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  • Remember the victims says Father Andrew

    A local Catholic Priest says the death of Cardinal George Pell will reignite memories for many victims of child sexual abuse by the clergy. Australia’s most senior Catholic, Cardinal Pell died in Vatican City aged 81. The former Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne and Sydney died from heart complications on Tuesday evening following hip surgery. He […]

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  • Countdown begins for 15th Ride to Remember

    THE 15th annual Grampians Ride to Remember is drawing nearer with organisers expecting over 500 participants in this year’s event.
    February’s ride will take participants through 197 kilometres of picturesque countryside from Ararat to Moyston, Pomonal, Lake Fyans, Halls Gap, Yarram Gap, Willaura and Maroona, returning to the Alexandra Gardens.
    Organisers say over 200 people have already registered for the ride online with several hundred more expected before the big day.

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  • MICA Paramedics commence in Ararat

    ARARAT’s ambulance services have been expanded this week with two new Mobile Intensive Care Ambulance (MICA) paramedics starting on Monday.
    The MICA paramedics deliver on a promise made in 2018 by Premier Daniel Andrews.
    MICA paramedics have a higher clinical skill set and can perform more advanced medical procedures.
    They can perform advanced airway management, manage complex head injuries, treat life-threatening chest injuries and provide advanced management of cardiac conditions.

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  • Not so Ezy

    Iconic sauce still out of production THERE is nothing more Ararat than Wild’s Ezy Sauce. The Ararat invention is loved by cooks Australia wide as a base for sauces, pickles and chutneys. As readers would know, Kraft Heinz last year decided to discontinue Ezy Sauce which sparked nation wide outrage. Kraft Heinz admitted there had […]

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  • Countdown begins for 15th Ride to Remember

    THE 15th annual Grampians Ride to Remember is drawing nearer with organisers expecting over 500 participants in this year’s event.
    February’s ride will take participants through 197 kilometres of picturesque countryside from Ararat to Moyston, Pomonal, Lake Fyans, Halls Gap, Yarram Gap, Willaura and Maroona, returning to the Alexandra Gardens.
    Organisers say over 200 people have already registered for the ride online with several hundred more expected before the big day.

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  • Not so Ezy

    Iconic sauce still out of production THERE is nothing more Ararat than Wild’s Ezy Sauce. The Ararat invention is loved by cooks Australia wide as a base for sauces, pickles and chutneys. As readers would know, Kraft Heinz last year decided to discontinue Ezy Sauce which sparked nation wide outrage. Kraft Heinz admitted there had […]

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  • Obituary for Jack Veale

     Jack Veale 15.9.1930 – 3.12.2022 By Karen McIntyre. This is the tale of the irrepressible Jack Veale, a character, a charmer, fond of a good yarn and a bloke who always seemed to be larger than life. Jack’s long and illustrious life began at Skipton, the fifth child born to George and Laura (nee Binder) […]

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