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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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  • Technical difficulties

    To our online subscribers, something has gone wrong this morning with our digital edition and our technical people are working on it. If you urgently need access to today’s newspaper, email us at [email protected] and we will send you back a PDF. Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience.    

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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 […]

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  • Wine, food and music comes to Rotundone Road

    ENJOY an entertainment filled afternoon along Rotundone Road, visiting Mount Langi Ghiran, Mountainside Wines, and Dogrock Winery This Saturday the 14th of October. Showcasing the best cool climate wines from each winery, relax into the day with a bottle of wine and food of your choice from one of the pre-booked food items (available with […]

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  • Martha gets married

    Member for Ripon Martha Haylett married Sam Lynch at Eurambeen Historic Homestead and Gardens in Beaufort on Saturday 7 October – surrounded by 140 of their family and friends. The ceremony was held in the garden, before guests enjoyed canapés overlooking Mount Cole, and dinner in an old woolshed with local wines from the Blue […]

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