Articles

Jan 4, 20202 min read

Aussie girl’s harrowing escape from raging bushfire

Australia is in the midst of a bushfire crisis, a summer that can’t be compared to any other.

Nov 29, 20191 min read

Ararat North Primary School community to celebrate 40 years of education

Ararat North Primary School is marking its 40th year of educating Ararat’s children with a school community celebration next month,...

Nov 21, 20192 min read

Greater Ararat Business Network to launch tonight

Local business representatives are coming together tonight to launch the Greater Ararat Business Network, an event that has been in planning

Nov 14, 20192 min read

Engines are warming up ahead of King of the Hill Hillclimb

Ararat’s Car Club is gearing up for a weekend of racing at One Tree Hill

Nov 13, 20192 min read

Vandals leave kindergarten community heartbroken

Carey Street Kindergarten’s four-year-old group have been left with sad faces

Oct 31, 20192 min read

Armstrong to continue with ‘clarity and fairness’ as mayor

It took Ararat Rural City Council just six minutes to decide who will hold the position of mayor for the next 12 months

Oct 24, 20193 min read

Excitement builds for this year’s Ararat Show

The Ararat Show Society is gearing up for the 2019 Ararat Show this Sunday at the Ararat Showgrounds, to conclude the Golden Gateway

Oct 23, 20192 min read

Ella Wood’s dream comes true

Ararat College’s Year 12 student Ella Wood has made regional history

Oct 18, 20193 min read

Wood twins to miss final day of schooling for AFLW Draft

Ella Wood received the letter she had been waiting for yesterday

Oct 18, 20192 min read

Umpiring duo experience ‘a new perspective of footy’

Two Ararat College Year 8 students have successfully completed the AFL National Umpire Accreditation Scheme

Oct 15, 20192 min read

Eagles assemble ‘new-look team’ ahead of preseason

The Ararat Eagles Football Netball Club is planning to fly into 2020 with a new-look team

Oct 9, 20192 min read

Power outage rescheduled following Bathurst 1000 complaints

Power disruptions to Ararat electricity customers – scheduled for this Sunday – have been rescheduled after residents hit back

Oct 7, 20194 min read

Football club struggle continues at Storm

Ararat Storm Girls Football Club is holding meetings and making plans with the hope of returning to competition next year, being unable...

Oct 4, 20192 min read

Future of Ararat’s White Ribbon Day unclear

The White Ribbon movement, the world’s largest movement engaging men and boys working to end men’s violence against women and girls, has...

Oct 2, 20193 min read

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, 20194 min read

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 14, 20191 min read

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 13, 20192 min read

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, 20192 min read

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...

Sep 1, 20193 min read

‘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 30, 20192 min read

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 14, 20191 min read

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...

Apr 20, 20192 min read

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 3, 20192 min read

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...