As we know its not just about planning for housing, it’s about planning for living. The Crossing Borders Tracks and Trails Project is a joint initiative of Hepburn Shire Council, Ballarat City Council, Macedon Ranges Shire Council, Central Goldfields Shire Council, Department of Planning and Community Development and Department of Transport. Tracks and trails are […]
Pryor Park News October 2012 Working Bees: Sunday October 28th 10am-12pm meet at Notice Board, bring gloves. We will be cutting and painting the gorse and broom near the notice board and wildflower area, and looking at the beautiful wildflowers out at the moment. John is hoping to clear the blackwood that fell over in […]
This month the residents of the City of Ballarat get to participate in the democratic process of voting in those people who will represent us in Local Government. There is a lot of info here http://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Current/Ballaratcandidatestatements.html There are three vacancies in South Ward, and eight candidates. BE Net asked these potential Councillors standing in South […]
There has been a lot of discussion about where Ballarat East is, does it still exist, isn’t it just the east side of Ballarat. What do we mean when we say Ballarat East? Our intrepid historian takes a lookey-see… “The 2011 phone book provided useful maps for helping to locate Ballarat East. If you haven’t […]
Re-discover the Arthur Kenny Avenue of Honour Friday 9th November at 2.30pm
Hi BE Net, How’s things in your neck of the woods? Here is info from the SUWP Summit for your interest, click here to download. And wanted to let you know that the date for the Community Forum has changed – from 13 October to Saturday 3 November (afternoon; still at Wendouree Performing Arts Centre). […]
On Sunday, September 30th, 18 of the 22 candidates for the October Ballarat Council elections addressed a 2-hour open meeting to allow members of the Ballarat electorate to learn more about them and to pose questions to them on current issues. The meeting was organized by the Ballarat Residents and Ratepayers’ Association (BRRA), who did […]
Below is a series of speeches given at the recent Council Meeting where the development plans for the Old Orphanage Site were discussed. These are speeches, are by Deborah Findlay, Phillis Read, Brett Edgington, Erin McCuskey, and Belinda Coates. From Deborah Findlay Forgotten Australian & Ex-resident: “Would like to welcome everybody here this evening and […]
More news about the development planning for the old Orphanage site. A video has also been released about the rally and you can find it here: https://vimeo.com/album/2012532/video/45563586 The city is holding a meeting about the site for anyone who is interested, and I suggest that EVERYONE in Ballarat East should be interested in the biggest […]
This just in from residents near White Flat, close to the city, not quite in the East, or is it? The East has not been determined, and it is in the Seat of Ballarat East. Some of you with an interest in the look of our city and suburbs should be interested in this. We […]