Welcome to the
Chinese Australian Cultural Society Ballarat
澳中文化社团 - 巴拉瑞特

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The Society was formed in October 2008 in recognition of the changing needs of the Chinese community in Ballarat. In that time the Society has quickly developed strong relationships with the City of Ballarat, Sovereign Hill and Mt Clear College.

There are over 200 members in the Society with 85% being Chinese, or of Chinese descent the remainder being Australian. Several are fourth generation descendants of Chinese migrants to Ballarat in the 1800s while many have only recently come to Ballarat from overseas.

President Charles Zhang has represented the Society as one of the City of Ballarat’s ten Multicultural Ambassadors in 2010/11 and is enthusiastic about sharing his knowledge and experience to help others.

At last count, members come from eight different countries and speak at least 12 different languages. The Society conducts weekly Chinese language lessons and strongly supports the Mt Clear Confucius Classroom. Training is also available in Tai Chi, Chinese folk dancing and Chinese Lion dancing.

2011 Mooncake Festival 

The 2011 Mooncake Festival was on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 October, 2011

Gum Loong in Mining Exchange

With the generous support of the City of Ballarat, the Chinese Mooncake Festival is a multi-venue experience allowing visitors to the region an opportunity to engage with a variety of places and spaces in the Ballarat CBD including, the Mining Exchange Building, Ballarat Art Gallery and the Camp St Arts Precinct. Read more on the Mooncake festival page.