The replacement cost for each tree is $800, and the council said finding suitable replacements could be challenging as they are an uncommon species. "This incident follows a similar act of vandalism ...

Ballarat was an epicentre for institutional child sexual abuse for many decades in the 20th century. Their crimes continue to have devastating effects throughout the entire community. Now the city is ...

Ballarat councillors have voted to write to the state government about 170 unavailable car parks below GovHub and other promised parking spots elsewhere in town. The City of Ballarat had a packed ...

Ballarat residents are preparing to enter their eighth lockdown from midnight, after the regional city of more than 100,000 people records four new coronavirus cases this week. Ballarat will have the ...

In the final budget before elections in October, councillors will vote whether to endorse the city’s draft 2024-25 budget on May 22. Mayor Des Hudson called the latest budget “disciplined” and praised ...

Ballarat City has appointed its new senior men's coach and head of football, with Danny Graystone set to take up the positions. A keen sports follower covering the Central Highlands Football and ...

Ballarat might be the first regional Australian city to go fully renewable, building on a plan first outlined in October last year to harness distributed energy resources. The newly-founded Ballarat ...

Ballarat’s traders shut their doors, hired extra security and set up barriers as thousands of ‘freedom’ protesters descended on the city on Sunday for a peaceful “Eureka” demonstration. Police ...

It’s an old wives’ tale that there’s not much that’s hot in Ballarat, where the temperature in winter can hover around three degrees. The property market is on fire, and agents are working as hard as ...

All nine of the City of Ballarat councillors have stated whether or not they will run for the 2024 local government elections. Alison Foletta specialises in local government, city development, and ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. The changing face of the city is chronicled at the Art Gallery of Ballarat. Ballarat may just be the gold standard when it comes to ...