Today is April 30, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, councillors have signed off plans to inject an extra $4.596 million into the Ballarat Library renovation over the next two financial years, and the mayor Daniel Moloney gave a heartfelt backing to a council advisory committee for the Ballarat LGBTIQA+ community on Wednesday night.

Today is April 29, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, the Air Ambulance has been grounded from using Ballarat Hospital's helipad in certain weather conditions after neighbours complained the downdraft from the helicopter's rotors was causing property damage, and the family and friends of much-loved Ballarat grandmother, Angela Loader, are continuing to grieve her tragic death.

Today is April 28, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, Ballarat bound traffic slowed to a crawl on Tuesday afternoon due an incident at Leigh Creek on the Western Highway near Kryal Castle, and the skyline at Federation University's Mount Helen campus will soon change with construction of a 23m wind turbine training tower to commence.

Today is April 27, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, Ballarat's mass vaccination hub is up and running for over 70s, and next week, will expand to over 50s, and Federation University has been recognised globally for its work in gender equity, addressing poverty, clean energy and global partnerships.

Today is April 26, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, the return of post-lockdown normal Anzac Day services has seen some of the biggest crowds turn out in recent history across Ballarat, and a man has died following a single-vehicle crash in Amphitheatre early on Saturday.

Today is April 23, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, a roundabout at the troubled Ring Road and Gregory Street West intersection is on its way, and council has begun a traffic safety audit, and viral coronavirus fragments have been detected in wastewater in Daylesford.

Today is April 22, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, State government public servants will begin moving into the Ballarat GovHub from next week, as final construction is completed on one of the biggest investments in the CBD in decades, and activists have failed in their latest attempt to stop the duplication of a highway through part of western Victoria they say is culturally significant.

Today is April 21, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, a man was transported to hospital following a two-car collision on Tuesday afternoon, and the City of Ballarat is hoping it will soon learn of a potential solution to the problematic Lydiard Street level crossing which remains closed almost 12 months on.

Today is April 20, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, Ballarat police are preparing a report for the coroner after a man died at the Ballarat Aquatic and Lifestyle Centre on Monday, and collaboration between organisations and regions will create a stronger tourism sector moving forward through the pandemic, industry leaders say.

Today is April 19, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, plans for a new childcare centre catering to the growing population in Brown Hill have been lodged with the City of Ballarat, and key stakeholders came together in Ballarat on Friday to identify employment opportunities for Aboriginal people.