Eight of nine councillors were able to attend the two-day event on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The discussions focused on six priority projects, which Ballarat City mayor Samantha McIntosh outlined on Monday.

Cr McIntosh said there had been lots of interest in a number of projects, including a train station at Warrenheip and waste to energy.

"There is a lot of interest in our waste to energy projects,” Cr McIntosh said.

“Given the support and growth of our Ballarat West Employment Zone, the opportunities are sitting there.

“Warrenheip is certainly of interest and people are keen to look all the options that will help reduce the train timetable to Melbourne.”

Council staff and representatives from neighbouring shires were also part of the delegation.

It also included Committee for Ballarat chief executive Melanie Robertson for the second day of talks on Wednesday.

Ms Robertson spoke with politicians about the 59 minute Ballarat rail campaign.

The campaign aims to have a train service to Melbourne that takes less than an hour.

Ms Robertson said the committee had put a “line in the sand” on the transport issue.

“What we were asking was by 2019, we have an express service to Melbourne and return,” she said.

“We talked about the need for connectivity.

“Certainly we had discussion in relation to the 59 minute campaign and that has at this stage captured the attention of politicians on both sides.”

The state government has planned to add a number of passing loops to the Ballarat Train Line.

It will help prevent major delays across the entire line when there is a problem on one service.

Ballarat City deputy mayor Mark Harris said the government, opposition and crossbench MPs would consider council’s proposals ahead of next year’s state election.

“The announcements for a lot of these things would proceed over the next year,” Cr Harris said.

“So we aren’t ending the meeting with, ‘will you support it or not’, but certainly there are some areas that get more interest than others.”

Cr Harris said it was important for the state to continue a push towards decentralisation from Melbourne.

“For example Ballarat Health Service can provide for Melton and Bacchus Marsh,” he said.

“If we do that they don’t have to go into the city.

“Capital works across the city are tied to electoral cycles so you need that ongoing contact.”