Articles

Oct 1, 2019
3 min

Hundreds set to Mellow in the Yellow for farmer health

Mellow in the Yellow organisers are looking forward to their sixth annual event being held this Saturday, attracting three hundred people...

Sep 23, 2019
4 min

Musical Comedy Society announces first patron, 2020 production at AGM

The Ararat Musical Comedy Society has had one of its most successful years, staging Les Miserables and making a considerable profit. The...

Sep 13, 2019
1 min

Dynamic dancers will bring their emotions to the stage for annual recital

Local dance school Dynamic Dance Ararat will perform it’s 11th annual dance recital this weekend, based around emotions portrayed through...

Sep 12, 2019
2 min

Ararat asks “R U OK?”

R U OK? Day was celebrated throughout Ararat today, both in the main street and at Ararat College. People were asking the question across...

Sep 11, 2019
2 min

Contractors are ‘beginning to destroy the site’

The Djab Wurrung Embassy issued a ‘Red Alert’ this morning, stating that Major Road Projects Victoria have begun cutting down trees...

Aug 31, 2019
3 min

‘We’re locals and we care’

Ararat locals have been debating the Western Highway Duplication between Ararat and Buangor for 15 months, criticising the state...

Aug 29, 2019
2 min

Jeydon Nancarrow set to conquer Melbourne’s Firefighter Stair Climb

Ararat Fire Brigade’s Jeydon Nancarrow is preparing to conquer 28 flights of stairs whilst wearing 25kg of firefighting equipment to...

Aug 13, 2019
1 min

Ararat’s sportspeople hit the court after latest upgrades

The Ararat Basketball Association has almost completed work on one of the courts at Ararat’s Fitness Centre. The association was granted...

Jul 21, 2019
3 min

Come From Away: capturing the best of humanity

The tragic events of 9/11 shocked the world, left the globe in disbelief and changed the way we live. I wasn’t here when the two planes...

Apr 19, 2019
2 min

Ararat traffic chaos: Four separate vehicle accidents within nine hours

It was a horror day on Ararat’s roads today with four separate vehicle accidents. One man was killed this morning at Armstong which...

Apr 2, 2019
2 min

Community rallying saves Eagles

The Ararat Eagles Football Netball Club will push forward in the 2019 season after the local community rallied around the club to save it...

Mar 26, 2019
2 min

Highway protesters explain their stance

The number of protesters is growing just outside of Ararat, as they continue to fight to save their ‘cultural heritage’ and plead for the...

Mar 14, 2019
3 min

Once an Archbishop, now a sex offender

A man with power. A man with trust. A man who preached a religion that emphasises voluntary support for the sick and the poor. A man who...

Dec 15, 2018
2 min

BEREZOV, SACH CROWNED 16/U CHAMPIONS

Second seeds Anastasia Berezov (NSW) and Tai Sach (QLD) played strong matches on Sunday.

Dec 14, 2018
2 min

BEREZOV, GADECKI TO CLASH IN 16/U FINAL

The December Showdown will conclude tomorrow with No.1 Olivia Gadecki (QLD) and second seed Anastasia Berezov going head-to-head.

Aug 5, 2018
4 min

Musical theater is the best kind of high school drama

Musical theater is an art form full of potential, one that allows humans to express themselves in ways that can’t be replicated.

Dec 30, 2017
3 min

Critics decry tactics by local government officials

A local government council here is under fire from one of its own members as well as the public for lack of transparency and other issues.

Oct 8, 2017
3 min

Australian newsman reflects on a changing industry and journalism’s future

Journalism is changing rapidly with the introduction of social media.

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