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Tourism spending in Ballarat reaches record high

Visitor expenditure in Ballarat has surpassed pre-COVID benchmarks, with the city’s annual visitors spending a record $663 million.The latest Tourism Research Australia data released today showed domestic visitor expenditure for the year ending March 2023 exceeded the 2020 pre-COVID peak of $490 million. The research also revealed overnight and day trip visitation over the 12-month period shows continued growth, with a total of 2.6 million ...

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City of Ballarat to honour outstanding community members

The City of Ballarat will recognise its 2023 Citizen of the Year, Young Citizen of the Year and Community Event of the Year at a special ceremony on Wednesday 25 January. The annual Australia Day Community Awards are provided by the Australia Day Council and are administered by Local Government Authorities throughout Australia, on behalf of each council. The awards recognise and celebrate individuals and organisations that give up...

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More healthy food on the menu for Ballarat pools

Healthy food and drinks are now front and centre to feed hungry swimmers at City of Ballarat pools. Eat Well Feel Good Ballarat, a health initiative between the City of Ballarat and Ballarat Community Health, has now expanded to include all council-owned outdoor pools where food and drink is available. The implementation of the healthy eating incentive follows community consultation that found people wanted more healthy food and...

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Ballarat prepares to celebrate Children’s Week 2022

Ballarat’s biggest celebration for children is just around the corner. Children’s Week is celebrated annually in October to acknowledge and celebrate the important role children play in our communities. This year, Children’s Week is being held from 22 October to 30 October. The 2022 theme is "all children have the right to a standard of living that supports their wellbeing and healthy development", drawn from Article 27 of the U...

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Helping the Ballarat community find the right grant

The City of Ballarat’s Grant Finder is a free search directory, listing a wide-range of grant and funding opportunities for local businesses, community groups, not-for-profits, and individuals. The database has been tailored for the wider Ballarat area with a focus on funding for regional areas as well as State and Federal Government opportunities. There are more than 1,400 programs with more than $50 billion of grants ava...

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Ballarat Heritage Festival a finalist in tourism awards

The Ballarat Heritage Festival continues to cement itself as one of Victoria’s premier tourism events, after being named as a finalist in the Festivals and Events Category at the 2022 Victorian Tourism Awards. It follows hot on the heels of taking out the top honour on the national stage earlier this year, when the festival was awarded Gold at both the 2021 Victorian Tourism Awards and the 2021 Qantas Australian Tourism Awards in the Fes...

City of Ballarat Mr, Cr Daniel Moloney, with Japanese Speech contest winnerwinner, Loreto College student, Mathilda Carli, and contest judge Yukiyo Bayly.

Ballarat students participate in Japanese speech contest

Ballarat’s top students of Japanese language went head-to-head today in the annual Ballarat & Inagawa Sister City Japanese Speech Contest. Year 10 students from across Ballarat competed in the speech contest, which has its roots in the 34-year relationship between Inagawa and The City of Ballarat. The competing schools included Ballarat High School, St Patrick’s College, Loreto College, Ballarat Clarendon Colleg...

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ANZAC Day services to be held across Ballarat

Thousands of people are once again expected to attend a range of ANZAC Day services across Ballarat next week.Services will commence at the Ballarat Cenotaph in Sturt Street at 6am for the Dawn Service and will be followed with services at Cardigan at 7am, the Arch of Victory at 8am, Sebastopol at 8.45am, wreath laying service at the Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial at 9am, Miners Rest at 10am and Buninyong at 10.15am.City of Ballarat Mayo...

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Ballarat Bus Network Survey Opinion Piece

The following opinion piece featured in the Ballarat Courier from City of Ballarat Mayor Cr Des Hudson:I have a disability, so buses are my only option for transport. To get to appointments takes so long, often I need to leave home two hours before I need to be somewhere. Changing buses in the city wastes so much time, it can also be scary with the antisocial behaviour that goes on.I shouldn't have to go into the city and wait up to a...

City of Ballarat Cr Peter Eddy, City of Ballarat Executive Manager Libraries and Lifelong Learning Jenny Fink, Member for Wendouree Juliana Addison, Exec Mgr Libraries and Lifelong Learning, Member for Wendouree Juliana Addison, City of Ballarat Mayor Cr Des Hudson, Member for Eureka Michaela Settle, City of Ballarat Cr Daniel Moloney.

Central Ballarat Library redevelopment progressing well

Major works to propel the Central Ballarat Library into the future are progressing, with attention now turning towards the fit-out stage of the $7.48 million redevelopment.On Wednesday, City of Ballarat Mayor, Cr Hudson and fellow Councillors were joined by Member for Wendouree Juliana Addison and Member for Eureka Michaela Settle for a tour of the construction site at the library.The City of Ballarat is contributing $6.98 million to the project,...