The City of Ballarat is seeking to develop a new event to fill a gap in its expanding Events Calendar.   The City is seeking Expressions of Interest from creative and event management professionals to develop and deliver an event and/or series of activations that will communicate the personality and identity of the City and engage with visitors and locals alike.     The brief is for a powerful yet simple city-wide activity that will express the unique and authentic experience for locals and visitors in line with Council’s Creative City Strategy and the 2018 – 2028 Events Strategy obligations.      “Our community has told us through our Creative City Strategy that they want a homegrown event, unique to Victoria, that offers an authentic experience of Ballarat,” Angelique Lush, Director of Development and Planning said.     “This is a great opportunity for our regional event industries to come forward with proposals that are bold, innovative and creative, and that articulate our point of difference,” she said.    The event will be held during Spring, ideally during the September/October school holiday period and will offer a wide range of activities and interest to identified target audiences.  The new event will run on the off year to the Ballarat International Foto Biennale.

This feasibility study, jointly funded by the City of Ballarat and State government, is currently out to tender to identify an appropriate consultant to undertake the study.

We are only half way through Summer, however, attendances at our major events, including the Road National Cycling Championships, indicate our visitor numbers are tracking slightly ahead of last year.

Over the weekend, Buninyong and Ballarat transformed into a hive of activity as thousands of people watched the Federation University Cycling Road Nationals.  Australia’s most prestigious event, the R…

The City of Ballarat is in the midst of requesting further information from the permit applicant around the extent of any demolition of heritage fabric, more architectural detail around how the deck w…