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ROAD CLOSURE Cuthberts Road between the Skipton Rail Trail and Lakeland Drive (new road) will be closed for a three-month period commencing on 10 January 2022. FIREWORKS DISPLAY AT LAKE WENDOUREE The City of Ballarat invites all residents and visitors to view a Fireworks display at Lake Wendouree on Sunday 16 January. The 15-minute fireworks display will commence at approximately 9:30pm (weather permitting). Public access to the isthm...

Night asphalting works begin for $1.5 million Eastwood Street car park upgrade 

Residents and visitors are in for a treat this Sunday 16 January with an abundance of events in Ballarat.   City of Ballarat Councillor, Amy Johnson said following the conclusion of the Federation University Road Cycling National Championships, the Summer Sundays free concert series will continue from 4 to 8pm in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens.    “We have an incredible weekend of events with the culmination of ...

Summer activations set to heat up the Ballarat CBD 

The Ballarat Aquatic and Lifestyle Centre (BALC) is hopeful it’s come through the worst of the COVID-related staff shortages.  While no aquatic facility was an exposure site, BALC, along with the outdoor pools across Ballarat, experienced a major shortage of staff, including customer experience and lifeguard staff, shortly after Christmas due to the impact of COVID-19 testing and isolation requirements.  Black Hill, Brown Hill and...

Excitement and energy of RoadNats on show 

As COVID-19 cases continue to escalate, the City of Ballarat’s Meals on Wheels team continues to deliver about 1,200 nutritious meals a week to some of our most vulnerable residents.  To ensure the continuity of Meals on Wheels, the team has secured a new secondary site and will this week move its operations from the Eureka Centre to the Ballarat Regional Soccer Facility.  The Ballarat Regional Soccer Facility site will operate al...

The Ballarat Pass may be just one ticket, but it can open the door to several local tourist attractions.  A City of Ballarat initiative, the pass includes five different packages to help encourage family and friends back to Ballarat after COVID-19 lockdowns.  It is also aimed at encouraging locals to explore their own backyard attractions, including Sovereign Hill, Kryal Castle, the Creswick Woollen Mills, the Eureka Centre, the A...

It has been an exciting, yet sobering start to the New Year. COVID is upon us and whilst suddenly just about everyone knows someone who has it or has had it, we are adapting. By getting boosted and following health advice we can continue to enjoy summer.  With two weeks of the Summer Sundays music festival left I encourage those t...

Tender documents can be obtained from www.eprocure.com.au/ballarat Tender No Tender Description Closes 12 noon 2021/22-521 Tram Line Construction Works – Lake Wendouree 9/02/2022 PERMIT APPLICATIONS The responsible authority will not decide on the application before 15 February 2022 Land affected by appl...