Articles by Craig Wilson
Redevelopment in full swing
THE $8.7 million redevelopment of Ararat Hospital is on track to be finished by mid 2022. Victorian Health Minister, Martin Foley, visited the hospital on Tuesday to get a first hand view of the project. The multi-million-dollar upgrade aims to expand the hospital’s theatre, radiology and pathology services, and relocate palliative care services. Funded through […]
Phones go dead at Ballyrogan
TELSTRA customers at Ballyrogan have been without landline telephones for a week after an outage at the local exchange. Phones went down during a storm last Thursday night, and the Telstra website suggests they won’t be back on until next Tuesday. 12 days without a telephone in an area dogged by poor mobile reception has […]
Road “deadly” as fire season looms
A Bulgana resident fears a road through the Ararat Hills Regional Park could become a death trap as the fire season approaches. Kris McMillan said Saw Pit Flat Road is used by a number of people to get into Ararat, but in recent years the road has become almost unusable. The Ararat Advocate met Ms […]
Ride locked in
ONE of the regions biggest events will return in February, attracting hundreds of people to Ararat and the Pyrenees. The annual Grampians Ride to Remember was one of the few events to proceed last year and is set to bigger and better in 2022. Registrations are now open for the 14th Ride to Remember on […]
Lighting up Christmas
ARARAT Rotary Club and the Ararat Advocate are again searching for the districts best Christmas lights display. From next week, the Ararat Advocate will publish a map each week showing where people can go to see displays of Christmas lights in Ararat and surrounding towns. Households and businesses are urged to register their premises, with […]
Big road upgrade nears completion
WORK is nearly complete on the upgrade to Chatsworth Lake Bolac Road, with line markings being laid on the road surface this week. The project involves reconstructing a 1475 metre section of the road starting 100 metres northeast of Karmala Lane and ending at the narrow seal on Chatsworth Lake Bolac Road. Ararat Rural City […]
Appeal underway
TOYS have begun arriving for the annual Ararat Relief Committee Toy Appeal. Ararat residents have always been incredibly generous towards the appeal and this year will be no exception. New toys are being sought for children up to 14 years old, which can be left at the Ararat Advocate office (next to the Post Office) […]
Carols cancelled
ARARAT’s popular Christmas Carols in the Alexandra Gardens have been cancelled for a second year in a row. Organisers made the heart breaking decision yesterday after weighing up whether there was enough time to put on the annual event. Ararat’s carols are one of the most popular events on the local calendar and in a […]