The Centre for Rare Arts and Forgotten Trades (CRAFT) has announced talented makers from across Australia will host classes in a range of trades - from silversmithing and carving to chair-making and weaving in September. Read more »
The Ballarat Heritage Festival has been awarded top honours in the 2021 Victorian Tourism Awards Festivals and Events Category. Read more »
It's time once again to celebrate our heritage with the 2021 Ballarat Heritage Festival throughout May. In this year's festival, the City of Ballarat is breathing new life and intrigue into our celebration of heritage with an expanded festival program and extended dates. Read more »
Do you visit the memorial tree of a relative who served in WWI, or are you curious to locate their tree for the first time? Read Helen Hunter's reflection on visiting a family member's memorial tree on the Ballarat Avenue of Honour Read more »
We kick off a new series of history-focussed blog posts by looking at the public debate on Darwin's Origin of the Species in Ballarat in the 1860s when it was released. Read more »
2019 Ballarat Heritage Weekend is almost here! Check this out.... Read more »
People's choice heritage awards now open.Vote for you favourite heritage project. Read more »
This year, in celebration of their 10th anniversary, the Awards have been invigorated with a brand new category and ceremony format to open the Ballarat Heritage Weekend. Read more »
Public Record Office Victoria is now accepting applications for 2018-2019 Local History Grants. Previous years have seen many different groups funded for projects that capture and preserve history. Read more »
Explore parts of the Old Ballarat Gaol, BMI basement, Tram No. 14 and more for the very first time in 3D! Read more »
The 2018 Ballarat Heritage Awards winners have been announced. Congratulations to all the winners and thank you for your fantastic contributions to Ballarat's heritage. Click to see whose won!! Read more »
100 years of technology - see the city like you've never seen it before! Read more »
WhiteNightBallarat will re-imagine the city when it returns on Saturday 17 March 2018, 7pm till 2am. Explore the first program announcement and begin planning your journey. Read more »
An ambitious online project called Many Roads brings together the collections of eighteen Victorian cultural organisations, both metropolitan and regional, to tell the story of the Chinese on the goldfields of Victoria. Read more »
Explore and contribute to Ballarat's vibrant musical heritage today. Read more »
Ballarat is celebrating its much loved heritage throughout the month of May, culminating in the Ballarat Heritage Weekend on 27&28 May. Read more »
On Friday 24 March, the City of Ballarat became the first city in the southern hemisphere to join the Council of Europe's Intercultural Cities Network. Read more »
A new exhibition of ABC and BBC series, The Doctor Blake Mysteries, designed by the show's own production designer, Carrie Kennedy, will run at Sovereign Hill's Gold Museum in Ballarat (Victoria) from 11th April - 3rd September. Read more »
The Learmonth & District Historical Society will host an exhibition of toys, dolls and teddys from 8 to 14 March 2017. Read more »
'Big Walk to Golden Mountain' raises fascinating questions about different ways of viewing and responding to the landscape. Join the conversation at the Art Gallery of Ballarat - 4 March 2017. Read more »
Ballarat's heritage will be transformed by a spectacular light show and arts program on March 4 for 'White Night Ballarat'. Read more »
The BDGS have won the Victorian Community History Awards 'CENTENARY OF WW1 2016' in recognition of the best work or project on the impact of WW1 on Victoria or Victorians. Read more »
'Our People, Culture and Place' outlines a plan of action for applying HUL to 2030. The final plan will come out for consultation in 2016. Watch this space! Read more »
This award winning video by Wind & Sky Productions explores the little known contribution Aboriginal people made in colonial times by guiding people and stock across the river systems of Victoria. Read more »
'THE HUL GUIDEBOOK' has been launched at the League of Historical Cities 15th World Conference in Austria. Download today! Read more »
See the latest draft of the Ballarat East community map. Is this your Ballarat East? Have your say... Read more »
The Ballarat Heritage Awards have been announced at a formal awards ceremony on 3 May 2016.The Award evening was hosted by the National Trust of Australia (VIC) Ballarat Branch in conjunction with the City of Ballarat. Read more »
Cure your curiosities and immerse yourself in the intriguing at the 2016 Ballarat Heritage Weekend. Read more »
In 1914 Australia went to war. Thousands of young recruits passed through Ballarat on their way to the front, to prepare for battle and to say a last goodbye... Read more »
We'll know whose won on 3 May 2016! Read more »
Now available: Historic Urban Landscape and Visualising Ballarat Impact Analysis (first wave) Read more »
The APSEAs seek to recognise excellence by organisations and individuals in the spatial industry across the Asia Pacific region Read more »
You can have your say by filling in the Ballarat East survey or visit the City of Ballarat website to find out other ways to get involved. Read more »
Watch this space for news of the finalists. Good luck everyone! Read more »
TimeCapsule is a new online tool that captures what you value about places in Ballarat Read more »
Join the discussion at #imagineballarateast Read more »
Latest info and news Read more »
The 2016 Ballarat Heritage Awards are NOW OPEN for submissions and entries close at 5pm on 29 February 2016. Read more »
Join the Australia ICOMOS National Scientific Committee on Cultural Landscapes and Cultural Routes for the Emerging Heritage Professions Drinks and Dinner, Lithgow, March 2016 Read more »
Voted by you!! Congratulations to all those involved. Read more »
To be launched at the upcoming League of Historical Cities conference, this guide will assist local authorities around the world to implement UNESCO's HUL approach. Read more »
Check out fascinating stories from the people of Ballarat. Read more »
What's your Ballarat East? Get involved! Read more »
A new scholarship to develop innovative visualisation tools for Ballarat's HUL program. Applications close 30 November 2015. Read more »
Learn the latest at WHITRAP's training, December 2015 in Shanghai. Partial scholarships available - get in quick! Read more »
Log in to Twitter and search for #hulballarat Read more »
Artists play a vital role documenting our cities. Meet Artist, Peace Activist, & Community Advocate Evelyn Healy. Read more »
Come and join HHP at CRCAH in the SMB Campus, Lydiard Street Sth, October 15th at 5pm for a casual wander and chat, and help to recreate/reimagine a historical image in the SMB Botanical Garden. Read more »
HUL will be on show at the Archibald prize throughout Oct/Nov 2015 at the Ballarat Art Gallery. Come and visit us! Read more »
Check out this new take on old places by Amy Tsilemanis and David McGinniss, "Exploring at the School of Mines" Read more »
We're holding a visioning workshop to develop a framework for interpreting Ballarat and looking for EOIs to attend. Read more »
FedUni and City of Ballarat have won the Victorian Spatial Excellence award for people and community for HULBallarat website and mapping tool on Friday 11 September 2015. Read more »
HULBallarat features research by academics and community members. New projects are online now! Read more »
Are you interested promoting HULBallarat during the Archibald prize in Oct/Nov? If so we'd love to hear from you. Read more »
Check out new interview with postgraduate researcher George Hook, "Detective work by the Yarrowee" Read more »
Art, history and technology join forces in a new photographic exhibition by Andrew Thomas. Read more »
Check out new interview with Lucinda Horrocks, storyteller at Wind & Sky Productions, "Stories Bringing New Perspectives" on the HUL Ballarat blog site. Read more »
Watch Ana Pereira Roders at TEDxHamburg talk about resource efficient cities Read more »
Come along to HHP's second meetup today (24/09) at CRCAH, themed 'Storytelling in the city' Read more »
Community values guide a sustainable future for Ballarat. Read more »
The launch of the history/heritage/place discussion group at CRCAH, Federation University Australia, was a great success. Join in the conversation on the historic urban landscape approach on twitter. Read more »
Ranging from the 1850s to the early twentieth century - find Camp Street's history at your fingertips. Read more »
Contribute to the Urban Dialogues from 6 to 31 July. Read more »
Ballarat Imagine enabled all of Ballarat's citizens to share what they love about Ballarat. Data now available. Read more »
Ballarat's HUL program featured at GovHack 2015. Check out this year's finalists. Read more »
Monash Uni and QLD Uni have launched a new website called 'Victorian Places'. The site lists every town and suburb in Victoria. Read more »
Public Record Office Victoria and City of Ballarat have released a new brochure to help you discover the secrets of your historic home. Read more »
HULBallarat has been dedicated to the memory of Dr Ron van Oers who passed away suddenly in April 2015. Read more »
Members of the Miners Rest community have come together to produce a heritage trail and record memories of long-term local Mr Bill Loader. Read more »
In September 2013 the City of Ballarat joined an international pilot program to implement UNESCO's Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL)* to ensure Ballarat's growth continues to retain the character of Ballarat's distinctive and highly valued landscape and recognise its cultural significance. Read more »
Ballarat Heritage Weekend is held annually. This year's theme was 'A century of Service'. Read more »
Ballarat's HUL program was showcased during a recent Visioning Conference in Cuenca, Ecuador. The key focus of the conference was community participation. Read more »
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