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Ararat Youth Theatre to stage Mystery at Mo’s
THE cast of Ararat Youth Theatre brings their first production Mystery at Mo’s to the Town Hall stage on March 5. The audience will find striking familiarity in the humble Australian eatery in which much of the play takes place until the story uncovers the best of a modern murder mystery. Originally set to hit […]
Book now for Eel Festival
TICKETS have gone on sale for the Lake Bolac Eel Festival on the March 25-26, 2022. The program includes impressive local talent headed up by renowned singer/songwriter Neil Murray. After two years in abeyance due to the pandemic, festival chair Rachel Taylor, has announced the return of the ‘little festival with the big heart’. Confirmed […]
Highest honour for Rosie
ROSIE Nater is the toast of Moyston this week, receiving one of the nation’s highest achievement awards. January 26th is a special day for Ms Nater. Not only is it her birthday, but also the day where she was announced as a recipient of an Order of Australia Award by Governor General, His Excellency the […]
Rough road finally fixed
BULGANA resident Kris McMillan has had a small victory against the bureaucracy, with a pothole ridden road finally being graded this week. Kris McMillan approached the Ararat Advocate in December about the condition of Saw Pit Flat Road. The road is used by a number of people to get into Ararat, but in recent years […]
Former mayor to lead water price and service review panel
FORMER Ararat Mayor Fay Hull will chair a community panel tasked with guiding the future of water and wastewater services for the region. The role of the community panel is to provide opinion, advice and recommendations on GWMWater’s pricing proposals and matters of significance, for the 2023-2028 water price review submission to the Essential Services […]
Top prices likely to continue in 2022
ARARAT’s leading real estate agency believes the buoyant property market will continue to flourish in 2022, with demand strong for local property. 2021 saw unprecedented prices being paid for homes across the Ararat municipality, with the median price for a home in Ararat passing the $300,000 mark. Ray White Ararat Director Adam Walker said since […]
Parliament seeks views on regional news
A new online survey is seeking views on how Australians’ living in regional, rural or remote areas access news as part of a federal parliamentary inquiry into Australia’s regional newspapers. The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts has initiated the inquiry after a number of country publications closed or were scaled […]
RSL keen for ships artifacts
ARARAT RSL has confirmed it is keen to secure the ships bell and other memorabilia from HMAS Ararat when the ship is decommissioned. The Department of Defence confirmed this week that the HMAS Ararat will be decommissioned in 2022 and harvested for spare parts. “Decommissioning of a vessel is a significant milestone that reflects the […]