Park closed for concert

PARTS of Victoria Park and some near by roads have been closed ahead on the Spilt Milk music event this Saturday.

Access to Victoria Park itself was restricted on Monday, 28 November and is expected to stay that way until at least Wednesday, 7 December.

That also means roads inside the park like Cedar Drive, Poplar Avenue, Caretakers Drive, Elm Avenue and Pine Avenue will not be accessible to traffic until 6pm on 7 December.

Oak Avenue will be closed from 6am today and remain so until 6pm on Sunday, 4 December.

Outside the park, Gillies Street, between Arthur and Winter streets will be closed to traffic southbound from 8pm on Saturday, 3 December until 1.30am on Sunday, 4 December.

The Victoria Park inclusive play space will be closed on the day of the event.

Meanwhile, the City of Ballarat has issued a warning that loud music will be audible from the concert site on Friday between 4pm and 10pm, and Saturday from 9am to 11pm.

A statement from the municipality said that “sound engineers have worked to ensure there is minimal ‘noise spill’ into surrounding areas.”