City of Ballarat
Welcome to Ballarat
The City of Ballarat is one of Australia’s largest and fastest growing inland cities. Which is no surprise to the 90,000 people currently enjoying Ballarat’s economic and lifestyle attributes, and the range of investment and relocation services championed by the City of Ballarat.
Located in the growth state of Victoria in southern Australia, Ballarat prosperous and expanding, with a continuing optimistic outlook. A centre of excellence in health and education, Ballarat is home to multiple, international manufacturing brands and an ever-expanding and diverse technologies sector. Ballarat is rapidly becoming the primary choice for Australian and international business and industry investment.
Strategic Location
Easily accessible by road and rail, Ballarat is serviced by four major highways as wel as freight and passenger rail services along the interstate transport corridor that stretches across the continent. Ballarat’s close proximity to Melbourne allows for easy access to Victoria’s metropolitan capital, Tullamarine International Airport, and the Port of Melbourne, Australia’s largest container and general cargo port.
Victoria’s favourable international time zone allows for ongoing trade and business, 24/7, with intercontinental partners and clients.
Your Investment
8000 businesses registered in the Ballarat region, including major international companies such as IBM Global Services, McCain Foods, Masterfoods and FMP Group, reflect Ballarat’s dynamic economic base.
Expanding on its vision to host multinational companies, Ballarat has also attracted international investment and companies from Japan, South Korea and New Zealand and is currently progressing investment negotiations with businesses from India, Singapore and Israel.
The manufacturing and retail sectors are major employers in the City of Ballarat, supported by Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), agribusiness, health, professional services, tourism, and the building and construction industry.
One of the key advantages of moving to Ballarat relates to housing affordability compared to the price of residential property within Australia’s capital cities. In this regard, Ballarat is particularly attractive to families, first and second home buyers, retirees and investors.
Investment Services
The City of Ballarat assists residents by co-ordinating a range of services and an incentive package for people and businesses relocating to Ballarat. Council provides a range of professional services and business resources to inform investment decisions and retain and grow business and industry including:
- Sourcing skilled workers through the Ballarat Migration Project and advice on appropriate visas
- Facility development planning through our Strategic and Statutory Planning Units
- Direct links into key businesses and government agencies
- Access to the University of Ballarat to assist with employee education and training, as well as opportunities for R & D
- A range of statistical data in relation to demographics, housing, business confidence, business growth trends etc
- Marketing resources to enhance promotional activities, staff attraction and value-adding investment attraction
- Economic modelling information to assist with funding applications and investment decisions
- Sourcing support funds for business growth, innovation, R&D, business planning etc
- Negotiations with utility and other key service providers for business and industry
- Site identification for business development and investment
- Liaison with a range of private sector agencies and government departments on behalf of business to assist business development and assist with addressing business specific issues
Contact Information
Take those first steps to making your investment Come to Life!
For more information on making Ballarat, Victoria a location for your enterprise, please visit www.businessballarat.com, or email fionadavey@ballarat.vic.gov.au
Fiona Davey
Manager – Economic Development
City of Ballarat
PO Box 655
BALLARAT VICTORIA 3353
AUSTRALIA
