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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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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...

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.

Ballarat Animal Shelter

Ballarat Animal Shelter hosting Christmas Appeal

Ballarat Animal Shelter hosting Christmas Appeal

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Cat match-making at the Animal Shelter this June

The Ballarat Animal Shelter is nearing catpacity, and is seeking new loving homes for some of the feline residents. The City of Ballarat is urgently looking for loving furever homes for as many cats as possible to make way for incoming animals who also require care and rehoming.Until 30 June 2023, all adult cats are available at a reduced adoption fee of only $50 – down from the standard adoption fee of $140. Please call the Animal Sh...

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Designing the new Ballarat Regional Animal Facility

Progress towards a new purpose-built regional animal facility in Ballarat is a step closer with tender documents released calling for a project architect.The documents released on 18 September 2023, outline the requirement for the facility to provide best practice animal management services and modern facilities that meet industry requirements, along with the ability to provide enough accommodation capacity to service the current and future deman...

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Treat a Ballarat Animal Shelter resident this Christmas

The Ballarat Animal Shelter is calling out to the pet loving community to help them provide additional enrichment to the residents of the shelter over the upcoming holiday period. The shelter is a City of Ballarat facility but relies on the generosity of the Ballarat community to provide additional enrichment to the animals. The donations received are a real treat for the animals not with a family over the Christmas period, and are al...