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Like the rest of the nation, Ballarat has a growing population of older adults, with nearly one third of the city’s residents aged 55 and over.The City of Ballarat’s Ageing Well in Ballarat Strategy 2022 – 2026 outlines our vision to create an age friendly community where people feel valued, connected, included and respected, as well as feel confident to participate fully however they choose.To help achieve this vision, we are currently seeking e...

PUBLIC HOLIDAY WASTE COLLECTIONThere are no changes to waste collection days over the Easter long weekend and ANZAC Day.Have you downloaded the free Ballarat Waste app? It has all your latest updates to waste and recycling. Visit the City of Ballarat website for details. BALLARAT MARATHON ROAD CLOSURESThe second Ballarat Marathon road running festival will be held across the weekend of 26 and 27 April, 2025. More than 9,000 people will be ta...

Five Ballarat-based artists and bands will have the opportunity to be mentored by celebrated Australian musicians and industry leaders as part of the City of Ballarat’s contemporary music program Be Hear Now.The five artists/bands from Ballarat for the 2025 Be Hear Now program are Nasal Spray, Blue Ren, Hemlock Wilde, D.B.L.U. and Nekrome.In its fifth year, the Be Hear Now program is providing ‘the ones to watch’ in the Ballarat music scene with ...

After its immense success in 2024 it is hard to believe that this year’s Ballarat Marathon could be even better, yet it certainly seems to be shaping up that way.With double the number of entrants of last year, this weekend will see our city become centre stage to thousands of distance runners, completing a course that showcases our beautiful and historic streetscapes.Excitingly, around 80 percent of the marathon entrants are visitors to our town...

BALLARAT MARATHON ROAD CLOSURESThe second Ballarat Marathon road running festival will be held across the weekend of 26 and 27 April, 2025. More than 9,000 people will be taking part during the weekend activities. All events will start and finish outside the Ballarat Town Hall in Sturt Street.The following road closures, traffic diversions and parking restrictions will be in place for the safety of runners and participants, spectators and the pub...

The City of Ballarat is inviting community members to provide their feedback on a planned litter trap aimed at significantly improving the health of the Yarrowee River.The planned litter trap is designed to capture and prevent more than 70 per cent of rubbish, debris and other pollutants from flowing through the river system using proven Gross Pollutant Trap technology. Construction of a Gross Pollutant Trap in the precinct was identified in the ...

Residents of Ballarat are urged to come together and honour the brave men and women who have served our nation by participating in the ANZAC Day services happening throughout the municipality.  ANZAC Day will be observed on Friday 25 April, with a number of ceremonies taking place across the City of Ballarat. City of Ballarat Mayor, Cr Tracey Hargreaves said ANZAC Day remains one of the most significant and meaningful occasions of the y...

Marathon mania is about to take over Ballarat, with thousands of runners and visitors set to descend on the city this weekend.The second annual Ballarat Marathon road running festival will be held on Saturday 26 April and Sunday 27 April, with all eyes of the running world turning to Ballarat.There are already more than 9000 entries across all events registered so far – almost double the total from the inaugural event in 2024.And of the total ent...

The City of Ballarat has released its updated Community Vision 2025 – 2035 and draft Council Plan 2025 – 2029, outlining its priorities for the next four years.