (BCRC) has a vision to unlock the cancer riddle through innovative cancer research. The Centre relies heavily on fundraising ... read more

Ballarat by the Glass is a month long promotion of the Ballarat wine region. Take this special opportunity to visit and sample fine boutique wines, many from wineries ... read more

Limited to just 40 guests who will experience rare vintage Pyrenees magnums matched to a marvellous regional six course degustation menu .

This year's theme is What's in the name? , the origins of our towns and suburbs. Over 30 exhibitors with displays and information relating to the theme, our pioneers ... read more

History lives in Ballarat all year round, but for one very special weekend in May visitors to the city can truly turn back the clock to a time when living was easy ... read more

A celebration of the tradition of making social and political comment in the form of the cartoon and caricature about current affairs. This tradition goes back many ... read more

A little bit of France is heading to Geelong in May with the a three day festival celebrating French Cinematography heading to the bayside city. read more

Pettavel Executive Chef Lyndon Betts will be conducting the renowned Pettavel Cooking classes, with tempting topics such as 'Divine Desserts, 'Slow Food', 'Creative ... read more

Now in its 42nd year, this famous annual event will be held again at the now fully air-conditioned badminton stadium in Wendouree. 100 dealers from around Australia ... read more

Australian Dancing Society State Competition. Over 200 competitors take part in active dances including Latin American, Standard and New Vogue. read more

The Modellers Of Ballarat will be holding their 12th Annual Scale Modelling Exhibition incorporating a Swap'N'Sell at the Caro Convention Centre, at the University ... read more

Its hot, fast action when the cream of Australia's road cycling talent compete for national glory in Buninyong. The 2012 championships will showcase some of Australia's ... read more

The first Total Girl Tournament was held in March 2005 and has since become an annual event. With help from its sponsor, Total Girl Magazine, who have provided extensive ... read more

The CHHA Family and Local History Expo 2011 is planned for the 28-29 October, 2011. In addition to the many opportunities for researching family and local district ... read more

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Chef Frank Camorra, of Melbourne's highly acclaimed restaurant "MoVida", joins Pettavel's Executive Chef, Matt Dempsey for a Spanish Culinary Adventure on Saturday ... read more

Join us for a weekend to remember - Ballarat Heritage Weekend Ballarat Heritage Weekend is a celebration of Ballarat s marvellous 1850s architecture, heritage listed ... read more

Glenda Mac Naughton of dax designs will exhibit pieces for sale from her current collections: Earthstones, Desires, Endangered. Glenda explores ways of beading with ... read more