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Ballarat Tweed Ride founder and organiser Liana Skewes was named Ballarat Citizen of the Year for 2023 at the City of Ballarat Australia Day Community Awards on Wednesday night.     The Young Citizen of the Year and Community Event of the Year were also announced at the private ceremony at Ballarat Town Hall.   Citizen of the Year – Liana Skewes  A role model for aspiring creatives in the region, Liana Skewes is an...

Do you want to know the real-time weather conditions at Lake Wendouree with just the click of a button?The Lake Wendouree weather station, also known as the Digital Living Lab, is now providing atmospheric and water-related data, including tracking lightning strikes within a 20 kilometre radius, atmospheric pressure and vapour pressure.  The weather station shows the current temperature, wind speed and wind direction as well as rainfall, hum...

The City of Ballarat is on the lookout for Ballarat’s outstanding achievers who have gone above and beyond to make our community stronger.  The 2024 Ballarat Community Awards recognise the outstanding achievements of community members who contribute to enriching the lives of others. These individuals and organisations provide outstanding service and contribute to making Ballarat a leading regional city.  City of Ballarat Mayor, Cr Des H...

More than 700 people provided their feedback to help develop the City of Ballarat’s new Open Space Strategy.  This is the first stage of a collaborative approach to guide how Ballarat’s open spaces will look in the city over the next 10 years.  The focus of this consultation stage was to understand how Ballarat uses open space and determine what are the community’s key priorities for open spaces, while also identifying some potential ri...

Ballarat horticulturist and nurseryman, Kevin Moneghetti was named Ballarat Citizen of the Year for 2024 at the City of Ballarat Australia Day Community Awards on Thursday night.   The Young Citizen of the Year and Community Event of the Year were also announced at the private ceremony at Ballarat Town Hall.   Citizen of the Year – Kevin Moneghetti Kevin Moneghetti is a renowned horticulturist and nurseryman who...

The Art Gallery of Ballarat is seeking community input to help shape its future.The Art Gallery of Ballarat Strategic Plan 2023-2028 is currently being developed, and the City of Ballarat wants to consult with the public to gather information on how the Gallery can best serve the community.A MySay page has been set up as a forum for people to give feedback by filling out a survey that is open for all community members.The Gallery has recently con...

It’s time to celebrate Ballarat’s outstanding achievers by nominating them for a Ballarat Australia Day Community Award.City of Ballarat CEO, Evan King said it is important to celebrate and acknowledge people who make our community stronger through their tireless efforts.“There are so many people in our community doing great things who deserve to be celebrated,” he said.  “The Australia Day Community Awards recognise the outstanding achievem...

Community engagement informs City of Ballarat’s 2021-22 draft budget

Remediation works will take place at the construction site of the Wendouree West Community Hub next week.  Excavation works on the Wendouree West Recreation Reserve building site have uncovered three small sections of former sewer pipes containing asbestos. The works also found industrial waste, including asphalt, concrete kerbs, rocks and paving.   Building contractor Plan Group has engaged Digga Group, an Environment Protec...

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