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Ararat Council approves record $15.8 million budget with second rate rise in eight years

Ararat Council approves record $15.8 million budget with second rate rise in eight years

Councillor Armstrong called the council "the envy of so many other councils across Victoria” with the latest rate rise still below the rate peg.

Darcie Humphreys
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$1 billion pledged for Western Highway upgrades a long time coming

$1 billion pledged for Western Highway upgrades a long time coming

An additional 12 kilometres of the road, nicknamed the “death stretch”, will be duplicated to increase safety.

Darcie Humphreys
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Ararat Council moves ahead on “urgent” $407,000 septic tank work in Buangor and Mininera

Ararat Council moves ahead on “urgent” $407,000 septic tank work in Buangor and Mininera

“They aren’t the most glamorous thing a council deals with, but they are absolutely critical to public health and environmental protection”.

Darcie Humphreys
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Ararat house prices up 8% as out-of-town investors seek affordable homes

Ararat house prices up 8% as out-of-town investors seek affordable homes

“It’s really sought after. A home last week had 16 offers - only three were local. The rest were out-of-town buying the site unseen”.

Darcie Humphreys
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“Game-changer”: The charity retaining mental health workers in regional Victoria

“Game-changer”: The charity retaining mental health workers in regional Victoria

In Ararat, a grassroots charity tackles a mental health crisis.

Dellaram Vreeland
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What new cultural heritage requirements mean for the Western Highway upgrade

What new cultural heritage requirements mean for the Western Highway upgrade

After six years, the long-promised duplication of road west of Ararat looks set to proceed.

Zara Cuthbertson
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Thirteen horses and 24 cats taken by RSPCA from Ararat property

Thirteen horses and 24 cats taken by RSPCA from Ararat property

Around 400 animals have been removed in the last 10 years.

Zara Cuthbertson
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Ararat council backs 40% rates cut for farmers struggling under drought conditions

Ararat council backs 40% rates cut for farmers struggling under drought conditions

A state government-funded support boost will ease financial pressure on Ararat’s rural landholders, without the red tape.

Zara Cuthbertson
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Seven fatalities in eight months. Why is the Western Highway near Ararat so dangerous?

Seven fatalities in eight months. Why is the Western Highway near Ararat so dangerous?

"No one actually knows what it is, it's like a Buangor curse or something, it just happens so frequently in that area."

Zara Cuthbertson