Balloons Victoria

10/10/2026

Come down to Friendlies Oval, Benalla for the Come and Try Day 10am - 2pm today! See you soon.

09/10/2026

The biggest ballooning event in the world… The balloons (of course), the people (well who doesn’t love watching balloons, and of course the fun ⭐️

08/10/2026

Planning underway for Canowindra International Balloon Challenge for 2027.

Crisp blue skies and a field full of colours. 🎈

Views like this are best experienced in person. 💙 Mark your calendars for next April and experience the spectacle of mass launches, live markets, and morning magic over the valley! 🌅

📸 Michelle Fisher.

07/10/2026

Our Australian Champion during the World Championships. Precision 🎯

01/10/2026

What an amazing story! Over 300 miles on an Island not much longer than that. Well worth a read.
The rules are different from our LJ in that they have no time or gas limit.

Fly as far as you can in one flight during October.

30/09/2026

Huge congratulations to Dominic Bareford on his incredible victory at the 26th FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship in Krosno, Poland! 🎉🎈

Dom was crowned World Champion for the second time, adding another phenomenal achievement to his record as a former World and Junior World Champion. We were so lucky to have Dom join us earlier this year as a guest speaker to share his knowledge and insights on competition ballooning, and shortly after, he became an official member of the Balloon Association of Victoria!

Feeling inspired to elevate your ballooning journey? Whether you're curious about competition flying or looking to get involved, get in touch with us today or shoot us a DM! 📩✨

Introducing the winner of the 26th FAI Hot Air Ballooning Championships: Dominic Bareford 🇬🇧

21/09/2026

Go Eddie!

11/07/2026

Congratulations to the winners of Balloons Over Mildura and to everyone who competed in this spectacular event!

Huge thank you and well done to the organisers, volunteers, officials, pilots, crews, sponsors and local community who brought the event together. Even for those of us following from afar on social media, it looked absolutely spectacular — colourful skies, beautiful flying, and a magnificent celebration of ballooning.

Many BAV members were part of the action, and it was especially exciting to see the Australian Balloon Grand Prix continue its journey through Victoria, with both legs of the series being hosted in our state.

Ballooning in Victoria really is something special — from Benalla to Mildura and all the country in between, we are incredibly fortunate to fly in such beautiful places and welcoming communities.

At the same time, ballooning in Australia is one small, passionate community. No matter where we fly or which state we call home, we all share the same sky, the same friendships, and the same love of this remarkable sport. So we will let the 3 NSW winners have this one!

Congratulations again to everyone involved in Balloons Over Mildura. What a wonderful showcase for ballooning in Australia.

🎉 And the winners are… 🎉

🥇 1st Place: Matthew Scaife
🥈 2nd Place: Sean Kavanagh
🥉 3rd Place: Andrew Robinson

Congratulations to all of our winners! 🎈

A huge thank you to everyone who took part and helped make our event such a fantastic success. We appreciate your support and can’t wait to see you again at the next Balloons Over Mildura event!

05/07/2026

This is a very special prize, spending a morning with a balloon team and seeing how the team prepares for the flight is something you can't buy. Good on you Ben and Zircon Balloon Team - Australia for offering this opportunity!

19/06/2026

The story of the blue tarps with the AoF logo needs to be told.

Every competing balloon team received one of these beautiful custom-made tarps as part of their event pack. They were originally made for the Night Glow, where the balloons were planned to be set up on the racing track. The idea was simple: protect the grass from burner heat and make sure we left the venue in good condition.

As it happened, the wind had other ideas and the glow had to be repositioned. That meant the tarps were no longer needed for their original purpose on the night, so they were handed out to the teams as a practical and very generous gift.

A big thank you to the Art of Flight Festival team for making this happen, and a special shout out to Craig Morrison from CRM Motor Trimming, who made the tarps. They are beautifully finished and will no doubt be well used by balloon teams for many years to come.

Craig does excellent work, including basket covers and tonneau covers for trailers, and we’re very lucky to have that kind of craftsmanship supporting ballooning.