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The municipality of Ballarat has a rich and living heritage. At least 40,000 years ago the Wadawurung and Dja Dja Wurrung Indigenous people called this country home. Their words 'balla arat' mean 'resting place' or 'bent elbow'. The first white settler - Archibald Yuille - called his property 'Ballaarat' in 1837 and gold was discovered at Buninyong in 1851. The Eureka Rebellion, one of Australia's defining historic and democratic moments...

Ballarat CBD landscape

Heritage Advisory Service

We have a qualified Heritage Advisor to give architectural and technical advice for heritage listed places within the City of Ballarat.

City of Ballarat World Heritage and Regional Development Lead Susan Fayad and World Heritage Engagement Officer Lana Epshteyn

Local Heritage on the world stage

With boundless opportunities for communities should it be successful, the bid for the World Heritage listing of several significant sites across the Victorian goldfields is gaining momentum across the state.

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Amendment C222ball - Former La Trobe Street Saleyards Site Heritage Overlay

Amendment C222ball is required to apply the Heritage Overlay to significant features of the former La Trobe Street Saleyards site at 1020 La Trobe Street, Delacombe. The proposed Heritage Overlay area represents the most intact part of the saleyards' layout and function and represents a comprehensive understanding of the site’s history as former saleyards.

Heritage Gap Review

The following statement is in response to enquiries from The Courier regarding the Heritage Gap Review.

City of Ballarat Mayor Cr Des Hudson, with Cr Samantha McIntosh and performers from the Ballarat Centre for Music and Arts.

The countdown is on for Ballarat Heritage Festival

If you step outside in Ballarat in the coming days, Ballarat will be abuzz with activity as locals and visitors hit the streets for Ballarat Heritage Festival, which promises to be an event not to be missed.The festival last year contributed more than $1 million to the Ballarat economy, with similar results expected this year.It also won bronze at the Victorian Tourism Awards in the Festivals and Events Category.The 10-day festival will run from ...

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Heritage Gaps Review Program

The Heritage Gaps Review Program is an ambitious and proactive work program to identify and protect places of heritage significance missing from the Ballarat Planning Scheme and to enhance the protection and management of existing heritage places and precincts.  Heritage provides an intrinsic link to our past, but it is also an important part of how we view ourselves, our identity and it provides evidence of how our communities have evolved

Lake Wendouree in the pre=dawn light with a silhouette of a person walking a dog

Project History and Resources

The Lake Lighting project was the top priority project identified in the Lake Wendouree Masterplan. This process included three phases of community consultation. The consultation survey received over 1,800 responses with 81.7 per cent of respondents supportive of the project and 8.8 per cent neutral. Over 480 written responses strongly supporting the project were also received. The Steve Moneghetti Track is a permeable granitic san...

lake wendouree from wendouree parade

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Pole mounted lighting was specifically recommended in the Lake Wendouree Master Plan that was informed by significant community consultation and was endorsed by Council in November 2017. A 5m pole height works best with the canopies of the existing trees around the lake. Shorter, 1m bollard-style pole lights were trialled more than a decade ago, and are still in operation, on the western side of the lake....

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