Ararat Rural City Council Mayor, Cr Gwenda Allgood inspects the Ararat Art Gallery foyer last month. The construction site has now made way for exhibitions, which will open this weekend.
Ararat Performing Arts Centre, Ararat Regional Art Gallery
Cr Tony Driscoll (Northern Grampians Shire Council Mayor), Cr Mary-Ann Brown (Southern Grampians Shire Council Mayor), Cr Gwenda Allgood (Ararat Rural City Council Mayor), Minister for Public Transport Jacinta Allan, Sarah De Santis (Labor Candidate for Ripon) and Cr Pam Clarke (Horsham Rural City Council Mayor).
The crew of HMAS Ararat (II) march down Barkly Street after being granted Freedom of Entry by Ararat Rural City Council Mayor, Cr Gwenda Allgood and CEO Allan Bawden.
Ararat Rural City Council Design and Project Management Coordinator Alison Tonkin, Skate Park Committee member John Cranstoun, Independent Concrete Construction contractor Darcy Brown and Baseplate designer Darren White.
Ararat Rural City Council Emergency Management Coordinator David Todd, CFA Vegetation Management Officer Tony Brady and Tom North go over plans for the clean up around the Ararat Rifle Range.
Bill Russell from Rail Futures Consulting, Ararat Rural City Councillor Jo Armstrong, City of Ballarat Mayor Cr Samantha McIntosh, City of Melton Mayor Bob Turner, Brimbank City Councillor Bruce Lancashire and John Hearsch from Rail Futures Consulting.
Picture: Jury member representatives Elinor Ebsworth (Mininera), Bob Milne (Pomonal), Scott Norman (Moyston), Anna Lidgerwood (Ararat) present to Councillors.
Skate Park Committee member John Cranstoun, Executive Manager Community Life Angela Hunt, Design and Project Management Coordinator Alison Tonkin, Independent Concrete Construction contractor Trevor Brown, Skate Park Committee member Shane Allgood and Acting Executive Manager Planning Joel Hastings.
Michael Spalding (ACE), Pat McAloon (Project Community Member), Russell Pearse (ACE), Alison Tonkin (Ararat Rural City Council), Max Perovich (ACE), Cr Gwenda Allgood, Joel Hastings (Ararat Rural City Council), Cr Bill Braithwaite.
Some of the representatives of the Alexandra Oval Redevelopment Project Development Group survey the potential site of the new netball courts at the rear of the Community Centre. From left, Lisa Haddow (Ararat Eagles Football-Netball Club), Gary Cunningham (Grampians Cricket Association) and Robyn Hemley (Ararat Rural City Council).
Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Victoria, Danielle Green MP cuts the ceremonial ribbon, watched on by Moyston Hall Committee members Brian Kennedy and Ann Marshall, and Ararat Rural City Council Interim CEO Colleen White and Councillor Jo Armstrong.
Representatives from Ararat College with the Minister for Regional Development and Minister for Agriculture Jaala Pulford, Central Highlands Regional Partnership Chairman George Fong, Ararat Rural City Council Interim CEO Colleen White and Ararat Rural City Councillor Jo Armstrong.
Ararat Rural City Council Mayor Cr Paul Hooper with Ararat Abattoirs owner Bill Stapleton, Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Victoria Danielle Green and Ararat Meat Exports General Manager Michael Stapleton.
Ararat Rural City Council Mayor, Cr Paul Hooper, with Pyreenes Shire Mayor, Cr Ron Eason and Northern Grampians Shire Mayor, Cr Tony Driscoll at the launch.
Ararat Rural City Council Mayor, Cr Paul Hooper with Minister for Public Transport Jacinta Allan, Southern Grampians Shire Mayor, Cr Ann Maree Brown Mayor and Horsham Rural City Mayor, Cr Pam Clarke.
Nicholson Construction Director, Richard Nicholson and Ararat Rural City Council Mayor, Cr Paul Hooper join Minister for Regional Development, Jaala Pulford for the ceremonial removing of the first brick to commence the Ararat Town Hall upgrade.
Announcement, Ararat Performing Arts Centre, Ararat Regional Art Gallery, Major Projects
Launching the Western Bulldogs Leadership Project in Ararat are Fergus Green, Marian College student Will, Ararat College students Sophie and Chloe, Liam Picken, Ararat Rural City Council Mayor, Cr Paul Hooper and Roarke Smith.
Ararat's 2017 Australia Day Ambassador, Dr Bronwyn King is joined by Ararat Rural City Council Mayor, Cr Paul Hooper and CEO Andrew Evans at the celebrations at Alexandra Oval Community Centre.
Ararat Regional Art Gallery Director, Anthony Camm and Gallery Program Support Officer, Wendy Stevens moving part of the collection into storage to make way for construction.
Ararat Performing Arts Centre, Ararat Regional Art Gallery
Last year's Ararat Citizen of the Year recipient Heather Fleming with Ararat Rural City Council Mayor, Cr Paul Hooper. This year instead of Citizen of the Year, an Ararat Ambassador will be awarded.
Ararat Rural City Customer Service and Information Officer Marina Melenhorst, who will be running an information booth at the festival, joins Ararat Police Senior Sergeant Damian Ferrari and Ararat Rural Council’s Events Development and Marketing Officer Belinda Ryan and Tourism and Community Information Officer Tim McDougall.
