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Consultation has commenced to gather information from Ballarat residents on future use of the city’s central public spaces.  The City of Ballarat wants to know feedback on current parking in Ballarat and how the city’s outdoor spaces are activated to help assist future planning for items such as the paid parking system and outdoor dining opportunities.  Outdoor activations   Outdoor dining seeks to enhance ...

Feedback has concluded on the Ballarat Parking and Outdoor Dining consultation where Ballarat residents were asked to share their views on future use of the city’s central public spaces.The City of Ballarat heard from more than 370 respondents, including 27 businesses, about how car parking and outdoor activation impact them.  Feedback is now being collated and will be presented to Council for consideration. The findings will also be used to...

Sebastopol’s new skate park is set to come to life this weekend as it prepares to host its first ever official skating competition.Organised by the City of Ballarat Youth Services team, MR Power Park will host a YMCA Action Sports Skate Park Leagues event as part of the Western Victoria series on Saturday 4 November.The event will see competitions held for skaters, roller skaters, as well as BMX and scooter riders. There will be multiple junior a...

Victoria Park will once again be home to approximately 200 fire fighters over the coming days as a base camp is quickly being established to address the fire situation in western Victoria.

City of Ballarat Deputy Mayor Cr Amy Johnson today joined with Member for Wendouree Juliana Addison, to announce that City of Ballarat was successful in a grant application to develop a new sensory friendly play zone at Ballarat’s Victoria Park Inclusive Play Space. The project will be funded with a grant of $186,900 from the Victorian Government’s Local Sports Infrastructure Fund and a contribution of $124,600 from The City of Ballarat. ...

The City of Ballarat is asking young people to have their say on the design of a new skate park and 3 on 3 basketball court coming to M.R. Power Park in Sebastopol.  A consultation session for young people who live in the area will be held at the Sebastopol Library on 27 July for them to have their say on the design of the park’s latest additions.   The session will give the community a chance to share ideas for the new space...

As part of the Parks and Gardens maintenance program, the City of Ballarat will be closing the Inclusive Play Space on Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 October.

Victoria Park will become home to over 300 firefighters with a base camp quickly being established that may be in place for over a month.The City of Ballarat is assisting Forest Fire Management Victoria (FFMV) and the Country Fire Authority (CFA) to quickly establish a base camp before weather conditions worsen on Wednesday. Support includes access to two ovals, expediting permit processes for marquees, providing waste management services to the ...

A major cycling event is coming back to Ballarat, where competitors will face all kinds of obstacles including plenty of mud!Ballarat has secured the 2023 Cyclo-cross National Championships and the 2023 AusCycling Cyclocross Victorian Championships, to be held over two days in Victoria Park this weekend.Although Ballarat has previously held races as part of the cylco-cross national series events, it is the first time it has held the National Cham...