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Medal presentation for Elmhurst stalwart
ELMHURST resident Geoff Penna was recently invited to Government House in Melbourne to be officially presented with his Order of Australia Medal.
Geoff Penna OAM was named in the annual Queen’s Birthday honours list for a lifetime of service to the communities of Ararat and Elmhurst.
His award was for service to numerous organisations across the community including as President of Elmhurst Bush Nursing Centre, Secretary of the Elmhurst Development Group, Secretary of Elmhurst Landcare and previous board positions with Marian College, Ararat College, Ararat Retirement Village and Ararat Regional Business Association.
Mr Penna and his wife Jean, daughter Lyndal and grandchildren William and Annie attended the official function at Government House for the presentation of awards by Victorian Governor Linda Dessau.
Waste revolution starts Monday
ARARAT Rural City’s waste and recycling will soon be revolutionised, as the new three or four-bin system commences across the municipality from October 3. Properties under 12 acres will transition to a four-bin system, receiving both a green bin for food and garden organics and glass-only bin, whereas properties above 12 hectares will have a […]
Probus Friendship Day
FROM the 1st of October 2022, tens of thousands of Probus members across Australia will be celebrating Probus Day. The month also acknowledges the United Nations’ Day of Older Persons, highlighting the important contributions that older people make to society.
In the case of the Probus Club of Ararat our celebrations start on the 13th of October, with a special morning tea. Morning tea guests include club foundation member Athol Graham, and guest speaker Ararat Advocate publisher Craig Wilson.
Then just a week later on the 20th continuing the theme, the club will enjoy a special Christians Coach tour to the Rupanyup Historical Museum, and the Murtoa Stick Shed.
Pictured : Ararat Probians during a recent trip to Flagstaff Hill to learn about the Maremma penguin protection program.
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Ararat welcomes four new citizens
FOUR Ararat Rural City residents have cemented their ties to Australia in a citizenship ceremony held at Alexandra Oval Community Centre on Wednesday.
The morning’s proceedings led with a ‘Welcome to Country’ followed by a shared moment of reflection in memory of the late Queen Elizabeth II ahead of conferees taking their pledge.
Presiding over the citizenship ceremony, Mayor Jo Armstrong said it is a great honour as mayor to officiate over this important ceremony and welcome our newest citizens.
Conferees include Tanzeel Ahmed Shah, Irene Carpio Hermosilla, Malian El Eter and Sonia Joyce Smith.
Buangor community dinner a success
IT was seven o’clock on a Friday and the regular crowd shuffled in.
Behind the bar stood Jodie, serving people beer, wine, tonic and gin.
“It’s great to be working here again,” she said, pouring a beer out of the Carlton Draught tap, as locals made the most of time before food was served to catch up.
It was the kind of event, with the kind of crowd, committees dream of hosting.
And Buangor smashed it over the Western Highway last Friday night with its inaugural community dinner.
Nominations open for Festival Queen
ARARAT’s Golden Gateway Festival will make a welcome return in just over a month and nominations are open for a Festival Queen.
The organising committee is seeking nominations of young ladies between 17 and 26 years to preside over the ten day festival.
Organiser Melissa Perry said nominations have been slow this year due to the festival being cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Ararat’s Isabelle Fiegert is the first nomination to be Festival Queen 2022.
She is a member of Ararat Pony Club, plays netball for Tatyoon and is currently doing her VCE.
One Red Tree heads to Spring Street
THE innovative One Red Tree project continues to go from strength to strength, with project leaders holding high level meetings ay Parliament House seeking funding for the project.
Ararat based One Red Tree is the brainchild of Clinical Psychologist Carly Mckinnis and Education Leader Tammie Meehan.
In partnership with Federation University, the project’s aim is to become a centre of excellence in providing high-quality, evidence-based mental health care across the Ararat and Grampians region.