All images © the various photographers concerned. 20090310: Ballarat Region: Along the Old Melbourne Road at Warrenheip between Warrenheip Road and Forbes Road, the sun bursts through a rolling fog bank. index.html 01_butcher Tyler Dunne & David Marshall Ballarat 14/0/2009 index.html 01_Dove Ballarat, March 7th 2009: Portrait of Margaret Pollock, owner for the past 24 years of R.F.Scott & Co. gun shop which is one of the oldest gun shops in Australia and has been trading for over 120 years. Photographer: Joseph Feil index.html 01_Feil_ Lake Wendouree; Ballarat 2009; Early morning view of the jetty extending into the dry lake bed index.html 001_Herzog Scene from an early morning hot air balloon trip over Ballarat index.html 01_Johns Josh Stewart and Melinda Lukey out the front of their home in Mount Clear. They were both born in Ballarat, and are expecting their first baby in May 2009. index.html 01_lukey Cast and crew backstage during the last performance of Les Miserables by Ballarat Lyric Theatre at Her Majesty's Theatre, Ballarat. index.html 01_Mann At the Forest Resort golf course near Creswick index.html 01_McCelland ballarat house, former female refuge, known as Alexandra Toddlers' Home from 1909-1973 this complex comprising the 1884 building, rear laundry and adjacent 1909 babies home, is a rare surviving example of an early refuge for woman and their children. Owner's whippet called Post backlit with early morning light victorian heritage register no H1893 index.html 001_millowick_low_res index.html 01_Thomson One of the faces of Ballarat index.html 01_titz Every second Thursday, Jenny Stewart dons her crinoline and cap and takes tea in the parlour at Sovereign Hill. Son Isaac, 9, has been going to Sovereign Hill all his life. The dress code at home is a bit more relaxed... index.html 01_Gillian_fletcher Victoria, Victor and Anita moved to Ballarat from Sudan with their family a short while ago. They go to school, play sports and enjoy their life here in Australia. index.html 01_gordonbrown Founded on the gold rush Ballarat now has many large industries, Mars confectionary set up base there in 1979 index.html 01_murcia Ballarat Royal (or Real) Tennis club members Ian Dowman (left) and Robert Jolly at the club, which this year celebrates its 25th anniversary. Royal tennis is played indoors, with unique balls and racquets. index.html 01attwood Ballarat Saleyards weekly sheep market pre-dawn activity index.html 001bannister Potato Grower, David Myer Irrigating his crop. He is president of the McCains growers group, which supplies potatoes to the McCains Factory in Ballarat. Davids property is drought proofed, so long as underground water supplies remain. index.html 01Chapman Auction at Ballarat saleyards Ballarat Saleyards, this is one of the busiest in Australia. It’s planned that the saleyards will be relocated to a new site by 2011. index.html 001Dekker Ballarat CFA respond to a possible house fire after the owner leaves some onions on the stove before leaving to buy the missing ingredients for dinner. index.html 01farrell "You've gottabe 16 to start' - apprentice hairdressers Christine Yates of El Artista Hairdressing(top) Emma Steenhuis of Che Che Hairdressing index.html 001HAWKES index.html 01Marie Sisters Eboney, 12 and Lucy Olver, 10 with their pet rabbits Harry and Alex. Taken as part of 'MAPping Ballarat.' index.html 01seigerman bishop at Kitteltly's auctions index.html 01Silver 20090310: Ballarat Region: Along the Old Melbourne Road at Warrenheip between Warrenheip Road and Forbes Road, the sun struggles to shine through a rolling fog bank. Minutes later the area was bathed in sunshine. index.html 02_butcher MAPping Ballarat Project, Allan Hogg and his son Lachlan index.html 02_Chapman Amy Mann Ballarat 14/03/2009 index.html 02_Dove Ballarat, March 7th 2009: Visitors browse prize winning photos after seeing the John Lennon exhibition showing at the Art Gallery of Ballarat. Photographer: Joseph Feil index.html 02_Feil Scene from an early morning hot air balloon trip over Ballarat index.html 02_Johns A Sudanese boy makes Ballarat his new home. index.html 02_lukey An old pine tree used as a wind break on a farm Williams Road, Kooroocheang index.html 02_McClelland jeff moorfoot, director, ballarat international foto biennale, stands in the old mining exchange - one of the locations for the festival exhibitions during september 2009 - with the plans for displays index.html 002_millowick_low_res Suzie McRae in full costume at home in Ballarat. Suzie runs 'Eerie Tours,' the local ghost tour with her partner Nathaniel, a historian and teacher. She also runs her own corsetry label. Taken as part of 'MAPping Ballarat. index.html 02_seigerman fishing in a small pond nesr Lake Wendouree in Victoria Park index.html 02_Silver index.html 02_Thomson One of the faces of Ballarat index.html 02_titz Peter Bray is a well-known face at Sovereign Hill; 'I used to live across the road from the place but I never dreamed I'd be working there' he said. Peter has worked at Sovereign Hill for more than 14 years in total. index.html 02_Gillian_Fletcher Esther and her family moved from Sudan to Victoria about 7 years ago. They moved to Ballarat 4 years ago. They are regular church going Christians and are working hard for their future. English is their fourth language and she has recently completed a certificate at TAFE to allow her to be a cleaner in a local motel. index.html 02_gordonbrown Michael Garth, Jack Fort, Josh Williams, Emma Newbury & Abi Smith, the mall, main st Ballarat. index.html 02_murcia Former Australian Olympic and Commonwealth Games marathon runner Steve Moneghetti in the garage of his Ballarat home with just some of his many, many pairs of used running shoes. index.html 02attwood Cows spooked by the burner during a hot air balloon flight over Ballarat index.html 002bannister Paul with one of his cockatoos. Paul is the founder and manager of Ballarat Bird World situated on Mt Helen features one of the largest displays of parrots and cockatoos in spacious aviaries. index.html 002Dekker Ballarat CFB Fire Officer Chris Bigham supervises routine testing of his fleet of fire trucks. index.html 02farrell "You've gottabe 16 to start' - apprentice hairdressers Jenna Myers of SOHO - Casey Lenaghan Hairdressing Holly Evans of Central Salon photographed at Uni of Ballarat, apprentice hairdressing training index.html 002HAWKES Ballarat passengers settle in on the early morning train from Melbourne to Ararat. index.html 002Mann 20080627: Ballarat: Architecture reflecting the prosperity of Ballarat's origin. index.html 03_butcher MAPping Ballarat, Eureka Flage, Norman and Val D'Angri. Val worked on the restoration of the Eureka flag, not knowing that it was family legend that her Great Great Grandmother had helped sew the original.s index.html 03_Chapman Black & the Ballarat Roller Derby Ballarat 14/03/2009 index.html 03_dove Ballarat, March 7th 2009: Visitors browse the collection of Australian Art at the Art Gallery of Ballarat. Photographer: Joseph Feil index.html 03_Feil Scene from an early morning hot air balloon trip over Ballarat index.html 03_Johns ABC Radio Breakfast presenter Dominic Brine watches the clock in Studio One. index.html 03_Mann Farms along Williams Road, Kooroocheang index.html 03_McClelland Ted Lovett indigenous elder, ballarat, at Lal Lal waterfall now dry due to the drought The waterfall is the spiritual home of bundigil the creator [eagle] index.html 003_millowick_low_res Bill, Amelie and Liz Reddick at their home in Lake Wenouree. Bill and Liz adopted Amelie, eighteen months, just over one year ago from Korea. Taken as part of 'MAPping Ballarat.' index.html 03_seigerman Early train leaves Ballarat station taking crowds to melbourne for the bushfire appeal concert index.html 03_Silver index.html 03_Thomson One of the faces of Ballarat index.html 03_titz Duer came from Sudan with his family and they now live in Ballarat. He recently represented Australia for long distance running in Scotland and New Zealand. He is 19 and studies IT at the University of Ballarat. index.html 03_gordonbrown Cordell Kent, owner of the Gold shop in Ballarat prospects for gold amongst diggings, some of which date back to the gold rush. index.html 03_murcia Veteran cricket umpire John O'Brien, 70, who umpired his 500th game last summer, back at the Brown Hill Cricket Club in Ballarat, where he first played A-grade cricket in 1959-60. index.html 03attwood Ballarat tattooist Jed Hill finishes off his latest canvas index.html 003bannister Auction at Ballarat saleyards Ballarat Saleyards, this is one of the busiest in Australia. It’s planned that the saleyards will be relocated to a new site by 2011. index.html 003Dekker Ballarat CFA respond to a possible house fire after the owner leaves some onions on the stove before leaving to buy the missing ingredients for dinner. index.html 03farrell Kristie's role at Sovereign Hill is as Mrs Robinson, proprieter of the pharmacy. index.html 03Gillian_Fletcher index.html 003HAWKES A musical fence in Eureka Street. index.html 03lukey ABC Radio Breakfast presenter Dominic Brine watches the clock in Studio One. index.html 003Mann Ballarat taxi owner/drivers Ken and Liz Jones, a husband and wife team. Liz, who comes from a taxi family, has been driving cabs for 25 years, which makes her, she believes, the most experienced female taxi driver in the region. index.html 04_attwood 20080627: Ballarat: Ballarat Station, a beautiful reminder of Ballarat's original wealth. index.html 04_butcher MAPping Ballarat Project, A schoolgirl enjoys an after school softdrink whilst sheltering from summer thunderstorms, around Sturt St Ballarat index.html 04_Chapman Marissa Gray & David Clegg Ballarat Train Station Ballarat 14/03/2009 index.html 04_Dove Ballarat, March 7th 2009: a man adrmires the stunning Begonia display which forms the centrepiece of the Ballarat Begonia Weekenend. Photographer: Joseph Feil index.html 04_Feil Scene from an early morning hot air balloon trip over Ballarat index.html 04_Johns A Sudanese mother makes a home for her family in Ballarat. index.html 04_lukey Karlie Hawking and her 3 dogs inside her small car, Ballarat index.html 004_Millowick_low_res one of the Kitteltly family after the auction index.html 04_Silver One of the faces of Ballarat index.html 04_titz Flora and her children at home in East Ballarat. They arrived from Sudan only a few years ago. They are christians and continue to go to church here in their new country. index.html 04_gordonbrown live music venue, the Karova Lounge index.html 04_murcia FMP manufacturing plant index.html 004bannister Auction at Ballarat saleyards Ballarat Saleyards, this is one of the busiest in Australia. It’s planned that the saleyards will be relocated to a new site by 2011. index.html 004Dekker Ballarat CFA respond to a possible house fire after the owner leaves some onions on the stove before leaving to buy the missing ingredients for dinner. index.html 04farrell "You've gottabe 16 to start' - apprentice hairdressers Emma Steenhuis of Che Che Hairdressing index.html 004HAWKES Alan Black has morning tea after the 10 o'clock church service at Ballarat Central Congregational Uniting Church. index.html 004Mann Marg Callaghan with eight-week old Chihuahua- Foxy Cross, at the Begonia Festival at Lake Wendouree. It was near to his first outing, and he attracted much attention. Taken as part of 'MAPping Ballarat.' index.html 04seigerman Beneath a boating club house on the dried up Lake Wendouree. In years past, before this recent drought, this would all have been underwater. index.html 05_attwood 20080627: Ballarat: Wrought iron fences, a reminder of Ballarat's heritage, are plentiful in the historic city. index.html 05_butcher MAPping Ballarat Project, Rain falls after summer thunderstorms and a long dry summer. Around Sturt St Ballarat a wheelchair bound woman crosses at the lights, umbrella at hand. index.html 05_Chapman Emma & Skip Ballarat March 14 2009 index.html 05_Dove Ballarat, March 7th 2009: Three Ballarat sisters, Shirley Brimacombe, Val Cundy and Joy Weeks relax with an ice cream at the Ballarat Begonia Weekend. Photographer: Joseph Feil index.html 05_Feil Scene from an early morning hot air balloon trip over Ballarat index.html 05_Johns Leah Clark has breakfast with her son Max, aged nine before she drops Max off at school and she goes to work with the City of Ballarat. index.html 05_Mann Old Curiosity Shop, Balarat. The owner wears vintage clothing The Old Curiosity Shop Ballarat was estalished in 1855 by Mr & Mrs James & Caroline Warwick. The house and garden is a mosaic of broken china, dolls, teapots etc index.html 005_millowick_low_res Unknown Bishop at Kittelty's auctionsin South Ballarat index.html 05_Silver One of the faces of Ballarat index.html 05_titz Traditional Sudanese dancing in a backyard in Ballarat. index.html 05_gordonbrown Obelisk near the center of town on Eureka st marks the area where gold was first discovered in Ballarat in 1851 index.html 05_murcia Waubra Wind Farm turbines emerging through a winter's morning fog index.html 005bannister Auction at Ballarat saleyards Ballarat Saleyards, this is one of the busiest in Australia. It’s planned that the saleyards will be relocated to a new site by 2011. index.html 005Dekker The view from the top of the CFA's cherry picker during routine testing at CFA headquarters. index.html 05farrell Marg is the PA to Sovereign Hill's Director of Marketing; like all office staff, she regularly steps out of the office and back in time. index.html 05Gillian_Fletcher "You've gottabe 16 to start' - apprentice hairdressers Jenna Myers of SOHO index.html 005HAWKES Debbie James, new mother, Buninyong. index.html 05lukey Leah Clark has breakfast with her son Max, aged nine before she drops Max off at school and she goes to work with the City of Ballarat. index.html 005Mann Paul Lambeth, artist and lecturer with his series ‚'If God is a place, then we are lost.‚' Paul is interested in our connections and interactions with place, and the tensions and misunderstandings that exist within our Post-Colonial country. He uses stories such as the tragic expedition of Bourke and Wills to explore these themes. Paul describes this body of work as '...non-specific, meaning that they're not about a place or any...grand landscape vista but more about just using colour and shape, the formal elements of painting to evoke dry land.' (interview 10.03.09). Taken as part of 'MAPping Ballarat.' index.html 05seigerman Mark Streckfuss, Miller Brothers Industries, Ballarat, Vic, established after the 1850;s goldrush. he historick aspects of the foundry are impressive. Mark withs with a huge belt driven lathe - the belt driven mechanism is up on the ceiling index.html 006_Millowick_low_res index.html 06_Silver One of the faces of Ballarat index.html 06_titz Esther and her family moved from Sudan to Victoria about 7 years ago. They moved to Ballarat 4 years ago. index.html 06_gordonbrown Gold prospectors Cordell Kent on left, owner of the Gold shop in Ballarat and Jack lange from Townsville stand on diggings some of which that date back to the first gold rush. index.html 06_murcia Early morning at Lake Wendouree, dry for many years after sustained drought. Jetties and water level markers now stand in parched weeds. index.html 06attwood Auction at Ballarat saleyards Ballarat Saleyards, this is one of the busiest in Australia. It’s planned that the saleyards will be relocated to a new site by 2011. index.html 006Dekker Debbie has been a Friend of Sovereign Hill for 17 years; her home is a miner's cottage from the same period. index.html 06Gillian_Fletcher index.html 006HAWKES Virginia and Adam Doyle of Creswick. Shopping in Ballarat. index.html 06lukey Haymes Paint Board members, seated David Haymes, and from left Matthew Haymes, Timothy Haymes and Rodney Walton. index.html 006Mann A boy at the big skate park in Ballarat. He had recently had an accident, but insisted he wan't hurt. All part of being a skater. Taken as part of 'MAPping Ballarat.'Taken as part of 'MAPping Ballarat.' index.html 06seigerman lunch time diners are serenaded by neil cox on the piano, and served their meals bypat dyal index.html 007_millowick_low_res After the auction at Kitteltly's in South Ballarat index.html 07_Silver One of the faces of Ballarat index.html 07_titz Franci and his children at home in East Ballarat. They arrived from Sudan only a few years ago. They are christians and continue to go to church here in their new country. index.html 07_gordonbrown Ray Pezzatti pours a gold bar at Sovereign Hill index.html 07_murcia Veteran cricket umpire John O'Brien, 70, who umpired his 500th game last summer, back at the Brown Hill Cricket Club in Ballarat, where he first played A-grade cricket in 1959-60. index.html 07attwood Auction at Ballarat saleyards Ballarat Saleyards, this is one of the busiest in Australia. It’s planned that the saleyards will be relocated to a new site by 2011. index.html 007Dekker Judy bends over her crochet work in Widow Wayne's cottage. index.html 07Gillian_Fletcher Josh and Jeff Steward of Golden Point, with their beloved Ford Cortinas. index.html 07lukey Jessica 6 waits until the bathroom is free before she goes to school. index.html 007Mann Amelie Reddick, 19 months rides home from a busy morning at the Begonia Festival at Lake Wendouree. Bill and Liz adopted Amelie just over one year ago from Korea. Taken as part of 'MAPping Ballarat.' index.html 07seigerman Former Ballarat Female Refuge, circa 1884, photographed at night with the Southern Cross index.html 008_Millowick_low_res hairdresser's window display index.html 08_Silver index.html 08_gordonbrown Freshly cast gold bar worth $140,000 at Sovereign Hill index.html 08_murcia Former Olympic and Commonwealth Games marathon runner Steve Moneghetti, who lives in Ballarat, at Lake Wendouree - where he still trains, though supposedly 'retired'. index.html 08attwood Auction at Ballarat saleyards Ballarat Saleyards, this is one of the busiest in Australia. It’s planned that the saleyards will be relocated to a new site by 2011. index.html 008Dekker 'I play a travelling lady', said Lily - a Friend of Sovereign Hill for 10 years. index.html 08Gillian_Fletcher "You've gottabe 16 to start' - apprentice hairdressers Tracey Brown of ELBE Salon Headquarters index.html 008HAWKES Early morning worker heads to MacDonald's for breakfast. index.html 008Mann Artist, lecturer and Gundijmara woman Marley Smith, pictured in her home with a triptych of paintings representing the three major lakes of Ballarat, all of which are currently dry or at low capacity. Taken as part of 'MAPping Ballarat.' index.html 08seigerman Former Ballarat Female Refuge, circa 1884 Former Ballarat Female Refuge, circa 1884, residence of Dinah McCance & Terry Baker, dogs Piglet [black] Mac [white} Posh [whippet] all sitting in the renovated front room building was badly dilapidated when they took it over and have painstakingly restored it. index.html 009_millowick_low_res Judith Bailey opening the dome at the Ballarat Observatory index.html 09_silver index.html 09_gordonbrown Gold prospector Cordell Kent, owner of the Gold shop in Ballarat. index.html 09_murcia Ballarat Royal (or Real) Tennis club members Robert Jolly (left) and Ian Dowman on court at the club, which this year celebrates its 25th anniversary. Royal tennis is played indoors, with unique balls and racquets. index.html 09attwood Auction at Ballarat saleyards Ballarat Saleyards, this is one of the busiest in Australia. It’s planned that the saleyards will be relocated to a new site by 2011. index.html 009Dekker 15 years a volunteer, Bonnie has 'loved every minute' of being a Friend of Sovereign Hill. index.html 09Gillian_Fletcher Back stage at Ballarat Lyric Theatre's performance of Les Miserables at Her Majesty's Theatre in Ballarat. index.html 009Mann School children at a workshop presented by MAP members Susan Gordon-Brown, Krystal Seigerman and Noel Butcher. Run as part of the Ballarat International Foto Biennale, in conjunction with MAP's 'MAPping Ballarat' project. index.html 09seigerman_gordonbrown ballarat house, former female refuge, known as Alexandra Toddlers' Home from 1909-1973 this complex comprising the 1884 building, rear laundry and adjacent 1909 babies home, is a rare surviving example of an early refuge for woman and their children victorian heritage register no H1893 index.html 010_Millowick_low_res train for melbourne heading for the bushfire aooeal concert index.html 10_silver Justin and his family moved to Ballarat from Sudan. He was a mechanic in Sudan. he has to pass exams here in Australia to qualify and work as a mechanic..this was after first learning to read and write in English. index.html 10_gordonbrown Shelves of books at the Mechanics institute library founded in 1859 and due for major restoration work later in 2009 index.html 10_murcia Ballarat taxi owner/drivers Ken and Liz Jones, a husband and wife team. Liz, who comes from a taxi family, has been driving cabs for 25 years, which makes her, she believes, the most experienced female taxi driver in the region. index.html 10attwood Auction at Ballarat saleyards Ballarat Saleyards, this is one of the busiest in Australia. It’s planned that the saleyards will be relocated to a new site by 2011. index.html 010Dekker Bunny - 'my real name is Warren, but no one calls me that' - is a boiler maker by trade and has worked at Sovereign Hill for more than six years. index.html 10Gillian_Fletcher Performance of Les Miserables is over and clean up begins index.html 010Mann neva dunstan, guide at the historic Ballarat Cemetary, standing in the jewish section in front of the grave of a young woman index.html 011_millowick_low_res blokes from the east ballarat men's shed index.html 11_silver index.html 11_gordonbrown The old Colonist association was formed in 1883 to pay tribute to the heroes of the Eureka Stockade, the building that houses the club was built in 1888. index.html 11_murcia Volunteer at the Salvos in Ballarat index.html 011Dekker One day a carriage ticket seller, the next the candlemaker Mr Hewitt - 'every day is different here,' said Tony. index.html 11Gillian_Fletcher A local couple walk their dog in 11 degree coldness around Lake Wendouree which has been dry for 6 years. index.html 011Mann ballarat house, former female refuge, known as Alexandra Toddlers' Home from 1909-1973 this complex comprising the 1884 building, rear laundry and adjacent 1909 babies home, is a rare surviving example of an early refuge for woman and their children Owner's whippet called Post backlit with early morning light victorian heritage register no H1893 index.html 012_Millowick_low_res index.html 12_Silver index.html 12_gordonbrown The old Colonist association was formed in 1883 to pay tribute to the heroes of the Eureka Stockade, this building that houses the club was built in 1888. This plague in the entrance lists past members among them one of the heroes of the Eureka stockade Peter Lalor who went on to become a member of the Victorian parliament index.html 12_murcia Musician, artist - and blacksmith, Tim. index.html 12Gillian_Fletcher Leadlight windows feature in this beautiful Federation House, Ballarat, offering a place of serenity and peace where the owner creates beautiful garments on her sewing maching index.html 013_Millowick_low_res index.html 13_gordonbrown The old Colonist association was formed in 1883 to pay tribute to the heroes of the Eureka Stockade, this building that houses the club was built in 1888. index.html 13_murcia Reids Hotel Ballarat, goldrush boom hotel which has elaborate painted ceilings, beautiful leadlight in windows and doors currently used by the church as emergency accommodation index.html 014_millowick_low_res index.html 14_gordonbrown Drinks on the veranda of the old Colonist association was formed in 1883 to pay tribute to the heroes of the Eureka Stockade, this building that houses the club was built in 1888. index.html 14_murcia Reids Hotel Ballarat, goldrush boom hotel which has elaborate painted ceilings, beautiful leadlight in windows and doors currently used by the church as emergency accommodation index.html 015_millowick_low_res Andrew left Sierra Leone 30 years ago, and has lived in Australia for many years now. He likes to collect baseball caps. index.html 15_gordonbrown Kay Stevenson with apprentice Samantha Kelly left at her Bridge st Tattoo parlour index.html 15_murcia garden of nancy brewer and her cat mervin, ballarat garden uses grey water index.html 016_millowick_low_res index.html 16_gordonbrown Kay Stevenson prepares a tattoo stencil at her Bridge st Tattoo parlour index.html 16_murcia CFA headquarter, ballarat, with trophy case in the background adam rogers and michael boatman discuss CFA brochures after black saturday index.html 017_millowick_low_res Wilbert is the leader of the Ballarat African Association and Ter is the treasurer index.html 17_gordonbrown Kevin Thompson outside his music shop index.html 17_murcia Dinah McCance models a dress from her collection of vintage clothing index.html 018_millowick_low_res Bernice showed me around the oldest synagogue on mainland Australia. His family came from Russia 5 generations ago. index.html 18_gordonbrown Eureka flag flies from the top of the original Trades Hall building on Camp st Ballarat index.html 18_murcia Wilbert is the leader of the Ballarat African Association. He arrived from Zimbabwe 8 years ago. index.html 19_gordonbrown Dusk view from The Lake view hotel, a runner jogs around a dry lake Wendouree index.html 19_murcia index.html 20_gordonbrown A plaque on the cnr of Humffray st & Mair st Bakery Hill in Ballarat marks the palce where the 'Welcome Nugget' was found in 1858, the nugget weighed 2217 ounces and at today's prices would be worth three million dollars. index.html 20_murcia index.html 21_gordonbrown Ballarats main live music venue, the Karova Lounge index.html 21_murcia index.html 22_gordonbrown Boarding school students, dinner time at Ballarat Clarendon college index.html 22_murcia index.html 23_gordonbrown