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ourballarat autumn 2025

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Print edition autumn 2025

image of Mayor Councillor Tracey Hargreaves in her mayoral chains and gown

Mayor's message for autumn 2025

Image of lady and children standing in front of the Weermar Park sign

Preparing for growth

Wadawurrung artist Jenna Oldaker standing with the Begonia letter B with the design she created

Learning through letters

aerial image showing a a hug crowd running the marathon down sturt street

Ballarat’s own world class running festival

image taken in hop lane in front of the ballarat mural of a barber and a person infront of a mirror

Ballarat's autumn events 2025

image of the The Grieving Mother statue

Remembering those who have served our country

photo of the whole customer service team

Proudly working with and for our community

Salvation Army Karinya Support Services’ Louise Jeffrey and Tiffany Foster sit at a table with toys on it and a ‘Salvation Army’ sign.

Community grants in action

Friends of the Canadian Corridor President Bob Hartmann and Julie White of the Bunanyung Landscape Alliance with a Grass Tree.

Restoring biodiversity along the Yarrowee

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The City of Ballarat acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land we live and work on, the Wadawurrung and Dja Dja Wurrung People, and recognises their continuing connection to the land and waterways. We pay our respects to their Elders past, prese​nt and emerging and extend this to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People.

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