Why you should put Ballarat on your radar
For decades people have been drawn to Ballarat — at first, it was the promise of gold, and now it’s the affordable, easy lifestyle that it offers.
Ballarat is steeped in history — it started out as a prosperous Gold Rush town attracting thousands of people from all over the world. It was also the location of the historic 1854 rebellion at the Eureka Stockade — an event many people claim led to Australia’s democracy.