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Candidate – Fiona Tipping
Fiona Tipping is a candidate for this year’s Ararat Rural City Council election. Here’s her pitch. Hi I’m Fiona. For over two decades, I’ve worked across the Grampians region in various roles from cleaner to disability advocate. It’s because of this history that I was privileged to choose Ararat as my permanent home 4 years […]
Candidate – Daryl Scherger
Daryl Scherger is a candidate for this year’s Ararat Rural City Council elections. Here’s his pitch. My name is Daryl Scherger. If elected, my priority will be a more balanced approach to development, with an emphasis on a more liveable community that is also climate-and energy-resilient. Ararat needs more shade trees and parking spaces in […]
Pink Day just around the corner
STAFF at Ararat RSL are again doing their bit to raise funds for breast cancer with their annual Pink Day just around the corner. The RSL staff are planning a fun day of activities and music next Friday the 18th of October. The day kicks off at 10.30am with the traditional ‘Pink Morning Tea’ where […]
60 years in love
ARARAT’s Lois and Peter Williams recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary, tying the knot back in 1964.
Their romance blossomed in the traditional Ararat-Stawell way, with Lois recalling how, in those days, “The boys went to Stawell to get the girls, and the Stawell boys would come down here.”
Lois used to visit Ararat for the dances at Alexandra Hall, and it was one of those evenings where their story began.
Welcome baby Gracie
Jessie and Koby Stewart have welcomed their daughter, Gracie Val Stewart. Baby Gracie was born at East Grampians Health Service on September 23 2024, weighing 3272 grams. “Thank you to all the amazing midwives and staff at EGHS for our amazing care,” Jessie and Kobie Stewart said.
Gardens open for Gorrinn Village
By Ellen Anderson. THE Ararat Retirement Village Ladies Auxiliary is once again hosting its popular Open Gardens event with five beautiful gardens to explore throughout Ararat. The annual event will also feature a plant sale at the Gorrinn Village Gardens. Ladies Auxiliary President Helen Boling said the open gardens were an important fundraiser for Gorrin […]
Daryl is King
ARARAT resident Daryl Chaplin has been announced as King of this year’s Golden Gateway Festival.
Well known in local theatre circles, Daryl came to Ararat in his yearly twenties for what he thought would be a brief stay.
32 years later, Ararat is still home for Daryl and his two children Peta and Aaron.
Gold exchange returns to Ararat
GOLD buyer Darren Harris and jeweller Tan Nguyen will be returning to Ararat for their Cash for Unwanted Gold and Jewellery Day this Monday, 14th October. Darren said the event offers the community a chance to have their items inspected, with services ranging from valuations to advice on selling, remodelling, or repairing. “We attend with […]