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Potential Microsoft data breach

The following statement is in response to enquiries from The Courier regarding a potential Microsoft data breach that could affect City of Ballarat.

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From waste to wellbeing

The City of Ballarat’s Waste to Wellbeing program is working to empower the Ballarat community and businesses to improve social and economic wellbeing; using activities like reselling, reusing, sharing, repairing and composting to keep and create value from our waste. A range of Ballarat initiatives and businesses are transitioning to a circular economy where the primary focus is on reuse, repair, and repurposing rather than throwing was...

Juliana Addison and City of Ballarat Mayor Daniel Moloney mark the start of lake lighting construction

Marking the start of lake lighting construction

Member for Wendouree Juliana Addison and City of Ballarat Mayor, Councillor Daniel Moloney have marked the start of construction for the Lake Wendouree and Victoria Park Link Lighting project. The works will install 225 light poles and fittings around the Steve Moneghetti Track and seven light poles and fittings along Morrison Street, which will light a route from Lake Wendouree to nearby Victoria Park. The $3,170,000 project is...

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Landscaping tender released for Ballarat Botanical Gardens Fernery

An artist's render of the fernery landscaping. Credit: Tamsin O’Reilly for Andrea Proctor Landscapes. The Ballarat Botanical Gardens Fernery will soon become a gallery for plants, with the tender advertised for landscaping works. The City of Ballarat is seeking a contractor to deliver the landscaping, which will create a new entrance to the Ballarat Botanical Gardens from Wendouree Parade, with the introduction of a fer...

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Post Council Meeting recap

Annual Report Ballarat City Council resolved to note the City of Ballarat Annual Report 2021/22 at last night’s Council Meeting. The Annual Report documents the City of Ballarat’s activities, outlines highlights and challenges relating to The City’s performance, and provides an overview of the city’s financial position for the 2021/22 financial year. The report also marks the first year of progr...

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Public Notices - Friday 28 October 2022

Tender documents can be obtained from www.eprocure.com.au/ballarat Tender No Tender Description Closes 12 noon 2022/23-227 Landscaping Botanical Gardens Fernery 09/11/2022 2022/23-214E EOI - Bakery Hill Main Building and Civil Works 09/11/2022 ...

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The City of Ballarat’s desired long-term outcome of the Workforce Plan is to ensure the vision and principles guide the way we work and decisions we make to workforce planning and encourages a strategic approach to meeting current and future needs.

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Ballarat Heritage Festival a finalist in tourism awards

The Ballarat Heritage Festival continues to cement itself as one of Victoria’s premier tourism events, after being named as a finalist in the Festivals and Events Category at the 2022 Victorian Tourism Awards. It follows hot on the heels of taking out the top honour on the national stage earlier this year, when the festival was awarded Gold at both the 2021 Victorian Tourism Awards and the 2021 Qantas Australian Tourism Awards in the Fes...

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People experience homelessness when they do not have accommodation that is safe, secure, or appropriate. Ballarat has a single-entry point for housing and crisis support operated by Uniting, called Opening Doors.Opening Doors aims to deliver better coordination among homelessness services at the local level, ensuring that people in crisis can quickly and simply access homelessness services and get the help they need.Uniting is backed by a network...

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Ballarat signs off on becoming a more inclusive city

Ballarat has taken a major step towards becoming a more welcoming city following the adoption of six major plans, strategies and frameworks. At Wednesday night’s City of Ballarat October council meeting, Council voted to endorse and adopt the: Inclusion Framework 2022-26 LGBTIQA+ Inclusion Plan 2022-26 Intercultural Strategic Plan 2022-26 Disability Access & Inclusion Plan...