Ballarat Regional Tourism

Australian regional tourism agency

Ballarat Regional Tourism

Department overview
Superseding agency|

* Department of Industry, Science and Tourism

Jurisdiction| City of Ballarat

Ballarat Regional Tourism (trading as Visit Ballarat) is the separate, relatively autonomous tourism arm of the City of Ballarat. The board was created on January 27, 2011, to enable the local tourism sector to take ownership of destination promotion of Greater Ballarat.[1]

The new organisation commenced operations on February 1, 2011, which is when it took over key tourism management responsibilities formerly handled by the Ballarat City Council. Responsibilities of the new tourism arm include promotion of Ballarat and surrounding areas as a tourist destination; providing visitor information through the Visitor Information Centre, and developing and attracting tourism and business events.

During its first year, the organisation was managed by a private sector board with the city council retaining ownership. On March 14, 2012, the city council voted to transfer Ballarat Regional Tourism's ownership to the private sector. The council will still continue to fund the board contingent on it meeting key performance indicators.[2]

Ballarat's tourism industry generates $357 million annually in international and domestic spend, attracts 2.4 million visitors, and accounts for more than 2,200 local jobs. [3][citation needed]

## Major Economic Impact Events[edit]

* Ballarat International Foto Biennale
* Mars Cycling Australia Road National Cycling Championships (15,000)
* Ballarat Beer Festival
* Restaurant Ballarat
* Ballarat Winter Festival
* White Night

## See also[edit]

* Tourism in Australia

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Ballarat Regional Tourism comes of age". Archived from the original on 19 March 2012.
2. ^ "Ballarat Regional Tourism's new ownership welcomed".
3. ^ "Visit Ballarat Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Visit Ballarat. October 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2017.

## External links[edit]

* Official website
* City of Ballarat