The Ballarat Teachers' College was established after the Victorian State Government and the State Education Department decided to establish two provincial teachers' colleges, at Ballarat and Bendigo. On 04 May 1926 W.H. Ellwood (Principal), Miss A. Bouchier, and Mr A.B. Jones, welcomed the first enrolment of 61 students to undertake the one year course. In 1927 the College moved to the former Ballarat East Town Hall in Barkly Street, which was remodelled for their use. It closed in December 1931 due to the Great Depression. In 1946 Ballarat Teachers' College reopened and relocated to the Dana Street State School. The building used by the Teachers' College was the original bluestone building facing Doveton Street South. It was originally planned to open as a women's college, for whom the residence at 130 Victoria Street was purchased, but the decision was made to admit resident men from Ballarat. Mr T.W. Turner was appointed as Principal in 1951 and directed the introduction of a two year course for the Trained Primary Teachers' Certificate. The former one year course was terminated at the end of 1951. In 1958 the College was relocated to a custom built facility at Gillies Street, in close proximity to the Ballarat Botanical Gardens. Numbers increased with the introduction of the Trained Infant Teachers' Certificate course under the guidance of Mary Egan. With the introduction of a three year Diploma Course in 1968 accommodation became cramped. The introduction of the Diploma of Teaching (Primary) led to the Trained Infant Teachers' Certificate being discontinued in 1969, and the end of the Trained Primary Teachers' Certificate in 1969. Secondary Art and Craft students began studies at Ballarat Teachers' College in 1969 under Mr Ted Doney. In 1971 Mr D. Watson was appointed Principal. The State College of Victoria was proclaimed by Order in Council on 24 July 1973, and Ballarat Teachers' College became a constituent college of the State College of Victoria, and was known as State College of Victoria, Ballarat. By 1975 the College moved to Mount Helen as part of the Ballarat College of Advanced Education. Pre service teachers currently undertake their studies on the Mount Helen Campus of Federation University. ("Ruffians Attempted to Carry of the School Tent: A History of State Education in Ballarat", 1974, p73-4.) Aerial photograph of the Gillies Street Campus of Ballarat Teachers' College glued onto card."Ballarat Teachers' College 1961 presented to R.J. Croft by the boys of the RSL Youth Club, as a token of appreciationballarat teachers' college, r.j. croft, rsl youth club

Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 19th June 1979 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Interest Charges New Minister for Local Government The Hon. Digby Crozier Land Transfer Sandford Avenue Corner of Camperdown Avenue Sunshine North Maribyrnong Hall R.S.L. Club Rooms Proposed Alterations Western Region Refuse Disposal Group Meeting Seminar Bains' Board of Review Report Proposed Acquisition of Land Maribyrnong Formerly Owned by Humes Ltd Van Ness Avenue Central Records Disposal Schedule Consultants' Fees Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Senior Citizens' and Activities Centre Maribyrnong First Australian Greek Welfare Workers' Conference The Report of the Domiciliary Care Services Working Party Secretary Lions House of Sunshine Senior Citizens Club Caretaker Lions House of Sunshine Senior Citizens Club Community Youth support Scheme Sessional Instructions Youth Emergency Accommodation Services Family Day Care Conference Information and Co-Ordination Grant Seminar Local Government Welfare Services to Migrants Report of the Chief Health Surveyor Prosecutions Proceedings Sunshine Magistrates Court Application for Transfer of Proprietorship of Premises under the Health Act Inspection of Skinner Reserve Churchill Avenue Braybrook Food and Liquor Facilities Health Act Section 95 (Smorgon Consolidated Industries Ltd) Somerville Road Footscray West Diamond Avenue Infant Welfare Centre Municipal Sunshine Tip E.P.A. Licence Renewal. Council advised E.P.A. the licence is no longer required as the tip has stopped disposal of refuse or garbage and only work is the addition of more cover Report of the Chief By-Laws Officer Alterations to Existing Restrictions Suns Crescent Sunshine Prohibited Parking 288A Ballarat Road Braybrook Proposed School Crossing Main Road West near Kate Street St. Albans Report of the City Librarian Melton Library Reserve Account Melton Library Official Opening Report of the Municipal Recreation Officer Our Lady's Youth Centre Use of Facility by the Community Ardeer High School Development of Facilities Environmental Day Brimbank Park Report of the City Engineer & Planner Rezoning Land Laurel Street St. Albans Amendment No 122 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Rezoning Land North East Corner of Lots 45, 46 & 47 Appleby Avenue and Devonshire Road Sunshine Planning Permit School Extensions to St. Bernadette's Primary School, Church, Place of Assembly, Convent, Presbytery and Church on land Bounded by Suffolk Road, Westmoreland Road, Rufford Street and Willey Street Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Consulting Room Lot 2 Ashley Street Maidstone Planning Permit Application First Aid and Drovers' Amenities Building, Additions to Industrial Complex Somerville Road Opposite Alick Street Tottenham Planning Permit Application Illuminated Pole Sign Lot 1 Ballarat Road South West Corner of Stonemark Street Sunshine Planning Permit Application Plant Nursery Extensions Lot 41 Duke Street Sunshine Planning Permit Application Car Sales Yard Preparation Shed Ballarat Road South West Corner of Hampshire Road Sunshine Planning Permit Application Ballarat Road and Anderson Road Subdivision Plan of Subdivision Emu Road The Olympic Tyre & Rubber Co Pty Ltd Plan of Subdivision Mitchell Street, Richards Street and Emu Road The Olympic Tyre & Rubber Co Pty Ltd Plan of Subdivision Oakwood Road, Neale Road, Concord Circuit and Newark Court Albanvale Stage 2A Strata Subdivision 11 Yarmouth Avenue St. Albans Strata Subdivision 125 Anderson Road Albion Strata Subdivision 53 Graham Street Sunshine Contract Fencing Tip Site Variations Annual Supply Contract Supply of Bituminous Concrete Contract Construction of Part of Warrs Road Consolidation of 112 Ballarat Road Maidstone Finalisation of Health Act Drain Rear of Cooper Street and Gertrude Street Sunshine Declaration of Sewerage Area No 3781 Sewerage Facilities St. Albans Allocation of Funds 1979/80 Main Roads Unclassified Highpoint West Welfare Complex Air Conditioning Footbridge Programme Esmond Street Bridge and Lawrence Street Bridge M.M.B.W. Directive Use of Clay Pipes in Property Service Drains Report of the Building Surveyor Building Over Easement 41 Tasman Avenue Deer Park Installation of Underground Tank Lot 1 Sunshine Road Tottenham Siting of Building 8 Jacana Court Sunshine North Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as at 31st May 1979maribyrnong senior citizens club, randall street, maribyrnong, maribyrnong hall, maribyrnong rsl, raleigh road, sandford avenue, sunshine north, hume pipe company, van ness avenue, lions house of sunshine senior citizens club, lions house of sunshine, corio street, watt street, sunshine, skinner reserve, churchill avenue, braybrook, smorgon consolidated industries, somerville road, footscray west, diamond avenue infant welfare centre, diamond avenue, albanvale, sunshine tip, suns crescent, ballarat road, main road west, kate street, st. albans, our lady's youth centre, ardeer high school, glengala road, ardeer, sunshine west, laurel street, appleby avenue, devonshire road, st. bernadette's primary school, suffolk road, westmoreland road, rufford street, willey street, ashley street, maidstone, alick stree, stonemark street, duke street, hampshire road, anderson road, the olympic tyre & rubber co, mitchell street, richards street, emu road, oakwood road, neale road, concord circuit, armouth avenue, graham street, warrs road, cooper street, gertrude street, highpoint west welfare complex, rosamond road, esmond street bridge, esmond street, lawrence street bridge, lawrence street, tasman avenue, deer park, sunshine road, tottenham, jacana court

Notice of Ordinary Meeting of the Council 19th June 1979 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Interest Charges New Minister for Local Government The Hon. Digby Crozier Land Transfer Sandford Avenue Corner of Camperdown Avenue Sunshine North Maribyrnong Hall R.S.L. Club Rooms Proposed Alterations Western Region Refuse Disposal Group Meeting Seminar Bains' Board of Review Report Proposed Acquisition of Land Maribyrnong Formerly Owned by Humes Ltd Van Ness Avenue Central Records Disposal Schedule Consultants' Fees Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Senior Citizens' and Activities Centre Maribyrnong First Australian Greek Welfare Workers' Conference The Report of the Domiciliary Care Services Working Party Secretary Lions House of Sunshine Senior Citizens Club Caretaker Lions House of Sunshine Senior Citizens Club Community Youth support Scheme Sessional Instructions Youth Emergency Accommodation Services Family Day Care Conference Information and Co-Ordination Grant Seminar Local Government Welfare Services to Migrants Report of the Chief Health Surveyor Prosecutions Proceedings Sunshine Magistrates Court Application for Transfer of Proprietorship of Premises under the Health Act Inspection of Skinner Reserve Churchill Avenue Braybrook Food and Liquor Facilities Health Act Section 95 (Smorgon Consolidated Industries Ltd) Somerville Road Footscray West Diamond Avenue Infant Welfare Centre Municipal Sunshine Tip E.P.A. Licence Renewal. Council advised E.P.A. the licence is no longer required as the tip has stopped disposal of refuse or garbage and only work is the addition of more cover Report of the Chief By-Laws Officer Alterations to Existing Restrictions Suns Crescent Sunshine Prohibited Parking 288A Ballarat Road Braybrook Proposed School Crossing Main Road West near Kate Street St. Albans Report of the City Librarian Melton Library Reserve Account Melton Library Official Opening Report of the Municipal Recreation Officer Our Lady's Youth Centre Use of Facility by the Community Ardeer High School Development of Facilities Environmental Day Brimbank Park Report of the City Engineer & Planner Rezoning Land Laurel Street St. Albans Amendment No 122 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Rezoning Land North East Corner of Lots 45, 46 & 47 Appleby Avenue and Devonshire Road Sunshine Planning Permit School Extensions to St. Bernadette's Primary School, Church, Place of Assembly, Convent, Presbytery and Church on land Bounded by Suffolk Road, Westmoreland Road, Rufford Street and Willey Street Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Consulting Room Lot 2 Ashley Street Maidstone Planning Permit Application First Aid and Drovers' Amenities Building, Additions to Industrial Complex Somerville Road Opposite Alick Street Tottenham Planning Permit Application Illuminated Pole Sign Lot 1 Ballarat Road South West Corner of Stonemark Street Sunshine Planning Permit Application Plant Nursery Extensions Lot 41 Duke Street Sunshine Planning Permit Application Car Sales Yard Preparation Shed Ballarat Road South West Corner of Hampshire Road Sunshine Planning Permit Application Ballarat Road and Anderson Road Subdivision Plan of Subdivision Emu Road The Olympic Tyre & Rubber Co Pty Ltd Plan of Subdivision Mitchell Street, Richards Street and Emu Road The Olympic Tyre & Rubber Co Pty Ltd Plan of Subdivision Oakwood Road, Neale Road, Concord Circuit and Newark Court Albanvale Stage 2A Strata Subdivision 11 Yarmouth Avenue St. Albans Strata Subdivision 125 Anderson Road Albion Strata Subdivision 53 Graham Street Sunshine Contract Fencing Tip Site Variations Annual Supply Contract Supply of Bituminous Concrete Contract Construction of Part of Warrs Road Consolidation of 112 Ballarat Road Maidstone Finalisation of Health Act Drain Rear of Cooper Street and Gertrude Street Sunshine Declaration of Sewerage Area No 3781 Sewerage Facilities St. Albans Allocation of Funds 1979/80 Main Roads Unclassified Highpoint West Welfare Complex Air Conditioning Footbridge Programme Esmond Street Bridge and Lawrence Street Bridge M.M.B.W. Directive Use of Clay Pipes in Property Service Drains Report of the Building Surveyor Building Over Easement 41 Tasman Avenue Deer Park Installation of Underground Tank Lot 1 Sunshine Road Tottenham Siting of Building 8 Jacana Court Sunshine North Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as at 31st May 1979hume pipe company, warrs road, maribyrnong, maribyrnong rsl, maribyrnong hall, raleigh road, van ness avenue, maribyrnong senior citizens' club, lions house of sunshine, coiro street, watt street, sunshine, lions house of sunshine senior citizens club, skinner reserve, churchill avenue, braybrook, smorgon consolidated industries, somerville road, footscray west, diamond avenue infant welfare centre, diamond avenue, albanvale, sunshine tip, ballarat road, main road west, kate street, st. albans, our lady's youth centre, ardeer high school, glengala road, sunshine west, brimbank park, keilor park drive, keilor east, laurel street, appleby avenue, devonshire road, st. bernadette's primary school, suffolk road, westmoreland road, rufford street, willey street, sunshine north, ashley street, maidstone, alick street, stonemark street, duke street, hampshire road, anderson road, emu road, the olympic tyre & rubber co, mitchell street, richards street, oakwood road, neale road, concord circuit, newark court, yarmouth avenue, graham street, gertrude street, cooper street, highpoint west welfare complex, rosamond road, esmond street bridge, esmond street, lawrence street bridge, lawrence street, ardeer, tasman avenue, deer park, sunshine road, tottenham, jacana court, randall street