{"id":69945,"date":"2020-07-24T04:55:33","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T18:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/?p=69945"},"modified":"2020-07-22T08:23:17","modified_gmt":"2020-07-21T22:23:17","slug":"businesses-boom-in-newest-eat-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/news\/businesses-boom-in-newest-eat-street\/","title":{"rendered":"Businesses boom in newest eat street"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE dining thoroughfare popping up along Mair Street is shaping up to rival that of Armstrong Street.<\/p>\n<p>With the Gov Hub project in the works, it seems only natural for the street\u2019s restaurant and bar scene to also experience an upgrade.<\/p>\n<p>With a $47.8 million investment from the Victorian government, the Gov Hub is set to totally transform the precinct.<\/p>\n<p>Projected to house 1000 employees with up to 600 of them being relocated from Melbourne, there\u2019s no doubt it will bring an influx of people to the city.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from the actual building of the Gov Hub, the project also aims to revitalise Ballarat\u2019s CBD by generating long-term jobs and furthering private sector investment in the area.<\/p>\n<p>Either coincidentally or not, as the Hub\u2019s construction continues a handful of new dining spots have begun popping up in its radius.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_69947\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69947\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-69947\" src=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/DSC_0017-copy-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/DSC_0017-copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/DSC_0017-copy-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/DSC_0017-copy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/DSC_0017-copy-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/DSC_0017-copy-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/DSC_0017-copy-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-69947\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Gov Hub is currently under construction and projected for a 2021 opening.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The rapidly popular Moon and Mountain opened its doors just two years ago and Aunty Jacks microbrewery is set to open later this year are both proof that this area has the potential to foster successful businesses.<\/p>\n<p>Modern Italian restaurant Ragazzone is in its mere infancy and has already established itself as one of Ballarat\u2019s dining staples.<\/p>\n<p>Owner Drew Harry said it\u2019s great to be a part of a street with plenty of emerging food and drink spots.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve already had an overwhelming amount of bookings for the next few months,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Comfort of Strangers is also a new bar along Mair Street that had opened not long before the COVID-19 shutdown and is now back trading once again.<\/p>\n<p>Owner Torquil Neilson said although he was aware of the Gov Hub developments, he didn\u2019t foresee the area\u2019s business boom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s awesome because I didn\u2019t know it was happening when I first looked at this place a year and a half ago,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving other venues close by, you can\u2019t ask for anything better than that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe more people it gets walking up this block looking for a drink not just wanting to go somewhere specifically, the better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With close proximity to the city\u2019s centre, Mair Street is an ideal location to attract residents to flow on and support the CBD\u2019s businesses.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Neilson said it\u2019s great the community get together and support each other even competing businesses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a venue of this size, I can\u2019t please everyone so I just do what I\u2019m do and try to do it well,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll the new places along the street are exciting, I know some of guys behind the ventures and they\u2019re great.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do pretty well with people who are waiting for a table for at nearby restaurants and throwing new places into the mix isn\u2019t going to hurt at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With an influx of Melbourne residents moving to Ballarat postcodes, Mair Street is only going to continue to densify industrially and residentially.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_69948\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69948\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-69948\" src=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/DSC_0009-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/DSC_0009-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/DSC_0009-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/DSC_0009-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/DSC_0009-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/DSC_0009-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/DSC_0009-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-69948\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mair Street is quickly establishing itself as Ballarat&#8217;s newest dining precinct.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ray White Ballarat director Trevor Booth said the area is going to witness a huge amount of growth over the next year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe precinct in and around the Gov Hub has been very popular with businesses and people wanting to take advantage of the huge number of people that will be working there,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith a thousand new people working in that area in the next 18 months, it\u2019s going to increase patronage along Armstrong Street and Mair Street.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s certainly very possible that this will have an impact on housing prices.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE dining thoroughfare popping up along Mair Street is shaping up to rival that of Armstrong Street. 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