Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "What Ballarat wants: voters have their say", "An expensive wish list", 13/7/13 to 20/7/2013

Significance

Yields information about views of Ballarat residents about the development of Ballarat in the future and the possible use of trams - too expensive!

Physical description

Set of four newspaper clippings/extracts from The Courier, about what Ballarat residents would like to see in the city and letters. Story by Tim Cowie.



.1 - Newspaper clipping from The Courier, 13/7/2013 - titled "What Ballarat wants: voters have their say", under the banner "Ballarat's Wishlist" looks at local identities and their wishes. Has a suggestion for a light rail line between Ballarat and Buninyong and trams in Ballarat.



.2 - Newspaper clipping from The Courier, 19/7/2013 - titled "An expensive wish list", under the heading "Trams are unlikely, but sports projects could get the nod". Quotes Ms King, Ballarat MP.



.3 - Opinion section of The Courier, 20/7/2013 - "Web Words", six letters about the possibility of trams in the City of Ballarat - mainly negative.



.4 - The Courier on-line version of 5916.2





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