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PROSPECTS: Victorian Resources Minister Tim Pallas, front left, with industry and council representatives at the Stavely project site.

Tender progresses for local gold exploration

JessieAnne Gartlan

CROWNED: Brooke Nicholson was crowned Golden Gateway Festival queen, and will reign with the king, Robert Sanders, visiting various events and representing Ararat. PICTURE: Peter Pickering.

Our golden queen

JessieAnne Gartlan

MASSIVE EFFORT: Stawell resident Justin Chester walked from Horsham to Naracoorte last month to raise funds for beyondblue. Picture: LACHLAN WILLIAMS

Justin’s Walk for Mental Health raises funds for beyondblue

Jade Bate

Armed robbery in Ararat: man demands cash from gaming venue

Carly Werner

PRIZE: Finlay, left, Theo, Siyathma and Delilah surround the first prize for the Carey Street Kindergarten Fair fundraiser raffle.

Fundraising vital for Carey Street Kindergarten

JessieAnne Gartlan

Goldacres is transferring all its manufacturing processes to Ballarat.

End of an era for Goldacres at St Arnaud

Gregor Heard
Lachlan Williams

Pomonal Primary School students last year. Picture: Peter Pickering

Dream to become reality as Pomonal Primary receives funding

Lachlan Williams

PROSPECTS: Victorian Resources Minister Tim Pallas, front left, with industry and council representatives at the Stavely project site.

Tender progresses for local gold exploration

JessieAnne Gartlan

CROWNED: Brooke Nicholson was crowned Golden Gateway Festival queen, and will reign with the king, Robert Sanders, visiting various events and representing Ararat. PICTURE: Peter Pickering.

Our golden queen

JessieAnne Gartlan

Stawell Primary School's Lisa Fleming, Kayla Membrey, Millie Humphrey and Michaela Armer with Neale Daniher (centre)

Stawell Primary teachers brave the cold to raise funds for FightMND | Video

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WINNERS: Grampians Girls under-13 team were victorious in the opening round of Grampians Cricket Association season. Picture: CONTRIBUTED

Junior season commences

Cassandra Langley

HIGH FLYER: Jai Walker flies on his scooter. He will compete for the second time in the scooter best trick of the Nitro World Games. This year Walker will travel to Paris on December 1. Picture: Pau Esplugas.

Nitro World Games on horizon for Jai Walker

Cassandra Langley

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WINNER: Jockey Jess Eaton is greeted by Heidi Smith after she claimed the Avoca Cup riding Finn McCool. Picture: KATE HEALY

Avoca Cup glory for Dane Smith

Cassandra Langley

STEPPING DOWN: Senior co-coaches Joe and Nigel Otto will be stepping down in their role at Wickliffe-Lake Bolac Football Netball Club. Picture: PETER PICKERING

Coaches move on

Cassandra Langley

PRIZE: Finlay, left, Theo, Siyathma and Delilah surround the first prize for the Carey Street Kindergarten Fair fundraiser raffle.

Fundraising vital for Carey Street Kindergarten

JessieAnne Gartlan

The New Savages are Darren Seknow and Milan Milutinovic.

Blues band to electrify Moyston

JessieAnne Gartlan

Three of the candidates for Ripon will take part in a public forum in Maryborough. PICTURE: Supplied.

Candidates to answer constituent questions

JessieAnne Gartlan

Pomonal Flower Show visitors in the Out & About magazine for Spring 2018

The Wimmera and Grampians Out & About spring season is a stunner

Dawn Rasmussen

Pomonal Flower Show visitors in the Out & About magazine for Spring 2018

The Wimmera and Grampians Out & About spring season is a stunner

Dawn Rasmussen

Planning is key: Make sure to mark your moving boxes clearly. You can use stickers to colour code which room they belong to, fragile tape to mark delicate items and markers to note 'heavy' and 'do not cut with a knife' boxes.

Prepare to make the move as smooth as possible

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Pomonal Flower Show visitors in the Out & About magazine for Spring 2018

The Wimmera and Grampians Out & About spring season is a stunner

Facing the facts: Statistics show that 73 per cent of young people (aged 14-18) are consuming too much sugar. Ensure you help them create good habits and teach them to brush and floss from a young age.

Brush up on your dental health

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GIFTS: If you do Kris Kringle, or bring gifts to be given out by Father Christmas, check with the venue about clearing up the mess of paper and ribbons at the end of the night.

How to choose the venue for a cracker Christmas party

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Big day for an auction plus clearing sale for this property

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Lovely home close to all town amenities

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Elevated west end home on large block

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MASSIVE EFFORT: Stawell resident Justin Chester walked from Horsham to Naracoorte last month to raise funds for beyondblue. Picture: LACHLAN WILLIAMS

Justin’s Walk for Mental Health raises funds for beyondblue

Jade Bate

INCLUSIVE: Allan Rees and John Bradley of Stawell Men's Shed with Stawell Neighbourhood House coordinator Lisa Arnfield.

A decade of mateship

TRADITION: Private Walter Saunders. Picture: AWM P00889.012

Road to Remembrance

Michael Grealy

MASSIVE EFFORT: Stawell resident Justin Chester walked from Horsham to Naracoorte last month to raise funds for beyondblue. Picture: LACHLAN WILLIAMS

Justin’s Walk for Mental Health raises funds for beyondblue

Remembrance: The unveiling of a memorial in Toogoolawah, Queensland. Pictures: Courtesy of the Australian War Memorial. H17643

Places of love and loss, of heroes all

Maeve McKenna

Pomonal Primary School students last year. Picture: Peter Pickering

Dream to become reality as Pomonal Primary receives funding

Lachlan Williams

Stawell Primary School's Lisa Fleming, Kayla Membrey, Millie Humphrey and Michaela Armer with Neale Daniher (centre)

Stawell Primary teachers brave the cold to raise funds for FightMND | Video

Anthony Daniher and Northern Grampians Shire Council mayor Tony Driscoll

Big crowds at Stawell leg of Daniher’s Drive, convoy advances to Horsham | Photos

Big numbers turn out for entertaining brass festival | photos, video

Baxter!

Pets of the Wimmera | Photos

Eleanor and Angus make the most of their ice creams

Grampians Wildflower Show successfully celebrates milestone | Photos

Ararat's Madison Potter.

Ararat Eisteddfod deemed ‘best in 34 years’ | Photos

JessieAnne Gartlan

Picture: Chelsea Sutton

All the action from the 2018 Deni Ute Muster

Annie Lewis

AFL grand final parade 2018: The photos

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Letters to the editor | October 12, 2018

Support the journalism that matters to you | editorial

Why the Ararat Advertiser is taking this bold new step | editorial

SPOTLIGHT: Failings of the aged care industry will come under scrutiny from a Royal Commission.

Advocacy groups applaud aged care Royal Commission news

Eileen Wood

Simply stunned: Michael Palin said he feels "incredibly lucky" to have had such a diverse career, from Monty Python to travelling the world. Photo: John Swannell

Michael Palin: Always look on the bright side of life

Samara Ross

COMMONPLACE: Close to one million colonoscopies are carried out each year.

Colonoscopy stories wanted

Samara Ross

Almost $500,000 has been spent responding to applications for Nauru refugees to be transferred.

16 children moved off Nauru for treatment

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Geoffrey Rush's barrister says newspaper articles tarnished the actor's extraordinary career.

'This can't be happening': Rush on article

NSW drug boss 'instructed meth lab murder'

The Butchulla people of Fraser Island have welcomed Pince Harry to their heritage-listed land.

Harry gets his feet wet on Fraser Island

The Mercury has launched a campaign on behalf of Kiama woman Rebekah McAlinden and dozens like her, to demand a dedicated eating disorder unit for the region.

Illawarra woman’s anorexia struggle, 10 years on

Cydonee Mardon

Palmer, CITIC in legal action tit-for-tat

Qld lawyer 'will win' CCC case against him

Stuart Layt

Accused defends fatal Vic surgeon punch

Caroline Schelle

The locals of Puglia are passionate foodies.

The under-the-radar foodie delight of Puglia

Scott McRae

Part of the Western Australian landscape … the Pinnacles. PIC: Australia.com

Six highlights in your travel week | 22 Oct

John Rozentals

Citadines on Bourke … absolutely mid-city location.

The rise of the apartment-hotel

John Rozentals

Taking the work out of homework: Homework and study are often seen as a chore, but with a little thought, your child’s study area can be a great place to both find focus and enjoy.

Go to the top of the class

Jennifer Birchall

Let the sun in: Light, fresh and airy - the Hampton's style is reminiscent of long summer days and light filled spaces.

How to: Hampton’s style

Jennifer Birchall

Lucky she's outside: Right now, over three billion people are absorbing the equivalent pollution to smoking two cigarette packets every day, because they have no electricity and no option but to cook inside poorly ventilated dwellings using materials such as animal dung for fuel.

Ask Noel: A solution to pollution

Noel Whittaker

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