Avoca

  • Indigenous Art brightens up Avoca

    AVOCA’s Cambridge Street has been brought to life with a new mural showcasing the connection between the town and its local kids. In collaboration with Dja Dja Wurrung and Yorta Yorta artist, Troy Firebrace, a cohort of Avoca kids added the latest piece to the Pyrenees’ rich art culture last Sunday with a mural painted […]

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  • Avoca left out of Tristar purchase

    AVOCA’s Tristar clinic has been left out of a reshuffle at the medical group, which saw 12 of its clinics sold this week. Clinics at Ballarat, Coff’s Habour, Deer Park, Eaglehawk, Epping, Epsom, Horsham, Kangaroo Flat, Mildura, Sebastopol, Sunbury and Wodonga have been bought by Family Doctor, one of Australia’s biggest doctor-run networks, two months […]

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  • Brian ‘Scatter’ Walkley, one of Avoca’s favourite sons

    REGARDLESS of the sport, Brian Walkley’s coaching philosophy remains the same. “They have to enjoy it,” he said. “It’s no good them going out and have people yell and scream at them. They have to enjoy it, because if they don’t they’re going to give it away.” Not only has this mantra served him for […]

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  • Holden HQ SS to celebrate 50th birthday in Avoca

    PETROLHEADS across Australia will head to Avoca later this month to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Holden’s HQ SS. A model which surpassed all expectations at GMH, which only released 1600 in 1972, has since garnered a group of die-hard followers nationwide, many of whom are set to drive down in their beloved HQ’s to […]

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  • Avoca Arts and Gardens seeks clarity over lease

    AVOCA Arts and Gardens is at loggerheads with Pyrenees Shire Council over lease agreements for Gallery 127 and the land which includes the silo. The Avoca committee hoped to be given a lease for the land on the northern side of the railway line similar to its arrangement with GrainCorp, which sold the land to […]

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  • Police community after another Avoca crash

    A THIRD collision involving drivers failing to follow traffic signs in Avoca has seen local police issue a call-out for drivers to remain vigilant. An Avoca man was conveyed to Ballarat Base Hospital to check for injuries after his vehicle was hit by a Melbourne driver, who failed to stop at the stop sign at […]

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  • Celebrating 100 days of school

    IT was a day to remember for preps at Avoca Primary School on Wednesday, who celebrated their 100th day of school. Avoca’s preps marked the occasion by coming to school dressed as 100-year-olds and marked this special milestone with scavenger hunts and classroom activities based around the number 100. The school’s prep teacher, Paul Fettling, […]

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  • Avoca paramedics set for new station

    AVOCA paramedics are step closer to moving into a new station, with a site on Rowe Street chosen as the preferred location for a new multi-million-dollar branch. The new station will be kitted out with a three-bay garage for ambulances, two rest and recline areas, as well as relievers’ quarters, training facilities, a fully equipped […]

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  • Paige is a bomber

    AVOCA’s Paige Scott will don the red-and-black after being drafted by Essendon in the 2022 AFLW draft. Scott was picked up by the Bombers at pick eight overall (pick four in Victoria) on Wednesday and becomes the first Pyrenees footballer to be drafted into the competition; adding a new chapter to the region’s rich football […]

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