This week on Ararat’s Latest, Jack Ward speaks with the author of a new book about the Aradale Lunatic Asylum, community groups reunite after isolation, a backlog of VicRoads appointments leaves students frustrated and Ararat welcomes its first refugee family.

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THEME MUSIC: Merry Go Round by Arnav Srivastav (Approved by Artist)

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