Ballarat - Wikipedia
Ballarat (/ ˈ b æ l ə ˌ r æ t /) is a city in the Central Highlands of Victoria, Australia.In 2020, Ballarat had a population of 109,553, making it the third-largest city in Victoria. Within months of Victoria separating from the colony of New South Wales in 1851, gold was discovered near Ballarat, sparking the Victorian gold rush.Ballarat subsequently became a thriving boomtown that for ...