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Victoria Park is set to be transformed into a giant campground this week as Girl Guides from all over Australia descend on Ballarat.  The Australian Girl Guide Jamboree, known as Kani-Karrung, will be held in Ballarat from 15-21 January.  Kani-Karrung is a Wadawurrung word which means "women camping together".  The camp will see girls aged 10-17 call Victoria Park home for a week of fun activities, developing lifelong frie...

Ballarat’s major skate park is set to come alive in spectacular fashion this weekend.  The YMCA Action Sports Skate Park Leagues will come to Ballarat on Saturday 4 February, taking over the Len T Fraser Skate Park on Main Road.  It will be held in conjunction with SPU-Fest (referring to Skate Park Users); a youth festival designed to complement the skating competition.  SPU-Fest has been organised by the City of Ballarat ...

The following statement is attributable to City of Ballarat CEO Evan King:  Today, I have informed staff and Councillors of a proposed organisational realignment to further improve and plan for the future of service delivery for the City of Ballarat. This is particularly important with Ballarat being a host hub for the Victorian 2026 Commonwealth Games, the biggest sporting event in Ballarat’s history.  The Commonwealth Games pres...

An exciting hospitality opportunity exists to operate a café aligned to one Australia’s most significant public galleries, the Art Gallery of Ballarat. The Gallery, established in 1884, is the largest and oldest gallery in regional Australia. To complement the operation of the Gallery, the City of Ballarat is seeking a café operator with style, flair and business acumen who can make the most of this unique opportunity to create a high-quality ...

The City of Ballarat has responded to more than 200 reports of damage stemming from recent rain events in the city.     

Australia’s best female cricketers are about to converge on Ballarat for a massive celebration of women’s sport.  Preparations are in full swing for the Ballarat Festival of Cricket, to be played from Saturday 29 October to Monday 31 October as part of the Weber Women’s Big Bash League|08 (WBBL08).  The City of Ballarat’s premier cricket ground, Eastern Oval, will come alive for the three-day event, with five teams to feature acro...

Residents will have an easier time reporting issues to The City of Ballarat thanks to a partnership with an easy-to-use mobile app.  The City of Ballarat is partnering with Snap Send Solve, an independent, third-party app used by local governments and major service providers, such as Telstra and Central Highlands Water, across Australia and New Zealand.  The app offers residents a simple and quick way to report problems. It is ava...

An artist's render of the fernery landscaping. Credit: Tamsin O’Reilly for Andrea Proctor Landscapes.   The Ballarat Botanical Gardens Fernery will soon become a gallery for plants, with the tender advertised for landscaping works.  The City of Ballarat is seeking a contractor to deliver the landscaping, which will create a new entrance to the Ballarat Botanical Gardens from Wendouree Parade, with the introduction of a fer...

Ballarat has taken a major step towards becoming a more welcoming city following the adoption of six major plans, strategies and frameworks.  At Wednesday night’s City of Ballarat October council meeting, Council voted to endorse and adopt the:  Inclusion Framework 2022-26  LGBTIQA+ Inclusion Plan 2022-26  Intercultural Strategic Plan 2022-26  Disability Access & Inclusion Plan...

The following statement is attributable to City of Ballarat Chief Executive Officer Evan King.    I have informed City of Ballarat staff of our proposal to change the way we deliver aged care services in line with the Federal Government’s Aged Care Reforms.  After much consideration, the City of Ballarat is proposing to not transition to become a provider of the Federal Government’s new Support at Home program from 1 July,...