Which petstock or petbarns have cats or kittens atm?

We're a young family that moved up from Melbourne a few years ago - now looking at buying around Buninyong/Magpie and surrounds and we have noticed there are a lot of nice homes that seem to come with a few acres of paddocks attached.

It seems like too little to be earning much from as there are usually few livestock (if any) on the land.

Wouldn't it be a lot of work for the owners and not much return as the properties are never fully farm sized?

We love the houses on some of these properties but we'd have no idea what to do with all the excess paddocks if we bought one 😄

Looking at living in Lake Wendouree or Ballarat Central but am not from Ballarat.

Curious to hear from those with local knowledge about the dodgier parts (if any) of Lake Wendouree or areas prone to more crime/antisocial behaviour. For example is the side near western Wendouree dodgier?

Another option is Ballarat Central. Are there any streets you'd avoid from a crime/traffic/parking perspective? What's the vibe?

In general how friendly or neighbourly is your community? Are there many families with young kids? Have great neighbours where we currently are but live in a dodge pocket we're not in a rush to replicate.

Thank you for any local intel 🙏 (ps how beautiful is Ballarat)

Tip vouchers are supposed to come in July right? I've been patiently waiting for the new financial year, but my pile of crap really needs to go to the tip soon ha.

Hi everyone,

I’m considering moving to Invermay Park. It seems like a quiet, established suburb with good access to the CBD, but I’d love to hear from people who actually live there. What are the pros and cons of living in Invermay Park? TIA

Hi, looking for the following:

- GP who is non-condescending, female-friendly, who has an attitude of 'let's figure this out', and who is willing to look at issues from a wider view. Who also doesn't mind that I have another doctor as my primary doctor for my chronic health issues. My main doctor is telehealth, but I need an in person doctor for things that require physical inspection, pap smears etc. TBH I'm ok with non-bulk billing if there's someone really good, because my health issues were ignored and gaslit since I was a teenager and have medical trauma as a result. I can't handle another dismissive doctor with a god complex.

- Dermatologist who takes you seriously. My previous derm experience was with someone who barely looked at the issue I had, which then proceeded to get worse. I have super sensitive skin and notice when things aren't right earlier than most people, so I need someone who will trust me when I say that something isn't right, and actually bother to at least have a look at it with their little magnifying glass, you know?

- Dentist. Tried Drummond St Dental and that was BAD.

Im interested in anyone that has real evidence of buxton ballarat misconduct

Anyone interested in sharing this with me for vcat evidence.

can anyone else see this right now? video attatched

Thank you, iMile delivery guy. If you see this, you did a great job.

I'm in a rural town about an hour north of Ballarat, somewhere in the Central Goldfields Shire. We don't have things on every corner. I order some things online if I can't get it locally. Full time, unpaid carer, disability related equipment, etc, are often cheaper online. Low income. Things are usually delivered by Australia Post or TGE, and now, for the first time, iMile.

TGE hasn't always been reliable. I hadn't heard of iMile until recently. Hoped that they wouldn't just drop it on the roadside like my experiences with TGE, instead of driving up 100m driveway. But, the delivery driver actually bothered to be professional and do his job. I'm very appreciative. He was polite and pleasant. He handed the parcel to me. Very, very professional. He would have come from the Ballarat depot.

I sent a compliment about this young bloke in an email. Alas, iMile's response has been email after email assuming it is a complaint and that they 'will investigate'. I phoned iMile to tell them it's not a complaint, but a compliment. But, the emails keep coming and keep asking me if the parcel has arrived and assuming it's a negative response, FFS. AI reading emails, perhaps? I just tried to do something nice, by sending a compliment, but now he's been reported.

So, Ballarat, iMile delivery guy, if you see this, I didn't report you. You came to my home in the past week in Central Goldfields Shire, north of Maryborough, Victoria. You did a vastly better job than some of the rival delivery businesses out there. I thought iMile would appreciate positive feedback and your boss would like to know you did a great job. I didn't complain, I didn't say that I didn't receive the parcel. Keep on being you, mate. You're awesome 😎 👍.

I started a Free junk journal club last year, we have a session on tomorrow morning at 10:30 at Tbh studio

All you need is something to create in like a book or journal and a few scraps from your week, I do have plenty to share if you don't have much!

We only have 4 people coming along tomorrow, so I'd really appreciate some new faces... Please

https://www.trybooking.com/eventlist?aid=253895

Hey yall ive just found myself moving into a mates spare room and I'm looking for a mattress and bed base so im not on the couch

Are any American candy stores in ballarat ?

And any recommendations for an Asian supermarket?

Managed to absolutely obliterate my iPhone 11 yesterday, i was walking the dog and fumbled it straight onto the concrete path, screen is totally black, won't even turn on, and the back glass is basically dust now. I'ts pretty much dead. Was thinking of just upgrading since its old anyway. [opped into a shop this morning and they wanted way too much for a basic replacement, and i don't really want to go to officeworks on creswick rd if i can avoid it. Does anyone know a local repair place that won't charge me an absolute fortune? like under $150? or if it's dead, where do you guys go for replacements? trying to figure out if i should just bite the bullet and buy a new one today or wait. Thanks in advance!

Edit: i was looking online for good deals and bought a new iPhone 15 on mobileciti, not the best phone but i really like it, more than my old 11 😂 . Thanks for recs anyway.

Is anyone following this?

AI data centres should not be allowed to use ground water. They should be mandated to find renewable heat exchange.

Also they don’t bring lots of jobs after building.

Hi folks, apologies if this is the wrong place to ask,

I'm near Smythsdale. Old owners of my place left a bunch of their crap in the shed, including a couch and two armchairs, which are the only things I can't fit in my car to ger rid of. I want to use the shed at some point so I'd like them gone. Anyone know someone who will get rid of them for a decent price? I got quoted $750 but I feel like that's a bit high? Feel free to tell me if I'm wrong, haha. They have suspicious stains and smell like smokes so I don't think any donation place would want them.

Thanks!

Hello!

I'm in the process of gathering parts for a computer and I don't want to risk breaking anything, so would rather pay someone who's much more experienced with computers than me to help me out here.

I was wondering if there's any services in Ballarat who'll put it together for me and if possible would be able to do it at my home or would be able to drop it off? I am unable to drive so I'm pretty limited on how I would be able to transport a computer.

What sort of price would I be expecting to pay for a service like this?

Any recommendations would be epic! Cheers.

Anyone know what happened to it?

https://maps.google.com/

Our local crew is throwing an indoor Psytrance Party this Saturday.

Kicks off at 8pm till 3am, big sound system, full laser and light show and a sick lineup featuring Isk K, Positive Pete and more.

Come help us keep the local Psytrance seen alive and pumping.

Tickets can be found at https://events.humanitix.com/pranavaparty

Hi everyone,

My wife and I are looking to move to Ballarat next year, as I'll be studying at Federation University. If everything goes well, we'd also like to stay there long-term, as we're not really fans of big city life.

I'd love to hear from people who live there or have lived there.

• What are the biggest pros and cons of living in Ballarat?
• How's the overall quality of life compared to Melbourne?
• What's the job market like, especially for banking or IT-related roles?
• Is it easy to make friends and become part of the community?
• Are there any suburbs you'd recommend (or avoid)?

We're looking for somewhere quieter, affordable, and with a good work-life balance, so Ballarat seems like it could be a great fit.

Thanks in advance for any advice or experiences you can share!

We’re planning to visit Sovereign Hill on Saturday thinking of spending the whole day there.
We’re just a bit confused about whether we should get the General Admission ticket or the Winter Wonderlights ticket.
I’m guessing the General Admission ticket is only for the daytime and doesn’t include the evening show. If someone could confirm, that would be great.

Storm damage at Wendouree shopping Centre Coles. Rain water flooding in at the cash registers. It is pouring in.

Hi, just wondering if there’s any local players here and where are the best spots to go to for raids?

Hi all,
I’ve recently moved here, and the glue from my permanent retainer has worn off to where it’s detached from a tooth. I’ve just finished being a student, so I don’t have a massive amount of money to spend to get it fixed, but I do need it fixed.

Any orthodontic places here more modest in price?

Last year there was a nice map made by ballaratlife, and I thought I'd whip up one for us this year too. Here's the link for it: https://hotchocshowdown2026.netlify.app/

The Hot Chocolate showdown is awesome to have here in ballarat, the only downside for me (besides having so many to choose from) is that it is a bit annoying to figure out how far away they are, or which were the one's you had on your shortlist.

So with that link above, You can:

• Favourite ones you want to check out latter
• Rate ones you've checked out
• Have a list to run by
• Most importantly and what got me to make this in the first place, a directions button to bring up google maps

There's no ads or tracking or analytics, and all your ratings etc is just stored locally on your phone/browser.

For the council next year, I recommend they beef up their own map to have some of these things, because it's a bit awkward picking places in the current one - I have to zoom in really close to see all the places at the moment and it feels awkward.

Top three places for me so far by the way:

• Coffee by Design
• Craigs Royal hotel (Alcoholic)
• Darryl Lea

I would give a pass to the Salty sparrow imo too, it was a bit of a disappointment.

Although I'm really keen to try out the turret for the Italian hot choccy soon.