The countdown is on until major redevelopment works at the Ballarat Library are complete.
In what will be a significant milestone for the $7.48 million project, it is expected that contractors H Troon will hand the facility over to the City of Ballarat in December 2023.
Once this occurs, work will begin to start moving all necessary equipment and approximately 75,000 library resources back into the Doveton Street facility.
It is expected the central library will reopen to the public in March 2024.
City of Ballarat Mayor, Cr Des Hudson said it was an exciting time for one of the city’s most eagerly awaited projects.
“In just a few months now we will be able to open the doors to the community and have people flooding back to the Ballarat Library,” he said.
“This is an incredibly exciting project, one at the heart of our commitment to delivering a better Ballarat, that will transform the old…