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Ararat residents may have noticed blue hats popping up at various locations around town this week. The free ‘gratitude’ caps have been left at parks, sporting facilities and other landmarks to promote Resilient Ararat’s latest Mental Health Month campaign. The...
Central Grampians LLEN is encouraging businesses across Ararat Rural City and the Northern Grampians Shire to participate in the 2025 Western Victorian Careers Expo. The 39th instalment of the event will be held at the Wimmera Events Centre in Longerenong on Tuesday 1...
In 2025, Central Grampians LLEN will share its Ararat office with a Youthrive Victoria Rural Engagement Coordinator. Lacie Pridan is currently working in the CGLLEN office every Wednesday, providing opportunities for local young people to build knowledge, skills,...
A generous donation from Findex’s Stawell office will help Central Grampians LLEN (CGLLEN) provide mentors to more students across Ararat Rural City and the Northern Grampians Shire. The financial advisory and accounting firm recently selected CGLLEN’s MATES Mentoring...
Resilient Ararat has joined forces with two local cafes to spread caffeine and kindness throughout the community. Paying it Forward – Kindness in a Cup was launched early this month, providing customers at Fred and Bet’s and Forager’s cafes with the opportunity to...
An increasing number of business owners across the Central Grampians are turning to work experience and work placements to identify secondary college students with industry potential. According to data from Central Grampians LLEN, 151 local businesses are currently...
A group of students from Marian College and Lake Bolac College donned safety goggles and hit the tools as part of a Supporting And Linking Tradeswomen INC (SALT) workshop in Ararat this month. With the support of Central Grampians LLEN, SALT, in conjunction with the...
Renowned cyber safety expert, Susan McLean spent four days in the Central Grampians region last week, educating the local community on how to protect themselves online. A former member of Victoria Police, Ms McLean established Cyber Safety Solutions in 2007. The...
Central Grampians LLEN has upgraded its TAC L2P Program vehicle in St Arnaud thanks to a generous grant from the Community Bank Avoca, Maryborough and St Arnaud (Bendigo Bank). The bank provided a community grant of $18,986 to allow Central Grampians LLEN to replace...
A group of students from Resilient Ararat’s cluster schools have come up with a creative way to mark Mental Health Month 2023, encouraging the local community to, quite literally, grow happiness. Resilient Ararat’s Grow Happiness campaign launches today, and will...
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