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Former Ballarat Orphanage Heritage Interpretation Works

Since opening as an institution in 1866, the 200 Victoria Street site was at different times known as the Ballarat District Orphan Asylum, Ballarat Orphanage and Ballarat Children’s Home (the Former Orphanage) until its closure in 1983. It then entered a new era as St Paul’s College and then Damascus College, before being recently adapted as a mixed used development. 

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The Victorian Goldfields World Heritage Bid

World Heritage listing of Australia’s Victorian Goldfields aims to share the extraordinary story of the Victorian Goldfields with people from across the globe and create social, cultural and economic opportunities for every community and person across the region.World Heritage listing of the Victorian Goldfields in recognition of its outstanding global heritage significance can be a major catalyst for transformative regeneration of the region.Fif

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Connecting Victoria Park to Morshead Park

A key connection in Ballarat for active transport has now been completed. The construction of a 1.2 kilometre shared path from Victoria Park, past Morshead Park to Sutton Street has now been finalised.The link is vital in improving the safety of the community when accessing Victoria Park or Morshead Park, in such a busy industrial and residential area. Included in the works are six raised pedestrian crossings, seating, tree planting a...

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Victorian Goldfields given green light to go for World Heritage Listing

The City of Ballarat and its local government counterparts are celebrating following the Australian Government’s announcement that it has officially given the green light for the Victorian Goldfields to seek World Heritage Listing, marking an historic milestone after 35 years of continued advocacy.

City of Ballarat Mayor, Cr Tracey Hargreaves with some of the Begonia Festival trash puppets.

Ballarat Begonia Festival preparations in full swing

Anticipation is building as the City of Ballarat's biggest event of the year draws closer.The 73rd annual Ballarat Begonia Festival is less than four weeks away, with tens of thousands of people expected to flock to the Ballarat Botanical Gardens for the three-day festival.Held every year over the Labour Day long weekend, the Ballarat Begonia Festival offers a diverse range of free activities, entertainment, and educational experiences for all ag...

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Victoria Solver of the Year second year running

The City of Ballarat’s efforts to improve customer service have again been recognised with the Customer Experience Team announced as the Victorian Solver of the Year by Snap Send Solve.This is the second consecutive year that the team has won the award, recognising the City of Ballarat as the organisation with the highest star rating by Snap Send Solve users.Throughout 2024, 8,103 reports were made to the City of Ballarat, an increase of 26 per c...

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Urban Renewal Program

The City of Ballarat is growing, by 2041 our population is predicted to increase by 55,000 people. To support this growth the City of Ballarat needs to proactively plan to facilitate housing, industry growth and job creation, providing opportunity to reimagine urban areas that are well-serviced by existing infrastructure and services.  The Urban Renewal Program groups together three key urban renewal areas identified in the Ballarat Housing

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Mayor’s Message - Friday 7 February 2025

It was an exciting day for our city and the wider region last Friday, with the Australian Government announcing that the Victorian Goldfields has officially been added to Australia's World Heritage Tentative List.This is a major step forward for the City of Ballarat and our local government counterparts, as we have been advocating for UNESCO World Heritage Listing of the Victorian Goldfields for 35 years.The World Heritage bid is the initiative o...

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Public Notices - Friday 7 February 2025

BALLARAT BLITZ TICKETS ON SALE NOWThe City of Ballarat is proud to support the Melbourne Vixens Ballarat Blitz. Tickets to the Melbourne Vixens’ pre-season event are now on sale.See the Vixens take on reigning Suncorp Super Netball champions the Adelaide Thunderbirds alongside GIANTS Netball and West Coast Fever.Matches are scheduled for the weekend of 1-2 March at Selkirk Stadium. Tickets on sale via Ticketek. AUSTRALIAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR...

City of Ballarat Mayor Cr Tracey Hargreaves, Member for Wendouree Juliana Addison, Federal Member for Ballarat Catherine King and Sebastopol Senior Citizens Club secretary Bev Lovett at the Sebastopol Community Hub construction site.

Sebastopol Community Hub starting to come to life

A project that will transform Sebastopol and become a vital part of community life has reached a major construction milestone.The concrete slab of the Sebastopol Community Hub is about to be poured, as significant progress continues to be made towards the community-shaping project.It is expected the structural steel framing will be complete in autumn as the designs start to become reality.The community hub will provide a vital facility for Sebast...