The co-designed nature of the engagement meant that we collaborated with many active members of the arts and business community. We discussed their love for the city, its heritage and their commitment to supporting not only cultural and creative industries but taking creative and design thinking to the business community. The result is a confident and nuanced strategy that invites everyone to play a part in working alongside City of Ballarat to achieve its vision for a creative city and precinct that welcomes and sustains creatives to live, work and study.

It was great to have a client so committed to the co-design process. Community stakeholders transformed the evidence and analysis prepared by the consulting team into a wonderfully cohesive and compelling strategy. The best thing is that the whole Council has taken ownership of the strategy and there is a genuine spirit of partnership with the community in making Ballarat a leading creative city.