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Two Ballarat events have been officially recognised at the 2023 Victoria Tourism Industry Council Tourism Awards.  The Begonia Festival and the Ballarat Heritage Festival were both honoured as finalists at the gala awards ceremony on Thursday night at Crown Palladium.The Begonia Festival was a finalist in the Major Festivals & Events Category, while the Heritage Festival was a finalist in the Festival & Events category.The Heritage F...

Music lovers are counting down to the fourth annual Be Hear Now live music festival.This year’s Be Hear Now program will see a series of learning and networking events held across central Ballarat run by the City of Ballarat to support music practitioners and help build sustainable creative practices.  The main feature is the Be Hear Now Live Music Conference, held over 9, 10 and 11 August in the Civic Hall, and other venues across Ballarat....

Sunday Eureka events rescheduled to following week 

The City of Ballarat is shaping up as one of Australia’s leading sports event destinations with an enviable national sporting calendar coming up for 2022 and into the future.   City of Ballarat Mayor, Councillor Daniel Moloney said an investment in relationship building with the Western Bulldogs, a heritage of Olympic Rowing, the new MARS Stadium and Council’s focus on impro...

The City of Ballarat will present a range of community events this week to mark January 26. 

A statewide sport event expected to attract a wave of tourists to Ballarat will take place in January 2024.The City of Ballarat has secured the Bowls Victoria 2024 Regions Sides Championships.The event is forecast to contribute more than $215,000 to Ballarat economy and attract a substantial number of visitors to the city during the January school holiday period.Importantly, the bowls event will be held on 13 and 14 January, a weekend when there ...

Australia’s best male junior cricketers will call Ballarat home for a week in January 2024.

Swimmers from across Victoria are set to converge on Ballarat this weekend as the 2024 Victorian Relay Competition comes to town.To be held in regional Victoria for the first time, the Swimming Victoria event will see an action-packed day of action at Ballarat Lifestyle and Aquatic Centre.The event will be held using the long-course 50-metre pool and is open to Swimming Victoria members but also to swimmers not currently registered with a club.Ci...

Ballarat sporting clubs, community groups and local not-for-profit organisations are encouraged to be part of the This Girl Can Week campaign, a joint partnership between the City of Ballarat and Sports Central commencing March 22-28. This Girl Can Week is all about encouraging more women and girls to give physical activity a go or return to exercise after a break. The City is seeking Expressions of Interest from sporting clubs, community g...

Ballarat’s signature festivals the Ballarat Begonia Festival and Ballarat Heritage Festival, formerly Ballarat Heritage Weekend, will be celebrated over an extended period this year.  The Ballarat Begonia Festival will be held from Saturday 6 March to Sunday 28 March and the Ballarat Heritage Festival will now be celebrated Friday 7 May to Sunday 30 May. Both festivals have changed from their traditional weekend timeslots to 3 weeks, i...