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Preparations are underway to mark the 169th anniversary of one of the most significant events in Australian history.Each year on the 3 December, people gather to mark the anniversary of the attack by Victorian Colonial Military Forces on protesting miners at the 1854 Eureka Stockade uprising.    Known as Eureka Day, this occasion has a long commemorative history, being remembered across Australia, and especially in Ballarat.  Under...

The City of Ballarat has announced that 17 trees have been added to the Exceptional Tree Register, following the recent nominations period.  The Exceptional Tree Register, which helps to identify and promote exceptional trees on private and public land across Ballarat, now lists 4,318 exceptional trees, from more than 60 sites.  This includes individual trees, groups of trees and tree-lined avenues from across the municipality.  Th...

A statewide sport event expected to attract a wave of tourists to Ballarat will take place in January 2024.The City of Ballarat has secured the Bowls Victoria 2024 Regions Sides Championships.The event is forecast to contribute more than $215,000 to Ballarat economy and attract a substantial number of visitors to the city during the January school holiday period.Importantly, the bowls event will be held on 13 and 14 January, a weekend when there ...

Australia’s best male junior cricketers will call Ballarat home for a week in January 2024.

Australia’s best young footballers are about to descend on Ballarat for an event that will attract significant national interest.The School Sport Australia 15 Years and Under Australian Football Championships will get under way on Saturday, for a week-long event that is certain to feature many future AFL and AFLW stars from across Australia.More than 450 players and officials will call Ballarat home for the week, with additional families and supp...

Council votes on Airport Precinct road names City of Ballarat Councillors voted last night to endorse the proposal to name 11 unnamed roads within the Ballarat Airport Precinct.  The 55 buildings on these roads do not currently have unique building reference numbers. This addressing format could be confusing given the number of buildings and number of unnamed roads. The new road names will provide accurate street addresses for the build...

The City of Ballarat will deliver more than $900,000 in partnership funding in the 2023/24 financial year after finalising the recipients of its City Partnerships Program.Twelve organisations were successful in receiving the funding, with more than $2 million over the next three financial years to be delivered through the approved partnerships.The City Partnerships Program exists to facilitate partnership agreements with organisations or business...

Australia’s premier cycling event will return to Ballarat in 2024.At an ordinary Council meeting on Wednesday night, Ballarat City Councillors approved an officer’s recommendation to agree to a one-year funding agreement to host the 2024 AusCycling Road National Championships event.The contract extension is worth $660,000 and will result in Ballarat hosting the event for 18 consecutive years.  The Championships were first held in Ballarat fr...

Swimmers from across Victoria are set to converge on Ballarat this weekend as the 2024 Victorian Relay Competition comes to town.To be held in regional Victoria for the first time, the Swimming Victoria event will see an action-packed day of action at Ballarat Lifestyle and Aquatic Centre.The event will be held using the long-course 50-metre pool and is open to Swimming Victoria members but also to swimmers not currently registered with a club.Ci...