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A month-long celebration of the LGBTIQA+ community is coming to Ballarat.Ballarat Pride Month will be officially held for the first time in June this year, which will be the biggest event of its kind in the city.It will involve more than 35 events throughout the month all with one common theme – recognising and celebrating the LGBTIQA+ community.Internationally, Pride Month is held every June and this year, Ballarat will become a sea of colour as...

Three Community Conversations in the Park as part of Council’s our Ballarat: Our Future  consultation process on Tuesday, Februray 23 at Ballarat East, Alfredton and Buninyong have been cancelled to comply with current COVID limitations on public gatherings.  The City of Ballarat will consider re-scheduling these three sessions pending advice from the Victorian Government in relation to public gathering arrangemen...

Ballarat Harmony Fest returns in its 11th year from 12 – 28 March and is set to inject more colour and movement into  the City's busy March events calendar.  Harmony Fest wraps around Harmony Day, the United Nation’s International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, celebrated on 21 March.  This vibrant celebration of diversity has grown each year since its launch in 2010 and Cr Belinda Coates, Chair of the...

Lake Burrumbeet users will have further opportunity to have their say about proposed waterway rules changes next week at two community workshops.     The two sessions will be held at Lake Burrumbeet Ski Club, Canico Drive (south shore), Burrumbeet, on Thursday 28 January, the first workshop beginning at 2pm and the second at 6p...

Renowned didgeridoo artist, Mitch Tambo will make a guest appearance at a free intercultural youth gathering at View Point, Lake Wendouree as part of Harmony Fest 2021. The event is billed as a celebration of Ballarat’s young people and intercultural diversity through music, song and dance. Presented by the City of Ballarat Youth Services and the Ballarat and District Aboriginal Co-operative, the three-hour event from 3.30pm-6.30pm features...

Local sporting clubs will have access to brand new soccer pitches and coaches' boxes and other sporting infrastructure thanks to completed upgrades at the Wendouree West Recreation Reserve.   The first phase of the Strengthening Wendouree Community Recreation Precinct project has seen the installation of three soccer pitches with new turf surfaces, upgraded drainage and irrigation, one synthetic cricket wicket between two pitches and new ...

As Victoria reaches its vaccination targets and announcements are made of greater freedoms for those who can show their double COVID-19 vaccination certificate, one area that has not gone unnoticed by the City of Ballarat is those that may need help with the required process.  Ballarat’s three libraries have responded quickly to assisting members of the community needing help accessin...

The City of Ballarat is seeking support from the Victorian and Australian Governments to ensure one of Ballarat’s most loved community facilities continues to thrive for decades to come. 

Ballarat City Council endorsed the Draft Community Infrastructure Plan at the 25 May Council meeting and is now open for feedback from the community.   The plan will guide future planning decisions around investment in facilities to ensure the equitable, efficient, and sustainable provision of high-quality community infrastructure across the municipality that meets community’s current and future needs.  Community infrastructu...

Do you want to take part in a family-friendly, casual bike ride around Ballarat?  Well, now you have your chance!  The inaugural Ride Ballarat Community Loop is set to be held on Friday 6 January, with Ballarat’s newly created bike routes to be the centrepiece of the ride.  The family-friendly ride will feature two optional loops for riders to choose from:  The 10km Lake Wendouree Loop, starting at the Ballar...