ARARAT
Lions Club
Md 201-District V2
Victoria Australia
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appropriate flag.
LOCATION - ARARAT
First settled by sheep and cattle pioneers in the 1840?s, the
Ararat region rapidly became one of Australia's most prosperous agricultural
districts. Following the discovery, by Chinese immigrants, of the rich Canton
Lead in 1857, the township of Ararat was born. It was so called after the nearby
Mt Ararat, which had been named by the pioneer, Horatio Spencer Wills, in 1840.
Ararat rapidly became a thriving community, serving a district that continues to
be renowned for its production of quality merino wool, a diverse range of crops
and fine wines. Ararat's gold heritage is reflected in the town's impressive
architecture and the National Trust has classified several buildings. The
classical revival town hall was built in 1893 containing a performing arts
centre and the Ararat Gallery, exhibiting unusual pieces from fibre and textile
art. Tools and artefacts used by Chinese miners and Indian hawkers during the
gold-mining era with a collection of Aboriginal artefacts, are now based in the
Langi Morgala Museum, a former wool store in Ararat Take a stroll around the
lake in the Alexandra Botanical Gardens, a walk in the fernery, a landscape
Japanese island and an orchid glasshouse. Travel to Ararat in March and enjoy,
the events including the Jailhouse Rock Festival, the Golden Gateway Festival in
October and the Cymbidium Orchid Festivals of September and October.
IN APPRECIATION
 In
recognition of the contribution of the Lions Clubs of Turkey, especially
Lion Dr. Enzar Tore, in providing free web page hosting for Lions Clubs
everywhere, the Lions Club of ARARAT. proudly displays
the flag of Turkey on our site.
Click on the flag to go to the web site of Lion Dr. Enzar's home club -
the Lions Club of Canakkale.
As an extension
to the Turkish Lions' contribution, the Brisbane Ekibin Lions Club of MD
201 Q1 (Australia) offer assistance to Lions Clubs who want to take
advantage of the Turkish Lions offer, but are not familiar with web
publishing. They've already set up many sites for Lions Clubs
world-wide, using Lionwap.
If your club wants to be on the internet, and would like some help,
leave a message in the Ekibin Guest Book by clicking on the image
above. This is a FREE SERVICE, so you don't spend a cent for their
work. As Lionwap is also FREE, this means you get a web site that you
NEVER have to pay for. - Is that a deal or what?
All your Club has to do it have some-one update and maintain your page,
which needs not take more than a few minutes each month. The Ekibin
Lions will even give you some tips on that!
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