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My Melton: Rod Fraser

Rod Fraser moved to Melton more than two decades ago. The Melton SES deputy controller tells Sumeyya Ilanbey he couldn't be prouder of his...

My Moorabool: Dyna Eldaief

For Dyna Eldaief, cooking is about expressing love. The Bacchus Marsh woman speaks with Sumeyya Ilanbey about cooking and her new cookbook, Tastes of Egypt.   What’s...

Melton & Moorabool Community Calendar from October 11, 2016

Melton & Moorabool Community Calendar - October 11, 2016 It’s show time! The Bacchus Marsh horticulture and flower show will be blooming in the public hall,...

My Melton: Peter Swann

Peter Swann, 24, is a serial volunteer. The Melton Uniting Church Op Shop assistant manager tells Sumeyya Ilanbey that he loves to help out...

Melton & Moorabool Community Calendar 4-10-2016

Melton & Moorabool Community Calendar 4-10-2016 The classics in Melton   The annual Melton car-swap meet and classic car display will run from 8am-1pm on Sunday, October...

My Moorabool: Kevin Healey

Kevin Healey longed for a sense of belonging when he lived in the 'burbs. He tells Sumeyya Ilanbey his love for feeling part of...

Melton & Moorabool Community Calendar – September 27, 2016

Melton & Moorabool Community Calendar - September 27, 2016   Get to the trots for a good cause Enjoy an evening of harness racing while helping to...

Community Calendar – September 20, 2016

COMMUNITY CALENDAR   Secure your number plates Get your child’s car seat fitted and checked, and have anti-theft screws attached to your number plates: from 10am-1pm, Tuesday,...

Melton resident Carolyn MacGavin shares her love of music

Carolyn MacGavin, 69, has been on the airwaves for the past three decades, sharing her love of music and quirky facts about famous musicians. She...

Community Calendar – September 13, 2016

COMMUNITY CALENDAR   A passion for potions Learn the art of potion making, how to conjure up slime, magically inflate a balloon and create dragon’s milk at...

Bacchus Marsh’s Geoff Threlfall on never looking back

Bacchus Marsh Great War centenary committee secretary Geoff Threlfall made a tree change from Melbourne’s northern suburbs 17 years ago and, as he tells Laura...

Community Calendar – September 6, 2016

COMMUNITY CALENDAR   Subcontinental cooking Come along to learn and taste delicious Pakistani and Indian cuisine at a cooking demonstration session on Wednesday, September 7, 11am-12.30pm, at Stevenson...

Citywide search works for Ric Brown

For the past 28 years, Ric Brown has been behind the wheel of a truck … but he was always looking for ways out. About...

A lead role out of Africa for Deruka Dekuek

After Deruka Dekuek fled South Sudan, she vowed to help improve the lives of other African young people. “I didn’t want to see them in...

My Melton: Val Fisher and Tania Verocci-Penberthy

Val Fisher and Tania Verocchi-Penberthy are part of the newly formed Melton Singers Group. They tell Sumeyya Ilanbey about the mental health benefits of...

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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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