THIS month, Sovereign Hill is showing their appreciation to the Ballarat community for supporting the attraction throughout the challenging pandemic climate.<\/p>\n
Under their new We Love You Ballarat campaign, the outdoor museum is offering $1 tickets to people living in the city and its surrounding areas on Thursdays and Fridays in October.<\/p>\n
Eligible postcodes are 3350 to 3358, and 3363; from Creswick to Haddon, Dereel to Lake Bolac.<\/p>\n
The not-for-profit\u2019s president Craig Fletcher said it\u2019s time to \u201csay thanks\u201d to the region.<\/p>\n
\u201cConsidering all the compounding pressures of COVID that we have been through, we want to give something back to our community,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBy inviting locals to Sovereign Hill on Thursdays and Fridays with $1 tickets, we\u2019re hoping to provide joy and excitement to families and friends that have been through challenging times.\u201d<\/p>\n
CEO Sara Quon said the city \u201cpulled together\u201d through the most recent and \u201ctough\u201d lockdown.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is an opportunity for Sovereign Hill, as part of the community, to be a place where people can reconnect and enjoy themselves,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is such an important time to connect with friends, families and loved ones and Sovereign Hill is the perfect, local place to do this.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you\u2019ve finished home schooling for the day… come in and have a couple of hours at Sovereign Hill, or grab a colleague at work and come in and have a world-famous, best-in-the-colony sausage roll. Our team loves welcoming locals, and want to celebrate them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sovereign Hill is currently open from Thursday to Sunday, and will return to operating six days a week once Melbourne\u2019s lockdown lifts. The underground mine tour is currently closed.<\/p>\n