Recently Deb Findlay, Forgotten Australian, received this newsletter regarding the old orphanage site. She and other ex-residents of the home were justifiably unhappy that it was called the Old Damascus site (its last ten years), rather than the Old Orphanage site to reflect the importance of the site, and the fact it was an orphanage […]
We need a group of residents to continue to push through on action required by council. These actions will come from the Actions suggested by our Community Meeting, and can be found here. Resident Diane Chester has sent these in from the minutes of the Council’s meeting in January: COUNCIL RESOLUTION Council resolves to: 1. […]
This just in from Cherie at BEN: In response to some of the action steps outlined at the community meeting Three ways to protect trees: 1. National Trust – Register of Significant Trees (National Register) 2. Heritage Victoria (State Register) 3. Trees of State and National significance can be incorporated into Ballarat Planning Scheme, as […]
Well the results are in, and slowly going online here at ballarateast.net/meeting-2012. So much information and so little time, however we had a great result with people signing up for enews, we now sit at 116 subscribers and 69 facebook likes (we are hoping you share this soon and save us some ignominy). And that’s […]