General News

2 April, 2026

Ararat Advocate OUT TODAY

Your locally owned Ararat Advocate is out a day early this week with a big wrap of local news, sport and events. This week we report on the retirement of long serving RSL President Frank Neulist, lawyers urge people around the proposed Ballyrogan Wind Farm not to sign anything, Greater Ararat Business Network reports on a productive year, free public transport throughout April, locals march in Great Western in support of refugees and we speak with a young entrepreneur making and selling her own range of candles. Plus in sport We look at tomorrow’s opener between Ararat and Stawell, there’s netball, night tennis, harness racing, futsal, golf and bowls. All in your local Ararat Advocate. The only newspaper based here in Ararat, employing local people and supporting the local community, available right now at Harris Newsagency, Ararat Newsagency, Ritchies Ararat, the North Store, Bakers Delight, Ararat Roadhouse, Ampol on Stawell Road, Willaura Post Office, Lake Bolac Supermarket, Salingers Cafe Great Western, Horsham Newsagency, Mininera Post Office, Great Western Servo, Skipton Supermarket, Beaufort News & Tatts, Stawell Newsagency, Grampians General Store Pomonal, Moyston General Store, Halls Gap Newsagency, Navarre General Store and newsagents across Ballarat.

By Craig Wilson

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