Ballarat Central, Ballarat — Area Guide & Where to Stay

What are the main landmarks in Ballarat Central?

The list is long here. St Patrick's Cathedral leads it, with the Art Gallery of Ballarat and the Post Office Gallery holding the collections, and Huyghue House standing among the older buildings of Ballarat Central. Ballarat Central's remaining entries are almost all places of worship.

The Wesleyan Church, St Andrew's Uniting church, the Baptist church and Saint Paul's Anglican church, Bakery Hill all stand inside the locality, a set that reflects its place as the religious centre of Greater Ballarat. Sturt Street Gardens holds the Titanic Memorial Bandstand.

What is the history of Ballarat Central?

Nothing in the record marks a year of foundation. Ballarat Central comes down as the central locality of Greater Ballarat rather than a settlement with a charter of its own, and the buildings carry what the record does not, from Huyghue House to St Patrick's Cathedral. The locality holds the offices.

Ballarat Base Hospital and the administrative headquarters of the City of Ballarat both sit in Ballarat Central, alongside the churches that made it the religious centre of the urban area in Victoria, Australia.

Where is Ballarat Central?

Ballarat Central forms the middle of Greater Ballarat in Victoria, Australia, the retail and commercial ground around Sturt Street Gardens.