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A stunning new addition to the 2022 Ballarat Begonia Festival is the Begonia Byway – three laneways which will come alive with begonia and nature-inspired installations co-created by artists Hattie Molloy and Esther Olsson. McKenzie Street, Hop Lane and Police Lane will be transformed with immersive floral, light and art installations embracing Ballarat’s historical connections to begonias and which draw upon Esther’s nostalgic memories of vis...

A wider and stronger new $2,850,264 Franklin Bridge has been officially opened at Scotchmans Lead.  The new concrete structure replaces the former one-lane bridge, estimated to be built in 1914, spanning the Yarrowee River between Buninyong and Napoleons. The Franklin Bridge sits on the boundary between the City of Ballarat and Golden Plains Shire municipalities.  Construction of the 40m bridge began in June 2020 and was compl...

Ballarat’s streetlighting has received a major upgrade with 6,750 lights replaced by energy efficient LEDs along the City of Ballarat’s smaller residential roads.  The LED technology offers superior performance and life expectancy and will deliver significant cost savings and reduced environmental impact.  Under this $3 million City of Ballarat-funded program, works began on 1 June 2021 in residential streets across the city and w...

The City of Ballarat is proud to be a part of Harmony Fest for its 12th year.  The 10 day community event got underway this week and will be running through to Saturday 26 March.  The festival wraps around Harmony Day, the United Nation’s International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Harmony Day is marked in Ballarat with the official flag raising on 21 March 2022 at Queen Victoria Square, Sturt Street. &nbs...

The Ballarat Heritage Festival has been awarded top honours in the Australian Tourism Awards Festivals and Events Category in a ceremony held on the Sunshine Coast over the weekend.  In 2021, the festival was expanded to a 24-day event for the first time to give people the chance to experience Ballarat’s unique heritage in a COVID-safe way.   The Australian Tourism Industry Council noted the Ballarat Heritage Festival stood o...

The City of Ballarat is developing a brand-new Youth Strategy and is looking for help from the young people of Ballarat.   The new Youth Strategy is being created by a diverse and enthusiastic group of 12 young people who will act as ‘Co-designers’ with City of Ballarat staff.  These young people are passionate about being involved in their local community, contributing, and representing the views, ideas and needs of young people ...

In collaboration with Ballarat Regional Tourism, the City of Ballarat is proud to support and subsidise the Ready Set GROW program for visitor economy businesses to help find new growth opportunities. The program helps businesses overcome barriers to growth, test new growth plans and take their best ideas to market. The program, which is coordinated through Runway, is offering two different streams depending on the level the businesses co...

     Tender documents can be obtained from www.eprocure.com.au/ballarat Tender No Tender Description Closes 12 noon 2021/22-619 Construction of Shared Footpath in Water Street, Brown Hill 30/03/2022 2021/22-684 Drainage upgrades (Stage 1) at M R Power Park (Re-Advertised) 13/...

At a time when the world is experiencing such instability, it is important to reach out to others around us and make sure they know they have support. For many of us violence has never been part of our lives, and never should it be. But for some in our community they have left homes where war, upheaval and uncertainty are just part of life. Such times make us take stock of our lives and appreciate the good news a whole lot more. One such very ...

The City of Ballarat is proud to recognise Transgender Day of Visibility 2022 on Thursday March 31 with a flag raising ceremony at the community flagpole and community discussion panel of speakers at the Ballarat Library.   The City of Ballarat supports International Transgender Day of Visibility as a celebration and acknowledgement of transgender and gender diverse identities, achievements, and communities.  Speakers sharing thei...