Editing Ballarat (section)

===Tram===
[[File:Ballarat Tram.jpg|thumb|left|A tourist tram on Wendouree Parade]]
The once extensive [[Trams in Ballarat|Ballarat tramway network]] operated between 1887 and 1971 with a small section of remaining track being utilised as a tourist and museum tramway.<ref>[http://www.btm.org.au/ Ballarat Tramway Museum]. Btm.org.au. Retrieved 18 August 2011.</ref> There have been proposals to extend the network, particularly as a major tourist facility but also to connect it to the railways and return it as a viable component of the Ballarat public transport system, including a strong lobby in 2001–2002,<ref>[http://www.thecourier.com.au/news/local/news/general/tram-plans-on-track/304990.aspx Tram plans on track] by Mariza Fiamengo for The Courier. 1 May 2001.</ref><ref>Chamber of Commerce backs tram plan. ''The Courier''. 2 May 2001.</ref><ref>Ballarat's hotels support push to bring back trams. ''The Courier''. 25 July 2002.</ref><ref>Support for Tram Plan. ''The Courier''. 30 July 2002.</ref> 2010–11 and 2014,<ref>{{cite news|last=Cunningham|first=Melissa|title=Call to bring trams back|work=The Courier|date=8 August 2014 <!--|access-date=4 October 2014-->}}</ref> however Ballarat City Council and federal member of parliament have dismissed recent proposals.<ref>No trams for at least a decade. ''The Courier''. 31 July 2002.</ref><ref>pg. 147. Ballarat CBD Strategy 2012 – Appendix A – Other Ideas Considered.</ref><ref name=Cowie2013>{{Citation|title=Ballarat tram return could cost $90 million|url=http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/1647757/ballarat-tram-return-could-cost-90-million/|year=2013|author=Cowie, Tom|access-date=15 September 2013}}</ref>