Ballarat City Council

Address

25 Armstrong Street South, BALLARAT 3350

Postal

PO Box 655, BALLARAT 3353

Tel

03 5320 5500

Fax

03 5320 5832

Email

ballcity@ballarat.vic.gov.au

Website

www.ballarat.vic.gov.au

Municipality Profile

The City of Ballarat lies within a gently undulating section of the midland plains in western Victoria, about 80 kms from Melbourne. It is positioned at the centre of some of Victoria’s most important freight, tourist and commuter transport routes, with the Western, the Midland, the Glenelg and the Sunraysia highways radiating from it.
Ballarat has traditionally prospered on mineral and agricultural based resources, however manufacturing, tourism, health and community services, education and retailing are now the key industries. These industries, along with banking, finance and government services, are strengthening Ballarat’s role as a regional service provider.

Localities

Addington, Alfredton, Ascot, Bakery Hill, Bald Hills, Ballarat, Ballarat East, Black Hill, Blowhard, Bo Peep, Bonshaw, Brown Hill, Buninyong, Bunkers Hill, Burrumbeet, Canadian, Cardigan, Cardigan Village, Chapel Flat, Coghills Creek, Creswick, Delacombe, Durham Lead, Ercildoune, Eureka, Glen Park, Glendaruel, Glendonnel, Golden Point, Gong Gong, Invermay, Invermay Park, Lake Gardens, Lake Wendouree, Learmonth, Magpie, Miners Rest, Mitchell Park, Mount Bolton, Mount Clear, Mount Helen, Mount Pleasant, Mount Rowan, Nerrina, Newington, Redan, Scotchmans Lead, Scotsburn, Sebastopol, Smythes Creek, Soldiers Hill, Sovereign Hill, Tourello, Warrenheip, Wattle Flat, Weatherboard, Wendouree, Wendouree Village, Windermere.
For a detailed map showing shire boundaries and locality names, visit VICNAMES.

Area & Population

Population Projections - Estimated Resident Population (ERP)

Area	2011	2016	2021	2026	2031
740 sq km	97,810	105,577	113,475	121,495	128,847

Source: Victoria in Future 2012 - Population and Household Projections 2011–2031 for Victoria and its Regions, Department of Planning and Community Development, April 2012

Elections

Ballarat City Council is a subdivided municipality consisting of 3 wards and 9 councillors.
Councillors are elected through proportional representation voting.
Since 2008, all Victorian councillors serve a four year term.  The next general election is in October 2016.
Visit the Guide for more information on Council Elections.
Visit the Victorian Electoral Commission for more elections details.

Councillors

9 Councillors elected in October 2012.
Central - Cr John Burt (Mayor 2012-13)
Central - Cr Belinda Coates
Central - Cr Samantha McIntosh
North - Cr Vicki Coltman
North - Cr Amy Johnson
North - Cr John Philips
South - Cr Des Hudson
South - Cr Peter Innes
South - Cr Joshua Morris

Chief Executive Officer

Mr Anthony Schinck

Finances

	2010-11	2009-10	2008-09	2007-08
Recurrent Expenditure ($)	116.066m	105.328m	98.113m	92.930m
Recurrent Revenue ($)	124.166m	117.372m	114.806m	102.787m
- Rates & Charges ($)	65.900m	62.561m	58.586m	53.586m
- VGC Grants ($)	10.478m	9.775m	9.369m	9.138m

Source: Victoria Grants Commission