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  • Jan reflects on the Queen’s life of service

    ARARAT’s Jan Ayer admits she has loved Queen Elizabeth II all of her life. As a young girl living in the United Kingdom, Mrs Ayer recalls going to London with her mother to catch a glimpse of the Queen during the coronation. “We camped out on the pavement, we took our travelling rugs and pillows […]

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  • Greens select Earl for Ripon

    A fourth candidate has emerged in the seat of Ripon for November’s election with the Greens selecting Clunes resident Earl James. Mr James is a teacher and union organiser who says he’ll be campaigning on a number of key issues. He said Ripon has two main train lines but many people live in transport poverty […]

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  • Ararat Rats embracing the big stage

    ALEX Rance’s post-match interview after rupturing his ACL in the first round of 2019 gave as good an insight as any into a premiership-winning culture. Instead of lamenting a season-ending injury, Rance adjusted the ACL acronym to read ‘always celebrate and laugh’; providing a glimpse into Richmond’s emphasis on not only embracing adversity, but doing […]

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  • GCH turns purple in support of International Overdose Day

    GRAMPIANS Community Health (GCH) turned its Ararat headquarters purple on Wednesday night to shine a light on accidental drug-overdoses, including the risks posed by prescription medications and alcohol. GCH marked International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31 by lighting up its sites across the region. Purple is used as a message that every person’s life […]

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  • AME kicks in for waterpark appeal

    ARARAT based manufacturer AME Systems has pitched with a substantial donation towards the purchase of an inflatable water park for the regions youth. YANG (Yarrimabiack and Northern Grampians) Blue Light is trying to raise $55,000 to purchase the inflatable water park to take to youth based events around the region. YANG covers a massive region […]

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  • Local profile – Bill Waterston

    By Craig Wilson. BILL Waterston is Ararat through and through. As Bill and I headed into Barkly Street for a photograph of him to go with this story (yes, in his trademark shorts – it was 4 degrees) you can see there is a genuine affection for Bill and what he’s done for his home […]

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  • Marian College’s High School Musical on stage

    MARIAN College is excited to announce that finishing rehearsals and preparations are almost completed in the lead up to their much anticipated 2022 production, the famous and popular Disney’s High School Musical. Written by Peter Barsocchini and adapted for the stage by Bryan Louiselle and David Simpatico, High School Musical is a classic story of […]

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  • A stole of many colours

    LOCAL Catholic priest Father Andrew Hayes has a new and colourful stole to wear for Mass thanks to 70 Lowe Street resident Nina. Nina spent many hours fashioning the stole, which is reminiscent of Joseph’s multi coloured coat. Father Andrew was moved by the gift and has proudly worn the stole during Mass. “Different churches […]

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