Ararat is a town in the Central Highlands region in Victoria, Australia, about 198 kilometres west of Melbourne, on the Western Highway on the e…Ararat is a town in the Central Highlands region in Victoria, Australia, about 198 kilometres west of Melbourne, on the Western Highway on the eastern slopes of the Ararat Hills and Cemetery Creek valley between Victoria's Western District and the Wimmera. Its urban population according to 2021 census is 8,500 and services the region of 11,880 residents across the Rural City's boundaries. It is also the home of the 2018/19 GMGA Golf Championship Final.