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City of Ballarat Council has awarded $2.132 million in contracts (excluding GST) for roads projects at sites across the municipality. At its ordinary council meeting on Wednesday 2 December, the council awarded five contracts for roads projects at Sebastopol, Buninyong, Ballarat Central, and Glendaruel. The works, which include road, footpath and drainage building, are part of the City of Ballarat’s 2020-21 capital works program. The pro...

Very exciting to unveil the first of our 2020 CBD Christmas decorations this week, with an invitation to residents and visitors from all backgrounds and nationalities to stand together and celebrate the joy of Christmas 'Under the Same Stars'. Christmas favourites the floral reindeer have arrived on Sturt Street; the Bridge Mall is illuminated with the photo­worthy Giant Bauble and Albert Street has been turned into a sugar wonderland with t...

  A new intercultural community event will take the place of 26 January fireworks from 2022, following a vote of City of Ballarat Council. At an ordinary council meeting on Wednesday night, Councillors resolved to move the fireworks or fireworks funding to another significant day, such as New Year’s Eve, or another public event such as the Ballarat Begonia Festival. The Survival Day Dawn Ceremony, as well as a citizenship ceremony, ...

Permit applications The responsible authority will not decide on the application before: 19 December 2020  Land   affected   by  application   is located at:  Application is   for a permit     for:  Applicant   for the   permit is:  Application  Reference  ...

The campaign to put the Central Victorian Goldfields on the World Heritage map took a huge step forward this week with the launch of a fascinating new website. Funded by the Victorian Goldfields Tourism Executive (VGTE), the goldfieldsworldheritage.com.au site is the latest iteration of the bid that has been bubbling behind the scenes for several years. It provides fascinating insights into the discovery of gold in Victoria, the world-wide sig...

The Sturt Street doors to the Ballarat Town Hall will reopen today for the first time since they were closed in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  The Town Hall will open with the Visitor Centre returning to the site to provide assistance to visitors.  The Phoenix building has recently been home to the Visitor Centre while maintenance works were carried out in the Town Hall.  It’s the first time the Sturt Street doors of...

The City of Ballarat’s popular Summer Sundays is back in 2021 with an awesome line up of artists and a very different format. Live and local, over three weekends in January, Summer Sundays is partnering with three of Ballarat’s major attractions, Sovereign Hill, Kryal Castle and the Ballarat Wildlife Park to deliver the popular live music events.   Each Summer Sunday concert will be live streamed via&...

PAINT DISPOSAL AT BALLARAT TRANSFER STATION  Due to a current high demand being experienced by our contractor, the Ballarat Transfer Station will not be accepting paint for the next four weeks. This service will recommence in January 2021 at a date to be advised.     PERMIT APPLICATIONS  The responsible authority will not decide on the application before 19 December 2020.     Land a...

Library budget approved

Active Ballarat Action Plan adopted