The Eureka Centre for Australian Democracy
The story of Eureka has powerful ongoing symbolism in Australian politics and society. Ultimately, the Eureka Rebellion in 1854 is an example of a group of people fighting for the capacity to influence change in their own governance, which is a core principal of people's democracy. The Australian Centre for Democracy at Eureka will use the themes of the Eureka story to explore people's democracy in local, national and global contexts from the Eureka Stockade right through to the twenty-first century.
Ballarat City Council together with State and Federal Funding partners have undertaken to create a centre of excellence bringing together a management team to assist in the procurement, operation and ongoing development of the centre's educational and commemorative program aligned with IT and educational resources from around Australia.
the Redeveloped centre will provide:
- - improved educational facilities, services and amenity
- - improved interpretative opportunities and cultural facilities
- - reinvigoration of the historic and commemorative sense of the place
- - the formation of a cultural hub to connect the physical site to the neighborhood, region and beyond
- - improved accommodation and facilities for staff and community and therefore enabling its ongoing sustainability.
The Australian Centre for Democracy at Eureka will house a national platform for research and debate and will develop innovative and engaging interactive interfaces for exploring the broad impact of the Eureka story.