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Marian College Dux looks to career in Medicine
MARIAN College year 12 student, Alex Van Opstal, has been named the school’s 2021 Dux, scoring an ATAR of 89.35 last Thursday. The aspiring medical student is hopeful the score will allow him to follow in his father’s footsteps. Mr Van Opstal said his success, despite the adversities faced by the class of 2021, is […]
Shop ‘til you drop this Thursday
ARARAT’s business district will be buzzing with stores offering extended trading hours on Thursday 23 December, giving people more time to find a last-minute Christmas gift. With only a week left to shop for the big day, Council has partnered with Greater Ararat Business Network (GABNetwork) and local retailers to bring residents ‘Shop ‘til you […]
Ararat loves its tarts
BY the time Mick Menzies closes his doors on Christmas eve, he and his bakers will have supplied over eight thousand Christmas tarts to the Ararat community. Christmas tarts are incredibly popular in Ararat according to Mick, with his Bakers Delight store producing one on average for every man, woman and child living in Ararat. […]
GABN backing local business
GREATER Ararat Business Network is doing its bit to support Ararat’s hospitality businesses by purchasing a number of vouchers to distribute to members. President Maria Whitford and members of the committee have been out in recent weeks delivering the ten dollar vouchers to GABN members. “We’ve gone out and purchased them locally, we’ve used GABN […]
Final bell for Tech School stalwart’s career
SUE Canty has mustered the courage to use the word ‘retirement,’ bringing an inspiring 45-year teaching career to an end. The Melbourne-born Ararat College English and Psychology teacher said she is the last Ararat Technical School educator to call it quits. “I’m the last one, I’m the last teacher from the Tech School – I’ve […]
Art teacher retires from colourful career
SHERYL Lugg has spent most of her life at Ararat College, from student to art teacher, she has called the school home. The pride she has for the public secondary school was strong enough to deter the thought of retirement from mind, but when the difficulties of remote learning became a hindrance on her teaching, […]
Santa joins Ararat Fire Brigade
SANTA is coming to Ararat today with the help of our local CFA volunteers Santa has asked the Ararat Brigade for assistance once again this year to help him get around town. To ensure Santa can see as many kids as possible, the brigade has split the town in half. If you see Santa being […]
Labor candidate confirmed
YANDOIT resident Martha Haylett has been confirmed as the ALP’s candidate for Ripon for the 2022 election. Ms Haylett was confirmed by Labor’s national executive a short time ago. Under new boundaries, Ripon has become a winnable seat for Labor with a 2pp vote of around 52.8%. Ms Haylett is pictured here with the other […]