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Hundreds of community members and traders have celebrated the official opening of the Bridge Mall redevelopment.The opening of the $23.3 million redevelopment – fully funded by the City of Ballarat – has been marked with a fun-filled community celebration featuring a cavalcade of vintage and modern cars, and carnival-themed festivities with roving entertainment.City of Ballarat Mayor, Cr Tracey Hargreaves, and Deputy Mayor, Cr Ben Taylor, joined ...

After lengthy consultation and exhaustive design considerations, the Bridge Mall project is ready to move into the next exciting phase of development.

The City of Ballarat is reactivating vacant Bridge Mall shopfronts as part of a collaboration with the arts sector. The City has commissioned Ballarat Evolve, a bank of creatives, artists and makers to bring to life four empty shops in the Bridge Mall to draw more visitors to the shopping precinct and encourage them to stay longer. The initiative involves giant vinyl decals on shop windows with key holes for shoppers to discover what’s insi...

The City of Ballarat is working in partnership with Bridge Mall and Bakery Hill traders to help make improvements to their buildings to complement changes under the precinct’s exciting Renewal Plan. The City has allocated $400,000 from the Bakery Hill Business Support Package which is available to all properties in the Bridge Mall for the duration of construction works. The Façade Restoration Grant aims to create a more interesting, appeali...

Playground specialist Kompan has been awarded the contract to design and deliver a new ‘bridge-like’ play space as part of the redevelopment of the Bridge Mall.Kompan is a leading global supplier of quality play spaces and equipment.The tender was approved at the Contracts Approval Delegated Committee, a delegated committee of Council, on 10 May 2023 for $956,433 (ex GST). Two tender submissions were received.The ‘bridge-like’ play space is based...

Statement attributable to Director Development and Growth Natalie Robertson: As expected, and planned for, remnant sections of tram track dating back to 1905 have been uncovered in the first section of the Bridge Mall redevelopment.  The tram track is located within one of two known areas of archaeological significance within the mall, both of which are included on the Victorian Heritage Inventory.  The City of Ballarat has obtaine...

Ballarat City Councillors have endorsed a preferred Precinct Plan to revitalise the Ballart Bridge Mall supporting the re-introduction of one-way, east-bound, slow moving traffic to the Mall. Council considered two plans presented by the Design Consultants (incorporating eastbound and westbound moving traffic) and voted in favour of the Officers’ recommendation that the preferred Eastbound option for traffic movement be endorsed. This pref...

The City of Ballarat is encouraging the community to support their favourite shops and businesses in the Bridge Mall in the lead up to Christmas.With less than 10 weeks of retail trade until Christmas, there has never been a better time to check out the progress in construction works for the $18.6 million Bridge Mall redevelopment while supporting local traders.  All shops are open as normal and the City of Ballarat is encouraging shoppers t...

The City of Ballarat is working with the Bridge Mall Business Association and traders to celebrate the first Black Friday sales and Christmas season at the brand-new Bridge Mall.The Bridge Mall Business Association is launching The Bridge is Back campaign in the lead up to Christmas.Bridge Mall traders will keep the spirit of Christmas alive with an exciting range of festive events, promotions, a Christmas market, entertainment, activities and Sa...