NORTH Melbourne chief executive Eugene Arocca says the Kangaroos remain deeply committed to the idea of playing home and away matches in Ballarat.

The Roos kicked off their fourth consecutive community camp in the regional city on Monday morning, and Arocca was upbeat after news emerged that Cricket Victoria and the AFL are set to join forces to reignite the push for a boutique stadium in Ballarat.

"I've got be very careful about what I say, but it seems to be a good use of a stadium if you've got a major-level football club and a major-level cricket team, if that's what it is, using the stadium all year round," Arocca said.

"It would still be available for the local community, of course, but it seems to be a good way of approaching this issue."

The Kangaroos, who will play two home matches in Hobart this season as part of their search for support outside Melbourne, have had a strong link with Ballarat since they began a partial VFL alignment with the North Ballarat Roosters in 2006.

The relationship has strengthened over recent years, with the Roos playing a number of practice matches at the Roosters' home ground, Eureka Stadium.

On March 11, another milestone will be celebrated when North Melbourne plays a NAB Cup game against the Western Bulldogs at the venue.

The clash will be broadcast live around the nation by Fox Footy.

Now Arocca wants to fulfil his ambition for the club to host home and away games in Ballarat.

His dream looked set to be realised when the Victorian Labor government committed $30 million to a redevelopment of Eureka Stadium in the lead-up to the 2010 state election.

But those hopes were dashed when Labor was dumped from power.  The Liberal government, led by Ted Baillieu, has so far refused to fund the project.

However, Cricket Victoria, which is trying to find a location for a centre of excellence, could prove to be a very valuable ally for the Kangaroos.

"I can't comment on whether or not it's going to happen, or what level of discussions have been held, but we are going to do whatever it takes to get this stadium, and to make it good for Ballarat as a whole," Arocca said.

The University of Ballarat, which offers highly regarded human movement and sports science courses, is also set to get behind the push for the precinct encompassing Eureka Stadium to be turned into a community-focused sporting and health hub.

"The beauty about this industry is that ball can drop at any given time," Arocca said.

"Twelve months ago we had a stadium. One week later it was gone.

"It's a very fluid environment, where the right phone call at the right time can get the right response.

"What I can assure people is that we're regularly making the phone calls. We're trying to catch up with as many people as we can at federal, state and council level, so we'll just keep trying.

"But I can't give you a timeline. Every time I do that I get blown out of the water because it's just such an unpredictable environment.

"I do know that there's a lot of interest from the AFL and the federal and state government to look into this.

"Whether looking into it gets you to where you want to go is another matter, but we'll keep pushing."