Experience Ballarat

In Ballarat we openly celebrate our heritage, world class attractions and our rich food and wine lifestyle.

Our cosmopolitian city boasts all the artistic and cultural wealth that comes with its spectacular rise from a humble mining settlement to a world famous city. Money flowed into Ballarat with the discovery of gold in the mid-19th century, giving us elegant architecture, broad tree-lined streetscapes and cultivated gardens.

Thanks to this illustrious heritage, we have the best of both worlds - a captivating history and a contemporary urban lifestyle with outdoor escapes of all kinds.

It's a place where you can sip coffee in a chic city cafe, then, minutes later, be walking a bushland trail surrounded by the majesty of nature.