Business & Rural
12 December, 2025
Sensational spirit at shopping night
Local traders kept their doors open a little longer to allow shoppers to make a start or continue their Christmas shopping on an annual shopping night.
COMMUNITY spirit and festivities filled the air across St Arnaud on Thursday night as residents shopped their hearts out.
Local traders kept their doors open a little longer to allow shoppers to make a start or continue their Christmas shopping on an annual shopping night.
There were times the streets were filled with patrons, all chatting about the bargains they had taken advantage of, but there were times it was all quiet.
Quiet in a good way as people slipped into each shop on the roster, spending their cash locally.
With an array of different stores with different offerings, there were plenty of options to become the perfect gift for a loved one.
Whether it’s a new dress or candle, a custom jewellery piece, gift card for a beauty treatment or must-have electronic at bargain price, you couldn’t go wrong.
And to add to the festivities, there were activities and nibbles at different stores.
Betta Electrical owners Chris and Nicole Amos showed customers all the cool features of a few Ninja products by serving up kebab meat, slushies, soft serve and home made sausage rolls.
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