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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...

The City of Ballarat’s Domestic Animal Management Plan (DAMP) has recently been released for public comment on the council’s MySay webpage. The document plays a critical role in the management planning for the city’s 13,814 registered dogs and 5,711 registered cats as well as several other key animal welfare services the Ballarat Animal Shelter provides.  City of Ballarat Director Development and Growth, Natalie Robertson explained tha...

Ballarat City Council endorsed the Draft Community Infrastructure Plan at the 25 May Council meeting and is now open for feedback from the community.   The plan will guide future planning decisions around investment in facilities to ensure the equitable, efficient, and sustainable provision of high-quality community infrastructure across the municipality that meets community’s current and future needs.  Community infrastructu...

The City of Ballarat has unveiled its plan to redevelop a major sporting hub in a key Ballarat location.The Draft Prince of Wales Park Master Plan is now open for public exhibition, having been endorsed by Ballarat City Council at its June Ordinary Meeting on Wednesday night.The plan is designed to ensure users of Prince of Wales Park have suitable and equitable sporting facilities into the future.Prince of Wales Park is located off Gillies Stree...

Ballarat’s two-decade long association with the Municipality of Ainaro in Timor Leste has been strengthened with the formalisation of the Ainaro Community Development Action Plan 2024-2029.The Action Plan was formally adopted by Ballarat City Council at the June Ordinary Meeting, outlining four key priorities areas to build capacity and promote wellbeing for the Ainaro community.It is the first plan of its kind in relation to Ainaro and formalise...

City of Ballarat is seeking community feedback on a new plan that helps make our city a better place for our younger residents now and into the future.   The Municipal Early Years Plan (MEYP) shows City of Ballarat’s commitment to improving the health and wellbeing of children aged 0-8 in our region.   The plan outlines innovative strategies to reduce inequity and vulnerability, as well as improve long-term social and educational ...

Following community consultation in late 2020, a revised tree removal and landscape reinstatement plan has been developed for Binney Reserve in Black Hill.  A revised tree removal and landscape reinstatement plan was created in response to an independent audit of the reserve which recommended the removal of pine trees due to a risk to public safety.  The updated...