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The City of Ballarat Youth Ambassadors will address domestic violence and bullying awareness in Ballarat as their central project for the year.  

The redeveloped Ballarat Library is open and attracting hundreds of people to its weekly programs.  City of Ballarat Mayor, Cr Des Hudson officially opened the redeveloped library on Tuesday with a tour of the facility.The $7.48 million redevelopment and upgrade of the Ballarat Library was funded with $6.98 million from the City of Ballarat and a $500,000 State Government contribution from the Living Libraries Infrastructure Program.   ...

The City of Ballarat has reached a new milestone as it works towards the introduction of the new weekly Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) kerbside collection in 2025.The tender for an experienced contractor to supply, coordinate and deliver kitchen caddies, caddy liners and service information packs to about 51,000 residential households is currently being advertised.Residents will receive a kitchen caddy to collect their food scraps, whic...

A sporting carnival that will attract thousands of junior athletes and their families is coming to Ballarat.The City of Ballarat has secured the rights to host the School Sport Australia Games, in what is destined to be a massive celebration of junior sport.The multi-disciplinary event will include seven sports to be played over a week in October 2025, utilising a range of Ballarat’s premier sporting facilities.It is expected that about 1300 youn...

Phase two of the City of Ballarat’s LED residential street lighting upgrade is complete, with almost 850 heritage style street lights receiving new fittings.Switching street lighting to LED (light emitting diode) is a flagship of the City of Ballarat’s Carbon Neutrality and 100% Renewables Action Plan, with the completion of phase two bringing the total number of street lights that have received the upgrade along Ballarat’s minor roads and reside...

The six-week period of community consultation on City of Ballarat’s draft Housing Strategy is coming to an end this week.  The draft Housing Strategy provides direction on how and where residential growth should occur.  The official closing date of 6 October 2023 is approaching, however community members who still wish to have their say can reach out directly to the Strategic Planning team to discuss further.  By 2041, the Ballarat...

Are you aged between 15 and 25 and have a passion for improving the health of our natural environment?On Saturday 21 October, you can get directly involved in the conversation at the City of Ballarat’s Biodiversity Youth Forum, being held at the Warrenheip Hall from 10am to 4pm.  The Forum is seeking the views of our youngest community members to identify priority areas for the next five years to improve the health and safety of our environm...

Community feedback on how Ballarat grows through to 2041 as part of the Draft Housing Strategy has now concluded.  More than 170 submissions were received following the extensive six-week consultation phase, which commenced on 4 September 2023 and included an online survey as well as nine drop-in sessions across Ballarat.  The survey asked for the community’s feedback on Neighbourhood Character assessments, the proposed greenfield and i...

What does being outside mean to you?  This will be one of the key questions to answer to help develop Ballarat’s Open Space Strategy 2024.  The City of Ballarat is seeking feedback from the community on a number of topics related to open spaces, including what is their favourite open area in the city and why.The strategy will guide the improvement and development of public open spaces, parks, reserves and natural spaces across the city....