Articles by Craig Wilson
Final bell for Tech School stalwart’s career
SUE Canty has mustered the courage to use the word ‘retirement,’ bringing an inspiring 45-year teaching career to an end. The Melbourne-born Ararat College English and Psychology teacher said she is the last Ararat Technical School educator to call it quits. “I’m the last one, I’m the last teacher from the Tech School – I’ve […]
Art teacher retires from colourful career
SHERYL Lugg has spent most of her life at Ararat College, from student to art teacher, she has called the school home. The pride she has for the public secondary school was strong enough to deter the thought of retirement from mind, but when the difficulties of remote learning became a hindrance on her teaching, […]
Santa joins Ararat Fire Brigade
SANTA is coming to Ararat today with the help of our local CFA volunteers Santa has asked the Ararat Brigade for assistance once again this year to help him get around town. To ensure Santa can see as many kids as possible, the brigade has split the town in half. If you see Santa being […]
Labor candidate confirmed
YANDOIT resident Martha Haylett has been confirmed as the ALP’s candidate for Ripon for the 2022 election. Ms Haylett was confirmed by Labor’s national executive a short time ago. Under new boundaries, Ripon has become a winnable seat for Labor with a 2pp vote of around 52.8%. Ms Haylett is pictured here with the other […]
Ararat Cafes make a stand against discrimination
THREE Ararat Cafes are proudly supporting the ‘Respect Women: Call it out’ campaign, standing up to gender-based discrimination and violence. Fred and Bets Café, Foragers Café and Sede Café have partnered with council to put Respect Victoria stickers on their takeaway coffee cups as a means to bring awareness of the campaign to the community. Fred […]
Guy promises a better deal for Ripon
LIBERAL Leader Matthew Guy was in Ararat this week saying regional Victoria needs to be the focus of government initiatives which are often centred around Melbourne. Ararat is in the marginal Ripon electorate, which has become notionally a Labor seat under the redistribution of boundaries. In a wide ranging interview with the Ararat Advocate, Mr […]
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 […]