Good afternoon friends, The winter rains are having a very good effect on the forest, with the new growth on the ex plantation sites continuing. FoCC meeting. A meeting of the Friends of the Canadian Corridor will be held at the Earth Ed, Olympic Drive, Mt Clear at 5 pm to 6pm on Wednesday […]
Great news for map lovers, heritage lovers and East lovers… and a great reason to loose a few hours ‘looking at stuff’… Thanks to the residents and friends who drew our attention to this, especially Edith & Amy! We are excited to announce that PROV (Public Records Office Victoria) the Ballarat and Ballarat East Town […]
An informal public consultation was held last Monday evening in the Town Hall regarding the recent Corangamite Catchment Management Authority’s Canadian Creek Tributaries Flood Investigation. Here is some background http://ballarateast.online/canadian-creek-tributaries/ This display was like a celebration of the waterways and natural features of Ballarat East, and Canadian. It was recognition of how special and unique […]
It is SO GREAT when we get emails with information to share. Gladys was been wandering the east looking for trees to add to the Register of Exceptional Trees. We want a heap in from the East. First submissions due by the end of this month. Click here for more info: http://ballarateast.online/topics/resources/exceptional-tree-register/ And the details: All […]
Have you found our latest bit of culture over here in the East? Wow are we changing or what? How fabulous that we can now walk to coffee and cupcakes locally! So we headed out to try them. Could barely wait. I walked there while my ‘date’ drove later. A few hurried text messages about […]
This has come in from Geoff Howard’s office, many of you will have received a letter already. Are You Concerned About Planning Issues in Ballarat East? Many Ballarat East residents continue to raise concerns with me about new high density housing proposals being put forward in our neighbourhoods. I have asked Labor shadow Planning Minister, […]
Love a great good news story. Here is the latest on the Poverty Point Tree. For the back story click here. Thank you to everyone who took the time to make a comment on the post, contacted Edith to give support and those who wrote to council about it. Its so great when we work […]
We Easties love to have a say about our area! Hear this then have a say! CANADIAN CREEK TRIBUTARIES FLOOD INVESTIGATION FLOOD STUDY FINDINGS – INFORMAL PUBLIC CONSULTATION The City of Ballarat and the Corangamite Catchment Management Authority (Corangamite CMA) engaged Water Technology to undertake a detailed flood investigation of the Canadian Creek Tributaries. The […]
There are some great events on at MADE at the moment. Make sure you support this great museum, one of the very few venues and exhibition spaces in Ballarat East. They are doing something new, lets help to make it fabulous. http://www.made.org/whatson/events Love Dr Blake? Don’t we all? The show is on until June 9th. […]
You have already heard about this great initiative, right here. This is our chance to tie a yellow ribbon around each of our trees… The forms are really very simple. Please take some time to help protect the very thing that makes our area so beautiful. The trees. Just to make it easy for you […]