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11 Aug 2020
A self-guided food and adventure experience with a difference
A Melbourne-founded company offering unique ways to experience more than 50 cities around the world has arrived in Ballarat. To date, AmazingCo has delivered more than 40,000 experiences to over...
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Food & Drink
05 Aug 2020
Your guide to Ballarat cafes and restaurants open for takeaway and delivery
Whilst dining out might be temporarily off the menu due to stage three restrictions, you can still treat yourself at home with our lockdown guide to Ballarat cafes and restaurants...
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Food & Drink
14 Jul 2020
Faces of Ballarat: Gorgi Coghlan
She's the popular Australian television host who's brought a slice of European magic and simplicity to Ballarat. We spoke to The Provincial Hotel owner and The Project panellist Gorgi Coghlan...
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Food & Drink
07 Jul 2020
Step back in time at The 18th Amendment Bar
A new Ballarat bar is taking patrons back to a chapter in American history when it was illegal to consume or sell alcohol. The 18th Amendment Bar opened at the...
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News
01 Jul 2020
New temporary home for the Ballarat Information Centre
The Ballarat Information Centre is operating a pop-up service at the Art Gallery of Ballarat, 40 Lydiard Street North, in the space formally occupied by Kittelty's cafe. The pop-up service...
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News
25 Jun 2020
Discounted tickets for locals and regional Victorians at Ballarat tourist attractions
Ballarat tourist attractions are offering discounted tickets to help attract local and regional Victorian visitors this winter. Discounts of up to 50 per cent are available at Sovereign Hill, Kryal...
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News
18 Jun 2020
Ballarat’s online winter festival extended until 31 August
If you can't visit Ballarat right now in person, you still can online with the Ballarat Virtual Winter Fest extended until 31 August. Visit the website and tour the interactive...
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Family Friendly
15 Jun 2020
Kryal Castle to lower its drawbridge on 27 June
Another Ballarat tourist attraction has announced a reopening date, with Kryal Castle to resume operations on Saturday 27 June. During the Victorian school holidays (27 June – 12 July), the...
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Family Friendly
10 Jun 2020
Sovereign Hill to welcome visitors again from 27 June
Popular Ballarat tourist attraction Sovereign Hill will reopen on Saturday 27 June – the first day of the Victorian school holidays. For the first three months, the outdoor museum will...
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News
09 Jun 2020
Art Gallery of Ballarat to reopen doors on 1 July
Australia’s oldest and largest regional gallery will resume operations on Wednesday 1 July. The Art Gallery of Ballarat will open to a limited number of visitors from 10am-5pm daily using...
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Family Friendly
02 Jun 2020
Ballarat Wildlife Park reopens to the public
The Ballarat Wildlife Park has reopened to visitors after it was forced to close its doors in late March in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. "The Parker family and the...
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Family Friendly
28 May 2020
Ballarat's Kryal Castle to host Harry Potter stars this October
The English actors who played the Weasley twins in the hit Harry Potter films will make a special appearance in Ballarat later this year. James and Oliver Phelps (who starred...
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Made of Ballarat
14 Apr 2020
From Ballarat with love
We're bringing the Ballarat region to you with our list of local businesses with online stores that deliver Australia-wide. Shop small, support local and be kind to Ballarat businesses during...
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News
14 Apr 2020
Ballarat festival to help create visual COVID-19 record
The Ballarat International Foto Biennale is partnering with the United Kingdom's FORMAT International Photography Festival and Ireland's Gallery of Photography to create a visual record of the COVID-19 crisis on...
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News
18 Feb 2020
Excitement builds for Ballarat's Super Rugby double header
History will be made this weekend when Super Rugby comes to Ballarat for the very first time. Victoria’s own Melbourne Rebels will host a huge double header at Mars Stadium...
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News
04 Feb 2020
Ballarat goes crazy for National Raspberry Drop Day
Ballarat businesses have joined forces with Sovereign Hill this February to celebrate the city's famous hard‐boiled lolly, the raspberry drop. Raspberry drop lemon meringue cakes, raspberry drop dessert pizzas and...
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News
04 Feb 2020
Your guide to Ballarat's new Smarter Parking Plan
Ballarat’s new Smarter Parking Plan has been rolled out across the CBD. The parking meters are a mix of credit card and coin, with the added ability to pay via...
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News
30 Jan 2020
Ballarat to transform into a summer playground for big kids this February
Live music, fine food, craft beer plus elite and extreme sports will be the focus of Ballarat’s bumper line-up of events this February. In a coup for the city, Mars...
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News
13 Jan 2020
More new live music venues and bars for Ballarat
Ballarat's entertainment scene continues to grow with the addition of several new bars and live music venues to the city's line-up in 2020. The sad face that resulted from the...
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News
10 Jan 2020
Ballarat secures RoadNats for another three years
In a coup for Ballarat, the city has scored the rights to host Cycling Australia's Road National Championships for the next three years. First held in Ballarat in 2002, the...
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News
07 Jan 2020
How to support bushfire relief in Ballarat
If you’re visiting Ballarat this January, here's how you can help raise money to support those affected by the nation’s devastating bushfires. The Western Hotel’s Bushfire Fundraiser 1221 Sturt Street...
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News
20 Dec 2019
Ballarat to host Super Rugby match in 2020
Ballarat will become the first regional Australian town to host a Super Rugby match for premiership points in February 2020. The Melbourne Rebels will take on the Durban Sharks at...
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News
18 Dec 2019
Ballarat to show its creative side with new open studio program
Ballarat artists, makers and creatives will join forces for the city’s largest open studio program in April next year. From 3-13 April, Ballarat Open Studios: Art of Making will be...
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News
10 Dec 2019
Award accolades for Ballarat businesses
Ballarat continues to make its mark in the hospitality and tourism sectors, with a number of local businesses scoring statewide recognition at recent industry awards. The following businesses and individuals...
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Family Friendly
07 Nov 2019
Get ready to chart a creative journey of discovery
The long-awaited Fringe Benefits program – a complementary music, art and performance festival to the city’s largest inaugural music festival, Spilt Milk – has been launched. The city is set...
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News
01 Nov 2019
Ballarat named UNESCO Creative City
The City of Ballarat has been announced as a UNESCO Creative City, in the area of Craft and Folk Art.​ Ballarat is one of 66 newly declared UNESCO cities and 246...
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27 Mar 2019
A new AURA for Sovereign Hill
Following rave reviews, Sovereign Hill has officially launched its new sound and light show, AURA. Featuring hundreds of stunning projections, the multimillion-dollar show lets visitors explore space, delve into the...
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Food & Drink
20 Mar 2019
Faces of Ballarat: Chelsea Bourke
Despite racking up almost 11,500 Instagram followers, Ballarat’s Chelsea Bourke shakes off the term “social media influencer”. “I’m just a girl with a phone in her hand trying to convince...
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Family Friendly
06 Mar 2019
Faces of Ballarat: Natalie Dickinson
Meet Ballarat social media influencer and new Visit Ballarat brand ambassador Natalie Dickinson. After having three children in the space of two-and-a-half years, the former secondary school teacher turned to...
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Food & Drink
20 Feb 2019
The newest additions to Ballarat’s food scene
A NEW year brings with it some new and very exciting arrivals in the Ballarat hospitality world. Think deluxe fried chicken, think artisan pies, think gourmet burgers. Hungry yet?! Winner...
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News
14 Feb 2018
The Presenter
She’s one of the most recognised faces on Australian television, so it’s no surprise that I was feeling a certain sense of apprehension upon my meeting with Gorgi Coghlan. But...
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News
05 Jan 2018
The Influencers
As Holly Titheridge enters Ballarat’s iconic Mitchell Harris Wine Bar, her sense of glamour, elegance and style permeates the space. Perhaps it’s because of her Ballarat upbringing, or how she...
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