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Australia’s premier cycling event will return to Ballarat in 2024.At an ordinary Council meeting on Wednesday night, Ballarat City Councillors approved an officer’s recommendation to agree to a one-year funding agreement to host the 2024 AusCycling Road National Championships event.The contract extension is worth $660,000 and will result in Ballarat hosting the event for 18 consecutive years.  The Championships were first held in Ballarat fr...

The City of Ballarat has welcomed the State Government’s confirmation that the Kings Caveat has been lifted on the Ballarat Saleyards site on Latrobe Street.  This removes a huge barrier to future use of the site.The Kings Caveat prevented the land from being used as anything other than saleyards; this outdated legal requirement was an obstacle for the development of the area and meant the site has stood vacant for since the saleyards operat...

Statement attributable to Director Development and Growth Natalie Robertson: As expected, and planned for, remnant sections of tram track dating back to 1905 have been uncovered in the first section of the Bridge Mall redevelopment.  The tram track is located within one of two known areas of archaeological significance within the mall, both of which are included on the Victorian Heritage Inventory.  The City of Ballarat has obtaine...

Works are underway for new and improved pedestrian linkages in the suburbs of Ballarat making a safer environment for pedestrians.  The City of Ballarat’s footpath program for 2023/2024 includes eight new footpaths that fit the budget of $865,000.  Albert Street in Miners Rest, from Giffard Street to Dundas Place.  Smythes Road in Delacombe, from Sutton Street to Wiltshire Lane.  Windsor Avenue in Alfredton, from Sturt Street ...

Construction works to transform Grenville Street into a landscaped entry into the Bridge Mall will begin this week.Contractor 2Construct will begin setting up temporary fencing and traffic management with Grenville Street, from Curtis Street to Little Bridge Street, set to be closed to south bound traffic from Wednesday 2 August.  The redevelopment will significantly improve the pedestrian connection between the Bridge Mall and Sturt Street,...

Applications are now open for the next round of the City of Ballarat’s Community Impact Grant Program (CIGP).Local not-for-profit incorporated organisations, groups and associations are encouraged to apply for funding, which is designed to provide community benefit in terms of environmental sustainability; healthy, connected and inclusive communities; and community capacity building.The program is designed to strengthen links between community me...

The City of Ballarat is calling on all residents to thank an inspirational older person by nominating them for the 2023 Ballarat Senior of the Year Awards.  The awards are City of Ballarat’s way of acknowledging Ballarat residents 55 years and older who give their time and efforts back to the Ballarat community.  For our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents, eligibility commences from 50 years or older.  This year, there...

A new three-kilometre off-road shared-use path is close to completion linking Wendouree Station to Waringa Drive via Learmonth Road.This new section will provide safer, more enjoyable and higher quality walking and cycling facilities for residents of the western suburbs and provides a major missing link towards Miners Rest.Upon completion, another major piece will be in place to support the community to seamlessly ride, walk or run from the Yarro...

City of Ballarat staff are working with global aquatic centre experts Beca to assess the potential of Ballarat Aquatic and Lifestyle Centre (BALC) to reduce energy demand and transition to 100 per cent renewable energy.  More than 625,000 patrons use BALC services each year in a comfortable, climate-controlled atmosphere.  The work involves using world-class computer modelling to understand how all forms of energy, such as electricity, ...