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We're going Paperlite! Our goal is to reduce the amount of paper used in the planning permit application process. This small step is a commitment by the City of Ballarat to building a more customer-responsive statutory planning service for the Ballarat community. You will find the new Paperlite process provides: A smoother application process for you Removes the need to provide documents in duplicate or triplicate Encourages th...

Would you like a copy of agendas or minutes not listed below? Email governance@ballarat.vic.gov.au or call us on 5320 5875.

Got a great event idea but not sure where to start?  We can help with that.   The documents below make up our event toolkit – everything you need to organise your event, let people know about it, and to measure your success afterwards.   City of Ballarat Event Toolkit  Part A - Event Planning and Management Budget template Committee structure template  Event operations manual temp...

Our Senior of the Year Awards celebrate Ballarat's people over the age of 55 whose volunteer involvement supports and inspires others in our community. The awards are presented each year in conjunction with the Ballarat Seniors Festival.  The 2019 Senior of the Year Award categories are:     Volunteering Award  Healthy and Active Living Award    Diversity Award  ...

The Eureka Centre is located at the historic site of 1854 Eureka Stockade rebellion and is home to one of Australia’s most revered cultural artefacts – the Eureka Flag.  

The municipality of Ballarat has a rich and living heritage. At least 40,000 years ago the Wadawurung and Dja Dja Wurrung Indigenous people called this country home. Their words 'balla arat' mean 'resting place' or 'bent elbow. The first white settler - Archibald Yuille - called his property 'Ballaarat' in 1837 and gold was discovered at Buninyong in 1851. The Eureka Rebellion, one of Australia's defining historic and democratic moments,...

Our qualified immunisation nurses provide scheduled, funded vaccinations for children as per the National Immunisation Program. For more information about the schedule of funded childhood vaccines provided in Victoria, please refer to the Department of Health and Human Services' Immunisation schedule and vaccine eligibility criteria. 

The Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act) allows you to ask for access to documents held by the City of Ballarat. Members of the public are entitled to seek access to: documents about your personal affairs, regardless of the age of the documents. any other documents which were created on/after 1 January 1989 The Act does not apply to documents which are available; to the public, or as part of a public register; or are docu...

We offer grants to restore eligible heritage places through the Victoria Heritage Restoration Fund. You can check your eligibility and apply for a grant.  

General rates are calculated based on the valuation of your property and the rate in the dollar. Other charges and levies are then added. Details of the valuation of your property are displayed on your rate notice. Visit Local Government Victoria - Calculating Rates for more details.