Business & Economic Development - Ararat

The ATO’s online resource, Essentials to Strengthen Your Small Business, offers free, professional courses designed to help small businesses build knowledge in tax, superannuation, and business management.
We’re excited to invite you to our upcoming Masterclass series. This seven-week program provides practical guidance and actionable insights to help businesses strengthen their operations and meet their obligations with confidence. Register below at👇👇https://ato.webex.com/webappng/sites/ato/webinar/webinarSeries/register/7e7995351db5446692d45a8ddafb1c10

🎄🎄🎁Tomorrow is your last day to enter the competition just by spending your Christmas dollars locally at participating stores!

🚐🚐🚏The Victorian Small Business Bus is visiting us tomorrow and will be located at Ararat Town Hall, Cnr Barkly & Vincent Streets.
During a 45-minute 1:1 session, participants attending the Business Bus will be able to meet on-site with mentors to improve their skills, network, and get free advice on their business. To book your session go to👇👇https://calendly.com/businessvicsbb1/45min-mentor-session-ararat-rural-city-15-october-2025

As of September 1, 2025 the sale of Machetes in Victoria are prohibited. For more information, click on the link to Consumer Affairs below👇👇

Sale of machetes banned in Victoria Buying, selling and hiring products, services and cars, energy and utilities, product safety, scams, debt collectors, resources for businesses

We are aware that a number of scam emails have been sent from a Council email address.

If you have received an email from Council asking you to click a link to make a payment, please do not click the link and delete the email immediately. These are not legitimate communications from Council.

Our IT department is currently investigating this matter. We appreciate the community's vigilance and understanding.