Dear Sir/Madam RE: BALLARAT STRATEGY CONSULTATION ‘TEN GAME CHANGING QUESTIONS’ Recently we sent you information on our ‘Ten Game Changing Questions’ consultation for the Ballarat Strategy. The submissions period has now commenced and I am writing to let you know about the ways you can get involved: Online Participate in our interactive online activity which […]
An invite from the city: (I’ve booked have you??) Dear Sir/Madam, RE: BALLARAT STRATEGY CONSULTATION PRE-BOOKING FOR ‘TEN GAME CHANGING QUESTIONS’ I am writing to inform you about the upcoming consultation for the Ballarat Strategy. Ballarat Imagine gave Council the community’s vision for Ballarat in 2040. The Ballarat Strategy is a key part of delivering […]
This just in from Deb who has been leading the charge to save parts of the old orphanage from unnecessary demolition. Hi BE Net, VCAT HAS ADJOURNED THE HEARING TO A LATER DATE! The Council and Former residents went to VCAT today 22 /4/2014, it was scheduled for three days, however the panel heard some […]
Such a beautiful East… Support MADE, they have films on this weekend… Ballarat East is the home of the Eureka Rebellion…. Ballarat East Community Shed… Go and support the great things they do… this weekend! Ducks love a bit of water… and some home made golf apparently… Kangas in the top paddock Fussell Street… The […]
Get behind this fabulous museum in our own backyard… ‘M.A.D.E for Movies’ this Sunday 13th April. M.A.D.E for Movies Battle of the Sexes – 2013, UK documentary (PG) Date: Sun 13/04/14 Hours: 2:00pm – 3:30pm Venue: M.A.D.E (Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka) Ticket Price: Adult $10, Conc. $7 One line ticket sales: https://register.eventarc.com/22656/battle-of-the-sexes Click […]
We’ve been asked by the City of Ballarat to provide some places of note in the East for a tour. The intention is that Ballarat East will be mentioned in the programme for the Ballarat Heritage Weekend. And why not, the whole thing started here yes? So we collected and collated your suggestions and the […]
You will remember the saga of 23 Rodier Street. If not click here for all the background. Here is an update from Rodier team leader Ron. UPDATE FROM RODIER STREET: The Council voted unanimously at Wednesday night’s Meeting (26/03/14) to reject the 14 Unit Proposal at 23 Rodier St. – yet again! They adopted the […]
Great news Easties. Have you been seeing these yellow things appearing around the neighbourhood? It’s the NBN, couldn’t be happier! The guys in the know have said its coming all the way to your house! We must have made it in before the current government changed their minds…
We’ve been talking about the rezoning for a while now… Crunch time has arrived. Great news for the buffer for Canadian State Forest we have wanted, an area of Neighbourhood Residential Zone has been proposed for Ballarat East, and runs along beside Canadian State Forest from the highway to south of Bennett Street, not quite […]
This is our official 300th post. Wow what an achievement… here are a few stats: 300 Posts (articles) 1,133 Comments Kicked off December 1st 2011 (click here to read our very first post) 173 Subscribers (people who signed up to get the weekly enews) 188 Facebook fans (UPDATE we just hit 201 fans, thanks for […]