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28/07/2025

The Ararat Branch of the Victoria Police Blue Ribbon Foundation has partnered with Ararat College and their Year 12 VCAL students to assemble and decorate a children’s Cubby House which will be raffled later in the year to raise funds toward the Ararat Branches next project.

The Cubby House Project aims to be completed by the end of September, then raffled by Blue Ribbon
Ararat and drawn leading up to Christmas!

Ararat Branch President, Dianne Radford advised this ‘once off’ project has been embraced by Ararat
College and the enthusiasm shown by the VCAL Year 12 students on the Cubby House delivery was
so pleasing and we look forward to their creativity with putting this all together.

The completed Cubby House will be out on public display at different venues as part of a community raffle leading up to Christmas. All proceeds will go towards our next Ararat Branch project.

Pictured are: L/R: Greg Hinchliffe (AME Systems), Kate Gleeson Blue Ribbon/Ararat), Ararat College VCAL/Year 12 students - Connor Tucker, Zaali Elliott, Tamsyn Kettle, Willow Cox, Josh Beal plus teachers/staff Andrew Sherwell & Zac Purtill

25/07/2025

23/07/2025

Taking care of our mental health 🧡

Recently, our unit has responded to several serious road crash rescues in the community. While we train and prepare for these kinds of incidents, they can still be deeply confronting for our volunteers — both in the moment and afterwards.

That’s why we’ve made it a priority to check in on each other, with multiple peer support sessions.

Yesterday, our Unit Controller Dylan West was invited to attend our local Victoria Police’s Ararat station alongside Ambulance Victoria and the The Code 9 Foundation team. The Code 9 Foundation is an incredible organisation that supports first responders living with PTSD and trauma. Thank you to everyone involved in this event and for including us.

Tonight, instead of our usual training, we’ve invited the Victoria State Emergency Service Peer Support Team to join us for a dedicated mental health session. The Peer Support Team provides immediate and ongoing support to VICSES members and their immediate families following critical or traumatic events.

🙏 Thank you to Gail and Wendy for taking the time to support our unit.

In a small community, we know the effects of these events extend beyond first responders.

If you or someone you know needs support, there is help available 24/7. If you need to speak to someone, you can call Lifeline anytime:

📞 Lifeline – 13 11 14

It’s OK not to be OK. And we hope everyone in our community knows that support is always there when you need it.

19/07/2025

16/07/2025

Grampian Locksmiths is going to do some car key specials. Spare keys and All Keys Lost
If you don't have a spare key I would highly recommend getting one as it can save you alot of money in the future if you lose your keys. Alot of Smart car keys and normal car keys.

Feel free to message or ring with your enquiry. 0448 894 735

Holden
Toyota
Nissan
Volkswagen
Hyundai
Mitsubishi
Mazda
Ford
Kia
Subaru
Honda
Isuzu
Suzuki

Can you please make sure your message contains the following information.
* The Car, Make, Model and Year.
* If you have spare keys or no keys at all.
* If your car is a key start or a push button start.

09/07/2025

Brb, just gotta reinstall Windows.

05/07/2025

05/07/2025

School Holidays HERE WE GO! 🙌

We can't wait to see all your friendly faces around town. Our calendar is wide open for bookings for all abseiling, rock climbing and canoeing tours.

Don't let the weather stop you. Our guides assess all conditions prior to the session and if it's deemed not safe we offer rescheduling, credits or full refunds if we cancel the session.

🔗 All tour details and cancellation policy can be found on our website. Link in bio!