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Print edition autumn 2025

City of Ballarat Mayor, Cr Tracey Hargreaves (centre) with Bridge Mall Business Association's Polly Stringer and Wendy McLachlan ahead of the official opening of the Bridge Mall redevelopment.

Mayor’s Message - Friday 7 March 2025

Ballarat’s oldest retail precinct will take centre stage next weekend as the City of Ballarat, together with the Bridge Mall Business Association, invites the community to come along and celebrate the official opening of the Bridge Mall.Commencing at 11am with an official ribbon cutting ceremony, the event will feature carnival-themed festivities with roving entertainment, family fun, an outside broadcast from 3BA, a Rotary Club of Wendouree brea...

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Public Notices - Friday 7 March 2025

BALLARAT BOTANICAL GARDENS OPERATING HOURSFrom Saturday, 8 March to Monday, 10 March, the Ballarat Botanical Gardens and Robert Clark Conservatory will be open from 10am to 5pm daily.Normal hours will resume on Tuesday 11 March:Ballarat Botanical Gardens: 7:30am - 9.00pmRobert Clark Conservatory 9.00am – 6.00pmPlease note some areas of the gardens will remain closed while Begonia Festival infrastructure is removed. ELECTRIC HOMES PROGRAM IS ...

City of Ballarat Mayor, Cr Tracey Hargreaves, Member for Wendouree Juliana Addison and Member for Eureka Michaela Settle turn the first sod on the Ballarat Major Events Precinct development.

Mars Stadium upgrades ready to launch

Sports fans in Ballarat have reason to celebrate with a major step in the Ballarat Major Events Precinct underway.

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Remembering those who have served our country

Each year, the Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour Committee hosts an Anzac Day service where the names of men and women listed in the Avenue of Honour are read out.When Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour Committee President Garry Snowden travelled to Gallipoli many years ago to volunteer cleaning the surrounding beaches ahead of the annual Anzac Day service, he expected to be picking up litter — not wrestling an old fridge out of the shallows. F...

Image of the Bridge Mall with two vintage cars, two shop owners and the Mayor of Ballarat

Bridge Mall Redevelopment official opening

Join us for the official opening celebrations of the Bridge Mall redevelopment. We'll celebrate with an official ribbon-cutting event at 11am followed by live carnival entertainment, family fun, a vintage car showcase and a brand new shopping experience.City of Ballarat Mayor, Cr Tracey Hargreaves will join the community, Bridge Mall Business Association traders and businesses, civil infrastructure and landscape contractor 2Construct and lan...

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City of Ballarat welcomes investment into Western Highway intersection at Warrenheip

The City of Ballarat has welcomed this week's announcement by the Australian Government of a $100 million investment towards planning and early works to upgrade the intersection of the Western Freeway at Brewery Tap Road in Warrenheip.

Friends of the Canadian Corridor President Bob Hartmann and Julie White of the Bunanyung Landscape Alliance with a Grass Tree.

Restoring biodiversity along the Yarrowee

Ballarat environmental and Landcare groups are calling for community members and groups to help them plant almost 40,000 native shrubs, plants, grasses and trees along the Yarrowee River over the next two years.“Jump in and have a crack at putting a plant in the ground.”That’s the advice Kate Martin of the Yarrowee Leigh Catchment Group has for the Ballarat community ahead of a massive project in which more than 39,500 native shrubs, grasses and ...

Salvation Army Karinya Support Services’ Louise Jeffrey and Tiffany Foster sit at a table with toys on it and a ‘Salvation Army’ sign.

Community grants in action

A City of Ballarat community grant has provided The Salvation Army Karinya Support Services low-fee childcare centre with an upgrade to its outdoor playspace and basketball court, located in Pleasant Street.With the sun shining down on the bright green grass and colourful play equipment, the outdoor play space at the Salvation Army Karinya Support Services’ childcare centre in Soldiers Hill is much loved by children and parents alike.With rubaroc...

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Mayor's message for autumn 2025

As Ballarat grows, it’s important we have the right infrastructure in place at the right time to ensure we can make the most of the opportunities that growth can offer our city.That’s why the City of Ballarat is partnering with local organisations to advocate for funding for key projects across the municipality. These projects will set Ballarat up for success as we grow, as outlined in Ballarat Now and Into the Future: Enabling Growth 2025. You c...