Editing Ballarat (section)

===Manufacturing===
According to the [[2021 Australian census]], manufacturing is Ballarat's sixth largest employment sector, accounting for 7% of all workers.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2021 Ballarat, Census Community Profiles {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics|url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/community-profiles/2021/2003|access-date=2023-05-27|publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics}}</ref>

Ballarat attracts investment from several international manufacturers. The Australian headquarters of [[Mars, Incorporated]] was established in Ballarat in 1979 with the main Ballarat factory producing popular confectionery including [[Mars bar]]s,<ref>Sobey, Emily [http://www.thecourier.com.au/news/local/news/general/mars-celebrates-30-years-in-ballarat/1688226.aspx Mars celebrates 30 years in Ballarat] ''The Courier''. 24 November 2009.</ref> [[Snickers]] and [[M&M's]] for the Australian market as well as expanding in 2013 to produce [[Maltesers]].<ref>[http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/6146-nothing-pleases-like-maltesers-made-in-ballarat.html Nothing pleases like Maltesers made in Ballarat] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524175132/http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/6146-nothing-pleases-like-maltesers-made-in-ballarat.html |date=24 May 2013 }}. 28 February 2013 From the Victorian Premier, and Minister for Manufacturing, Exports and Trade</ref> [[McCain Foods Limited]] Australian headquarters was established in Ballarat in 1970 and the company continues to expand its operations.<ref>[http://www.mccain.com.au/our-company_about-mccain_company-history.aspx Company History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110133016/http://mccain.com.au/our-company_about-mccain_company-history.aspx |date=10 January 2012 }} from mccain.com.au</ref> The [[Ballarat North Workshops]] is a major manufacturer of public transportation products with current investment from [[Alstom]].<ref>[http://tandlnews.com.au/2010/08/31/article/XTrapolis-train-manufacturing-under-way-in-Ballarat/HQBRJFWKRB.html X'trapolis Train Manufacturing Under Way in Ballarat]. Tandlnews.com.au. Retrieved 18 August 2011. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421095020/http://tandlnews.com.au/2010/08/31/article/XTrapolis-train-manufacturing-under-way-in-Ballarat/HQBRJFWKRB.html |date=21 April 2012 }}</ref>

Ballarat also has a large number of home-grown companies producing textiles, general industrial engineering, food products, brick and tiles, building components, prefabricated housing components and automotive components. [[Brewing]] was once a large-scale operation, with many large businesses including the public company Phoenix Brewery, and although large-scale brewing has ceased, the city retains a substantial [[microbrewery]] industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.business.vic.gov.au/busvicwr/_assets/main/lib60053/beer%20lovers'%20guide%20to%20victoria's%20microbreweries.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091003212406/http://www.business.vic.gov.au/busvicwr/_assets/main/lib60053/beer%20lovers%27%20guide%20to%20victoria%27s%20microbreweries.pdf|title=The Beer Lovers Guide to Victoria's microbreweries 4th edition|archive-date=3 October 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>