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Advocacy Priority Projects

The City of Ballarat has identified a range of priority projects which we are directly advocating for to the Victorian and Australian Governments

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...

Powerlines over fields

Western Renewables Link Project

The Western Victoria Transmission Network Project proposes the development of a new transmission line starting at Bulgana, near Stawell in Victoria’s west, passing through the City of Ballarat, and covering about 190km to the north-western Melbourne suburb of Sydenham. This is a critical infrastructure project required to unlock the renewable energy potential of western Victoria as a key Renewable Energy Zone.

1000 carparks project

The following statement is in response to enquiries from The Courier regarding the the City of Ballarat's work with the State Government on the 1000 Carparks project.

Member for Wendouree, Juliana Addison with City of Ballarat Mayor, Cr Des Hudson

Alfredton Community Hub project update

A major City of Ballarat project in the rapidly-growing western suburbs is starting to take shape.Work is well under way at the site of the facility currently known as the Alfredton Community Hub on Donegal Drive, with the concrete slab poured and steel framing installation underway.The City of Ballarat is funding the project with $4.68 million from the Ballarat West Developer Contributions Plan and $3 million from the 2023/24 budget, while the S...

Sustainable Solutions project pitch day at Eureka Centre.

Young students pitch their sustainability projects

Students at Sebastopol’s St James’ Parish School have had the opportunity to showcase their sustainability ideas in front of an expert panel, as part of a pilot project for young people designed to drive environmental thinking and encourage effecting social change.The Grade 5 and 6 students have just completed the youth-led Sustainable Solutions project, which is run by the City of Ballarat with the support of Resource Smart Schools, the Eureka C...

Plane at Ballarat Airport

Airport runway extension project is complete

City of Ballarat Mayor, Cr Tracey Hargreaves joined Federal Member for Ballarat and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, Catherine King at the Ballarat Airport on Friday to celebrate the completion of construction works on the runway extension project.

Ballarat CBD from the air

Funding win for community battery project in Ballarat

The City of Ballarat will participate in an exciting new project to develop an investment-ready business case for a community battery in the municipality.

Generic image of the site of the future memorial to acknowledge survivors of sexual abuse at Victoria Park, Ballarat

Continuous Voices project reaches new milestone

Three artist and designer groups have been shortlisted from a field of 18 applicants to develop designs for the long-awaited Continuous Voices public art memorial. The shortlisted candidates will now begin eight weeks of design development, finishing with their proposed design of the memorial which will then be presented to an expert panel. The expert panel will make a final recommendation which will be considered by Ballarat City Council.T...

Lake lighting

Lake Lighting Project Enters Planning Permit Stage

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...