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The City of Ballarat will today welcome a further 37 new Australian citizens to mark Australian Citizenship Day. The conferees from 10 countries, including Nepal, New Zealand, India, Iraq and the Netherlands, will become Australian citizens during two online ceremonies. This year marks the 20th anniversary of Australian Citizenship Day.  The City of Ballarat recently welcomed 50 citizens from 18 countries following the lifting of re...

A determined City of Ballarat is on a campaign to lift the COVID-19 fully vaccinated (double dose) rate in Ballarat from 55.3% to the required 70% that will deliver a real shot at getting our hospitality and retail sectors on a sweet road to recovery.  City leaders have welcomed the latest vaccine numbers released this week showing Ballarat has passed the 80% target for those who have received a single dose. That data is a sign of hope...

The City of Ballarat and leading e‐scooter operator Neuron Mobility have announced that e‐scooters will soon be available to hire on Ballarat’s streets.  The 12‐month trial ‐ a first for regional Victoria ‐ is due to start on 15 December and will see a 250‐strong fleet of Neuron’s purpose‐built e-scooters deployed to cover a 25 square kilometre riding area including the Ballarat Central, Ballarat North, Lake Wendouree, Eureka, Golden Poin...

Summer activations set to heat up the Ballarat CBD 

Ballarat Heritage Festival wins top tourism honours 

Lake Wendouree will now be the host venue of the 2022 Australian Masters Rowing Championships.  The Championships were originally scheduled to be staged at Perth’s Champion Lakes, but due to Western Australia’s ongoing border closures and the evolving Omicron situation, Rowing Australia has rescheduled the event to Ballarat.  The Masters Championships, which draws competitors aged 27-plus, will be held on the weekend of May 19 to ...

The City of Ballarat is delighted to be able to announce Expressions of Interest are now open for the Circular Ballarat Champions.  Circular Ballarat Champions is an exciting new program that will support our Waste to Wellbeing project. The City of Ballarat is seeking individuals to nominate as local Circular Ballarat Champions to work with us and lead the community and businesses to develop circular principles and activities.   T...

The City of Ballarat Parks and Gardens team will plant a four-metre-tall lime tree in the Ballarat East Town Hall Gardens to thank local resident Bob Carmichael, who has donated his time to care for the historic gardens.   The new tree is part of succession planning for an adjacent lime tree thought to have been planted in the 1860s.   The Ballarat East Town Hall Gardens hold many significant trees, including two fir trees listed ...

As Victoria reaches its vaccination targets and announcements are made of greater freedoms for those who can show their double COVID-19 vaccination certificate, one area that has not gone unnoticed by the City of Ballarat is those that may need help with the required process.  Ballarat’s three libraries have responded quickly to assisting members of the community needing help accessin...