Council have assembled a list of consultants to serve as an easily-accessed resource for Pomonal residents seeking fire risk assessment to assist in rebuilding homes. Residents are to contact a consultant/s from the list, and once they have decided which consultant’s offered timeframe for reporting suits them, are to notify Council’s Recovery Officer, John Matthews, advising their preferred consultant. The next steps of the process can be read in full at our dedicated Fire Recovery page.“After the bushfires of February this year, Council recognised that a key requirement for rebuilding would be bushfire assessments,” says Ararat Rural City Council CEO, Dr Tim Harrison. “Council sought, and was successful in applying for, State funding to assist with bushfire assessments required for rebuilding homes.

The Inaugural Ararat Christmas Market is ready to kick off in early December, with stalls confirmed and prepped to set up their wares for an evening session on Friday 6 December (4pm – 7pm), and a day…

Council is concerned about a recent increase in graffiti vandalism on public property, including toilet blocks and other amenities.

In the lead-up to the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign (25 Nov – 10 Dec 2024), Ballarat & Grampians Community Legal Service (BGCLS) will staff a Women’s Legal Health pop-…

Ararat Rural City Council is proud to join the 16 Days of Activism campaign to prevent violence against women. The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign encourages all Victorians …

Council is pleased to confirm that drainage works at Ararat Cemetery are now complete.The works commenced on 9 September 2024, with final labour concluding in the week of 14 October 2024. The project …

On Tuesday 12 November 2024, a Statutory Meeting was held at Ararat Shire Hall to elect the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Ararat Rural City.Council have elected Cr Jo Armstrong to serve as Mayor, and Cr B…