Articles by Craig Wilson
16 day closure angers NAB customers
CUSTOMERS of Ararat’s National Australia Bank branch have vented their frustrations over a 16 day closure. The branch closed on the 24th of December and won’t reopen until January 10. One NAB customer drove 30 minutes into Ararat to do banking only to find the closed sign on the door. “I needed to do a […]
Sixty years of service
A love of people and a deep commitment to God led Ararat’s Sister Maree Holt to a lifetime of service to the Catholic Church. Sister Maree recently celebrated 60 years as a nun, and doesn’t expect to slow down anytime soon. She told the Advocate this week, the influence of nuns during her final years […]
Ararat College Dux has media in his sights
ANYONE who knows Jack Ward would not be surprised that he was last week named Dux of Ararat College. From a very early age, Jack has had his eyes set firmly on a career in the media and has successfully juggled his school studies with a part time role with this newspaper over the past […]
Lake Bolac College celebrates Dux
LAKE Bolac College year 12 student, Maia Ratana, has been crowned Dux, one of three students at the school to receive their scored VCE results last week. Ms Ratana is pleased with her ATAR and is confident it is enough to get into her dream nursing course at Deakin University when offers roll around in […]
Marian College Dux looks to career in Medicine
MARIAN College year 12 student, Alex Van Opstal, has been named the school’s 2021 Dux, scoring an ATAR of 89.35 last Thursday. The aspiring medical student is hopeful the score will allow him to follow in his father’s footsteps. Mr Van Opstal said his success, despite the adversities faced by the class of 2021, is […]
Shop ‘til you drop this Thursday
ARARAT’s business district will be buzzing with stores offering extended trading hours on Thursday 23 December, giving people more time to find a last-minute Christmas gift. With only a week left to shop for the big day, Council has partnered with Greater Ararat Business Network (GABNetwork) and local retailers to bring residents ‘Shop ‘til you […]
Ararat loves its tarts
BY the time Mick Menzies closes his doors on Christmas eve, he and his bakers will have supplied over eight thousand Christmas tarts to the Ararat community. Christmas tarts are incredibly popular in Ararat according to Mick, with his Bakers Delight store producing one on average for every man, woman and child living in Ararat. […]
GABN backing local business
GREATER Ararat Business Network is doing its bit to support Ararat’s hospitality businesses by purchasing a number of vouchers to distribute to members. President Maria Whitford and members of the committee have been out in recent weeks delivering the ten dollar vouchers to GABN members. “We’ve gone out and purchased them locally, we’ve used GABN […]