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The City of Ballarat is seeking public input for a draft Ballarat Housing Strategy to ensure the City can responsibly accommodate an expected population boom through a balanced and informed approach. “We’re currently planning for an additional 50,000 residents to be living in Ballarat by 2040, which is fantastic. However, we need to ensure we can not only meet those growing and diverse needs, but that our housing options are sustainable and e...

City of Ballarat Council last night voted to award a tender for the construction of stage two of the Ballarat Sports and Events Centre to Ballarat firm H Troon Pty Ltd for $3,984,090.00.  Stage two works will include the development of three 3x3 basketball courts, a learning centre, regional strength and conditioning centre and façade upgrade.  The competition standard 3x3 courts will be the...

Autumn is just a few days away, and with it comes the Ballarat Begonia Festival. In 2021 we have a vastly different but immensely exciting festival to look forward to. This year the festival will be celebrated over three weeks, including four weekends from Saturday 6 March through to Sunday 28 March. The additional days will provide more opportunities for families and friends to visit Ballarat. The festival’s footprint has also been exte...

Tenders Tender documents can be obtained from www.eprocure.com.au/ballarat or by contacting City of Ballarat Customer Service Centre on 5320 5500.  Tender No  Tender Description  Closes   12 noon   2020/21-428  Panel of Approved Suppliers for provision of Concrete Services  3/03/2021  ...

The City of Ballarat is now issuing permits to landowners who have applied to undertake controlled burning for farming purposes.     Permits are issued under the Country Fire Authority Act 1958 by the City of Ballarat Fire Prevention Officer, allowing landowners and managers to undertake controlled burning during the Fire Danger Period under very strict guidelines, from 1 March 2021.      The permits is...

The City of Ballarat is examining how the Ballarat CBD will undergo urban renewal and is asking the community for its input on how new development can contribute to a thriving and revitalised CBD.   The Urban Design Framework (UDF) and Skyline and Views Study builds on existing strategic work including the Ballarat Strategy 2040 which identifies actions for ac...

Ballarat’s Begonia Festival may look a little different this year – but not even a world pandemic can stop the City’s impressive Begonia collection from blooming.  The City of Ballarat’s dedicated nursery team will today begin the delicate and manual task of moving the flowering Begonia plants into the Robert Clark Conservatory at the Ballarat Botanical&n...

Ballarat: Our Future  The City of Ballarat is working on a range of new medium and long-term plans, such as the 2021-2015 Council Plan.  As part of the Ballarat: Our Future community engagement program, we’re inviting everyone to share with us their ideas for our city and these plans.  Submissions close Sunday 7 March.  Check the Ballarat: Our Future page on mysay for all the details and how to have you...

The City of Ballarat is seeking community input for a draft housing strategy.  Ballarat continues to grow, and projections show our city could be home to as many as 150,000 people by 2040.  That’s why we need to make sure we can not only meet those growing and diverse needs, but that our housing options are sustainable, equitable and align with community values and expectations.  This Cou...