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Behind the walls of Victoria’s prisons – what life is really like for the people who work there
EVER wondered what it’s like to work in prison? Most people have a very particular idea – high walls, long and dark corridors and heavy security. The reality is that working in a prison is so much more. United by a desire to protect the public and change lives for the better, Victoria’s prison officers […]
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Tickets on sale for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Tickets to Ararat Regional Theatre Society’s June production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat are now on sale. This globally popular Andrew Lloyd Webber musical will appeal to people of all ages, with fantastic songs, dances and humour throughout. Leading the cast, in the pivotal role of Joseph, is Ararat local Scott Rigby, in […]
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Wilf gets the gold
By Ellen Anderson. THE Masters Swimming Australia Long Course State Championships took place at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre in Albert Park on last Sunday. Among the remarkable competitors was Ararat’s own Wilfred Dickeson. The former Richmond footballer has in recent years rekindled his passion for swimming, and as he nears 81 he’s still […]
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60 years of love and laughter
By Ellen Anderson. LAST Sunday marked a significant milestone for Dorothy “Dot” and Neil “Stick” Turner as they celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Their journey together began in 1960 at a Saturday dance in Ballarat, where fate brought them together. “This man kept annoying me all night, and the next Saturday night, who arrived at […]
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Obituary for Kingsley Moore Spalding 22-9-1924 to 26-12-2023
You would be hard pressed to find a member of the Ararat community who didn’t know Kingsley Spalding. Kingsley – or Kinga as he was known to closest – was an unassuming man who achieved great things. Kingsley died on the 26th December at the Ararat Hospital. He had just experienced his 99th Christmas and […]
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Old photos the key to identifying unmarked graves
THE volunteers from the Ararat Cemetery Trust are on a mission and they’re hoping old photographs in the community might help. Not only do the volunteers keep the grounds of the cemetery in immaculate condition, trust members have done a lot of painstaking work in recent years to identify people buried in a number of […]
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Maintenance grant awarded to Buangor Community Sports Centre
BUANGOR Community Sports Centre is among 57 projects across Australia receiving funding from the Nutrien Ag Solutions Community Grants Program. The program is in its third year and offers grants of up to $5,000 for projects that contribute to community wellbeing and vibrancy in remote, rural and regional communities. Buangor Community Sports Centre submitted an […]