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Did you know there are more than 280 bins located across our city?  Unfortunately, not all litter makes it to these bins. Loose litter is a major burden on our resources, with our staff and contractors spending more than 88,000 hours every year collecting stray litter. This is not the only sort of street cleaning we undertake - our officers are on the streets daily cleaning kerbs and footpaths, maintaining our beautiful bluestone gutte...

City of Ballarat currently provide Family Day Care in Canadian, Magpie, Delacombe, Winter Valley, Sebastopol, Alfredton and Lucas.

The Development Infrastructure Levy (DIL) is a contribution towards major civil infrastructure in the Ballarat West Growth Area including drainage, roads, intersections, and recreational open spaces.

The Public Place CCTV camera program helps Victoria Police to respond to incidents in the CBD. The program aims to provide a safer environment and improve perceptions of safety by deterring potential offenders and helping police with crime detection.

It has never been a better time to consider establishing your business in Ballarat.

Picnic in the Park, the latest addition to the City of Ballarat summer event calendar, is set to return to Victoria Park on Australia Day, Friday 26 January 2024.  Gather your family and friends for a relaxed afternoon with great food, fun and entertainment.Bring a picnic or enjoy delicious food and drink offerings from a variety of local food trucks.  Picnic in the Park will be held at Victoria Park (next to the inclusive pla...

Delivering a strong and innovative economy and city is one of the goals outlined in the Council Plan 2021-2025. However, innovation often requires imagination - specifically, being able to imagine a future that is very different from today. That is what we are asking you to do throughout this edition of ourballarat. 

Having designed hats and headpieces for the likes of the Melbourne Theatre Company and the Australian Ballet, award- winning Ballarat-based milliner Rose Hudson is now bringing her designs to life in the Art Hub Ballarat in Lydiard Street.

The municipality of Ballarat has a rich and living heritage. At least 40,000 years ago the Wadawurung and Dja Dja Wurrung Indigenous people called this country home. Their words 'balla arat' mean 'resting place' or 'bent elbow'. The first white settler - Archibald Yuille - called his property 'Ballaarat' in 1837 and gold was discovered at Buninyong in 1851. The Eureka Rebellion, one of Australia's defining historic and democratic moments...

There are many sporting and recreation areas in Ballarat you can use and visit. If you are a sports club, gym owner or personal trainer, you can hire some of these areas for your needs.