Dolilta Investments Ltd and Webster Investments Ltd were both established in 1966, with their main activities being accepting deposits of money and lending on the security of registered mortgages over freehold land. Both companies enjoyed a long history operating independently but with similar objectives and lending principals. In 2007 the two companies merged under the joint chairmanship of Bill McGregor OAM and the late Geoff Cunningham to become Webster Dolilta Finance Ltd – or W&D Finance.Now operating as one business, W&D Finance have been able to grow significantly in deposits to enable us to offer not only clients with in the Ballarat Region but in Melbourne, and metropolitan and regional areas as well.W&D Finance is a locally owned company and has six Directors, all living and working in Ballarat and from a variety of vocations covering legal, real estate, accounting and insurance.W&D Finance is a member of the Provincial Finance Group Inc. (Provic), and industry association representing ten independent note issuing companies. Provic members are based in regional centres across Victoria and southern New South Wales. The Provic Group has a code of ethics regulating members’ operations and members’ compliance helping promote best practice. Provic members also meet regularly with industry regulators and government on the social and business impacts of the regulatory framework in which members operate, to help members meet the needs of their customers.

Baird & McGregor Solicitors work in all aspects of law, including: Business Law, Property Law, Litigation, Family Law, and Personal Law including Wills, Power of Attorney and Probate. Baird & McGregor was established by Robert Baird in 1898. The original parchment of Robert Baird's admission to practice law is framed in the customer area of the office at 9 Lydiard Street North, Ballarat. The partnership incorporated in July 2007. Robert Baird's grandson, Andrew Baird, has been a partner, and now Director, of the firm since 1990.