Connecting Sebastopol

22/10/2026

The Connecting Sebastopol Project, inspired by this year's Children's Week theme invites Sebastopol children to create an artwork celebrating their language, culture, or religion.
Entries due by 1 November 4pm. Great Community Choice prizes.
Scan and email entries to [email protected] or deliver to Ballarat Neighbourhood Centre 11 Tuppen Drive, Sebastopol.

21/10/2026

Entries close 1 November for our Connecting Sebastopol Children's Week Art Competition celebrating children's unique culture, religion and language.
Great prizes for community choice awards.
Artwork below by 9 year old Priodorshini Das from Bangladesh depicting the Hindu religious festival Sharodia Durgothsob a festival to pray to Goddess Durga.
Please send in children's artwork to [email protected] or drop off at Ballarat Neighbourhood Centre 11 Tuppen Drive, Sebastopol.

12/10/2026

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10/10/2026

It's back and we love an event with a purpose. 😍
The Free Community Street Soccer Program, known as Street Soccer, is a fun and exciting initiative of The Big Issue that uses the power of sport to change lives.

More details: https://thebigissue.org.au/our-programs/street-soccer-program/

24/09/2026

We are excited to celebrate the 15th Issue of the Connecting Sebastopol Community Newsletter! Congratulations everyone for your united efforts. We couldn't have done it without you!
The full colour online version of the newsletter can also be viewed here: https://connectingsebastopol.com.au/newsletter

If you have local Sebastopol stories, community updates and events to share online and in our December Publication, the deadline for submissions is 14 November. We also offer competitive advertising rates for local businesses and community organisations. For a copy of our Connecting Sebastopol advertising and marketing prospectus please email [email protected]

The Connecting Sebastopol Community News is a project of the Ballarat Neighbourhood Centre. The newsletter was established with funding from Spotlight on Sebastopol, a partnership between Regional Development Victoria and the City of Ballarat, with the first issue published in October 2022.

23/09/2026

Congratulations to three Sebastopol and District Lions Club members who received Melville Jones Fellow Awards for their dedicated humanitarian services. The Award is the highest a Lions Club member can receive for volunteering. Image from left to right: Christine Glare, Michael Glare and Malcolm McCann.

21/09/2026

Children’s Week Artwork Competition
As part of the Children’s Week activities, Ballarat Neighbourhood Centre invites children from the local Sebastopol community to create a special artwork celebrating their language, culture, or religion to mark the Children’s Week 2026 theme - Children have the right to use their own language, celebrate their culture and practice their religion.
Please forward artwork entries to:
Ballarat Neighbourhood Centre - 11 Tuppen Drive, Sebastopol or
Email: [email protected]

17/09/2026

The Sebas Laundrette - A warm, cleaning sanctuary for Sebastopol!
Simple, clean, done!

17/09/2026

We stand behind Our Burra - Incredible achievements all round!
One more to come on Saturday! Go Burra!!

17/09/2026

Our September Issue of Connecting Sebastopol Community News is now hot off the press and on its way to Sebastopol mailboxes thanks to our team of distribution volunteers!