Articles by Craig Wilson

  • Movie night success for Auxiliary

    MEMBERS of the Willaura Health Care Auxiliary were pleased with the community’s response to their recent movie night fundraiser; “Dream Horse”.
    Over seventy children and adults watched the film on the Memorial Hall’s relatively new ‘big screen’.

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  • Delacombe Way works in final stage

    CREWS have recently laid a final layer of crushed rock on Delacombe Way, forming a 300-millimetre-thick foundation for the sealing of the road.
    The $478,000 Delacombe Way project, funded by the Victorian Government as part of the AgriLinks Upgrade Program, includes earthworks, drainage works and reconstruction of 720 metres of road in Willaura.

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  • Celebrating Ararat’s newest Australians

    ARARAT Rural City welcomed 16 new Australian citizens at a Citizenship Ceremony held at Alexandra Oval Community Centre on Wednesday.
    Those who took the oath were Eva Dienel, Nolie Duman-Ag, Alexsandrea Duman-Ag, Althea Duman-Ag, Alyzza Duman-Ag, Eilon Duman-Ag, Lauren Givhan. Lance Apita, Marina Apita, Aria Apita, Rey Apita, Pragati Andurkar, Prasad Andurkar, Harshita Andurkar, Pranad Andurkar and Navjot Dhaliwal.

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  • Choir takes shape

    PLANS to establish a non-denominational choir in Ararat are coming together, with weekly practices underway.

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  • Probus welcomes new members

    By Peter Kaczynski THE Probus Club of Ararat welcomed two new members at its July meeting. On behalf of all Probus members, Vice President Lawrie Tonkin had pleasure inducting Ian and Terry Holwell  to the group. The former long-term residents of Stawell have relocated to the Ararat Retirement Village, and with their enthusiastic approach to […]

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  • Pavilion upgrade for Great Western

    GREAT Western Football Netball Club is a step closer to improved facilities with a substantial cash injection from the Victorian Government.
    Labor Member for Western Victoria Jaala Pulford was in Great Western on Wednesday announcing $1.5 million into an upgrade of the Great Western Football Netball Club pavilion.

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  • A lifetime caring for others

    GARRY Tierney clearly likes people.
    About a minute into my interview with Garry I realise he’s the real deal, a nurse with 45 years under his belt who still has a passion for people and caring for them.
    Garry has been at Willaura Hospital for three years, following a long stint working as a nurse in Ararat and New South Wales.
    He started training 45 years ago at Sydney’s Adventist Hospital in 1977 in a class of eight men and 32 women.
    See the story in the current print edition of your locally owned Ararat Advocate.

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  • STEPS FOR MENTAL HEALTH

    FIVE volunteer firefighters from Ararat will test their endurance in September as part of a campaign to fight depression and suicide amongst emergency service workers.
    The 9th annual Melbourne Firefighter Stair Climb will see 600 firefighters and other emergency service personnel climb the 28 floors of Crown Metropol Hotel in Melbourne wearing 25 kilograms of equipment and breathing apparatus.

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