Public Notices - Friday 16 May 2025

NOTICE OF ROAD CLOSURE

Ballarat Heritage Festival - Vintage Car Show
Road Closure – Lydiard Street North, Sunday 18 May 

• Lydiard Street North will be closed from Mair Street to Sturt Street in both directions to all traffic between 6am and 6pm, to allow for the safe delivery of vehicles and set-up of the car show.
• Traffic detours will be in place along Armstrong Street North and Camp Street.  
• The Vintage Car Show will be open to all visitors from 10am to 3pm on Sunday 18 May.

For more information about the Vintage Car Show please contact Customer Service on 5320 5500, email events@ballarat.vic.gov.au or visit ballaratheritagefestival.com.au

NOTICE OF WORKS  

Gillies Road temporary closure  

Upgrade works on Gillies Road, along a 380m section from Glendonald Road to the railway line, at Ascot are underway.

• This section of the road is temporarily closed for the duration of the works, which are expected to last about four weeks, weather permitting.  
• Traffic delays are expected and motorists are encouraged to seek alternate routes where possible.    
• Electronic signage boards are in place to advise motorists of the works. Traffic management is in place with detours via Creswick.
• The City of Ballarat has notified directly impacted residents.  
• The works include minor tree removal and pruning, drainage construction and road pavement construction.

Chisholm Street Reserve

Trenching and drainage construction works at the former Black Hill Landfill site, at Chisholm Street Reserve, are progressing.  

• The work is required to ensure compliance with the Environment Protection Act 2017.  
• The project involves installing a landfill gas trench to naturally treat and passively vent any potential landfill gas in waste to the atmosphere.  
• It also includes carrying out improvements to stormwater engineering controls to direct stormwater through the landfill, and away from the surface, to avoid water infiltrating into the old landfill.  
• Several elements of the works have been completed as planned and re-establishment of grassed areas has commenced at the gas trench and eastern drain location.  
• During recent rain events, erosion caused construction issues on the western drain. As a result, further works are required in this section of the reserve.  
• Approximately 5ha of the 11ha Chisholm Street Reserve remains open to the public during construction. These areas can still be used as dog off lead spaces.  

Help Shape the Ballarat-Carngham Road Upgrade

The Victorian Government is progressing its planning for an upgrade of the Ballarat-Carngham Road between Dyson Drive and Wiltshire Lane to improve safety and cater for population growth.

To help inform the planning, the project team would like to hear from the community on what should be considered as different options are developed.

Provide feedback online by visiting engage.vic.gov.au/ballarat-carngham by Sunday 1 June 2025. 

Rabbit Control Program

The City of Ballarat is conducting a Rabbit Control Program at four locations in May and June, 2025.

The locations are:

• Miners Rest/Macarthur Park at Burrumbeet Creek Reserve, off Emmy Drive
• Cardigan Village Reserve at the rear of the Cardigan-Village Fire Station
• Lake Learmonth at Richmond Park, off Oneil Street
• Lake Burrumbeet Reserve, on the foreshore between the lake and the cricket oval

Visit the Rabbit Control Program page for more information.

Pet of the week: Archie

MEET ARCHIE!

Archie is a big cat with a big personality! We are looking for a very special home for Archie, we are looking for an experienced and confident cat owner who is used to cats with big personalities.

To meet Archie contact the Ballarat Animal Shelter on 5334 2075 or email animalshelter@ballarat.vic.gov.au
 

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