Useful contacts - Ballarat
Tourism information: Town Hall, 225 Sturt Street, Ballarat, phone 1800 44 66 33; email: visitballarat@brt.org.au; website: www.visitballarat.com.au
Local council: City of Ballarat.
Hospital: Ballarat Health Services.
Shopping: Stockland Wendouree, Central Square Ballarat, Sovereign Hill, The Art Gallery of Ballarat, Lydiard Street, Ballarat Botanical Gardens, and MADE Museum.
Transport services: V/Line train to Melbourne, Western Freeway takes you to Melbourne, while the Western Highway takes you to the Grampians. The Midland Highway takes you to Creswick and Daylesford.