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Ballarat Animal Shelter to the rescue

Ballarat Animal Shelter to the rescue

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Thousands of animals adopted in Ballarat

The Ballarat Animal Shelter has recently celebrated the 3000th animal adopted from the facility. The record is timely, as tender documents were released for the design services for the new Ballarat Regional Animal Facility, a vital service for the Ballarat community. The Ballarat Animal Shelter enables adoptions via the PetRescue platform, which it has used since September 2017, in order to get promote its animals to an Australia-wide...

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Ballarat Regional Animal Facility

The existing animal shelter is in an old, repurposed abattoir building; it is not fit for purpose and often at capacity.  The Ballarat Animal Shelter provides care for more than 2,000 animals from Ballarat and neighbouring shires each year.  City of Ballarat’s vision for a new fully compliant animal shelter is partly funded by the Victorian Government with $11.5 million budgeted to deliver the project.  The City of Ballarat has ide

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Almost 1,000 animals rehomed from Ballarat Animal Shelter in 2024

Last year concluded with an impressive 994 animals being adopted from the Ballarat Animal Shelter, including 638 cats and kittens, 352 dogs and puppies, 3 rabbits and even a pig, who has gone on to live on a farm with other pigs and farm animals. June 2024 was a bumper month for adoptions, with 108 animals finding their new fur-ever homes during that month. The Ballarat Animal Shelter was once again overwhelmed with the community’s ge...

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Ballarat Harmony Fest

Join us during Harmony Fest 2025 in Ballarat from Friday 14 March - Thursday 27 March 2025, to celebrate our culturally diverse community and their contributions to society. In March 2025, Victoria will come together for Cultural Diversity Week, and celebrate the power, influence, and stories of Victoria's rich multicultural communities. The 2025 Cultural Diversity Week theme invites us to weave a tapestry of vibrant experiences with "Everyo...

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The Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) looks after wildlife in Victoria. Find contact information for DEECA here if you have found sick, injured or orphaned wildlife.

While you're at home - keeping young ones engaged

As we all stay home to try and stop the coronavirus spread and flatten the curve, it's important to keep young minds and bodies engaged. Here are a few suggestions.

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City advocates for regional animal facility

The City of Ballarat is taking the lead to secure government funding for a new purpose-built animal facility to enhance the quality of life for the thousands of stray, lost, abandoned and abused animals that require rescuing and care each year. The City of Ballarat is currently advocating to the Victorian State Government for a new shelter that will cater to not only Ballarat’s needs, but capacity for neighbouring municipalities. ...

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Don’t forget to register your animal

There are currently 21,000 animals registered in Ballarat and to help keep your pet safe, you must ensure your cat or dog is registered each year with the City of Ballarat. Registering your pet is a mandatory requirement under the Domestic Animals Act 1994 and these must be renewed by 10 April each year. Animal renewal notices are sent out every year in March, allowing Ballarat pet owners to renew their pets’ registr...

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Ballarat Animal Shelter awards Architect

A pivotal next step in developing a state-of-the-art Regional Animal Facility has been reached to close out 2023.Architecture Matters was awarded the design contract at a regular City of Ballarat Contracts Committee meeting on Wednesday 20 December 2023. Work will commence in the new year to finalise the designs for the new facility in Mitchell Park. City of Ballarat Mayor, Cr Des Hudson said the existing animal shelter is an old re-p...