Evanston News

For 30 years NASHOS formed an important back-up for the defence of Australia and their commitment should not be forgotten, National Servicemen's Association Ballarat sub-branch secretary Ron Douglas said.

Aaron Peck from Grand Prairie, Alberta, posted the fastest A time on Day Six of the International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race with a time of A 2:59:01. Running 12 dogs, Peck averaged 13.4 miles-per-hour on the 43-mile-trail that started in the Bridger Valley and ended south of Evanston.

MAYOR Mark Harris says Ballarat City Council is to blame for the state of the Lake Wendouree course for the national canoeing championships last weekend.

Musher Blayne "Bud" Streeper of Fort Nelson, British Columbia, Canada, greeted young fans in Sinks Canyon during Sunday's second stage of the IPSSSDR.

BALLARAT mayor Mark Harris has said that no decision would automatically flow from the results of the Civic Hall survey, released yesterday.

BALLARAT'S Prime Ministers Avenue is set to receive a new addition after Julia Gillard sat for her official sculpture in Melbourne last week.

The event, which attracted hundreds, was based on a historical ritual in Venice, where the city would be married to the sea each year.