Goanna Ground

Visit Ballarat lists Goanna Ground at 40 Lydiard Street North as a free arts-and-culture stop, with everyday 10am to 5pm access and an owner-supplied note that the place actively welcomes people with access needs. The City-supplied listing describes Aunty Diana Nikkelson's goanna artwork as a tribute to the Wadawurrung people and to Aboriginal survival and cultural regeneration in the region. It says the goanna was etched into basalt paving behind the Art Gallery of Ballarat in 2006, with footsteps in Police Lane changing from human prints to goanna prints; part of the original outdoor artwork is now incorporated inside the Gallery's McCain Annexe. Treat the listed hours and accessibility note as check-before-you-go details because the page says accessibility information is owner supplied and may not be independently audited.