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City of Ballarat Libraries resumed limited services from Tuesday 20 October 2020. Ballarat, Sebastopol and Wendouree Libraries will open with a maximum of 20 people. Under the updated restrictions, social distancing of 4 square metres per person must be maintained, visitors in the library for 15 minutes or more must be registered for contact tracing and must wear fitted face masks. The length of visits will be limited to no more than one...

The City of Ballarat has developed an online form to help Melbourne residents apply for approval to carry out emergency flood and fire prevention works on properties they own in the Ballarat municipality. The Victorian Government scheme allows people from Metropolitan Melbourne to apply, via local Councils, for approved travel into regional Victoria for summer preparedness works.  visit forms.ballarat.vic.gov.au/EmergencyPreparationW...

     

In the face of COVID-19 restrictions and the continued impact upon the creative and arts sectors, the City of Ballarat has sought to reinterpret festivals and events. Be_Hear/Now is a hyper-local music program running over three consecutive Friday nights (13, 20, 27) November in three hidden locations, with the events showcasing the breadth of Ballarat's creative community. All live streamed from inside a derelict bacon factory, quirky motels ...

Update from the Premier - Easing of restrictions in regional Victoria

The regional City of Ballarat will leverage its ranking as one of Australia’s most liveable cities, as part of the newly launched Regional Activators Alliance (RAA). RAA is made up of 36 Councils, Regional Development Australia regions (RDAs), economic development groups and industry representatives with the purpose of creating national awareness of the benefits of regional living, to drive population growth in Regional Australia.   "W...

The City of Ballarat has today removed two large pine trees located at Binney Reserve next to the Black Hill Primary School, due to an unacceptable risk of the trees falling. Council staff liaised with the School Principal and staff about the urgent works and were onsite this morning to answer any questions from nearby residents. The decision to remove the trees is based on a recent arborist report which found a majority of trees in the adj...

Help for those feeling isolated