The Ararat Golden Gateway Festival featured 10 days of community activities and was once again a great success.
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Ella and Skyla enjoyed the procession.
Look out, Queen Millie is armed - with a water pistol!
Queen Millie and King Ambrose in the procession.
The Ararat City Band under Wally Pope's direction.
Joshua with a colourful mask.
Perennial favourites Minnie and Mickey.
Draylan receives a treat from Minnie.
Careful control was needed by Annaka for the stilts.
Robert Cocu and Banjo lead the obedience class.
Shea Bond and Matt Taylor get in some practice with the reel.
Giselle Allgood gets into the procession spirit.
Kath Perry had some moves of her own for the procession.
Hannah must have been happy to see the end of her stilt walk.
Young prospectors Thomas, Bella, Bella and Jack under the protection of Trooper Eddy MacDonald.
Eddy MacDonald in period police uniform from the goldrush days.
Thomas was looking for the elusive nuggets.
Liz Shave emerges from the bush with her detector.
Trooper Eddy MacDonald suprised Paul Shave with a miners' licence check.
Jim Webster on the piano accordion at the Senior Citizens Centre.
Jim Webster on the piano accordion at the Senior Citizens Centre.
The Senior Citizens Choir : Back Rick Klauss, Marlene Domaschenz, Irene Hall, Lorna Davis, Leila Croft , Front Lorraine Oakley, Anne Brokenshaw, Mabel Gibson, Joyce Tutton, Audrey Brennan.
Outgoing King Peter Carthew crowns the new King Ambrose Cashin.
King Ambrose makes his first proclamations.
Ned had the honour of cutting the ribbon to open the Festival.
Kids galore in the gardens.
The King with his subjects Aria, BB, Krystal, Xavier, Hailey and Bayden.
Charlie geta a lesson on balancing pots from the Ashanti performer.
The Ashanti dance team performs in the gardens.
Kylan and Jessie complete a lap
Ben Higgins, Millicent Reid and Daryl Chaplin.
Timothy Hollis, Jessica Klemm and Andrew Evans.
Sam McColl, Lisa Purnell and Bill Braithwaite.
Bernie Peoples, Jessica Stoneman and Kay Harris.
Josh Bywater, Jessica Hammerstein and Doctor Arvine Jhamb.
Jake Kociancic, Madison Dalgleish and Missy Perry.
Damian Moorfoot, Elizabeth Brown and Gwenda Allgood.
Matthew Jerram, Alexandra Davies and Peter Carthew.
Sam McColl, Matthew Jerram, Damian Moorfoot, Ben Higgins, Josh Bywater, Bernie Peoples, Jake Kociancic, Timothy Hollis, Lisa Purnell, Alexandra Davies, Elizabeth Brown, Millicent Reid, Jessica Hammerstein, Jess Stoneman, Madison Dalgleish, Jessica Klemm.
Current King Ambrose Cashin is congratulated by past King Jimmy Jackson
Charity Queen Madison Dalgleish.
Madison Dalgleish receives the Shirley Scherger Memorial Princess shield from Lyn Scherger.
Millicent Reid's reaction to her naming as the Queen.
Missy Perry crowns Millicent Reid.
The 2013 Golden Gateway Festival Queen Millicent Reid.
The 2013 Golden Gateway Festival King Ambrose Cashin and Queen Millicent Reid.
The 2013 Golden Gateway Festival King Ambrose Cashin and Queen Millicent Reid.
Queen Millie at the RSL breakfast.
Murray Woods organising the breakfast.
King Ambrose and Mabel Gibson in period dress for the Cemetery Walk.
King Ambrose and Mabel Gibson in period dress for the Cemetery Walk.
Father Brendan Davey had a bit of trouble keeping his hat on in the wind.
Gason visitors John Murphy and Tom Banfield watch as Graeme Powell puts the finishing touches to a heater.
Emma Rusden was on duty when the King and Queen dropped into Toyland.
The 2013 Golden Gateway Festival King Ambrose Cashin and Queen Millicent Reid in Barkly Street.
The 2013 Golden Gateway Festival King Ambrose Cashin and Queen Millicent Reid in Barkly Street.
King Ambrose and Queen Millicent with Lions Jo Ritchie, past King Michael Thornbury and Linda Nyikos.
Pat Wison and Queen Millicent have some fun in Barkly Street.
Hannah and Aylah meet a Queen in Barkly Street.
Ararat City Band put on an impressive display with a real big band sound at the Variety Concert.
Matt Haddow lends his sound to the band.
Jenae had the tartan flying in her dance.
Keelan was drumming up a storm with David Thompson.
Keelan was drumming up a storm with David Thompson.
Missy Perry leads a highland fling
Maddy Vernon and Karly Harris were flying off the stage
Queen Millie Reid and compere Daryl Chaplin enjoy some on stage bante
The St Mary's choir performs a number.
Molly Ganley performs a difficult arabesque dance move.
Josh Robinson on the keyboard.
Emma Rusden accompanied by Giselle Allgood.
Wendy Harris was having a grand time in the tap performance.
A talented Caleb Morris on the piano.
The winning Ararat West cart team of Aiden, Jessie, Amy, Jack, Ella, Max, Will and Kylan.
Zac gives the Ararat College bike a workout.
Stawell West's Sam witha trophy for winning the cart sprints.
A rest and a chat for Declan, Millie, Connor, Chloe, Zac and Jakki before trekking up Langi Ghiran.
Gita and Michael Egan at the Langi Ghiran walk.
Walkers prepare to tackle Langi Ghiran.
Alex Orszaczki was easily identified as part of the bushwalking club.
Karen Smithwick and Jenealle Barwell head up the mountain.
Thelma Wild and Betty Arnold had front seats for the tour
