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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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  • Last delivery

    WHEN David Rosengreen started at Ararat Post Office it was meant to be a two week job.
    Three and a half decades later, the popular postie is about to bid farewell to his role.
    Initially intended as a two-week job, David’s tenure extended far beyond expectations.

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  • Kelly judged a top wool classer

    MAROONA’s Kelly Gellie has been recognised by her peers as one of Australia’s best wool classers.
    At the recent Sydney Royal Easter Show, Ms Gellie won first prize in the AWEX/TAFE National Graduate Wool Classer competition, beating entrants from across the country.
    The win is even more remarkable considering Ms Gellie has only held her wool classing certificate since July 2023.
    Kerrin Gellie, father-in-law to Kelly, has also been recognised by AWEX for 50 years as a wool classer with a framed certificate marking his service.

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  • Residents invited to discuss crime

    ARARAT residents will have an opportunity to raise key law and order issues with police at a special forum next Thursday.
    The Northern Grampians Neighbourhood Policing Forum will explore topics including current crime trends in Ararat, crime prevention, family violence, road policing, drugs and drug related crime.
    The Ararat forum will be from 9.30am to 12.30pm on Thursday, April 18 at the Ararat Town Hall.
    To register please email [email protected].

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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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  • Jo is the new Nats President

    FORMER Ararat Mayor Jo Armstrong will become President of the Victorian National Party after the party’s State Conference on 25 May 2024.
    Ms Armstrong was the only candidate at the close of nominations last Friday and has been therefore elected uncontested.
    Ms Armstrong has helped guide the National Party as Senior Vice President for the last three years, including through the party’s successful elections in 2022, delivering The Nationals’ best state result since the 1940s.
    She is a Tatyoon local and a champion of her community who has worked for eight years as councillor, mayor, and currently Deputy Mayor of Ararat Rural City Council.

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  • Service recognised

    BILL Jones is no stranger to Ararat.
    For a lifetime, Bill has been working towards the betterment of his local community and this week was recognised for service with an Australia Day Award.

    William Richard Jones OAM was this morning named as one of the recipients of Australia Day Awards from the office of the Governor General.
    Mr Jones was recognised as a “significant contributor” to the Ararat community through a variety of organisations including his stint as President of East Grampians Health Service, Freemasons Victoria and Ararat Rural City Council where he did two terms as Mayor.

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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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