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Jan 15, 20212 min read
Dux backflip
ARARAT College has been forced to amend its dux announcement for 2020 after naming the wrong student.
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Jan 15, 20212 min read
Don your activewear, Parkrun is back
PARKRUN will return to Ararat after a 10-month hiatus tomorrow morning, January 16, at Alexandra Gardens.
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Jan 8, 20212 min read
98.4 ATAR headlines Marian’s results
MARIAN College’s 2020 Dux, Bridget McGuckian, has walked away with an ATAR of 98.4 to open-up her path into medicine.
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Jan 8, 20212 min read
Bash’s 30th postponed
ARGUABLY Ararat’s largest and longest running street party, the ‘Burke Road Bash’ has celebrated its 30th year COVID style.
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Jan 8, 20212 min read
College’s English results improve
ARARAT College has highlighted an improved English result in 2020 despite their median study score dipping to a seven-year low.
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Jan 8, 20212 min read
Principal celebrates resilient cohort
MARIAN College has been extremely pleased with its year 12 cohort for achieving impressive results despite a turbulent year in education.
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Dec 30, 20202 min read
St Mary’s principal moves on
PRINCIPAL Bill Hill is departing St Mary’s Primary School at the end of this year to take on a new position in Melton.
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Dec 18, 20202 min read
Zooming into Christmas
A MAROONA Christmas tradition has returned, putting a farmer’s flare on festive decorations.
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Dec 11, 20202 min read
Students produce virtual presentation night
ARARAT College has celebrated student achievement to culminate one of the most challenging years in education.
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Dec 4, 20202 min read
Parso reignites the live music scene
LIVE music returns to town tomorrow night and it’s hoped it will provide a much-needed boost for hospitality.
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Nov 27, 20202 min read
50-years of dance: Chris Carey retires
ARARAT dancing icon, Christine Carey, has retired from a 50-year career dedicated to teaching generations of local dancers.
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Nov 27, 20201 min read
‘Mini cyclone’ hits Langi Logan
A FREAK storm on Sunday has flattened hundreds of acres of crop in the Langi Logan area ahead of what was going to be a promising harvest.
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Nov 13, 20202 min read
Traditional owners a no show
LOCAL Djab Wurrung supporters were left in the dark on Saturday when traditional owners failed to attend the very event they had planned.
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Nov 13, 20202 min read
Lions visit to support Ararat
THE Simpson Lions Club didn’t let the District Convention’s move online stop them from visiting Ararat on the weekend.
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Nov 13, 20202 min read
Together at last
FAMILIES split by the ‘ring of steel’ have been reunited this week, reconnecting in person as restrictions continue to ease.
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Oct 30, 20202 min read
Local supporters call for kindness
LOCAL Djab Wurrung supporters have expressed their concern towards the hateful comments and racist discussion.
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Oct 30, 20202 min read
Dancers chassé back to the studio
DANCE schools have been quick to get their students back in the studio, following an easing of restrictions.
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Oct 23, 20202 min read
Author launches Ned Kelly re-write
A LOCAL primary school teacher has overcome the absence of physical events to launch her debut novel, ‘Lament,’ this week.
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Oct 23, 20202 min read
Unlikely partnership helps most vulnerable
ARARAT Neighbourhood House and Corrections Victoria have formed a partnership to provide frozen meals for Ararat’s most vulnerable.
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Oct 23, 20202 min read
Engines fall silent
The King of the Hill has been running since 2008 at One Tree Hill.
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Oct 23, 20202 min read
A home for young performers
ARARAT’S youngest performers will now have a youth-focused theatre company to call home.
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Oct 9, 20202 min read
Primary students are back
ARARAT’S youngest students dusted off their school uniforms on Tuesday and headed back to the classroom.
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Oct 2, 20203 min read
10-months of Telstra hell
ARARAT resident Ann Bibby has finally reached the end of a nightmare 10-month battle with Telstra that was supposed to be a quick transition
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Oct 2, 20203 min read
Jill’s art returns home
ARTIST Jill Richardson may be labelled a Dobie local, but her heart still lies back home in Outback Queensland.
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