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The long wait is over – today City of Ballarat Mayor Cr Samantha McIntosh will officially launch Children’s Week 2018 at Parent Place. 

The celebrations continue after the launch with the free Bridge Mall Kids’ Carnival from 3.30-5.30pm. This fun-filled carnival will feature a jumping castle, art and craft activities, face painting and much more – all taking place in the Bridge Mall. 

An annual event celebrated each October, Children’s Week 2018 will celebrate the theme Children’s views and opinions are respected and will be held from Friday 19 October to Sunday, 28 October.   

Other highlights of this year’s 10-day Children’s Week include:   

Fun Day at the Victoria Park Inclusive Playspace on Saturday 20 October, from 12.30pm     Children’s author Michael Panckridge at Ballarat Library on Friday 26 October, with sessions at 11am and 1pm     Family Day at the Ballarat Wildlife Park in partnership with the Ballarat and District Aboriginal Co-Operative, with subsidised entry, on Saturday 27 October, from 10.30am-12.30pm    YMCA FunSkate     GymbaROO open day    

Lots of fun activities at Ballarat Aquatic and Lifestyle Centre, such as gymnastics, rock climbing, aquatic education and the pool inflatable      Bread-making, pop-up playgroup, kite-making, a birds of prey show, teddy bears’ picnic, children’s sustainability workshop, BotaniKids nature-based activities and lots more!    

The City of Ballarat’s online event calendar provides families with a user-friendly one-stop-shop to access essential information on the wide range of free and low-cost activities being held throughout the municipality for Children’s Week 2018.  

Children’s Week is a national initiative that recognises and celebrates the important role children play in our communities, and the talents, skills, achievements, and rights of all children to enjoy childhood.