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Sustainable Environment Ballarat Bulletin

Want to find out about the latest Sustainability and Environment news, events, projects and services?Our Sustainable Environment Ballarat Team has put together a monthly eNewsletter that is packed full of exciting Council and Community events, as well as the latest updates on what is happening in the local environment.Sign up for the Sustainable Environment Ballarat Bulletin

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Ballarat’s first State of the Environment Report released

The City of Ballarat has released the municipality’s first State of the Environment Report 2023The State of the Environment Report is a brief snapshot of Ballarat’s environmental conditions for the two-year period from 2022 to 2023. The report measures the environmental performance of Ballarat across eight themes – climate and atmosphere, sustainable transport, clean energy, waste and circular economy, sustainable water use, land and b...

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Creating environments and opportunities for healthy young people in Ballarat

Creating environments and opportunities for healthy young people in Ballarat

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Appeal a City of Ballarat planning decision

If you do not agree with a City of Ballarat planning decision or a decision has not been made, the next step is to submit a planning dispute with Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) Planning Disputes are about decisions made on the use, development and subdivision of land, including planning permits, objections to planning permits and planning schemes. Including a failure to make a decision.Visit the Planning Disputes page to ...

Delegations and Authorisations

To effectively and efficiently carry out its business, Council delegates some powers, duties and functions to Council officers.Delegations from CouncilInstrument of DelegationS5 Council to Chief Executive OfficerS6 Council to Members of StaffC4 Council to Community Impact Grant Allocations Delegated CommitteeC4 Council to Tourism Events Grant Allocations Delegated CommitteeC4 Council to Contracts Approval Delegated CommitteeC4 Council to Her Maje...

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Your Health and Wellbeing

Health, Safety and Wellbeing are topics that are mentioned more as we get older

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Sustainable Development

Are you a development applicant wanting to showcase your leadership in great environmental, energy-efficient and comfortable buildings? If so, you are invited to share your project and set a new standard in the sustainable built environment for others to aspire to.The Council Alliance for a Sustainable Built Environment (CASBE) - CASBE Elevating ESD Targets Councils are seeking to work with leading industry practitioners on an Industry Partn...

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Restoring biodiversity along the Yarrowee

Ballarat environmental and Landcare groups are calling for community members and groups to help them plant almost 40,000 native shrubs, plants, grasses and trees along the Yarrowee River over the next two years.“Jump in and have a crack at putting a plant in the ground.”That’s the advice Kate Martin of the Yarrowee Leigh Catchment Group has for the Ballarat community ahead of a massive project in which more than 39,500 native shrubs, grasses and ...

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Change my approved planning permit

If you want to change your permit you must submit a formal amendment under Section 72 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987. A Section 72 Amendment is treated the same as a planning permit application and is subject to the same assessment process. Depending on the complexity of the application, this may result in a similar time frame to the processing of your original planning permit. Before proceeding, make sure you have...

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