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Spilt Milk festival a success for local businesses

Despite the wet weather, the third instalment of the Spilt Milk music festival in Ballarat has been hailed a success following reports of a bumper weekend for accommodation and hospitality venues across the city. More than 40,000 people descended on Victoria Park at the weekend for the one-day event, with many of them staying in Ballarat for the weekend. While the economic benefits of the event and accommodation patronage are still be...

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Outdoor dining infrastructure boosts local hospitality businesses

Outdoor dining infrastructure boosts local hospitality businesses

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Double Dose of Support to Steer Ballarat Business Revival

A determined City of Ballarat is on a campaign to lift the COVID-19 fully vaccinated (double dose) rate in Ballarat from 55.3% to the required 70% that will deliver a real shot at getting our hospitality and retail sectors on a sweet road to recovery. City leaders have welcomed the latest vaccine numbers released this week showing Ballarat has passed the 80% target for those who have received a single dose. That data is a sign of hope...

Commerce Ballarat CEO Jodie Gillet and City of Ballarat Mayor Cr Des Hudson, in a local Ballarat business

Extension of vital business support funding to Commerce Ballarat

At the ordinary April Council meeting, Ballarat Council approved a three year funding and service agreement with Commerce Ballarat to the total of $415,725 to help support the not-for-profit organisation. Commerce Ballarat provides advocacy for the local business community, as well as a broad range of support services to more than 650 member organisations from across Ballarat. Many programs are also available to non-member businesses.The ex...

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Ballarat Winter Festival delights attendees and boosts business

Crowds of people were out in force and Ballarat businesses received a valuable boost during another successful staging of the Ballarat Winter Festival.In an action-packed three weeks throughout the city that wrapped up at the weekend, tens of thousands of people took part in some of the many events on offer as part of the festival.The pop-up ice rink in Armstrong Street proved extremely popular in its 10th year celebration, with more than 15,000 ...

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Council to consider allocation of funds for broader business support package

Ballarat City Councillors will consider allocating the remaining funds from its $1 million Community and Business Support Package Grants Program, to help fund a series of initiatives to support our community and businesses over the coming months. The funds would be in addition to Council’s current outdoor dining reactivation budget and the newly announced State Government COVIDSafe Outdoor Activation Fund for councils for initiatives to suppor...

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Ballarat’s office-based businesses encouraged to switch to net zero

Do you work in an office-based business that is keen to reduce its carbon footprint?The City of Ballarat has joined CitySwitch – a free national program that helps office-based businesses reduce emissions and their environmental impact.Under the program, CitySwitch assists businesses to map a pathway to net zero emissions and connects them with other businesses on the journey.Participants are encouraged to reduce their office energy use, switch t...

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Council offers support to businesses as Ballarat re-opens its doors

As Ballarat emerges out of lockdown, the City of Ballarat is taking steps to ensure businesses can trade to maximum numbers as we follow the roadmap out of COVID-19. The City has been actively working with community leaders, government and business operators through recent forums to determine what additional outdoor dining and retail trading opportunities Council could support over the coming weeks and months to keep businesses open. ...

Mayor Cr Des Hudson presents on the Ballarat Net Zero Emissions Plan

Ballarat businesses and organisations check-in on actions to reduce carbon emissions

Ballarat businesses and organisations are joining the City of Ballarat in working to reduce carbon emissions to address climate change.More than six months after Ballarat City Council adopted the Ballarat Net Zero Emissions Plan on 26 October 2022, the City of Ballarat has held a session to check-in with businesses and organisations to hear about emission reduction actions already taking place and plans for future actions.The Ballarat Net Zero Em...

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Assistance for business to welcome back visitors under a vaccinated economy   

The City of Ballarat has introduced three initiatives to help Ballarat businesses prepare to attract and welcome back metropolitan visitors in a vaccinated economy.   Training of frontline staff on the new regulations to ensure a seamless entry into venues, carried out in conjunction with Ballarat Regional Tourism using resources provided by the Industry Strengthening Fund.  Extending the Ballarat Libraries passport training ses...