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CommunityConnect was launched in March 2025 as a hub for community information and emergency preparedness resources. Northern Grampians Shire Council will discontinue the $315,000 platform at the end of June after saying community usage fell short of expectations.

Council axes $315,000 app after 15 months

NORTHERN Grampians Shire Council will shut down its CommunityConnect app at the end of June, about 15 months after launching the platform through the Halls Gap Community

13 June, 2026

Ashu and Rajat Goel from E2E Growth Consultants outside a recently completed home in one of the company’s Ararat developments. The pair say their proposed Stawell housing estate could deliver its first homes by the end of next year.

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