It is published daily from Monday to Saturday.

The newspaper is owned by Australian Community Media.

In 1871 the office moved to 24 Sturt Street and in 1889 the Clark and Bateman partnership dissolved, with Clark becoming the sole proprietor.

In 1922 the newspaper became a private company called the Ballarat Courier Proprietary and a year later bought out the opposition, The Star.

The Courier changed format from broadsheet to tabloid in 1944.