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City of Ballarat Councillors voted at a Council Meeting last night to endorse the Draft Budget for 2023/24 for public comment.  The draft budget represents the half-way point in delivering against the six goals of the Council Plan 2021-2025. It was prepared through a rigorous, transparent process of consultation and alignment to the Council Plan 2021-2025.  City of Ballarat Mayor Cr Des Hudson said the draft budget reflects the prioriti...

Western United Football Club’s positive impact on soccer in Ballarat is set to be further enhanced after the City of Ballarat extended its agreement with the club.  The 12-month agreement extension worth $85,000 enables Western United to continue its valued association and work within the Ballarat community, while also providing an economic boost to the city.  The renewal aligns closely with the City of Ballarat’s Sports Events Ac...

Celebrating the achievements of women was the theme of two public story times held at Parent Place and Ballarat Town Hall Library today to mark International Women’s Day.     Celebrated annually on 8 March, International Women’s Day is a global event designed to bring women’s rights issues, such as gender equality, to the forefront of public attention. The theme of International Women’s Day this year is #EmbraceEquity.     ...

The Labour Day long weekend, headlined by the 71st Ballarat Begonia Festival saw an attendance of more than 65,000 across three sunny Autumn days.   The Monday was the busiest day of the event, with 23,000 attending to enjoy the final day of the festival and see the colour and excitement of the Power FM Begonia Parade.  There was a healthy line up at the Robert Clark Conservatory to see the magnificent begonias all weekend, w...

The City of Ballarat has welcomed the announcement by the State Government of an extended e-scooter trial in Victoria.   The announcement confirmed the existing arrangements for the shared e-scooter scheme in Ballarat will continue for a further six months, whilst privately owned e-scooters can also be used under the same trial rules during this period across the entire state.   The rules now allow for people 16 years and over to ...

Ballarat is getting ready to wind back the clock for the latest instalment of the award-winning Ballarat Heritage Festival.

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.

Progress towards a new purpose-built regional animal facility in Ballarat is a step closer with tender documents released calling for a project architect.The documents released on 18 September 2023, outline the requirement for the facility to provide best practice animal management services and modern facilities that meet industry requirements, along with the ability to provide enough accommodation capacity to service the current and future deman...

A month-long celebration of older residents aged over 55 is now under way in Ballarat.The 2023 Ballarat Seniors Festival started with a bang on Wednesday with the Get Connected! Seniors Festival Expo launch event at Alfredton Sports and Community Club.The expo, organised by the City of Ballarat’s Ageing Well Services team, had a strong focus on community connection and wellbeing, providing an opportunity for community groups and organisations to ...

Prize money of $50,000 will be on offer in the first Ballarat Marathon road running festival to be held on April 27 & 28 next year.Winners of the men’s and women’s Marathon will take home a guaranteed $6000, with a further $3000 in time bonuses on offer to each winner.Second place in each Marathon will receive $2500, while third will take home $1250.Each race that forms part of the festival will have prize money awarded to the top three place...