Ballarat

[ bal-uh-rat, bal-uh-rat ]

noun

1. a city in S Victoria, in SE Australia.

Ballarat

/ ˈbæləˌræt; ˌbæləˈræt /

noun

1. a town in SE Australia, in S central Victoria: originally the centre of a gold-mining region. Pop: 72 999 (2001) See also Eureka Stockade

Example Sentences

In fact, less than 24 hours before the attack in Bondi, crowds gathered at a rally in Ballarat after three women in the regional town were allegedly killed by men within in a month - a jogger who allegedly died at the hands of a stranger, and two women allegedly murdered by current or former partners.

From BBC

Samantha Murphy was last seen leaving her home in East Ballarat, Victoria, for a morning run on 4 February.

From BBC

He was sentenced in the Ballarat Magistrates Court to an additional year after he pleaded guilty in June to indecently assaulting a 13-year-old boy while he worked at a Catholic school in Horsham in 1987.

From Seattle Times

In April 2022, Mr. Andrews had promised that the 12-day competition would offer significant opportunities to Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, Gippsland and Shepparton, five areas in Victoria that were to host events.

From New York Times

“We’re very, very confident that this will deliver jobs,” Mr. Andrews said from a stadium in Ballarat at the time.

From New York Times