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City of Ballarat conducts road works

City of Ballarat ramps up road repairs and rebuild programs

The City of Ballarat will repair and resurface more than 170 residential roads across the municipality this spring and summer, while 27 projects will include complete reconstruction of roads as well as major intersection upgrades. Tenders will soon be released for the repair and resurfacing of local roads across the municipality, covering about 8.6 per cent of the City of Ballarat’s total sealed road network. This includes ...

City of Ballarat natural resource officer Mel Halliday.

Ballarat Avenue of Honour trees replaced following storm damage

The replacement of dozens of trees along the Ballarat Avenue of Honour is nearing completion.

Retiring Curator Peter Marquand and Mayor Cr Daniel Moloney

City of Ballarat farewells Parks and Nursery Curator Peter Marquand

After more than 30 years of growing Ballarat’s gardens, Peter Marquand has retired from the best office in the municipality. The City of Ballarat’s Parks and Nursery Curator was farewelled by City of Ballarat colleagues and Mayor Cr Daniel Moloney at the Ballarat Botanical Gardens, where he was thanked for his tremendous 32-year contribution to the community’s Ballarat and Buninyong gardens. Peter started as a gardener with the ...

Western Bulldogs AFLW players launch their Pride guernsey

Ballarat to turn rainbow for Western Bulldogs and AFLW Pride Round

Ballarat will be awash with pride this weekend when the Western Bulldogs’ AFLW side comes to town.

Ballarat Botanical Gardens Fernery

Stage two landscaping works for Ballarat Botanical Gardens Fernery

Ballarat City Council has voted to support the delivery of stage two landscaping works of the Ballarat Botanical Gardens Fernery. The landscaping works will create a new entrance to the Ballarat Botanical Gardens from Wendouree Parade, with the introduction of a fernery forecourt and internal landscaping within the fernery structure. The landscaping will also connect the fernery and the rest of the gardens, with footpaths provid...

St Thomas More Student draw pictures with Mayor of Ballarat Cr Daniel Molonwy, Art Gallery of Ballarat Director Louise Tegart and Wendouree MP Julianna Addison

Funding for Art Gallery of Ballarat to deliver student enrichment programs

The State Government is investing more than $7.5 million into Victorian not-for-profit organisations to deliver innovative educational programs that enrich the learning experience of students across the state. Member for Wendouree Juliana Addison today announced the Art Gallery of Ballarat is among almost 80 organisations which will receive a share of the funding from Victorian Government’s Strategic Partnerships Program. The fund is design...

Mayor with Gretta Ashley for Marathon bid launch

Why the Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games marathon should be in Ballarat

Ballarat has all the credentials to host marathon events at the Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games, and is the perfect location for athletes, organisers, spectators, and broadcast viewers.

Ballarat's premier cricket ground Eastern Oval will feature in the tournament.

City of Ballarat steps in to keep junior cricket tournament alive

The City of Ballarat has stepped up to the crease to host the Under 12 School Sports Australia Cricket National Championships throughout November after the event was relocated from Shepparton due to flooding in the region. With dozens of roads closed and flash flooding across greater Shepparton region, event organisers needed to find another host for the tournament at very short notice. This was particularly important considering ...

The Ballarat Arch of Victory

Ballarat to pay tribute to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice

Ballarat residents are invited to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in the service of their country at the 2022 Remembrance Day services. This year will be the first time since 2019 the commemoration has been held without COVID restrictions, with the proceedings once again open to anybody who wishes to pay their respects. Remembrance Day – first held at the end of World War I by all Commonwealth nations – commemorates so...

A person in an orange high-visibility vest and blue trousers whipper snips some long grass and weeds.

Unseasonal weather has City of Ballarat on hold for grass slashing

November in a normal year sees the risk of bushfire becoming very real as Ballarat’s surrounding bush and grasslands dry. However, this year sees the return of a La Nina weather pattern with widespread and consistent rainfall presenting new challenges for the City of Ballarat and landowners. Mayor of Ballarat, Cr Des Hudson said the City of Ballarat Emergency Management Team was monitoring the situation closely. “The...