Post Office Gallery

The Post Office Gallery is a university art gallery in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.

The former post office building

The former Ballarat Post Office is located on the corner of Sturt and Lydiard Streets. Classified by Heritage Victoria Stage One was built in 1863 during William Wardell's tenure as Inspector-General and Chief Architect of the Public Works Department.[1] The Ballarat Post Office was the largest of its kind after the Melbourne General Post Office.[2] It replaced earlier structures on the site.[3]

In 2002 the Ballarat Post Office became part of the Federation University Australia (then University of Ballarat) Arts Academy which includes the Post Office Gallery.

References
  1. "Ballarat Post Office". Heritage Register Online. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 26 November 2007.
  2. Federation University Australia: Post Office Gallery, retrieved 30 May 2016
  3. "Former Ballarat Post Office". 29 August 2018.
  • Federation University Post Office Gallery
  • Federation University Post Office Building History
  • Media related to Ballarat Post Office at Wikimedia Commons

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