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Healthy food and drinks are now front and centre at several City of Ballarat-owned facilities as a part of a bid to improve the health of the city’s residents.  Eat Well Feel Good Ballarat – Selkirk Stadium was launched at the City's newest basketball stadium on Thursday, with the City of Ballarat signing on to join the health movement.  Eat Well Feel Good Ballarat is an initiative from Ballarat Community Health (BCH), which aims ...

The rapidly growing suburb of Delacombe is prepared for a big summer of cricket after the completion of a vital training facilities project.  A new outdoor cricket training facility at the Doug Dean Reserve was officially opened on Friday, marking the completion of the $356,506 works.  VRI Delacombe Cricket Club now boasts three new cricket nets with retractable netting and pitches, and one additional community accessible net and ...

One of the privileges of being a mayor over the past two years is the insight you get to your community. Whilst there is a significant responsibility and demand on your time, your work is rewarded tenfold by the deeper understanding you gain of what community really means. We all have diverse needs, particular interests, different means, backgrounds, cultures, and views, but importantly through respect and tolerance, our Ballarat community become...

Tender documents can be obtained from www.eprocure.com.au/ballarat     Tender No  Tender Description  Closes   12 noon   2022/23-136  Coghills Creek Road Widening from Pickfords Road for 1.5km  26/10/2022  2022/23-227  Landscaping Botanical Gardens ...

Ballarat’s biggest celebration for children is just around the corner.  Children’s Week is celebrated annually in October to acknowledge and celebrate the important role children play in our communities. This year, Children’s Week is being held from 22 October to 30 October.  The 2022 theme is "all children have the right to a standard of living that supports their wellbeing and healthy development", drawn from Article 27 of the U...

The City of Ballarat’s Grant Finder is a free search directory, listing a wide-range of grant and funding opportunities for local businesses, community groups, not-for-profits, and individuals.   The database has been tailored for the wider Ballarat area with a focus on funding for regional areas as well as State and Federal Government opportunities.  There are more than 1,400 programs with more than $50 billion of grants ava...

Australia’s best female cricketers are about to converge on Ballarat for a massive celebration of women’s sport.  Preparations are in full swing for the Ballarat Festival of Cricket, to be played from Saturday 29 October to Monday 31 October as part of the Weber Women’s Big Bash League|08 (WBBL08).  The City of Ballarat’s premier cricket ground, Eastern Oval, will come alive for the three-day event, with five teams to feature acro...

Residents will have an easier time reporting issues to The City of Ballarat thanks to a partnership with an easy-to-use mobile app.  The City of Ballarat is partnering with Snap Send Solve, an independent, third-party app used by local governments and major service providers, such as Telstra and Central Highlands Water, across Australia and New Zealand.  The app offers residents a simple and quick way to report problems. It is ava...