Non-for-profits invited to apply for Hugh Williamson House tenancies

The Ballarat Foundation is opening an expression of interest campaign for new not-for-profit tenants in the refurbished Hugh Williamson House.

The Hugh Williamson Foundation donated $500,000 towards the works earlier this year and now have naming rights on what was Chatham House in Lydiard Street South.

CEO of The Ballarat Foundation, Andrew Eales, says it’s important to offer affordable tenancies in the CBD.

“Our rates at Hugh Williamson House will be below commercial rates,” he said.

“It’s one of the great blockers for community groups. They end up at the extremes of the city because it’s just not affordable to find those spaces in the CBD.”