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The City of Ballarat is thrilled to welcome Western United Football Club back to Ballarat for two A-League Women matches for the upcoming season.  The matches, to be played for premiership points, will be held at the Ballarat Regional Soccer Facility (BRSF).  The 2022/23 Liberty A-League Women season will be the first time Western United has fielded a female side in Australia’s elite competition, with the club having been part of ...

The City of Ballarat is one step closer to hosting an international team as part of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023.  Ballarat is one of 35 shortlisted options in Australia that could potentially become a Team Base Camp (TBC) for an international squad, comprising of 24 metropolitan options across five Host Cities and 11 other regional centres.  Of those, there will be 16 venues selected.  New Z...

The City of Ballarat is seeking support from the Victorian and Australian Governments to ensure one of Ballarat’s most loved community facilities continues to thrive for decades to come. 

Ballarat’s shining seniors have been officially recognised for their outstanding contributions to the city in a special ceremony. 

How have the floods impacted the City of Ballarat?

This National Reconciliation Week, the City of Ballarat is proud to continue working towards a united Ballarat where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People are reflected in policies and respected in the community.  The National Reconciliation Week 2022 theme, “Be Brave. Make Change.” is a challenge to all Australians — individuals, families, communities, organisations and government—to Be Brave and tackle the unfinished business of ...

City of Ballarat Councillors received an update on the progress of rezoning the proposed growth areas to Urban Growth Zone at Wednesday night’s Council meeting. At the February Council meeting it was resolved to support the rezoning of three new growth areas in Ballarat, known as the Northern, the Western and the North-Western growth areas. This resolution of Council also sought to receive quarterly progress updates on the rezoning of lan...

Nominations are rolling in for the 2022 Ballarat Youth Awards and there is time for you to nominate a young person who is giving their time to improve the city.  So far 50 young people have been nominated across 11 categories and the City of Ballarat is calling for even more outstanding people aged 12 – 25 to be nominated for an award.  Since 2005, the City of Ballarat Youth Awards have recognised the contributions that young peop...

Ballarat City Council adopted the 2022/23 Budget at its Council meeting on Wednesday night.   

Are you passionate about creating an environmentally sustainable future?   Throughout August, you can have your say on the City of Ballarat’s Draft Ballarat Net Zero Emissions Plan for the municipality.  The draft plan features Council’s resolution to achieve an aspirational target of reaching net zero emissions in the municipality by 2030 and identifies five key areas of action including business, homes, new developments, tr...