Waiting for no one
Golda Shulkes has never felt more helpless than she did waiting for an ambulance that would never arrive.
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- Nov 30, 2022
- 2 min
PAX delivers for gaming developers
More than 80,000 gaming fanatics converged on Melbourne for the southern hemisphere’s biggest gaming convention on the weekend.
- Apr 30, 2022
- 2 min
Big business, small town
AME Systems is battling a difficult decision: to maintain operations in Ararat and stunt its growth or move departments elsewhere and increa
- Apr 27, 2022
- 2 min
Planning scheme overhaul
Ararat Rural City Council proposed changes to its planning scheme at a meeting last night, to fix historic red tape halting Ararat’s develop
- Apr 13, 2022
- 2 min
First-time voter weighs up bad options
Melbourne’s Phoebe Billing is trying to weigh up which political party aligns with her views as she prepares to vote for the first time this
- Apr 10, 2022
- 2 min
Party for One
INDEPENDENT candidates are transforming Australia’s two-party political landscape with a “refreshing” option for voters, according to Vetera
- Jan 28, 2022
- 2 min
Schools equipped with COVID arsenal
SCHOOLS will return next week equipped with new COVID-19 practices to help avoid more school closures in 2022.
- Jan 20, 2022
- 2 min
Expanding reach of library services
MINISTER for Local Government Shaun Leane joined Ararat Rural City Council on Wednesday to unveil upgraded services at the Ararat Regional L
- Jan 6, 2022
- 2 min
Parks pleased with holiday trade
CARAVAN park owners have been pleased with bookings over the Christmas and New Year period as people regain confidence in travel.
- Dec 16, 2021
- 3 min
Nana Ange bids farewell
MAROONA Primary School teacher, Angela Reynolds, has said her goodbyes to a school she loves with every inch of her heart.
- Dec 9, 2021
- 4 min
Art teacher retires from colourful career
SHERYL Lugg has spent most of her life at Ararat College, from student to art teacher, she has called the school home.
- Dec 9, 2021
- 4 min
Final bell for Tech School stalwart’s career
SUE Canty has mustered the courage to use the word ‘retirement,’ bringing an inspiring 45-year teaching career to an end.
- Dec 2, 2021
- 2 min
Moyston website unites community
A NEW website has been unveiled to further connect Moyston residents, new and old.
- Nov 11, 2021
- 2 min
Celebrating 10 years of dance
ARARAT Dance Centre is returning to the Ararat Town Hall with a bang next weekend, staging its 10th Annual Concert and a special gala perfor
- Nov 7, 2021
- 2 min
Pilot program explores Indigenous culture
ARARAT North Primary School has launched a unique pilot program to introduce its junior school to Indigenous language and culture.
- Oct 21, 2021
- 2 min
Close call for childcare centre
ARARAT Early Learning Centre welcomed back its children on Monday morning, avoiding what could have been a “catastrophic” community exposure
- Oct 21, 2021
- 2 min
Overcoming COVID -19 sickness and guilt
IT was Aimee Harrison’s worst nightmare - she had become Ararat’s latest COVID-19 case.
- Oct 14, 2021
- 2 min
Staggered return for students
SMILING students and their adaptive teachers have celebrated a staggered return to the classroom.
- Oct 1, 2021
- 2 min
Wines put to the taste
LOCAL wines were put under the microscope last week at Montara Wines during the Western Victoria Wine Challenge’s two days of judging.
- Sep 17, 2021
- 2 min
Long days to get Ararat looking sharp
HAIRDRESSERS have been working day and night to catch-up missed lockdown bookings, testing the limits for many already at capacity.
- Sep 10, 2021
- 2 min
Ararat needs mental health professionals
AN Ararat counsellor has been the latest mental health professional to close her books, leaving dozens to fend for themselves.
- Sep 3, 2021
- 3 min
Town Hall fees cut for community groups
A REDUCTION in hire costs of the Ararat Town Hall may not be enough to entice Ararat’s musical comedy society back to town.
- Sep 3, 2021
- 2 min
Pfizer eligibility expands: “Just do it”
ARARAT’S young adults have turned out in force to get vaccinated, following the expansion of Pfizer eligibility last Wednesday to all Victor
- Jul 23, 2021
- 2 min
Fatigued businesses push on
ARARAT business owners are mentally exhausted and hurting financially as they endure a fifth lockdown in 18 months.
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