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27/01/2026

30 years ago

31 January 1996

Six prominent business leaders want the term of the Melton Shire commissioners to be extended beyond next year.

20 years ago

31 January 2006

A 14-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl were killed in a horrific collision between two trucks on the Western Highway at Rockbank last Wednesday.

15 years ago

1 February 2011

Grass has been allowed to grow to more than one metre high on Long Forest Reserve despite repeated calls by residents for it to be slashed.

10 years ago

2 February 2016

Melton police have warned that speeding motorbikes are potential “weapons” after charging a motorcyclist with riding at more than 70km/h above the speed limit on Australia Day.

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