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City of Ballarat is seeking community feedback on a new plan that helps make our city a better place for our younger residents now and into the future.   The Municipal Early Years Plan (MEYP) shows City of Ballarat’s commitment to improving the health and wellbeing of children aged 0-8 in our region.   The plan outlines innovative strategies to reduce inequity and vulnerability, as well as improve long-term social and educational ...

The City of Ballarat is asking the community to have its say on the draft Master Plan for the Brown Hill Recreation Reserve.   In July 2021, the Brown Hill Progress Association (BHPA) undertook some initial community engagement to understand the community appetite for changes to the Brown Hill Reserve.  Now the City of Ballarat is looking to increase the depth of its understanding of usage of the reserve with a round of general co...

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 ...

Spring clean your home and safely dispose of unwanted household chemicals with the free ‘Detox your Home’ event taking place in Ballarat.Held in partnership with the City of Ballarat, the Sustainability Victoria household collection event provides the community with an opportunity to dispose of chemicals without harming your health or the environment.‘Detox your Home’ will be held on Saturday 21 October from 9am to 2pm at the City of Ballarat’s O...

Do you wait to watch the ‘binfluencer’ in your street put out their bin to work out which colour bin goes out on what night?Take the lead and download the free Ballarat Waste app which puts all your local waste and recycling information right at your fingertips.More than 4,400 residents across the Ballarat municipality have so far downloaded the app.By accessing the in-app calendar, residents with the app have already discovered that there are no...

Residents are being encouraged to keep used batteries out of their bins.The City of Ballarat, in partnership with Sustainability Victoria, has launched a Small Acts, Big Impact campaign to encourage residents to drop off their used household, computer and car batteries for free at the Ballarat Transfer Station – so they can be recycled.  Batteries can cause fires in bins, waste collection vehicles, recycling facilities and landfills.In 2024,...

Black Hill residents and the wider community are invited to have your say on a Draft Landscape Management Plan for Binney Reserve.   The draft plan will be available to view and provide feedback online at mysay.ballarat.vic.gov.au from Thursday 26 November to Monday 14 December.  The City of Ballarat will also host a drop in session at Binney Reserve on Thursday 26 November, from 5.30pm to 6.30pm. The...

There’s still time to have your say on making Ballarat more inclusive. 

The City of Ballarat is asking all residents for their input into the new inclusivity framework plans that are now out for public exhibition and comment.   As well as being on display digitally via the City of Ballarat MySay portal, there will also be four community drop-in sessions to review and discuss the new documents.   Residents will have a chance to speak with City of Ballarat staff and learn more about the plans ...

Just two weeks remain for you to have your say to help shape the future of our kerbside waste and recycling collections.  Under the Circular Economy (Waste Reduction and Recycling) Act 2021, all Victorian councils must introduce a food organics and garden organics (FOGO) collection for all households by 2030 and a separate glass recycling collection by 2027.  In line with the changes, the City of Ballarat is now reviewing its kerb...