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The City of Ballarat is developing a new Master Plan for the Ballarat Botanical Gardens, to guide how we continue to shape the gardens into the future.The Master Plan will focus on the main part of the Gardens and the North and South Reserves.The Master Plan is our community’s chance to take a big picture look at the Ballarat Botanical Gardens – what's working, what’s not working and what do we want them to look like in 20 years’ time.The City of...

At the monthly Planning Delegated Committee Meeting on Wednesday 10 April, Ballarat City Council considered the following agenda item:102 – 108 Humffray Street (PLP/2022/818)Council received a report on the Planning Permit Application for the use and development of 102–108 Humffray Street for two buildings – a residential mixed-use building and a commercial building with associated open space areas, reduction of car parking requirements and a liq...

The Art Gallery of Ballarat has laid bare its ambitious agenda to cement itself as Australia’s leading regional gallery in the coming years.Ballarat City Council formally adopted the Art Gallery of Ballarat Strategic Plan 2023-2028 at the November Council Meeting on Wednesday, laying the foundation for the gallery for the next five years.The Strategic Plan 2023-2028 incorporated findings from extensive internal and external consultations and main...

At the monthly Planning Delegated Committee Meeting on Wednesday 14 August, Ballarat City Council considered a number of agenda items:

At the monthly Planning Delegated Committee Meeting on Wednesday 10 July, Ballarat City Council considered the following agenda items:Heritage Order – Former Carrier Arms Hotel, Creswick Road  Ballarat City Council received a report on the planning application of the former Carrier Arms and Hotel on 9 Creswick Road.  The report outlined a Heritage Assessment undertaken and the City of Ballarat has deemed the property of local heritage s...

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’s $2.5million Lake Lighting Project has reached a milestone, with a submission now lodged for a planning permit.  The Lake Wendouree and Victoria Park Link Lighting project proposes approximately 220 lights be installed to provide a safely lit environment along the Steve Moneghetti Track for the lake’s 345,000 annual users, as well as the opportunity to attract and host more sporting and community events. The lights will be progr...

Ballarat City Councillors have endorsed a preferred Precinct Plan to revitalise the Ballart Bridge Mall supporting the re-introduction of one-way, east-bound, slow moving traffic to the Mall. Council considered two plans presented by the Design Consultants (incorporating eastbound and westbound moving traffic) and voted in favour of the Officers’ recommendation that the preferred Eastbound option for traffic movement be endorsed. This pref...

A second Meals on Wheels site has been established at the Eureka Centre in Ballarat to ensure continuity of service to our most vulnerable in the community. The workforce bubble means if one Meals on Wheels site or team becomes impacted by COVID-19, Ballarat City Council has a backup site to continue the delivery of meals to clients by its Ageing Well team and volunteers. The service currently delivers 1250 meals per week. Ann Pitt, Exec...