So the fabulous news is the Echidna found alive after being hit by a car wasn’t seriously injured, unlike some others found by residents. Lets take this opportunity to slow down and protect our native wildlife as the human population increases. Lets also take the opportunity to thank the volunteers at BADGAR 1300 223 427 […]
What a day we have had on Fussell Street Hill today… A knock at the door by a young child alerted me to an injured echidna in the middle of the road. When I got there the child’s mum was protecting the echidna, she suggested she drive for help while I stood in the middle […]
This is a letter from local resident John about a huge lovely tree in his back yard that the landlord wants to cut down… why? Hello People, The owner of the property I rent is removing a huge old tree possibly this weekend. I have tried to get people interested in this unnecessary removal both […]
In Ballarat we have so much to learn about sustainable development, we can learn much from the mistakes of other cities. Ingrid writes that Geelong has less than 5% native vegetation left, some reports say 2%. In Ballarat East we have a lot of native vegetation however if developers are given free reign here we […]
Sometime there are no words… really… If you have some pics of Ballarat East we would LOVE to see them…
This just in from the Courier yesterday, thanks to reading resident Diane, with a scan as wasn’t online (unless someone cares to enlighten us…) And a local mob too, check them out at: tophedge.com.au
There has been a lot of discussion about where Ballarat East is, does it still exist, isn’t it just the east side of Ballarat. What do we mean when we say Ballarat East? Our intrepid historian takes a lookey-see… “The 2011 phone book provided useful maps for helping to locate Ballarat East. If you haven’t […]
Re-discover the Arthur Kenny Avenue of Honour Friday 9th November at 2.30pm
We went to investigate this application after being alerted by residents… Kaye said: “Hi Ballarat East Network. New Yellow Peril spotted in Ryan St (old melb rd end) also of interest a large allotment has been purchased in same street almost opposite yellow peril, of great worry is the fact that the large allotment which […]