actionfloors.com PROJECT PROFILE Ballarat Sports Centre Basketball Courts for the Ballarat Population Boom In the mid-1800s, a gold rush brought scores of new inhabitants to the Australian city of Ballarat, doubling its population over the course of a decade. Then, the gold rush ended, and the population began to dwindle. Yet, Ballarat remained even as other gold mining towns disappeared. The community stayed connected to its rich history, naming its men’s and women’s NBL basketball teams the Miners and the Rush, respectively. A century after the gold rush, Ballarat is suddenly booming again as mining has resumed. Population growth could double from current numbers by 2050, and some are concerned that growing too quickly could have negative livability consequences for residents. Makin

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