Ararat Victoria
The main street, looking west
Population:	8215 (2006)[1]
Established:	1850s
Postcode:	3377
Area:	12.6 km² (4.9 sq mi)
Property Value:	AUD $145,500 (2006)
Location:	205 km (127 mi) from Melbourne
LGA:	Rural City of Ararat
Federal Division:	Wannon

Location of Ararat in Victoria (red)

Town Hall

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Ararat is the largest town in the local government area known as the Rural City of Ararat. The town is approximately 205 kilometres west of Melbourne, on the Western Highway. Ararat is in the federal Division of Wannon. It has a population of approximately 8220. The Rural City of Ararat (formed by the merger of the Shire and City of Ararat) is the local government area in south-west Victoria, Australia. ... The Western Highway is the principal highway linking Melbourne and Adelaide with a length of approximately 430 kilometres. ... Type Lower house Speaker of the House David Hawker, Liberal since November 16, 2004 Members 150 Political groups Liberal Party (74) ALP (60) National Party (12) Country Liberal Party (1) Last elections 9 October 2004 Meeting place Parliament House, Canberra, ACT Web site House of Representatives Entrance to the House... The Division of Wannon is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. ...

History

In 1836, surveyor Thomas Mitchell passed through the area. 1838 map of Victoria and New South Wales showing towns, major rivers and the limits of the Colony at the time. ...

In 1841, Horatio Wills, on his way to selecting country further south, wrote in his diary, "like the Ark we rested" and named a nearby hill Mt Ararat. It is from this entry and the nearby Mount that the town takes its name.^[2] Horatio Spencer Howe Wills (born 5 October 1811, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - 1861), or Horace Wills, was an Australian pastoralist and politician. ... This article is about the vessel described in the Hebrew scriptures. ... In the Book of Genesis, the mountains of Ararat are the place where Noahs ark comes to rest on dry earth. ...

Ararat began as the result of a short-lived gold boom which began in 1857. Vines were planted in 1863 by French settlers. 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Economy

Primary industries in the region include wool, beef and wine. A regional campus of the Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE is located in Ararat. The town has a regional airport YARA (ARY). It is the sister city to Taishan, China. Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE (NMIT) is a TAFE institute located in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Taishan (台山; Mandarin: Táishān; Cantonese: Toisan; Taishanese: Hoisan, Other: Toishan, Toisaan) is a coastal county-level city in Guangdong Province, China. ...

Tourism

Tourist attractions include:

• J Ward, a gaol for criminally insane closed in 1991 and now a museum
• The Gaol House Rock Festival
• Challicum Hills Wind Farm
• The Gum San Gold Museum
• The Golden Gateway Festival
• Numerous local wineries
• Close to the Grampians National Park

J Ward was an Australian prison used to house the criminally insane, located in Ararat, Victoria, Australia. ... Callicum Hills Wind Farm Challicum Hills Wind Farm is a wind power station near Ararat in western Victoria, Australia. ... The Pinnacle offers stunning views of the surrounding park, this photograph just one example. ...

Trivia

Two Royal Australian Navy ships have been named after this town. HMAS Ararat (K 34), a Bathurst class corvette, and HMAS Ararat (ACPB 89), an Armidale class patrol boat. The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force. ... For other ships of this name, see HMAS Ararat. ... For other ships of this name, see HMAS Ararat. ...

Transport

The city is located on the Western Highway. Ararat station is serviced by V/Line to and from Melbourne, as well as The Overland service from Melbourne to Adelaide. The Western Highway is the principal highway linking Melbourne and Adelaide with a length of approximately 430 kilometres. ... Ararat railway station is the terminus of the Ararat railway line in Victoria, Australia. ... V/Line is a regional passenger train and coach service in Victoria, Australia. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... The Overland is a passenger rail service running between Melbourne and Adelaide, Australia. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... For other uses, see Adelaide (disambiguation). ...

References

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