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MELTON | MOORABOOL

My Neighbourhood

Includes My Wyndham and My Brimbank feature columns.

My Melton: Pamela Pryor

Pamela Pryor watches over hundreds of Melton West Primary School pupils walking past her every morning and afternoon. She tells Sumeyya Ilanbey about life...

My Moorabool: Reg Mustafa

Reg Mustafa travelled to Australia from Cyprus in the 1960s with an iron will to follow his dreams. The Bacchus Marsh dry cleaner spoke to...

My Melton: Ada Willesden

Ada Willesden juggles full-time uni and mentoring with caring for her two-year-old, her mother-in-law and a foster child. She speaks with Sumeyya Ilanbey about...

My Moorabool: Jackie Tabone

Anyone doing it tough in Moorabool is welcome at The Neighbours Place in Bacchus Marsh. Co-ordinator Jackie Tabone spoke to Esther Lauaki about what...

My Melton: Maree Jongkryg

For years, Maree Jongkryg struggled to find a support network and people who understood what she was going through as the partner of a...

My Moorabool: Jake Edwards

Former Carlton AFL player Jake Edwards, 28, has now dedicated himself to helping Moorabool youth living with depression. Darley’s favourite son spoke to Esther...

My Moorabool: Karin Wilson

Karin Wilson has been a member of the Country Womens’ Association for nearly 40 years. The Coimadai mother of four and grandmother to six spoke...

My Melton: Sarah Merry

Sarah Merry, 21, knows how important mental health and wellbeing is during VCE.  She chats to Sumeyya Ilanbey.   What’s your connection to Melton? I’ve lived...

My Melton & Moorabool: Dotty Hazell

You can take the woman out of the country, but you’ll never take the country out of Dotty Hazell. She spoke to Esther Lauaki...

My Melton: Mary Thang

Mary Thang loves cooking Burmese food and showcasing her culture. She’s been involved in this year’s Melton Women Making It Happen campaign, and speaks...

My Moorabool: Melanie Tudball

Avid runner Melanie Tudball has been without a trail buddy since October, so she decided to start her own women’s only running group. She...

My Melton: Dale Exon

Dale Exon, 36, recently launched the Melton branch of the DD Taekwondo club. He speaks with Esther Lauaki.   What’s your connection to Melton? I live...

My Moorabool: Dr Umbreen Qazi

There’s a new doctor in Ballan and her name is Umbreen Qazi. The GP registrar, in her fourth week on the job, spoke to...

My Melton: Jean Rau

Jean Rau is a familiar face and name around Diggers Rest – she’s lived in the town for nearly two decades and can’t imagine...

My Moorabool: Velislav Georgiev

Velislav Georgiev is a Bulgarian-born public artist and designer. He spoke to Esther Lauaki about an output that includes more than 30 public works,...

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Man charged following Weir Views siege

A man has been charged following an alleged firearms incident in Weir Views on Tuesday, November 12. An allegedly stolen vehicle, believed to have been...

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