Your locally owned Ararat Advocate is out today with a big wrap of local news, sport and events.<\/p>\n
This week one of our last pubs goes on the market, a new King and Queen of the Golden Gateway Festival, a new doctor starts at Ararat Medical Centre, a second fire investigated in Montgomery Street, the Wild West comes to Willaura, bandanas go on sale to support sick kids and Manhari Metals announces big plans for Ararat.<\/p>\n
Plus in sport, three generations of the Jackson family hit the bowling green.<\/p>\n
All in your local Ararat Advocate. The only newspaper based here in Ararat, employing local people and supporting the local community, available right now at Harris Newsagency, Ararat Newsagency, Ritchies Ararat, the North Store, Bakers Delight, Ararat Roadhouse, Ampol on Stawell Road, Willaura Post Office, Lake Bolac Supermarket, Salingers Cafe Great Western, Horsham Newsagency, Mininera Post Office, Great Western Servo, Skipton Supermarket, Beaufort News & Tatts, Stawell Newsagency, Grampians General Store Pomonal, Moyston General Store, Halls Gap Newsagency, Navarre General Store and newsagents across Ballarat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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