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The City of Ballarat has welcomed promises from the Liberal Party this week that it will commit $4 million towards an extension of the Lake Wendouree tram tracks to Durham Point and $3 million to a second stage of the Ballarat Botanical Gardens Fernery if it is elected to government at the 26 November Victorian state election. 

The City of Ballarat has welcomed Thursday’s promise from the Australian Labor Party that it will commit $8.4 million to upgrade facilities at Sebastopol’s Marty Busch Reserve if it retains government at the 26 November Victorian state election. 

The City of Ballarat is adding additional crews as it works to deliver critical maintenance to roads damaged by heavy rainfall and flooding.  Three additional road maintenance crews are working with the City of Ballarat’s sealed and unsealed roads maintenance teams to deliver works to repair local roads across the municipality.  City of Ballarat data for 21-25 November shows more than 800 outstanding road maintenance jobs exist ac...

At last night’s December Meeting, Ballarat City Council gave notice of its intention to extend the Bridge Mall Special Rate for a further five years, at request of the Bridge Mall Business Association.  The special rate, which is due to expire in June 2023, allows the Bridge Mall Business Association to promote and advertise The Bridge shopping precinct. It also contributes towards security via CCTV, security guards and the employment of ...

Ballarat will become the first regional Victorian city to host a worldwide dining phenomenon that is sweeping the globe.  Le Dîner en Blanc, touted as the world’s poshest picnic, will come to Ballarat on Saturday 1 April.  The movement, which involves participants wearing elegant, all-white clothes and dining outside in a large group, started in Paris in 1988 and is now held in more than 120 cities worldwide.  The event is...

The Mayor of the City of Ballarat has welcomed commitments in Tuesday’s State budget of money for a variety of key projects for the region.Ballarat Mayor, Cr Des Hudson said the community was a big winner with key election commitments being honoured.“The City of Ballarat thanks the State Government for fulfilling election commitments and funding these key projects which will have sweeping benefits for our community and the broader region,” he sai...

Ballarat businesses and organisations are joining the City of Ballarat in working to reduce carbon emissions to address climate change.More than six months after Ballarat City Council adopted the Ballarat Net Zero Emissions Plan on 26 October 2022, the City of Ballarat has held a session to check-in with businesses and organisations to hear about emission reduction actions already taking place and plans for future actions.The Ballarat Net Zero Em...

Ballarat Aquatic and Lifestyle Centre (BALC) is celebrating after receiving a prestigious award.BALC has been crowned winner of the ‘Victorian Swim Centre of the Year – Large' as part of the AUSTSWIM Awards of Excellence 2023.The Awards of Excellence recognise outstanding accomplishments in the field and acknowledges individuals, swim centres and organisations for their contribution to aquatic education and water safety through leadership, innova...

Tourists are spending more money in Ballarat than they were before the COVID pandemic.   According to Tourism Research Australia’s National Visitor Survey for the year ending September 2022, total tourism spend in Ballarat has returned to 111 per cent of 2019 figures. In that time, the tourism industry delivered $610 million to the Ballarat economy.    The region also experienced a return of more than 2.3 million vi...