Articles by Craig Wilson
Pharmacists ready to vaccinate
AN Ararat pharmacist says his business is ready and willing to begin COVID-19 vaccinations if and when the supply shortage is fixed. Earlier this week, it was announced eight rural and remote community pharmacies in Victoria have been activated in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout including Dimboola, Buninyong and Beechworth. The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has […]
Winter competition delayed
ARARAT City Tennis Club’s Winter season has been stalled thanks to the latest COVID lockdown. The first two rounds of the new season have been scrapped because of the lockdown. Ten teams have been entered in the competition, which follows an Autumn season impacted by COVID-19 restrictions and wet weather. The club has implemented COVID-safe […]
Hamilton ready to impress on world stage
CYCLING fans will be glued to television sets across Ararat tomorrow lunchtime to cheer on local rider Lucas Hamilton in his Olympic debut. The 25-year-old is expected to line up in the 244-kilometre men’s road race in Tokyo at midday Australian time. For the first time in Olympics history, the road race will be contested […]
Easton, Fleming off to state final
MARIANNE Easton and Heather Fleming proved an unbeatable force at Willaura Golf Club, winning the foursomes and Doris Chambers events. Having won at club level, the pair will now go on to the State final of the Doris Chambers Cup at Sanctuary Lakes on October 28. In the meantime, club members are enjoying the fairways, […]
Clubs sock it to MND
TATYOON Football Netball Club joined forces with league neighbours SMW Rovers to host a successful fundraiser for Support MND Day. Tatyoon netball director Briony Robertson said the aim was to raise awareness and financially support the fight for a cure for Motor Neurone Disease. “We raised $1,615 through a gate raffle, rattling tins and both […]
Mental health service comes to Lake Bolac
A mental health occupational therapist will provide a face-to-face clinical mental health service at the Lake Bolac Bush Nursing Centre. The therapist is expected to commence in the last week of July and continuing on a fortnightly basis. Lake Bolac Bush Nursing Centre CEO, Jan Milliken, said she was pleased the service could be offered […]
Get your socks on; CWA prepares for big exhibition
HE Country Women’s Association will showcase its skills in August with a major gathering in Ararat. The annual CWA State Creative Arts Exhibition will be held at Ararat Town Hall on August 20 and 21, showcasing the skills of Victorian members in over 270 categories, including crafts, knitting, embroidery, art, cookery, preserves, toys and dolls […]
Snow a regular occurrence
ALL roads between Ararat and the Grampians were blocked on July 18, 1949, by the heaviest fall of snow ever recorded in the region. The snow was six inches deep in the main street that afternoon, and three to four inches falling in other parts of town. Snow fell continuously from midnight until 3pm. Alexandra […]