MELTON & MOORABOOL

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  • Help spread festive cheer

    Help spread festive cheer

    Moorabool residents are being encouraged to embrace the spirit of Christmas by taking part in Bacchus Marsh Uniting Church’s reverse advent calendar program. Participants can…

  • Melton remembers

    Melton remembers

    Locals gathered at the Melton cenotaph on High Street on Tuesday 11 November to remember those who gave their lives in service. Organised by the…

  • Opportunity suburbs revealed

    Opportunity suburbs revealed

    Four suburbs in Melbourne’s north-west have been revealed as locations providing the most opportunity for first home buyers. New figures from Equifax’s quarterly consumer credit…

  • New tanker for Greendale

    New tanker for Greendale

    Greendale CFA is one of seven fire brigades in line to receive a new tanker. The CFA said it purchased “truckloads” of cab chassis to…

  • Prepare now for fire season

    Prepare now for fire season

    The fire danger period will begin in Moorabool later this month, with locals urged to remove flammable materials from their properties and complete private burn-offs…

  • Melton trains a ‘top priority’

    Melton trains a ‘top priority’

    The Melton train line should be electrified by 2030 and two new stations built in Melton, according to the state’s peak infrastructure advisor. Infrastructure Victoria’s…

  • VU, Westjustice team up

    VU, Westjustice team up

    Victoria University (VU) and Westjustice have announced a new partnership that aims to deliver meaningful social impact and boost economic opportunities for people in the…

  • Tackling women’s pain

    Tackling women’s pain

    Women will be offered the ‘green whistle’ pain relief during IUD insertion procedures and a special clinic will be set up to support girls at…

  • Gold medallist vaults in

    Gold medallist vaults in

    Olympic and World Championship gold medallist Nina Kennedy braved the rain and the conditions to make some young athletes’ day at Bacchus Marsh. Kennedy attended…

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Sport


  • Tough day for Bacchus

    Tough day for Bacchus

    It was a tough day for Bacchus Marsh as it battled the conditions and Club Sunbury in the Bowls Victoria weekend pennant division 1, section…

  • Centrals get win

    Centrals get win

    Melton Centrals got its first win on the board in the Gisborne and District Cricket Association women’s league, while the bad luck continued for Bacchus…

  • Titans flying start

    Titans flying start

    North Western Titans have exceeded expectations early in the Baseball Victoria summer league regional north-west competition. The Titans won their first four games of the…

  • Lions starting to build

    Lions starting to build

    Bacchus Marsh Lions have found momentum at the right time of the Basketball Victoria Country Basketball League women’s north-west season. The Lions have built into…

  • Ollivici breaks drought

    Ollivici breaks drought

    Dual Inter Dominion heat victor Ollivici found his way back to the winner’s stall with an impressive display in the Prydes Easifeed Trotters Free For…

  • Darley locks in new women’s coach

    Darley locks in new women’s coach

    Darley has locked in its new women’s coach for next year’s Ballarat Football League women’s side, who brings AFLW experience to the club. Danyel Waters…

In Business – Sponsored


  • Exceptional care, every day

    Exceptional care, every day

    Every family deserves a village, a place where they are understood, supported, and surrounded by people who genuinely care. At Aspire Early Education & Kindergarten,…

  • The journey of your 10-cent containers

    The journey of your 10-cent containers

    Ever wondered what happens to your drink cans, bottles and cartons after you return them for a 10-cent refund through Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme (CDS…

  • Retire in style at Bellbrook Gardens Country Club

    Retire in style at Bellbrook Gardens Country Club

    Discover a peaceful, social, and secure lifestyle amidst resort style amenities at Bellbrook Gardens Country Club in a highly sought after community for individuals and…

  • Furlong 2025 gets underway over Melbourne Cup carnival

    Furlong 2025 gets underway over Melbourne Cup carnival

    A statewide road policing activity called Operation Furlong 2025 will be conducted over the Melbourne Cup long weekend from Friday 31 October to Tuesday 4…

  • Lifestyle Brookfield milestone marked

    Lifestyle Brookfield milestone marked

    Cake, bouquets, live music, and a buffet lunch were enjoyed by about 150 homeowners of Lifestyle Communities Brookfield to mark its 20th anniversary. Hosted by…

  • Early learning centre now recuiting

    Early learning centre now recuiting

    Early Learning Victoria Murrum in Toolern Vale is looking for passionate early childhood professionals, administration staff and centre cooks to help local children get the…

Women’s Health


  • Social media eating ills

    Social media eating ills

    Women and girls are disproportionately impacted by eating disorders and body dissatisfaction, with social media having disastrous effects say experts. Eating disorders, like anorexia, bulimia,…

  • Social media eating ills

    Social media eating ills

    Women and girls are disproportionately impacted by eating disorders and body dissatisfaction, with social media having disastrous effects say experts. Eating disorders, like anorexia, bulimia,…

  • Dialing up abortion care

    Dialing up abortion care

    Women from Melton, Wyndham, Hume and Whittlesea are reaching out in growing numbers to Victoria’s sexual and reproductive health phone line, 1800 My Options, as…

  • Fighting period and pelvic pain stigma

    Fighting period and pelvic pain stigma

    Sexual Health Victoria (SHV) has partnered with the Department of Education to offer free education sessions in 400 Victorian government schools to help reduce stigma…

  • Tech neck a growing concern

    Tech neck a growing concern

    With over 5.3 million Australians suffering from neck pain, including tension neck syndrome a musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) commonly known as ‘tech neck’ or ‘text neck’,…

  • Lauren aims for zero deaths

    Lauren aims for zero deaths

    Lauren Philpot, 24, is raising awareness for a cause very close to her heart having lost her mother, Leigh, to breast cancer. A lifelong Maribyrnong…

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  • Help spread festive cheer

    Help spread festive cheer

    Moorabool residents are being encouraged to embrace the spirit of Christmas by taking part in Bacchus Marsh Uniting Church’s reverse advent calendar program. Participants can…

  • Melton remembers

    Melton remembers

    Locals gathered at the Melton cenotaph on High Street on Tuesday 11 November to remember those who gave their lives in service. Organised by the…

  • Opportunity suburbs revealed

    Opportunity suburbs revealed

    Four suburbs in Melbourne’s north-west have been revealed as locations providing the most opportunity for first home buyers. New figures from Equifax’s quarterly consumer credit…

  • New tanker for Greendale

    New tanker for Greendale

    Greendale CFA is one of seven fire brigades in line to receive a new tanker. The CFA said it purchased “truckloads” of cab chassis to…

  • Prepare now for fire season

    Prepare now for fire season

    The fire danger period will begin in Moorabool later this month, with locals urged to remove flammable materials from their properties and complete private burn-offs…

  • Melton trains a ‘top priority’

    Melton trains a ‘top priority’

    The Melton train line should be electrified by 2030 and two new stations built in Melton, according to the state’s peak infrastructure advisor. Infrastructure Victoria’s…

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