The walk will follow on from the parade of nurses that commences with a short ceremony at the Edith Cavell Memorial at 11am. The nurses will then travel by vintage car, lead by Mayor Cr Gwenda Allgood, down Barkly Street and turn into Vincent Street to pick up the community procession.

East Grampians Health Service staff and families and the community lead by the Bendigo Chinese Lion Team will follow on foot for the historic walk up the hill to the Hospital.

The involvement of the Bendigo Chinese Lion Team will acknowledge the association of the Chinese goldminers back in the 1860s and the original Ararat Hospital.

The health service is hoping a big crowd will turn out and perhaps dress up for the walk. Emergency services' vehicles, including the Police Traffic Management Unit, will also be involved.

The community walkers will be lead by Member for Ripon Joe Helper, East Grampians Health Service board president Graeme Foster, chief executive Rob Bulmer and director of clinical services Helen Watt.

The Bendigo Chinese Lion Team will have a busy two days in Ararat with performances at the Gum San buffet breakfast earlier in the morning. On the Saturday night, in conjunction with a performance at the reunion dinner, they will be visiting local hotels and restaurants in Barkly Street for a shop blessing finishing at the Ararat RSL.

The Bendigo Chinese Association has close links with Ararat, and its performers have entertained previously at special events that have celebrated the connection of the Chinese on the goldfields in the Ararat area in the 1800s through to today's partnership with Ararat Rural City's sister city Taishan in China.

Their visit to Ararat has been made possible through the support of the Ararat Rural City community events program.