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Paul Chai 

Hotel review: Hotel Vera, Ballarat, is perfect from bed to breakfast

Just 24 hours at Hotel Vera packs in the spoiling and serenity of a week-long wellness retreat.

  • by Paul Chai
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Ballarat, Victoria travel guide and things to do: Nine highlights

Everything old is new again in Ballarat, a city that excels in imaginative and stylish makeovers and restorations of historic buildings.

  • by Lee Atkinson
Battista in Ballarat.

Battista, Ballarat, review: A former church's miracle B&B restoration

It went from Baptist Church, to nightclub, to derelict pigeon haven. Now this graceful property has been beautifully restored.

  • by Sue Wallace
Step back in time at Sovereign Hill, Ballarat's biggest attraction.

Ballarat, Victoria, UNESCO Creative City: Where history and modernity meet

Ballarat is using the skills and craftmanship of the past to forge a bright future.

  • by Paul Chai
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More Than 1 Nation by the Pitcha Makin Fellas will be part of the inaugural White Night Ballarat.

White Night Ballarat: An all-night arts event away from the big-city throngs

Want to experience White Night with out the hordes of people at the Melbourne event? You can here.

  • by Tim Richards
Heritage fold rush-era architecture lined along Sturt Street, Ballarat.

Ballarat the new star of hit TV series The Doctor Blake Mysteries

Ballarat has one of the best preserved Victorian streetscapes outside Britain – something that has made it a favourite of a new wave of film and TV makers.

  • by Anthony Dennis
Characters in costume at Sovereign Hill.

Ballarat travel guide and things to do: 20 reasons to visit

A sense of the city's rollicking history seems to permeate the Victorian streetscapes and handsome buildings.

  • by Anthony Dennis
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Ballarat, Victoria: Travel guide and things to do

Ballarat is an historic gold mining city of great elegance and charm.

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Ballarat family holiday: The new gold rush

Sovereign Hill and Kryal Castle are great fun for the little (and big) prospectors, writes Jane Reddy.

  • by JANE REDDY