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A key trail connection in Redan and Delacombe is taking the next step.  Tenders have been released for a contractor to construct the trail from Victoria Park to Morshead Park along the busy Sutton Street.  As the population of Ballarat grows and more people participate in recreation outdoors, the City of Ballarat is committed to providing better connections for active transport.This is the first stage of a trails and connection project ...

The City of Ballarat is seeking community input towards improving seven of Ballarat’s smaller open spaces as part of the Neighbourhood Parks Improvements Program.Users of these local parks are being called on for their input into how the reserves can be improved in terms of accessibility, attractiveness, and usability.The proposed designs will also aim to provide natural shade and increase pedestrian connections.This series builds on the success ...

New play equipment, garden beds, shady trees, picnic furniture and accessible paths are being proposed to help bring tired open spaces across the City of Ballarat back to life.   Residents can now help shape their local park, in the Small Parks Improvements Program currently underway in suburbs across the city.   Works are to improve amenity, attractiveness, usability, natural shade and habitat as well as increase pedestrian acces...

Ballarat residents have helped shape their local recreational spaces as part of the Small Parks Improvement Program over the past four months.  The first round of community consultation has concluded with 12 parks across the City of Ballarat being assessed.   Five park designs received a high degree of support and positive feedback – College Street, Cuthberts Road, Hearn, Horsham and Vale Street reserves – resulting in additi...

In April this year the Ballarat community was asked what they thought of the city’s public spaces and car parking.  The City of Ballarat heard from more than 370 respondents, including 27 businesses, about how car parking and outdoor activation impact them.The survey asked questions such as, would the community support an extension of parking to 7pm to assist businesses to free up car parking near their venue for customers. It also probed ho...

Five local parks are set to be upgraded this summer, as part of the Small Parks Development Program.  Local company SHAE Enterprises have been awarded the tender to complete the upgrades at five neighbourhood reserves.  The community helped shape their local parks in September 2022 and from this feedback the final designs have been prepared.  Full designs can be viewed on the City of Ballarat’s MySay page here.  The five parks...

Neighbourhood parks are the heartbeat of Ballarat’s community and are visited on a daily basis by many.  They are the smallest open spaces for Ballarat’s residents, designed for short regular use by residents living within 500 metres, and there are some 200 reserves in this category across Ballarat.This annual rolling program aims to improve the neighbourhood parks that Ballarat’s residents frequent. Each year the City of Ballarat team desig...

Official opening of Djila-tjarriu Park

Are you looking for a family-friendly, relaxed way to fill in the afternoon on 26 January? Then the City of Ballarat has the perfect event for you.  Picnic in the Park, the latest addition to the City of Ballarat summer events calendar, is set to return to Victoria Park on Thursday 26 January, 2023.   The free community event will feature great food, market stalls, kids’ activities and entertainment, making for a guaranteed r...