HELP SHAPE OUR WATER FUTURE LIVING BALLARAT PROJECT Communities and individuals in the Ballarat and region are now invited to have their say on the consultation draft. The consultation period runs from Tuesday 3 June 2014 to Friday 18 July 2014. The local project board invites you to download the consultation draft and make a […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Recently an album of photographs has come to light at the City of Ballarat Library. Librarian Edith Fry dug a little deeper into it and found some great links with Ballarat East. The Front Cover of the album in the City of Ballarat Library Australiana Research room. Joseph Pendennis Roff, the photographer, was born in […]
A great initiative from the City of Ballarat. The Exceptional Tree Register. I encourage all Easties to have a look around you and if you see an exceptional tree (and i know you will) please ensure you have it added to the register. http://www.ballarat.vic.gov.au/sh/exceptional-tree-register.aspx Here are some I saw on my walk today… Ballarat has […]
I know… any angle right? Lets celebrate those women who mean so much to us. There is so much going on in town with the Ballarat Heritage Weekend, don’t forget that our fabulous MADE provides such an important historical connection, both to the mid 19th century AND before and after… democracy has no time limit… […]
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 […]