Talented duo to perform in Ararat Live performance Melbourne-based singer-songwriters Jed Rowe and Alison Ferrier will perform songs for their new albums in Ararat.
Ararat Live’s Rob Shea said the not-for-profit music collective was pleased to secure the talented artists. “The Ararat Live show will be a musical feast for fans, featuring quality songwriting, rich vocal harmonies and high calibre guitar playing,” he said. Rowe and Ferrier will perform in Ararat Hotel’s Red Room on Friday night. The Last Day of Winter is Rowe’s second album following The Ember and the Afterglow. Rhythms magazine described
his music style as ‘twisted folk, bluesy country wanderings and edgy bluegrass intertwine with the singer-songwriter’s honeyed baritone’. English-born Ferrier, who settled in Melbourne in 1998, has also released two albums, Sugar Baby and Be Here Now. Mr Shea said her music was a mix of alt-country and retro roots. “Jed’s The Last Day Of Winter and Alison’s Be Here Now albums are linked, because they were both recorded at Melbourne’s The Enclave Recording Facility in 2014,” he said. “They shared the same creative team, including ARIA award winner Jeff Lang as producer and alt-
country darlings The Stillsons as the studio band.” Mr Shea said Ararat Live followers were familiar with The Stillsons, with members Cat Canteri and Justin Bernasconi performing in Ararat last year. The Rowe and Ferrier show starts at 8pm and entry is $20. Mr Shea said all shows were open to the general public. He encouraged potential guests to get on the mailing list by messaging their details to David Nicholson on 0409 848 960 or emailing araratlive@davidsmedia.com. He said people could visit www. davidsmedia.com/Ararat_Live. html or search ‘Ararat Live’ on Facebook for more information.
LIVES MUSIC: Jed Rowe and Alison Ferrier, of Melbourne, will perform their ‘twisted forlk, bluesy country’ tunes at an Ararat Live show on Friday night.
Childcare centre to be leased out
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arts of Stawell’s Taylors Gully Children’s Centre are up for lease.
Northern Grampians Mayor Murray Emerson said the council was seeking expressions of interest for parts of the building not used for maternal and child health services or Marrang Kindergarten. The move comes after the council announced it would close the children’s centre in December. Cr Emerson said the site would be available for lease from January 1, 2016. “Residents have mentioned the need for childcare in Stawell since council announced it would cease operating long day care and kindergarten at Taylors Gully,” he said. “We hope this process might lead to the provision of childcare services at the site by another provider. “We’d encourage everyone with an interest in
the childcare space, especially potential operators, to take a look at the expression of interest documents on our website.” Cr Emerson said Marrang Kindergarten and the council’s maternal and child health services would still operate out of the building. “The expression of interest process will allow for providers to outline their vision for the centre,” he said. “It might be that the commercial demand for childcare in the long day care format is not there, so we are happy to look at a mix of uses or completely different uses for the site. “We are confident this process will ensure the best outcomes for our community without an impact on ratepayers.” Cr Emerson said people could visit www. ngshire.vic.gov.au for expression of interest forms.
Broad discussions with major banks Member for Mallee, Andrew Broad has used time in Canberra to advocate for the interests of country people during high-level discussions with representatives from Australia’s major banks. Mr Broad said the meeting involved key national issues during the meeting attended by delegations from Australia’s Bankers’ Association, ANZ Banking Group, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, National Australia Bank, Ra-
bobank Australia Ltd, Rural Bank, Suncorp Bank, Bank of Queensland, Bendigo Bank, Rural Finance and Westpac Banking Corporation. “This meeting had a regional focus and I used it to broach issues that impact the people living in the Wimmera and Mallee,” Mr Broad said. “High on the agenda was discussion about the need for increased accessibility for first-home buyers to purchase properties in country towns.
“The National Farm Debt Mediation Scheme, the role of seasonal insurance and carry-on finance for seeding for grain farmers, if they encounter a dry finish to the season, were also discussed at considerable length.” Mr Broad said he was pleased to have the opportunity to raise the banking needs of country people, saying too often regional Australia was forgotten in discussions about finance and banking.
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