Parks, Public Toilets, BBQs and Playgrounds
Public Toilets
Council maintains in excess of 30 public toilets - the majority of which are fully compliant with the Disability Discrimination Act. Cleaning is undertaken on a regular contract arrangement from between four times a day to once a week depending on usage. Public toilet facilities are strategically located throughout Ballarat to meet the areas greatest demand.
Use the table below for a list of public toilet locations around Ballarat, or alternatively, visit the National Public Toilet Map.
Should you wish to report an issue regarding public toilet facilites, please contact Customer Service.
BBQs
Approximately twenty BBQs are available to the public throughout Ballarat and are located at the most popular parks and gardens areas. The BBQs are FREE to use and are cleaned on a daily basis.
Playgrounds
The following table lists parks, reserves and gardens with BBQ and public toilet facilites
| Park/Reserve Name | Address | Public Toilets | BBQ(s) |
|---|
| Alexander Park |
Learmonth |
yes |
yes |
| Brown Hill Reserve |
Brown Hill |
yes |
yes |
| Buninyong Botanic Gardens |
Buninyong |
yes |
yes |
| De Soza Park |
Buninyong |
yes |
yes |
| Eureka Gardens |
Eureka Street |
yes |
yes |
| LT Fraser Reserve |
Crn Main Road & Barkly Street |
yes |
yes |
| Lake Esmond |
Lake Esmond |
yes |
yes |
| Lake Learmonth Foreshore |
Lake Learmonth |
yes |
yes |
| Lake Wendouree Foreshore |
Wendouree Parade, Lake Wendouree |
yes |
yes |
| Russell Square Reserve |
Humffray Street North, Brown Hill |
yes |
yes |
| Victoria Park |
Crn Sturt Street, Gillies Street, Russell Street |
yes |
yes |
| Weeramar Park |
Cnr Norman & Gillies Street, Wendouree |
yes |
yes |
Other Information
Ballarat is well known for some of its key open space areas, like Lake Wendouree, Victoria Park, Lake Learmonth and Mt Buninyong as well as smaller community open spaces.
The open space system provides a diverse range of opportunities for residents and visitors as well as the preservation of significant natural environments and features.
An impressive mix of waterway corridors, natural forests, lakes, sporting reserves, community parks, playgrounds, regional parks, linkages, landscaped areas, urban spaces and conservation reserves make up the Ballarat open space system.
Open space is a significant contributor to the provision of quality communities. Its benefits include:
- Physical benefits that promote health and wellbeing;
- Psychological benefits through the provision of natural environments;
- Social benefits through provision of settings for social networks, creating a sense of community and meeting others;
- Environmental benefits through the preservation of ecosystems, creation and protection of habitat and encouraging advocates of the natural environment;
- Spiritual benefits through the provision of natural environments for contemplation and reflection, invoking a sense of place and connectedness.
The City of Ballarat has more open space than any other regional city in Victoria consisting of:
- Two botanical gardens
- 200 neighbourhood parks
- 18 major parks
- 44 sports grounds
- Three lakes
- Two significant volcanic mountains
- 32km of walking and cycling trails
Councils Commitment
"Opportunities for play will be provided within the open space system through the provision of quality network facilities, environments and spaces that welcome people and encourage them to gather, socialise and play."
Play opportunities in the City of Ballarat will be:
Level of Provision
Play spaces will be provided on regional, district, neighbourhood and local levels to provide diverse and accessible play opportunities throughout the municipality.
Play spaces will be distributed throughout the municipality so that residents have good access to a range of opportunities:
- In urban areas, it is desirable that children will have access to play spaces within 500m of their homes.
- In rural areas, play spaces for children will be located close to other services that are accessed regularly by children and their families.
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In all areas, distribution of play spaces for all ages will consider good access by walking, cycling, public transport or vehicle.
Accessibility within play spaces will be provided in a complementary way across the play space network with regard to:
- Physical access into a play space
- Good access through the space and between the main activities
- Diverse opportunities that are interesting and stimulating
- Colour, texture and sensory experiences
- Level and grade changes
- Consideration of the needs of parents' and carers' abilities and skills
Play spaces will be provided to encourage access for people of diverse interests, abilities and skills.
Some examples of diverse and complementary play spaces in our municipality are outlined below:
Hierachy of Play Spaces
REGIONAL - Eureka Stockade, Eureka
DISTRICT - Russell Square, Brown Hill
NEIGHBOURHOOD - John Street, Wendouree
Diversity of Play Spaces
EQUIPMENT - Wendouree West Recreation Reserve
GREEN SPACE - Grant St. Reserve, Sebastopol
NATURAL - Rampling Way Reserve, Nerrina
For further information refer to the Play Space Planning Framework.