Ballarat's 40 Under 40
ALLISTER MORRISON - Age: 35, Occupation: General manager of Ballarat Real Estate Pty Ltd
KATRINA BEER - Age: 32, Occupation: Vocation program manager, Ballarat and District Aboriginal Co-operative
STUART BENJAMIN - Age: 37, Occupation: Property developer
SCOTT BERTUS - Age: 26, Occupation: University of Ballarat student and extensive community involvement.
SAM BORNER - Age: 24, Occupation: Real estate consultant
JANE BUNN - Age: 33, Occupation: Meteorologist and weather presenter - WIN News Victoria
KATE BURROWS - Age: 31, Occupation: Director, Eventique Consulting
SIMON COGHLAN - Age: 37, Occupation: Hotelier
BEN DAINTON - Age: 21, Occupation: Youth pastor
KERRI GORDON - Age: 32, Occupation: Health management team leader and dietician
STACEY GROSE - Age: 29, Occupation: Director and commercial solicitor of BJT Legal Pty Ltd. Extensive involvement in community organisations.
NICK GRYLEWICZ - Age: 37, Occupation: Developer
TAMSIN HINCHLEY - Age: 32, Occupation: Mum, pro-beach volleyballer, coach.
JAALA PULFORD - Age: 38, Occupation: Labor Member of Parliament for Western Victoria
AMY JOHNSON - Age: 25, Occupation: City of Ballarat councillor
CHRIS KARAMEROS - Age: 38, Occupation: Physical education teacher , sport co-ordinator
ALDONA KMIEC - Age: 35, Occupation: Professional photographer and multicultural ambassador of the City of Ballarat (2012 - 2014)
LARELLE KUCZER - Age: 29, Occupation: Youth worker, currently working in youth drug and alcohol
ROGER LE GRAND - Age: 37, Occupation: General manager Victoria, Go Transit Media Group
ASH LIEB - Age: 30, Occupation: Artist, comedian, writer
TIM MATTHEWS - Age: 33, Occupation: Director, The Forge Pizzeria.
JADE MORRISON - Age: 30, Occupation: Advertising manager, The Courier, Fairfax Regional Media
JANE NIELD - Age: 38, Occupation: Radio announcer at Power FM and 3BA Ballarat. Extensive community involvement.
PAUL NOLAN - Age: 36, Occupation: Director of community development at St Patrick's College
BRENDAN O CONNELL - Age: 34, Occupation: Partnership,broker,team leader Highlands Local Learning & Employment Network.
TESS PEARCE - Age: 20, Occupation: Law student
DREW PETRIE - Age: 30, Occupation: Sportsperson (AFL)
WAYNE RIGG - Age: 39, Occupation: CFA operations officer instructor
BRAD SEWELL - Age: 28, Occupation: AFL footballer
KATIE SPURGO - Age: 33, Occupation: Editorial manager, Fairfax Regional Digital Media
REBECCA STEWART - Age: 27, Occupation: Youth project officer,producer (radio) / early childhood carer
JARED TALLENT - Age: 28, Occupation: Athlete (race walker), three-time Olympic medallist
BEN TAYLOR - Age: 36, Occupation: Sales manager at Southern Cross Business Machines
TULLY SMITH - Age: 27, Occupation: Sales and marketing manager, Ballarat Turf Club. Extensive involvement in other organisations.
STEPH WALLACE - Age: 33, Occupation: Owner of Red Brick art gallery and shop
JOSHUA MORRIS - Age: 30, Occupation: Ballarat City councillor and physical education teacher
JULIA ZASS - Age: 29, Occupation: Breakfast announcer on 103.1 Power FM
NICOLE BARTLETT - Age: 30, Occupation: Events manager at Fiona Elsey Cancer Research Institute and mum of two boys
JANELLE RYAN - Age: 28, Occupation: Communications and marketing director
JOANNA STEVENS - Age: 37, Occupation: Managing director of a PR company