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The Ballarat Animal Shelter is playing an increasingly important role in the management of dog behaviour and responsible pet ownership.    The City of Ballarat’s draft Domestic Animal Management Plan (DAMP) 2021-2025 was recently open for public comment via mySay from August to September, with the document highlighting key areas of importance for the future management o...

The City of Ballarat is asking all residents for their input into the new inclusivity framework plans that are now out for public exhibition and comment.   As well as being on display digitally via the City of Ballarat MySay portal, there will also be four community drop-in sessions to review and discuss the new documents.   Residents will have a chance to speak with City of Ballarat staff and learn more about the plans ...

Just one week remains for residents and visitors to inform how the City of Ballarat continues to grow the Ballarat Botanical Gardens into the future. Community feedback and ideas will help inform a Master Plan that will 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. About 250 surveys have so far been completed, with a stall also held...

The Art Gallery of Ballarat is set to develop a Master Plan that will bolster its position as a leading Australian regional gallery.Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events Steve Dimopoulos announced on Friday the Art Gallery of Ballarat will receive $388,850 for a Masterplan, which will help the Gallery fulfil its potential as a must-see arts and culture destination.The City of Ballarat will also contribute $100,000 towards the Master Plan d...

The City of Ballarat is on its way to reaching an organisational net zero emissions target by 2025.  A progress report on the implementation of the City of Ballarat’s Carbon Neutrality and 100% Renewables Action Plan presented at Wednesday night’s Ballarat City Council meeting shows emissions avoided as a result of implemented initiatives is about 15,000 tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2-eq) annually by 2025.  These reduction...

Lyons St redevelopment to go to Ballarat City Council Planning Committee meeting 

At the regular May Council meeting, Ballarat City Council endorsed the draft Ballarat Airport Strategy and Master Plan (STAMP) as being ready for the community’s review.  Almost 200 submissions from residents informed the draft plan, along with those of more than 50 Ballarat business leaders.  Both groups were overwhelmingly supportive of the airport, with 80 per cent of businesses stating that an airline service operating from Ballarat...

City of Ballarat Council will hold an unscheduled meeting online this Wednesday (9/6) to consider public submissions received in response to the Draft Budget 2021/22, Revenue and Rating Plan; and Mayor and Councillor Allowances.  The unscheduled meeting of Council will consider all submissions received during the community engagement period which concluded on Monday 7 J...

The City of Ballarat will remove a large group of pine trees that are at the end of their life or in poor condition, in the second stage of planned tree removal works, at Binney Reserve in Black Hill later this month. The trees were assessed by an independent arborist in September 2020 and have been recommended for removal to minimise the risk to public safety. The arborist’s report found more than 60 per cent of the trees had structura...

A new Annual Plan to increase accountability and transparency headlines the release of key strategic planning documents for public feedback, following an ordinary meeting of City of Ballarat Council on Wednesday (23/6).   The City of Ballarat’s Draft Council Plan 2021 –2025, Draft Community Vision 2021-2031, and Draft Health and Wellbeing Plan 2021 –2031 were developed follo...