Ballarat VIC Ballarat Description Ballarat is a provincial division. Its main centres are Ballarat, the State's largest inland city, and Stawell in the west.
Main industries are beef cattle, sheep, wheat, oats, barley, wine, mineral water and gold mining.
Secondary industries include tourism, clothing and fabrics, sawmilling, engineering and confectionery. The seat is named after what was the township of Ballarat, whose name is derived from two Aboriginal words meaning 'a resting or camping place'.