Articles by Craig Wilson
Three new faces on council
THREE new people will join Ararat Rural City Council after the final votes were tallied yesterday from Octobers council election.
Seven councillors were confirmed by the Victorian Electoral Commission at 3pm yesterday.
They are first time councillors Teli Kaur, Peter Joyce and Luke Preston along with incumbents Jo Armstrong, Bob Sanders, Bill Waterston and Rob Armstrong.
Cr Peter Beales was defeated.
Race Ready
MORE than a thousand people are expected at the Ararat Racecourse on Sunday for the regions premiere racing event. The annual Ararat Gold Cup has been 12 months in the planning and club officials say a great day or racing and fun is assured. Ararat Turf Club President Adam Atchison said with a fine, partly […]
William is Lions Youth of the Year
WILLIAM Delaney was last week named Ararat Lions Club of Ararat Youth of the Year.
William is a year 11 student from Marian College who gave a persuasive speech about the plight of Australian businesses.
His efforts were rewarded by the three judges who were impressed by both his public speaking and his presentation at the interview.
Narrapumelap open this weekend
“Narrapumelap” open this weekend HISTORIC Narrapumelap, the 1873 bluestone mansion at Wickliffe will be open to the public this weekend Saturday 2nd November and Sunday 3rd November. The impressive French Gothic Revival architecture and stunning gardens will be open from 10.30am to 5.30pm each day. BYO picnic lunches are encouraged and a coffee van will […]
Gardens in full bloom
THE annual Ararat Retirement Village Ladies Auxiliary Open Garden Day was an outstanding success, with hundreds of people touring through some of Ararat’s best gardens last Sunday.
Five local gardens were opened to the public – Kate and Wayne Gason’s garden in Barkly Street West, Maree and Russell Potter’s stunning garden in Jenkin Street, Bill and Penny Jones colourful garden in Banfield Street and Andrew McMillan’s family garden in Port Fairy Road.
In addition, the gardens of the Ararat Retirement Village were also on show.
Auxiliary President Helen Boling said the Ararat public have once again thrown their support behind the fundraiser.
Miners Ridge claims three awards at Ballarat Wine Show
ARMSTRONG’S Miners Ridge Winery had enormous success at last week’s Ballarat Wine Show, taking home three major awards, including the impressive Champion Wine of Show for their 2022 Shiraz.
Owners Katrina and Andrew Toomey have run Miners Ridge Winery for 26 years and were thrilled with the outcome.
Past Board chairs gather at health service
EAST Grampians Health Service Board chair, Ken Weldin, hosted a lunch with former EGHS Board chairs.
The lunch was to brief the former board chairs on the future developments at the health service, with Director of Support Services Stuart Kerr presenting to the group.
“It is important to get the former board chairs together to share with them the developments of the health service that are upcoming and to learn from their experiences,” Mr Weldin said.
Expressions of interest sought for Christmas Market
COUNCIL are seeking expressions of interest from potential stallholders for the Ararat Rural City Christmas Market. The Market is to be held over two days in early December at the Ararat Town Hall. There will be an evening session on Friday 6 December from 4pm to 7pm, and a day session on Saturday 7 December […]