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City of Ballarat is hosting a number of great events this NAIDOC Week to recognise and celebrate the living history of the Wadawurrung and all Traditional Owners.   Council acknowledges the significance of NAIDOC Week as a time for not only the Ballarat community but the whole of Australia to celebrate the history, culture, and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.   The City of Ballarat is committed to tak...

‘Friends and relatives' market’ vital to Ballarat’s tourism recovery

For the first time in more than 20 years, the NAIDOC Week flag raising ceremony is taking place at View Point, Lake Wendouree, rather than Queen Victoria Square.  The flag poles will be a new permanent location for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Flags in Ballarat, a continual acknowledgement of the land’s Traditional Owners.   The decision to have the flags located at the new site was made in conjunction with the Wadawu...

Ballarat youth supported by City of Ballarat Youth Services will hold a sustainable and ethical fashion event, including a giant clothes swap and upcycling workshops to encourage people to learn how to mend and revamp their own clothes sustainably. Event youth organiser Eloise Amirtharajah said the clothing industry was one of the major contributors to pollution, being responsible for 20% of the world’s wastewater and close to 10% of glob...

A large-scale, interactive, maze-like installation will be installed in the Armstrong Street South space between the Ballarat Town Hall and Myer after the current Winter Festival ice rink is dismantled.

City of Ballarat Mayor Daniel Moloney and member for Wendouree Juliana Addison have welcomed news of an additional match to be played at Ballarat’s Mars Stadium in round 17.  The AFL and the Victorian Government announced the GWS Giants vs Gold Coast Suns clash, originally fixtured at GIANTS Stadium in Sydney, will now be played at Ballarat’s Mars Stadium this Sunday 11 July at 12.40pm.  Member for Wendouree Juliana Addison welcom...

The City of Ballarat is in the process of developing a Masterplan for the Buninyong Botanic Gardens and the Gong. As part of this process, the City is seeking community feedback and is inviting any interested members of the public to attend an Open House – Drop In Session on Thursday July 15 at the Buninyong Town Hall from 3pm-7pm to share their ideas and values. An online survey will also be available on Council’s MySay page from 15 July -...

Mayor’s Message Thursday 8 July 2021    Last Sunday saw the beginning of NAIDOC Week with the week’s events continuing through until this Sunday 11 July. NAIDOC Week and celebrating the Indigenous communities of our region is incredibly important to the City of Ballarat and we are proud to be a major supporter. Council acknowledges the significance of NAIDOC Week as a time for not only the Ballarat community but ...

Tenders 8-7-21   Tender documents can be obtained from www.eprocure.com.au/ballarat   Tender No Tender Description Closes 12 noon 2021/22-43 Construction of Bike Path in Sturt Street from Dawson Street to Grenville Street 21/07/2021 2021/22-10 Cleaning Services for the Ballarat Aquatic and ...

PHOTO: At Doug Dean Reserve, Delacombe cricket nets. Back, from left, City of Ballarat Cr Ben Taylor, Member for Wendouree Juliana Addison MP, VRI Delacombe Cricket Club Junior Coordinator Danyel Attard. Front, from left: VRI Delacombe CC players Zane Attard and Logan Attard.   A project to support players from all ages and backgrounds to get into cricket in a key Ballarat growth area has had a boost from the Vi...