ARARAT Rural City Council is encouraging residents to nominate outstanding local businesses for the 2022 East Grampians Business Awards.

‘Innovation and change’ is the theme for this year’s awards to recognise the people behind Ararat Rural City’s businesses that continue to drive the region’s economic successes and growth.

Ararat Rural City Council chief executive Dr Tim Harrison said it’s important to acknowledge the contribution of our local business community in their efforts to innovate and change over the past 12 months.

“The challenges caused by the pandemic have seen our business community continue to evolve and rise to the occasion,” Dr Harrison said.

“Council’s East Grampians Business Awards is an important initiative that recognises the contribution of the region’s most remarkable businesses and highlights how they’ve evolved in the past year.