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The Bridge Market will return to the heart of the Bridge Mall this Saturday, marking the opening of the first stage of the Bridge Mall redevelopment.The popular market, which has been held at the east end of the mall while the redevelopment is underway, will now be held at the mall’s new-look central event and gathering space on the first Saturday of each month, from 9am-1pm.Fully-funded by the City of Ballarat, the $23.3 million redevelopment ha...

Bridge Mall traders have welcomed the final plans for the Bridge Street redevelopment.  The $15 million revamp, fully-funded by the City of Ballarat, will redevelop the historic precinct into a tree-lined, landscaped destination – an extension of the magnificent Sturt Street gardens – for shoppers, diners, residents and visitors.  A pedestrian mall since 1981, the Bridge Mall Business Association is looking forward to the City of ...

Construction works on the Bridge Mall redevelopment are a step closer to commencing after Ballarat City Council awarded the contract for the main civil works and landscaping.At the April council meeting on Wednesday night, experienced civil construction company 2Construct was awarded the contract to complete the major redevelopment works, with a contract value of $12,629,486 (ex GST). The contract includes works to redevelop Grenville Street, Bri...

Consultation has now opened for the community to provide feedback on the future scale of development within the Bridge Mall Precinct.  This Built Form Framework aims to retain the existing heritage character of the area whilst supporting a lively precinct with an appropriate scale of urban development.Built Form refers to the height, volume and overall shape of a building as well as its design and appearance.  This framework will also i...

Construction works are underway to redevelop the Bridge Mall.Experienced civil infrastructure and landscape contractor 2Construct has begun works on stage one, the Peel Street end, of the Bridge Mall section of works. Demolition works will include the removal of the main canopy, street furniture and pavers.The redevelopment will be completed in two major sections – the Bridge Mall section and the Grenville Street section – with the redevelopment ...

After lengthy consultation and exhaustive design considerations, the Bridge Mall project is ready to move into the next exciting phase of development.

The City of Ballarat is reactivating vacant Bridge Mall shopfronts as part of a collaboration with the arts sector. The City has commissioned Ballarat Evolve, a bank of creatives, artists and makers to bring to life four empty shops in the Bridge Mall to draw more visitors to the shopping precinct and encourage them to stay longer. The initiative involves giant vinyl decals on shop windows with key holes for shoppers to discover what’s insi...

The City of Ballarat is working in partnership with Bridge Mall and Bakery Hill traders to help make improvements to their buildings to complement changes under the precinct’s exciting Renewal Plan. The City has allocated $400,000 from the Bakery Hill Business Support Package which is available to all properties in the Bridge Mall for the duration of construction works. The Façade Restoration Grant aims to create a more interesting, appeali...