The centre of Ballarat could be voting in a newly-named electorate at next year's state election under proposed new boundaries released by Victoria's Electoral Boundaries Commission today.
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The electorate of Wendouree could be abolished and replaced by the new electorate of Eureka.
All residents in Alfredton and many in Wendouree could be no longer be voting in the new seat, to instead be voting in Ripon.
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The redistribution proposes moving the electorate's western boundary east to Gillies Street, with the western portion of Wendouree, Lake Gardens and Alfredton to now be in Ripon.
Ripon also gained the localities of Mount Rowan, Invermay and Nerrina as the boundary between Ripon and the proposed Eureka electorate shifts south to the Western Freeway.
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While losing area in the west and north of Ballarat, Eureka is set to gain the city's southern suburbs including the eponymous suburb of Eureka, as well as Redan, Sebastopol and Bonshaw, much of which was previously part of the Buninyong electorate.
The name of the Buninyong electorate has not changed.
The electorate boundaries are being redrawn for both houses to give each seat equal representation in state parliament.
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The proposed boundaries come after the EBC received 58 submissions in December, including five from political parties.
Submissions are being invited on the new boundaries until Friday, July 30 before the final boundaries are released in October.
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