VIC Ballarat picking up ??

I did some research on jobs. There are more jobs ( full time, contracted ) going in Bendigo than Ballarat.

 

And yet the unemployment rate is lower in Ballarat (3.89%) than in Bendigo (5.41%).

 

Talked to locals last I was there at New Years. ( New Year's Eve, dead as a door nail in CBD ). Local council, quite stagnant and needs a good shake up ( everywhere is the same in regional Vic I guess ). The new stadium will be a big plus for the local economy. I doubt if they have enough seats for what's to come. Airbnb properties in 'cooee' of that stadium should do well.

 

We even have a selection of pretentious dining options now...

Underbar brings Melbourne-style fine dining to Ballarat

"THERE’S no signage. It seats just 12 people and is only open two nights a week. There are funky skin-contact and amphora wines on ice and a good line in local gins. The chef uses small local producers and forages for much that adorns the no-choice, multi-course set menu. And though that will set you back $150 a head, a month of bookings are snapped up as soon as they are released.

This most zeitgeisty of Melbourne restaurants is found in the hip suburb of — Ballarat?

Yes, the ‘Rat is a-changing.

A chef with 20 years’ experience, from South Yarra’s Bacash in the early 2000s through New York’s temple of gastronomy, Per Se, Derek returned to Australia five years back with the hope of not only owning a house but a restaurant. But like an avocado, he found those property dreams duly smashed. So he headed up the M8 and Ballarat became home."

 

Cant read the article. But who is booking them out?

Family and friends? Snobs from melbourne?
Or is it all bs

 

I will never eat somewhere like that. But I welcome the restaurant nonetheless

 

I would have thought snobs from Melbourne initially, until I saw multiple comments on Facebook from regular Ballarat people either saying they'd been and how great it was or tagging friends to go there with them.

 

Completely agree!

 

"The projected total Ballarat population by 2036 is 145,000..." (106,762 in 2017)

How Ballarat Link Road will look and work once it’s done

Congestion in the CBD increases as there’s a population explosion in Ballarat’s West

An opportunity to route some of the intense traffic flow out of Ballarat’s central business district and provide for the city’s burgeoning west is sorely needed.

The projected total Ballarat population by 2036 is 145,000, but significant growth is forecast in Alfredton, Lucas, Carngham and Bonshaw Creek, which border the Link Road project.

Alfredton alone experienced five per cent population growth each year between 2011 and 2016.

Similarly, truck traffic in the CBD is increasing year on year by 5.8 per cent, reducing the amenity and safety of major roads like Sturt and Doveton streets.

With the creation of the Ballarat Western Employment Zone to drive industry and freight by road, rail and air, and the pending relocation of the saleyards from Delacombe to Miners Rest, City of Ballarat hopes a new linkage might quell congestion in the town’s centre.

City of Ballarat director of infrastructure and environment Terry Demeo said Ballarat had learnt from developments in the West of Melbourne, Point Cook, and Melton, where residents arrived before infrastructure.

“Ballarat council’s growth plan has been about integration, that the character of our growth areas, the streets and plantings … don’t forget about what Ballarat is,” Mr Demeo said.

It’s about getting this really trunk infrastructure in place early to avoid the issues that metro Melbourne has experienced, and you don’t catch up.

Terry Demeo, City of Ballarat

“Council’s model is around ensuring that the growth area is serviced early, and not left as a suburban area on the fringe.”

Mayor Samantha McIntosh said Melbourne is “bursting at the seams”, with Ballarat offering a unique and beautiful solution.

And with the new saleyards to be opened in July, Cr McIntosh said it was going to “significantly change” a lot of heavy movement through the CBD, making a connection from the Glenelg and Midland highways directly to the Western Freeway more important than ever.

“We will remain very focused and consistent with our big visionary plans, because we know that it makes sense,” she said.

Building a future-proofed city with connectivity

A group focused on innovative solutions to the city’s problems see the major road project as an opportunity to improve connectivity and the CBD’s usability.

The Link Road hopes to more than halve daily traffic volume along Sturt Street, by providing a new option for crossing the city, from the current average of 23,000 vehicles to 8,970 each day.

Committee for Ballarat connectivity working group chair Nick Beale said he believed the project would “future-proof” the western part of the city.

“This piece of infrastructure really goes a long way to supporting the population growth to come,” he said.

Committee for Ballarat have previously noted projections for Ballarat’s population growth could be out of kilter with the real potential for growth, as people look for affordable property options outside of Melbourne with space and a slower lifestyle.

“Following on from our 59 Minute Ballarat campaign on rail, we support the overall push for better connectivity in and around the city," Mr Beale said.

At a simple level, in terms of the activation of the central business district, the access to the centre of town will be easier with fewer heavy trucks, and it will will certainly make it safer for vehicles and pedestrians.

Nick Beale, Committee for Ballarat

“We think it also would be good in terms of taking some of the heavy vehicles out of the city,” Mr Beale said.

Mayor Samantha McIntosh said not only would it provide better connections for the city’s business, it would also provide a solution to “inappropriate" trucks in the centre of town.

“By having this second part of the stage, it will allow us to get the bulk of this heavy and really inappropriate transport out of the CBD,” she said. “We want to know we’re looking after locals, and there’s significant congestion.”

 

Vacancy rates down below 1%:

"Despite a seemingly healthy number of properties being available, vacancy rates are at lows not seen since 2011. An REIV report states Ballarat rental vacancies have dropped by two per cent recently. Local real estate agents are experiencing below one per cent available vacancies."

After 43 rental application rejections, this family faces homelessness

 

Wow that's insane! What do you think is driving these LL to reject so many applicants? Surely there is at least one with so many groups of people applying?

Watching the 'Rat closely atm... prefer it to Hobart.

 

Something doesn't sound right.

Squeaky clean references and record. Offered to pay more and 43 rejections?

There must be one glittering factor that's making 43 landlords reject them

 

7 people in one house - 2 adults, 2 almost adults and 3 younger kids. Need at least a 4 bed house with ample living space for 7 people.
The comment "don't know if landlords or agents are discriminating against applicants' - yes they do discriminate, they vet applications and choose the tenants that they think are most suitable to live in their investments.

 

I guess with such a low vacancy rate LLs can afford to be choosy.

 

Makes you wonder, although there's probably not many properties that are really suitable for 7 people and LLs can pick and choose between smaller families for their 3 & 4 bdrm places with vacancies so low.

 

the world has gone barking MAD!!! espeically with this political correctness garbage

the point of a selection process is to DISCRIMINATE against ones you dont want in your property, which you feel is to benefit you the most!

 

Vacancy Rate 1%?
SQM says 1.3%
Jump on re.com and there are 277 properties for rent for 3350. Is that 1% of what figure?
Less than 12mths ago we had to drop a central property by $30 per week to get a tenant. Hopefully this is a sign that rents may finally increase.

 

There is a lot of new stock form the Lucas estate and surrounds.
Theyre fairly cheap builds and there's heaps of them.
So there will be pressure on rents

For a few dollars less people can rent a brand new smaller mcmansion rather then an older bigger property

I'd prefer newer too

 

Here we go...

CLARIFICATION – Wednesday March 14

The print version of this story carried a subheading that implied the Gaynors had a clean rental record. Both the Gaynors and a former landlord have now confirmed that in a former tenancy the Gaynors failed on several occasions to pay their rent, and forfeited their tenancy in lieu of payments when the landlord gave them notice to vacate. This was not revealed to the reporter at the time of interview.

The landlord has said he initiated a private rental when the Gaynors said they had financial problems, but realised the situation was not able to be rectified later, and felt forced to end the lease.

He said the property leased required substantial repairs following the tenancy.

After 43 rental application rejections, this family faces homelessness​

 

nice find !

wow!
a media outlet admitting make a mistake

and wow! why wouldyou go to the media or agree to this when you might become the laughing stock of the community