Cinema Pop Up – sponsored by Ararat Rural City Council, Stawell and Horsham Toyota, TAC and Prime Super – will run for four nights only, from Thursday, November 30 up to and including Sunday, December 3 and is catering for all featuring the following favourite movies: • Thursday, November 30 – Elf, PG • Friday, December 1 – The Lego Batman Movie, PB • Saturday, December 2 – Pitch Perfect, PG • Sunday, December 3 – Dodgeball: A true underdog story, PG Gates open at 6pm nightly, with food trucks, free activities and a bar available for the adults.

Posted Thursday 7 December, 10:12am Christmas spirit has once again spread across the Ararat Rural City, with Council's decorations and installations helping to spread the joy of the festive seaso…

Formation of the Rating Strategy Advisory Group was part of the recommendations from the Commission of Inquiry into the Ararat Rural City Council.

Ararat Rural City Council Mayor, Cr Glenda Mclean said the $7.735 million project was tracking well as it neared the ninth month of 14-month construction program.

Ararat Rural City Council wishes to advise the Municipal Office will be closed from 1pm on Friday, December 22, 2017 and will reopen at 8am on Tuesday, January 2, 2018.