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Man and woman with two small children walking along the edge of a lake on a sunny day. There are ducks on the ground

Ararat Rural City Council Seeks Community Feedback on Community Vision and Draft Council Plan

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A residential asphalt road under construction with orange witches hats along the gravel edge

Upgrade Works Commence on Churchill Avenue

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A middle-aged woman smiling for the camera, wearing a colourful blouse and with her hands in her pockets

Ararat Rural City Council Mayor Jo Armstrong Elected to Municipal Association of Victoria Board of Directors

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Regional Town Hall building with flowers and shrubs outside. The building's facade is white tiling

Victorian Government Funding Secured for Battery Storage Installation and Solar PV Integration at Pomonal Community Hall

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You’re Invited to the Biggest Ararat Rural Harmony Day Yet

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Rotary Club members cooking a sausage sizzle. A lady in a blue apron hands a sausage in bread to a white-haired man

Council Announces Second Application Round for Community Grants

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Interior of a library with a children's teddy bear sitting on a large wooden tree with wooden leaves

Ararat Library Unveils New Look After Interior Upgrades

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Two businesspeople chatting while looking at a laptop screen together in a cafe

Map Your Business’s Transition to Renewable Energy at the Business Renewables Buying Group Webinar

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Four people smiling and standing outside a rural bistro

State Government Announces Support for Small Businesses Following Western Victoria Bushfires

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Long shot of a newly-sealed rural road on a bright sunny day with blue sky

Young Street in Ararat Gets New Road Seal

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Sparrows and School Uniforms: How Artist Fernando do Campo Investigates Colonial History and Family

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Register Now for Small Business Workshop in Ararat

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Long shot of a rural road which has been freshly sealed. Sunny day with blue skies

New Gravel Surface Improves Jacksons Creek Road

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Register for March Moyston Water Workshops Now

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Jailhouse Rock Festival Kicks off March 14

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