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Coronavirus alert !

Coronavirus

The City of Ballarat continues to review and monitor its plans to respond to the impacts of Covid-19 (Coronavirus) and to ensure it is prepared for any eventuality.

The Department of Health and Community Services remains the lead agency, and the City will be guided by its advice at all times.

Residents are encouraged to access the department’s website at https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/victorian-public-coronavirus-disease-covid-19 for daily updates on Covid-19, &

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New Domain price growth

New Domain price growth data shows one Ballarat suburb tops the nation

 

 Pleasant by name, pleasant price. Mount Pleasant has shown the most housing price growth of any Australian suburb in the past 12 months.

A LONG undervalued Ballarat suburb has had a renaissance, being named Australia's top suburb for housing price growth in the past 12 months by Domain.

Mount Pleasant - officially Ballarat's oldest suburb - founded in 1836 by the Yuille Brothers when they established a sheep run and today boasting a

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Regional Victorian house prices tipped to moderate in 2020 after this year’s strong growth, experts say

After annual gains as high as the 9.7 per cent seen by Ballarat, industry insiders predict prices will flatten as the downturn that affected Melbourne in 2018 and the first half of 2019 spreads to regional areas.

Domain economist Trent Wiltshire said regional areas – mostly those within a couple of hours of Melbourne – will face a softer market next year if prices moderate

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