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BALC will be open 8am – 4pm on Monday 26 January 2026 for the Australia Day Public Holiday. Swimming and gymnastics lessons will not run on this day. The Children’s Centre will not be [...]

Our epic 50m pool inflatable returns this month for the Summer School Holidays! Running each day from Monday 12 January 2026 through to Sunday 18 January 2026, the giant inflatable is great fun [...]

Thank you to all our members, patrons and the wonderful Ballarat community for a massive year! BALC will be open throughout the Christmas and New Year period, with the exception of Christmas Day. [...]

With warm weather finally here, the message is clear: enjoying the water starts with making safety your top priority. To coincide with Water Safety Week, Life Saving Victoria has this week [...]

As we come to the end of another wonderful year, we would like to thank all our swimming and gymnastics lesson members and their families for a great 2025! Please take the time to read through [...]

Our Black Friday Sale is ON NOW!     We’re dropping our biggest deals of the year! This will be your only chance to secure a great deal before Christmas, so get in before it’s gone!   [...]

Following its successful launch in 2025, Ballarat Aquatic & Lifestyle Centre (BALC) is excited to announce the return of the Inland Water Safety Program in January 2026. Designed to build [...]

Get ready to dive into free swimming in Buninyong and Black Hill this summer. As part of Council’s range of lowered cost-of-living measures implemented in the 2025/26 financial year, the City of [...]

BALC will be open 8am – 4pm on Tuesday 4 November 2025 for the Melbourne Cup Public Holiday. Swimming and gymnastics lessons will not run on this day. The Children’s Centre will not [...]