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Latest News:

• 2012 Ballarat Heritage Awards
  
  Nominations for the 2012 Ballarat Heritage Awards are now open. The awards are presented by the City of Ballarat and the National Trust of Australia and aim to recognise those who have demonstrated excellence in retention, restoration, enhancement and reuse of Ballarat heritage places.
   
• Redevelopment a positive example for heritage
   
  A redevelopment in Peel St South is proving that repairs to even the most dilapidated of heritage buildings need not be costly and are easily achievable with dedication and the right help and advice
   
• National Trust Heritage Festival 21 April - 20 May 2012
  
  The National Trust invites you to explore our heritage of innovation and invention and develop a better understanding of the ingenuity and resourcefulness that shaped Australia.  This event will coincide with the Ballarat Heritage Weekend on 12-13 May 2012.
   
• Burke and Wills Time Capsule Re-internment
  
  On October 24, 2111, the residents of Ballarat will open a time capsule that will have been buried for 100 years.  Inside they’ll find an array of...
  
  
• Burke and Wills schools program launch
  
  As part of the 150th anniversary of the Burke and Wills expedition, the Sovereign Hill schools program will be officially...
  
   
• St Nicholas Church Project Filming – June 2011
  
  The St Nicholas Church project was filmed over Heritage Weekend this year as part of a funded project between Arts Victoria and...
  
  
• 2011 Ballarat Heritage Awards
  
  An unprecedented number of heritage building owners, builders and developers nominated for the 2011 Ballarat Heritage Awards, highlighting...
  
  
• Council receives Heritage award
  
  The 2011 Heritage Council of Victoria Award has been presented to the
  City of Ballarat and its community, in recognition of the... 
  
  
• Burke and Wills time capsule recovered
  
  As part of the Burke and Wills 150th celebrations, a time capsule, buried under the Burke and Wills fountain in Sturt Street, has...
  
  
• Sebastopol Heritage study to identify places of significance
  
  During the second half of 2011, heritage consultants appointed by Council
  will talk to community groups and Sebastopol residents and... 
  
  
• Grants program to drive heritage projects and preservation
  
  A unique grants program aims to support local projects that conserve,
  restore, reconstruct, preserve and enable continued use of...
  
  
• Local war memorials to be restored
  
  Seven of Ballarat’s community war memorials will be restored thanks to
  a State Government grant, announced by... 
 

Media Releases:

Archive:

• October 2010
  
  Grant to Conserve Former Shire Offices at Learmonth
  
  Learmonth’s historic shire hall will undergo extensive renovation works, thanks to a $129,000 grant from the...
  
  
  Council wins Planning Excellence Award
  
  Ballarat City Council has won a prestigious Planning Industry Association 2010 Planning Excellence Victoria award
  
  
  Ballarat Botanical Gardens’ Historical Value Registered
  
  On Friday the 15th October the Ballarat Botanical Gardens received
  another  installation, although this one won’t need watering or...
  
  
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•  July 2010
  
  Looking for the cream of Lal Lal
  
  The restorers of one Ballarat’s historic churches are appealing to the Ballarat community to try and track down some of...
  
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• June 2010
  
  St Nicholas Church exterior to receive a facelift
  
  The brick exterior of one of Ballarat’s historic churches will receive a facelift thanks to a partnership between Heritage Victoria, the...
  
  
  Ballarat’s Cultural and Historical Collections to be made more accessible
  
  Ballarat City Council will embark upon a strategy to enhance its significant collection of cultural and historical assets and...
  
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• May 2010
  
  Budget to progress important heritage projects 
  
  The preservation of the city's heritage assets is a highlight of Ballarat City Council's 2010/11 Draft Budget.  One hundred thousand dollars has...
  
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•  April 2010
  
  Council adopts strategy to promote preservation of Ballarat’s heritage
  
  At its meeting last night (28/04) Ballarat City Council considered
  and adopted a strategy which will... 
  
  
  2010 Ballarat Heritage Awards a Great Success

  Three local restoration projects were named winners of the inaugural
  2010  Ballarat Heritage Awards at the Mechanics Institute on...

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•   March 2010
  
   Heritage brochure now available for residents
  
  The City of Ballarat has released a heritage information brochure to assist
  owners of residential properties and places in... 
  
  
  Preserving Ballarat’s heritage together
  
  Owners of heritage properties could receive financial assistance for preserving and restoring their properties thanks to a...
  
  
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• May 2009
  
  Historic Gates Not Found
  
  After exhaustive searches by the City of Ballarat and the University of Ballarat, the missing Botanical Garden Gates have still...