The Post Office Gallery is an art gallery in

Ballarat, Victoria Ballarat ( ) is a city in the Central Highlands of Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 Census, Ballarat had a population of 116,201, making it the third largest city in Victoria. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. Within months of Vic ...

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. The former Ballarat Post Office is located on the corner of Sturt and Lydiard Streets. Classified by

Heritage Victoria Heritage Victoria is a Victorian State Government agency responsible for administering the ''Heritage Act 1995'' and supporting the work of the Heritage Council of Victoria. Heritage Victoria was formed from the earlier Historic Buildings Prese ...

it was built during

William Wardell William Wilkinson Wardell (1823–1899) was a civil engineer and architect, notable not only for his work in Australia, the country to which he emigrated in 1858, but for a successful career as a surveyor and ecclesiastical architect in En ...

's tenure as Inspector-General and Chief Architect of the Public Works Department. The Ballarat Post Office was the largest of its kind after the Melbourne General Post Office.Federation University Australia
Post Office Gallery
retrieved 30 May 2016 In 2002 the Ballarat Post Office became part of the

University of Ballarat The University of Ballarat, Australia was a dual-sector university with multiple campuses in Victoria, Australia, including its main Ballarat campus, Melbourne, Sydney, and Adelaide that were authorized by the university to provide diploma, unde ...

Arts Academy which includes the Post Office Gallery.

References

External links

Official PO Gallery website
* Buildings and structures in Ballarat Art museums and galleries in Victoria (Australia)

Ballarat Ballarat ( ) is a city in the Central Highlands (Victoria), Central Highlands of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 Census, Ballarat had a population of 116,201, making it the third largest city in Victoria. Estimated resid ...

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