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Ballarat’s young leaders are striving to have their voices heard.

Hockey players in Ballarat are celebrating being back on their home deck – only this time the new deck is a whole lot different.The complete replacement of the Prince of Wales Park synthetic turf is now complete, heralding the start of a new era for the sport in Ballarat.The $2.04 million project required a full replacement of more than 6000 square metres of pitch including the stabilisation of the sub-base, a compacted gravel layer, an asphalt b...

Ballarat's reputation as a creative hub is alive and well as 2025 gears up to be a big one for local artists with a suite of opportunities to develop new works within the city.  As a UNESCO Creative City of Crafts and Folk Art, the City of Ballarat continues to support all forms of artists, makers, creatives and producers.City of Ballarat Mayor, Cr Tracey Hargreaves said the creative sector in Ballarat is crucial to our prosperity, helping d...

The City of Ballarat welcomed the recent announcement of more than $1 million in funding for safety improvements at four intersections across the municipality through the Australian Government’s Black Spot program.

Ballarat will bloom this March as the City of Ballarat delivers a vastly different but immensely exciting Ballarat Begonia Festival.

       The City of Ballarat has welcomed the announcement of a National Centre of Photography for the City, a project that will provide jobs and help stimulate the visitor economy.       A total of $6.7 million has been allocated in the 2020/2021 State budget to create the new centre alongside the Ballarat Art Gallery and the Post Office Gallery, in what the Victorian government has recognised ...

  Awarded artist, Briony Galligan spent five days creating her artwork Open Every Door on the Annex Wall in Alfred Deakin Place. Open Every Door consists of two wall paintings that will remain at the site for six months (the current site will be painted over at a later date). Each abstract wall painting references queer histories and art makers, as well as abstract drawings made by Deakin’s Spiritualist contemporaries, such as Georg...

City of Ballarat Youth Services is seeking dedicated and enthusiastic young people to join its Youth Council and Sonika committee in 2021. The Youth Council is made up of young people who are passionate about being involved in their community and representing the views and ideas of youth in the Ballarat area. Throughout their term, Youth Councillors gain an insight into how Ballarat City Council operates. They also develop their skills in ...

The City of Ballarat is facilitating an exciting transformation of outdoor dining across Ballarat, to protect the future of the hospitality industry beyond COVID and create unique and comfortable experiences for diners The City received $500,000 as part of the Victorian Government’s Outdoor Eating and Entertainment Package and is encouraging businesses to submit an Expression of Interest for assistance to move or expand their bu...

The City of Ballarat is one of 46 Victorian Councils to sign on to the Victorian Energy Collaboration (VECO)  the largest ever emissions reduction project by local government in Australia. The ground-breaking project is aimed at reducing each of the Council’s current energy bills by using clean renewable energy generated right here in Victoria. In Ballarat, the City’s small and large sites and streetlighting will be powered t...