Ballarat Visitor Information Centre

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The Ballarat Visitor Information Centre located in the heart of Ballarat warmly welcomes visitors to the region and offers a personalised service sharing the range of experiences Ballarat and the surrounding areas have to offer.

The Made of Ballarat shop showcases artisans and producers within the local region, ensuring you complete your visit to Ballarat with a memorable souvenir.
Visitor facilities include free visitor parking (including caravan or large vehicle spaces), public toilets, free Wi-Fi and PowerPoints for charging your devices.

Accessibility information:
-The team have undergone the Hidden Disabilities training, a tool to assist our visitors with any barriers they may face in travel
– Accessible toilet and Adult Change Facility at rear of Town Hall (Bath Lane)  
– Ramp and railing from Armstrong St South/ Bath Lane 
– Automatic doors with sensor to enter the building from Bath Lane 
– Plenty of circulation room 
– Carpet and stone flooring throughout the first and second floor of the Town Hall 
– There are metered car parks out the front of and at the side of the Town Hall. Other parking is available on the streets near the Town Hall or at the multi storey carpark at Central Square.  
– There are designated accessible parking spaces nearby, on Sturt and Armstrong Street.
– Assistance animals are welcome
– Signage to enter the Visitor Information centre

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Ballarat Visitor Information Centre
  • ATEC Tourism Trade Ready
  • Quality Tourism Accreditation
  • Sustainable Tourism Accreditation by ATIC
  • Visitor Information Centre National Accreditation
  • Regional Tourist/Tourism Association/Organisation
  • Visitor Information Centre
  • Carpark
  • Coach Parking
  • Public Toilet
  • Free Wifi
  • Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
  • Caters for people who are blind or have vision loss.
  • Caters for people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
  • Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
  • Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
  • Food & Wine
  • History & Heritage
  • Actively welcomes people with access needs.
  • Offer multiple options for booking – web, email, phone
  • Offer a range of contact methods for receiving complaints
  • Accept the Companion Card
  • Employ people with disability
  • Train your staff in disability awareness
  • Have accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on your website (can be emailed on request)
  • Ask all visitors if there are any specific needs to be met
  • Use Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
  • A quiet space is available at the venue/ facility
  • Have Braille and tactile signage on all information and paths of travel
  • Have audio enabled lifts
  • Have raised tactile buttons in your lifts
  • Have a hearing loop
  • Staff are trained in Auslan
  • Have telephones which are compatible with hearing aids
  • Have TVs with captioning option
  • Have a low noise reception areas with hearing loss friendly acoustics and adequate lighting for viewing facial expressions (includes common areas which are free of background noise, background music)
  • Use floors/coverings which are slip resistant, firm and smooth
  • Provide seating in common areas including reception area
  • Have step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
  • Have a step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
  • Have lifts with enough space for people using a mobility aid to enter and turn around to use the lift buttons. Buttons are at accessible height.
  • Have an accessible public toilet which is unlocked
  • Have at least one wheelchair accessible parking space with wheelchair accessible signage clearly displayed (International standards are 3200mm wide x 2500 mm high)
  • Have wheelchair accessible transport options available in the general vicinity (provide information on name of the operator, phone and website link to individual providers for private vehicles, community transport train, mini vans, hire cars, buses, taxis, ferry, tram, light rail etc in your access statement)
12/07/2026

Ballarat

Ballarat Visitor Information Centre
Ballarat Town Hall
225 Sturt Street
Ballarat, Victoria

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Ship Status

Geelong to Devonport ( GEX to DPO )

Schedule Sailing

Check-in times

Est. Departure Time

Est. Arrival Time

August 6th
06:45 pm

04:15 pm – 06:00 pm

06:45 pm
07 Aug, 06:00 am
August 7th
10:00 pm

07:30 pm – 09:15 pm

10:00 pm
08 Aug, 08:30 am
August 8th
06:45 pm

04:15 pm – 06:00 pm

06:45 pm
09 Aug, 06:00 am

Devonport to Geelong ( DPO to GEX )

Schedule Sailing

Check-in times

Est. Departure Time

Est. Arrival Time

August 5th
06:45 pm

04:15 pm – 06:00 pm

07:01 pm
06 Aug, 06:00 am
August 7th
08:30 am

06:00 am – 07:45 am

08:30 am
07 Aug, 07:00 pm