Media Releases
Local businesses urged to support country Victoria’s largest careers expo
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...
CGLLEN welcomes Youthrive employee to Ararat office
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,...
Findex donation provides boost for MATES program
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...
Ararat cafes brewing kindness by the cupful
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...
Workplace learning unearthing new talent
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...
Students experience tradie life
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...
Cyber cop tackles online safety in local schools
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...
New St Arnaud vehicle joins L2P fleet
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...
Resilient Ararat campaign planting the seeds for positive mental health
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...
L2P celebrates 10-year anniversary
Yesterday, Central Grampians LLEN hosted a community celebration to mark 10 years since the inception of the TAC L2P Program in Ararat Rural City and Northern Grampians Shire. Past and present mentors, learners and staff were in attendance at the event, which was held...
Health service lends helping hand to mentor program
Students across Ararat are set to benefit from a new partnership between East Grampians Health Service and Central Grampians LLEN. The health service has signed on as the first Community Champion for Central Grampian’s LLEN’s MATES program which provides...
L2P Program desperately seeking driver mentors
A sudden increase in demand for the TAC L2P Program has led to Central Grampians LLEN issuing an urgent callout for volunteer mentors in Ararat and St Arnaud. With the waitlist for the learner driver program currently at a ten-year high, Central Grampians LLEN...
Workplaces to champion student mentoring program
Some of Stawell and Ararat’s largest employers are being encouraged to support local students by signing up as Community Champions for Central Grampians LLEN’s MATES Mentoring Program. The MATES program matches nominated students from participating primary and...
Art panels installed at Resilient Ararat cluster schools
Alyshia McInnes, the artist involved in the Resilience Art Trail project, recently embarked on a tour of Ararat Rural City to see the final artworks installed in the grounds of each of the participating schools. An initiative of Resilient Ararat, the Resilience Art...
Greeting cards spreading gratitude across Ararat
Blue and yellow gratitude cards have been circulating throughout Ararat in recent days as part of a campaign to recognise Mental Health Month. Led by Resilient Ararat, the ‘Painting the Town with Gratitude’ initiative has seen free greeting cards distributed to all...