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12 August 2026

Country Diocesan Leadership Program (CDLP)

From July 29 – 31, thirty Middle Leaders from across the Ballarat, Sandhurst, and Wagga Wagga Dioceses gathered at Cammeray ...

12 August 2026

Supporting the St Mary’s Clarkes Hill community

Families and staff of St Mary’s Primary School, Clarkes Hill were advised of DOBCEL’s difficult decision to close the school ...

12 August 2026

Special Milestone

On July 22, 2026, the Diocese of Ballarat celebrated a remarkable milestone as Fr Dan Arundell marked 70 years of ...

12 August 2026

Celebrating 70 years of priesthood

Fr Damien Heath celebrated his 70th ordination anniversary on July 22, 2026. Fr Damien was born in Casterton, one of ...

12 August 2026

Welcome to Fr Vuong

We welcome Fr Vuong Nguyen CSSR, who begins a year-long pastoral placement in the Western Border Parish

11 August 2026

Bishop Mark and Fr Ed visit Siena Catholic Primary School

Siena Catholic Primary School welcomed two special visitors

11 August 2026

A Year of Pastoral Formation at St Mary MacKillop Parish, Western Border

As I continue my journey towards priesthood as a seminarian for the Diocese of Ballarat, I am grateful for the ...

10 August 2026

Jubilarian Celebration

A well established custom is the Corpus Christi Priests’ Association Annual Mass in thanksgiving for those priests celebrating Silver (25 ...

10 August 2026

Season of Creation 2026 Diocesan Mass

The Ballarat Diocesan Social Justice Commission invites all members of our parishes and schools to the Diocesan Season of Creation Mass to be held on Friday, August 21, 2026 at 9.15am at St Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, 149 Calder Highway, Red Cliffs.

10 August 2026

Social Justice Statement , “Living the Gospel in Times of Social Division

The ACBC have launched the second Social Justice Statement for this year ahead of Social Justice Sunday on August 30

05 August 2026

Feast of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop – August 8

Friday, August 8, is the Feast of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop. Mary MacKillop led an extraordinary life. She ...

05 August 2026

Peplow House Celebrates 50 Years of Supporting Men Through Homelessness 

For 50 years, Peplow House has provided safety, stability and hope to men experiencing homelessness in Ballarat.

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Diocesan Vision Statement

We are a community of communities from the Murray to the sea. Inspired by the Gospel and nourished by the Eucharist, we follow the example of Jesus and the guidance of the Holy Spirit, reaching out in joyful and humble service, caring for all of God’s creation, growing in love day by day and looking forward to life with God forever.

Acknowledgement of Country

In the spirit of reconciliation, we acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands in which the Diocese of Ballarat sits. We would like to pay our respects to Aboriginal Elders past, present and future. Their wisdom can help us care for the earth, our common home.