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Young child rescued from house fire
22 May 12 | ARARAT - A young family escaped the flames which destroyed their home in Flattley Street Ararat on Saturday.
Community spirit will help Ararat survive prison crisis
22 May 12 | ARARAT - While the immediate flow on effect of the liquidation of St Hilliers Ararat, part of the consortium contracted to build the Hopkins Correctional Centre, will cause problems in the region, one local who worked for St Hilliers and has now lost his job believes most businesses will survive.
Opposition slams Baillieu government over DPI closure
22 May 12 | ARARAT - Victorian opposition leader Daniel Andrews has slammed the state government's decision to close the Ararat office of the Department of Primary Industries.
Fears Ararat will return to grim days
22 May 12 | ARARAT - Ararat Regional Business Association has called on the State Government to intervene in the Hopkins Correctional Centre crisis before Ararat is plunged into an economic situation similar to that experienced during the early 1990s.
New Grampians Carriage and Driving Club formed
22 May 12 | GREAT WESTERN - A Grampians Carriage Driving Club has been formed.
65 Roses Day - Raising funds for Cystic Fibrosis
22 May 12 | ARARAT - Tin shakers will be out this Friday - also known as 65 Roses Day - to raise funds for Cystic Fibrosis, a cruel disease which affects infants and young people.
400 jobs gone, sub contractors owed thousands of dollars.
18 May 12 | ARARAT - The loss of 400 jobs at the Hopkins Correctional Centre work site will have far reaching and devastating consequences in the Ararat community.  | Prison crisis must be solved | Council demands meeting with ...
Mother's Day Classic was in the pink
18 May 12 | ARARAT - Despite the frosty weather it was a warm atmosphere at Richardson Oval on Sunday for the 2012 Mother's Day Classic.
Community can't afford to lose DPI jobs
18 May 12 | ARARAT - Ararat Rural City Council has hit out at the State Government following last week's announcement that the Ararat office of the Department of Primary Industries will close.
Council demands meeting with Premier
18 May 12 | ARARAT - Ararat Rural City Council is demanding an urgent meeting with the Premier of Victoria Ted Baillieu.
Prison crisis must be solved
18 May 12 | ARARAT - Ararat Rural City Council has criticised the State Government following the announcement that one of the parties involved in the construction of the Ararat Correctional Centre has gone into liquidation.   | CommentsComments (1)
Salvos offering hope
18 May 12 | ARARAT - Door knockers will be out in force this weekend collecting for the Salvation Army's Red Shield appeal.
Prison crisis: update
16 May 12 | ARARAT - The Ararat community will be hit hard by the closure of the Hopkins Correctional Centre worksite.  | CommentsComments (1) | Ararat Prison development in ... | Ararat jail rescue plan
Men's Shed benefits from Rotary donation
15 May 12 | ARARAT - The Ararat Rotary Club has made a significant donation to the Ararat Men's Shed which will assist the members in delivering two worthwhile community projects.
Vintage cars visit Ararat
15 May 12 | ARARAT - Visitors in vintage cars descended on Ararat during a seven-day tour of the region.
Support our swimming pool
15 May 12 | Ararat - GJ Gardner Homes Ararat is supporting the redevelopment of the Ararat Solar Olympic Swimming Pool with a fundraising event at Fishers IGA this Saturday.
DPI closure disappointing
15 May 12 | Region - The Ararat/Tatyoon branch of the Victorian Farmers' Federation is disappointed with the announcement that the Ararat office of the Department of Primary Industries will be closed, but believes it was inevitable given the lack of staff replacement over the past few years.  | CommentsComments (1)
Lunchtime concerts as popular as ever
15 May 12 | ARARAT - One of this year's free lunchtime concerts at the Ararat Performing Arts Centre saw plenty of local talent impress the large audience.
Hive of activity at apiarist picnic
15 May 12 | ARARAT - There was a hive of activity at Canes' honey extracting shed as beekeepers flocked to the Central Victorian Apiarist Association's annual beekeeping picnic day.
11 May 12 | ARARAT - Work on the newest prison in Victoria will grind to a halt today as contractors and workers deal with the news that the companies building the complex cannot pay them.
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