Articles by Craig Wilson

  • Cloud over carols

    THERE is uncertainty whether Ararat’s annual Carols by Candlelight evening will proceed next month, with the organising committee yet to speak with council about staging the event. The annual carols in the Alexandra Gardens are one of the most popular events on the local calendar and in a normal year would attract close to a […]

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  • Wanted : Ararat’s next generation of firefighters

    ARARAT Fire Brigade is on the hunt for a new generation of firefighters to be the future protectors of the community. Boys and girls aged between 11 and 15 are being encouraged to join the CFA Junior Development Program, which pre-prepares participants for firefighting duties. The program is run across 160 brigades in Victoria and […]

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  • Planting begins

    ARARAT Landcare members have started replanting hundreds of native trees and shrubs around Ararat’s iconic Green Hill Lake. Landcare members met with the Green Hill Lake Development Board in October to draw up plans to replant native species around the lake. The priority is a number of “bare” areas around the lake precinct comprising of […]

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  • Willaura Outdoor Market scheduled for 2022

    THE Willaura Health Care Auxiliary’s annual Outdoor Market will be held on Sunday March 6 2022. Auxiliary members have already commenced planning for this popular event. The Auxiliary is pleased that after its cancellation in 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the much loved fundraiser will once again take place in the parkland beside the […]

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  • Business groups unite

    GREATER Ararat Business Network has joined with other chambers across Victoria to establish a new group representing regional businesses. The Victorian Regional Chamber Alliance, which includes 20 business groups from across regional Victoria, was launched in Ballarat last week by the Member for Western Victoria and Minister for Business, Employment, Innovation, Medical Research and the […]

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  • Life Membership for Scotney

    ARARAT’s Postal Manager has been given a top honour from Victoria’s most famous athletics club. Scotney Hayter has been made a Life Member of Stawell Athletics Club following 20 years of service. Mr Hayter, who is currently club secretary, said it has been a pleasure to be a part of the Stawell Athletics Club and […]

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  • Improved radio signal planned by Ace Network

    ARARAT residents will soon be able to hear Wimmera based radio station 3WM on the FM band as part of an upgrade of transmission facilities in Ararat. Ararat Rural City Council has approved plans to upgrade the Ace Network’s transmission site on One Tree Hill. Council CEO, Tim Harrison, said an amendment to a planning […]

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  • Elmhurst Water Win

    ELMHURST residents will soon see a vast improvement to their water supply, with a major upgrade of the town’s water treatment planned for 2022. GWMWater has called for tenders for a contractor to undertake works on a new water treatment facility at Elmhurst. It follows a campaign by the Elmhurst Development Group for the water […]

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