City of Ballarat Council is today celebrating the news that the city has secured the Bowls Victoria 2024 Regions Sides Championships.
The statewide sporting event, which will take place in January next year, is expected to attract a wave of tourists to the city.
Council says the championships will contribute more than $215,000 to the local economy.
More than 1,200 people are anticipated to attend the event, which is viewed as a vital competition for bowlers seeking to earn state representative status.
Mayor, Des Hudson said it was exciting for the city to attract the event.
“It is attracting events like the Bowls Victoria 2024 Regions Sides Championships that cements Ballarat’s national reputation as a sports events destination,” he said.
“We are thrilled to welcome the event to Ballarat and we look forward to seeing many hundreds of visitors throughout the city.
“As a Council we have invested heavily in our sporting facilities over many years and that puts us in a strong position to attract events like this.”
Bowls Victoria General Manager Commercial Operations, Andrew Haug said Ballarat was the ideal destination to host the 2024 Region Sides Championships.
“With its central location together with a wide-ranging choice of accommodation, extensive list of restaurants, cafes and tourism attractions, the City of Ballarat was the perfect choice to host the Region Sides Championships in 2024,” he said.
“With a long-standing history of hosting some of the country’s largest and most significant events we know the bowls fraternity and their families will look forward to immersing themselves in all that Ballarat has to offer and calling the region home for the Region Sides Championships for many years to come.”
The host venues for the event are yet to be confirmed.
