New Residents Program
If you are considering a lifestyle change there are many compelling reasons too choose Ballarat.
To assist you in your transition, the City of Ballarat invites all new residents to participate in the New Residents Program.
For more information contact the City of Ballarat Customer Service team on (03) 5320 5500.
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Introduction:
A responsive and supportive business environment is critical to Ballarat attracting investment and consolidating its position as the capital of Western Victoria and as the premier knowledge based regional economy in Australia.
Business development and innovation is driven by the private sector but requires a conductive and supportive business environment to be fully realised. This relates to having a supportive culture and appropriate infrastructure, strategies, networks, development controls and business regulations in place that support growth, change and new investment.
Innovation is typically driven from within, via the creativity and capacity of the workforce, and / or via an advantage provided by the natural resource base of a region (which can provide advantages to local firms). Innovation can be expressed in terms of making existing goods or services better or in establishing new goods or services.
Innovation in Ballarat will be assisted by the strong networks and cooperation between industry associations that exist.
Business Development and Innovation Goals:
- Create a supportive investment environment which encourages business development and is supportive of local innovation.
- Establish strategies and regulations that are geared to support business development, innovation and appropriate investment.
- Support organisations that can advise on and provide leadership for economic development.
In partnership with leading training providers, service delivery organisations and industry bodies, Council is continually adding events and programs to ensure that local industry has access to the most recent developments, best practice models and innovations available.
Included here, are details of a number of opportunities that are provided under the banners of:
- Ballarat Industry Participation Program (BIPP)
- Business Development and Innovation
These pages will be updated on a regular basis with new program and events as they develop and we encourage all business to regularly access them to choose the programs.
Economic Development Strategy
The City of Ballarat recently released the 2010-2014 Economic Development Strategy.
The Strategy is fundamentally designed designed to shape the city's development and guide growth for the next five years. The ES (Economic Strategy) will provide a framework that articulates Council's vision and objectives for Ballarat's current and future economy, and propose a range of practical measures designed to acheive the vision and objectives set out within the document.
Click here to view The City of Ballarat Economic Development Strategy 2010-2014