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  • Mosque ready to open

    ARARAT’s Islamic Community will soon have a new place to worship with the planned opening of the Ararat Mosque. The Mosque has been planned for close to a decade but construction was delayed due to COVID and compliance issues. Ararat Islamic Welfare Association has planned an opening ceremony and celebration for Sunday the 22nd of […]

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  • Police target road safety over holiday season

    Police target road safety over holiday season FROM today until the 1st of January 2025, Victoria Police will run Operation Roadwise, aiming to increase driver awareness and encourage responsible driving to reduce the exposure to road trauma on road users during the busy holiday period. Victoria Police will focus on high-risk driving behaviours that contribute […]

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  • Ninety and going strong

    IT has been a week of celebrations for Ararat’s Bruna Fratin, who has just notched up 90 years. Bruna came to Australia in 1956 from Asolo, Italy to be with her sweetheart Lino Fratin who was already in Ararat. They married two months after her arrival at Ararat’s Catholic Church and went on to have […]

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  • Pittsburgh Pirate takes the cup

    PERFECT spring conditions greeted racegoers at last Sunday’s Ararat Gold Cup. Well over a thousand people flocked to Ararat Racecourse for the eight race program. Race 7 was the much anticipated Ararat Gold Cup won by Pittsbergh Pirate by two and a half lengths over Staunch and Lottoroc. Pittsburgh Pirate also won last month’s St […]

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  • Lions open their doors

    ARARAT Lions Club has a proud tradition of serving the Ararat community. This weekend, the Lions Club is opening its doors to showcase to the public what the club is about and what it achieves. The Lions clubrooms will be open on Saturday and Sunday and will also include a Monster garage sale with plenty […]

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  • Ararat’s best

    MEMBERS of the local business community gathered last Thursday for the annual East Grampians Business Awards. As we reported in last week’s edition of the Ararat Advocate, nine organisations across eight categories took home trophies. The East Grampians Business Awards are held annually and open to all private, public, and not-for-profit enterprises operating within Ararat […]

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  • Cemetery drainage works completed

    ARARAT Rural City Council has confirmed much needed drainage works at Ararat Cemetery are now complete. The works commenced on 9 September 2024, with final work concluding in the week of 14 October 2024. The project was centred around the installation of new grated pits and pipes, most crucially the laying of pipe with an […]

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  • Today’s edition 15th November, 2024

    Your locally owned Ararat Advocate is out today with a big wrap of local news, sport and events. This week we report on our new Mayor and introduce Ararat’s new Councillors, The Oak and Hound wine bar to (re)open in December, photos from the recent East Grampians Business Awards, Ararat Lions open their doors in […]

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