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- September 17, 2026

## [Ultimate Painting Co is Ten!](https://www.commerceballarat.com.au/ultimate-painting-co-is-ten/)

Congratulations to Keegan and the team at Ultimate Painting as they celebrate 10 years! See more of their journey as they reflect on the past ten years here.

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- September 17, 2026

## [The SheEO Features in The Australian Business Journal](https://www.commerceballarat.com.au/the-sheeo-features-in-australian-business-journal/)

A pretty special milestone for founder Felicity Pascoe and The SheEO Agency, being featured this week in The Australian Business Journal’s “10 Australian Strategy Consultants Leading Change in 2026.” You […]

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- September 17, 2026

## [Conversations that Matter with Sherele Moody](https://www.commerceballarat.com.au/conversations-that-matter-with-sherele-moody/)

Ballarat Foundation invites you to join Sherele Moody, Australia’s leading femicide and child death researcher, an award-winning journalist, a violence survivor and activist, for a powerful conversation about what drives […]

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- September 17, 2026

## [AFLW Back in Ballarat](https://www.commerceballarat.com.au/aflw-back-in-ballarat/)

AFLW will return to Mars Stadium when the Western Bulldogs host St Kilda in a Round 8 clash on Saturday, 3 October. The match-up brings elite women’s football back to […]

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- September 17, 2026

## [The Cost of Apprenticeship Cuts](https://www.commerceballarat.com.au/the-cost-of-apprenticeship-cuts/)

Innes Willox, Australian Industry Group, says “the latest apprenticeship and traineeship data shows Australia’s pipeline of skills into critical industries continues to shrink. The National Centre for Vocational Education Research […]

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- September 17, 2026

## [Australia’s Labour Market Outlook](https://www.commerceballarat.com.au/australias-labour-market-outlook/)

Australian Industry Group has released an employer’s guide to the performance and outlook of the labour market in 2026-27. Download the report here.

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- September 17, 2026

## [Australia’s New Porridge Champion](https://www.commerceballarat.com.au/australias-new-porridge-champion/)

Dad’s Oats was incredibly proud to be the founding sponsor of the Australian Porridge Championship (known as the Pearly Spurtle) held recently at Pearl Beach in New South Wales. There […]

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- September 17, 2026

## [Agriculture’s Seat at the National Table](https://www.commerceballarat.com.au/agricultures-seat-at-the-national-table/)

Last month, agriculture had plenty to celebrate in Canberra. At the NFF’s Leaders’ Summit, agricultural leaders sat alongside government, business and others from across the economy to discuss the big […]

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