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The Lake Wendouree and Victoria Park Link Lighting project has reached a significant new milestone with light pole installation works beginning on Wednesday 14 June.Regional contractor DeAraugo and Lea Electrical are installing the poles, with the light fittings to be installed in the coming months.The lights are on track to be commissioned by the electrical engineer in July.The works have begun on the north side of the lake foreshore, near the F...

Healthy food options are set to remain at the Selkirk Stadium café following the success of a trial program designed to foster healthy eating among young people.  Launched in October last year, the trial ‘Eat Well Feel Good’ initiative added a range of healthy food options to the menu at the Selkirk Stadium café. The program forms part of an action within the VicHealth Local Government Partnership to improve the health and wellbeing of ...

Consultation has commenced at the Walter Jones Memorial Park to determine the future of fencing at the open space located on the corner of Havelock Street and Napier Street in Black Hill.  The neighbourhood park offers a small open space area, small playground, paths and seating which is regularly used by local families.  To ensure the park is safe for all users, the survey will ask questions surrounding the fencing, specifically the st...

The Refugee Flag will be flying in Sturt Street until Friday to mark Refugee Week.The week-long celebration began in Ballarat on Sunday before the Refugee Flag was raised in Sturt Street’s Queen Victoria Square to mark World Refugee Day on Tuesday.Afghan refugee Jalal Ahmadzi delivered the keynote speech for the day, describing his evacuation from Kabul in September 2021.A bumper program of Refugee Week events has also been organised to celebrate...

Ballarat Aquatic and Lifestyle Centre (BALC) is celebrating after receiving a prestigious award.BALC has been crowned winner of the ‘Victorian Swim Centre of the Year – Large' as part of the AUSTSWIM Awards of Excellence 2023.The Awards of Excellence recognise outstanding accomplishments in the field and acknowledges individuals, swim centres and organisations for their contribution to aquatic education and water safety through leadership, innova...

The countdown is on for the grand return of Ballarat’s beloved Pop-up Ice Rink.The skates will hit the ice at 9am on Saturday 24 June as the rink opens to the public, as part of the 2023 Ballarat Winter Festival.It will remain open for three weeks.This year the ice rink will feature a range of different sessions to suit a wide variety of community members and visitors, with the addition of the Latin Fiesta on Ice in 2023.The range of specialty sk...

The City of Ballarat will today release the results of the 2023 Community Satisfaction Survey, which will be presented at Wednesday night’s Council meeting.  The survey found 72 per cent of participants rated the City of Ballarat’s overall performance as average and above. However, the City of Ballarat’s assessed performance on several measures decreased from 2022 in line with regional and state-wide downward trends.  Top performing ser...

Visitor expenditure in Ballarat has surpassed pre-COVID benchmarks, with the city’s annual visitors spending a record $663 million.The latest Tourism Research Australia data released today showed domestic visitor expenditure for the year ending March 2023 exceeded the 2020 pre-COVID peak of $490 million.  The research also revealed overnight and day trip visitation over the 12-month period shows continued growth, with a total of 2.6 million ...