Ararat

Ararat is a regional town and the administrative centre of the Rural City of Ararat. Barkly Street is a main road through the town, with Banksia Street and Ligar Street forming part of the central street network. Ararat lies between the Ararat Hills and Cemetery Creek valley, serves the surrounding region and sits at the junction of the Western, Pyrenees and other regional highways.

Ararat is a regional city centre with office suites and floors and warehouses and factories serving regional commerce, primary industries and local services. The market is shaped by its administrative role and manufacturing base, including farm machinery production. Stawell, Hamilton and Maryborough are nearby comparison markets.