Historical and Other Notes

  SCANDALOUS BEHAVIOUR - PUBLIC SWIMMING! JUBILEE LAKE BATHERS.   Daylesford Advocate,  Yandoit ,  Glenlyon  and  Eganstown  Chronicle ( Vic.:  1914 - 1918), Thursday 15 January 1914, page 3   R. Nelms, caretaker of Jubilee Lake, wrote to Monday night's meeting of the Borough Council that the windmill, created by the Council last year, was not sufficient to keep the garden properly watered. He had only a tank of 600 gals, and with a good wind it took the mill two hours to fill it. The water could be ran off on the garden in three hours, consequently many parts of the garden had had no water for the season, with the resale that it was not anything like what it had been, other seasons, at this time of the year. Perhaps the Council would erect a tank that would hold sufficient water to give satisfactory results. Bathing in the lake on Sundays and other afternoons when the greatest number of people were about prevented many from using the boats during the most enjoyable part of the day

Woowookarung Regional Park JULY 19, 2017 A new Aboriginal park name for Ballarat’s new 641ha regional park was announced today by the Andrews Labor Government. The Canadian Regional Park will be given the new name of Woowookarung Regional Park, to acknowledge the deep engagement of the Wadawurrung people with the park and local area. Woowookarung means ‘Place of Plenty’ which highlights its importance to Wadawurrung for food, shelter, medicine and culture. An extensive community consultation for the new name was run by Parks Victoria in 2016. The consultation showed strong support for the new name, with many respondents adding additional comments expressing their deep desire for a name which acknowledges its location in Wadawurrung Country. Ms D’Ambrosio also announced that Parks Victoria is commencing a wide-reaching community consultation which will guide the planning, design and management of Woowookarung. The 641ha Woowookarung Regional Park located on Ballarat’s eastern edge will